“If extereme enviormentalism causes economic collapse, you are not really doing any good.”
Yeah, be sure to watch out for this, some extreme environmentalist (like my sister) will try to lead you into the path of ruin. One example is nuclear power. A lot of people want to ban nuclear power plants all because of what happened in Chernobyl (gross Soviet negligence; using carbon moderators) and 3 Mile Island (gross American corruption to cut corners in order to save cash). The truth is that a nuclear meltdowns can be averted (some say it is impossible to happen unless someone is purposely trying to cause one) given adequate safeguards. However, the main question for environmentalist is what is to replace them? And what cost? Every form of power has its drawbacks. Power plants produce toxic waste (which shouldn’t be too much of a problem – IF stored properly), oil power plants often pollute, dams destroy the surrounding ecosystem, wind turbines only works at maximum efficiency when it’s windy, and solar power only works at maximum efficiency when it’s sunny. Nuclear fusion (possible, though electromagnetic “force fields” are still in prototype testing and could also lead to critical breakdown)?
“Pollution cost a lot to a society, i think this is a very short vision to say trying to counter pollution is damaging the economy. At short term yes, but not at long term. Just in large cities where there is a lot of pollution, there is less oxygen in the air, people tend to be more anxious, more fragile. So it will really damage economy at long term to fight against air pollution (just an exemple)?”
This is also true. Los Angels alone spends billions of dollars in respiratory related problems due to smog and pollution. However, environmentalism sort of reminds me of A&A (how off topic of me!). In A&A, you have your short term and long-term investments. Short term is for what is to happen now, for example purchasing tanks to prepare for a next turn invasion. Long term is purchasing for the future, for example purchasing a bomber to conduct strategic bombings for the next 5 or so turns. Short term is the quick fix, the economic depression me and YB talked about. Long term is more of what Fin is saying. The question is, how can you find a healthy medium.
