Can you think of examples or situations where saving (not destroying) the enviro

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Can you think of examples or situations where saving (not destroying) the environment is seen as a hindrance to the economy. In other words think of situations where pitting jobs against the environment would not be a productive way to address the problem. (For example, the attempt to preserve habitat for the spotted owl has been seen by many loggers as an attack on their livelihood. Many economic studies of these areas have indicated that logging was on the decline due to other economic pressures, such as exporting and overharvesting, and preserving habitat for the spotted owl had little to no effect on the local economy. It can be argued that tourism dollars from an intact habitat will be greater than the dollars brought into the area by logging.) (At least 100 words)

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The first example is China: We are very well known about the fact, that in past China has passed the policy of 'one Child ' per couple. The clear moto behind this policy is to decrease the population pressure on the natural resources and environment of the country. But within a short period of time, they have to close this policy, one of the reasons behind closing this policy is that China after passing this policy see that there is a huge decrease in young population. Most of the people after passing this policy will belong to age group either below 15 or above 24. Now They know that the economy of any nation depends upon the young population and if they continue their policy they have to pay for a decrease in their economic rate.

Second example: Shale Gas production: Shale gas which is one of the most popular sources of the energy is currently not produced in countries like England and some other europian countries. The reason is that the production of shale gas required hydrofracking which causes water pollution as well as some earthquakes like problems. Therefore few countries are not producing it, the result is they have to pay for the energy requirements which otherwise they can fulfill from their own sources.

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