StephenH

"1. Sacrificing the needs of an economy for the environment will destroy both. I still cannot figure this one out, although I hear it a lot.

Here's my thought: if you destroy your environment, what are the chances you will have an economy left?"

I didn't write it, but it seems to make sense. The point he is making is that if you have a bad economy, you're not going to accomplish anything for the environment. He doesn't say you should ignore the environment and therefore the economy will be good. But rather take care of both.