2006-12-04 16:47:43 · 6 answers · asked by bakhtiar a 1 in Environment
that is because in most cases the cost of the environment damage is external. They do not directly pay for it. somebody else is affected by it, not them, not in the near future. Selfishness
for example: a smoking factory does not have to pay for the doctor's bill when a resident gets sick due to the pollution it produced.
2006-12-04 16:50:08 · answer #1 · answered by mahindraoye 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What do you mean by "why"? The Industrial Revolution (the revolution that set the stage for our modern world, air travel, computers, cars, etc.) was the beginning of a lot of the problems we have today with the hole in the ozone layer, smog, pollution, and deforestation.
It is because we want/need to get places in order to make things to sell to the global economy. All of that comes at a price and we can either change the way we do business or adapt to the changes we created. We're pretty inventive, so I think we'll adapt.
I'm already growing scales to prepare for the scorching of the earth from acid rain. I can't figure out how to change color or fly though.
2006-12-05 00:54:45 · answer #2 · answered by DA 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can give you 6 billion reasons.
Each one of us counts as at least 1.
Many many people. Still thinking its good to have more people. Still not believing in controlling our own population. We are so smart, that we're unbelievably stupid.
I can't wait til the next disaster strikes.
2006-12-05 00:56:43 · answer #3 · answered by Tuna-San 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are stupid and still pompous enough to claim being smart
2006-12-05 00:54:10 · answer #4 · answered by funnysam2006 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because they can make money.
2006-12-05 00:55:25 · answer #5 · answered by Mustapha Mond 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because its a *****-in Adrenalin rush.
2006-12-05 00:54:06 · answer #6 · answered by mburleigh8 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋