Consequence of Industry

Mar 11, 2005 18:17

Derived from "Cradle to Cradle" by McDonough & Braungart:

Must we believe that a consequence of human industry is unavoidable ecological demise? (and so we feel we should just desensitize ourselves from the consequence and move ahead unhindered) Why do we feel that in order to maintain profit, order, diligence, and compatibility that we need to enforce conformity, expense, waste cycles, and class distance? Why not, instead, see that the demise is not a consequence of industry, but a consequence of maintaining vested interests in the current industrial chain.

We do not need to make a car that pollutes for it to be cheap and profitable and have it still help the economy. It is NOT the environment holding us back, nor is it the economy... it is simply vested interests! In fact, we can make a less expensive, longer lasting, and more labor involved car that is Better for the environment and pulls in the same profit! "HOW!?" you may ask? Simply by eliminating the dependence we have on vested interests. That means no profiteers, sub-economies, contracts, regulations, or laws comming in at the request of these corporations. Just pure expense measurement... one which includes not only the production costs, and r&d, but also the expense of any environmental impact on the future.
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