Challenge Day 2 Response
This article made me really sad and brought back a lot of memories of what I learned Freshman year in a Globalization class.
It makes me really sad that a lot of our society is so caught up on making a profit and making a living for themselves that they sometimes do not consider the impact that their profits have on other individuals and the environment. I am sure a lot of people don't like living or working near these factories, but with a lack of funds and public voice they often have no choice, they are stuck between a rock and a hard place. The need for money to survive, but not having the funds to move away, leads to this dilemma.
I know that I have mentioned this before, but I believe that often people get too caught up in the present and now that they don't think about what impact their actions could have in the future. I can only hope that in a couple of years when the toxic waste is starting to affect the factory owners lives, etc. then they will see the mistake that they made.
The very notion that corporations could sue local governments for their environmental policies is a little unsettling to me. I understand that it allows for a more transparent government and it keeps the government in check. However, I think the needs of the earth should be of high priority, because without the earth then the policies of our governments would not matter as we would be dead.
I think this article portrays how there is a lack of equity around the globe, the very fact that corporations and individuals are allowed to treat workers, community members so badly is deeply disturbing in my opinion.
What do you all think?
http://www.globalpolicy.org/component/content/article/162/28045.html
It makes me really sad that a lot of our society is so caught up on making a profit and making a living for themselves that they sometimes do not consider the impact that their profits have on other individuals and the environment. I am sure a lot of people don't like living or working near these factories, but with a lack of funds and public voice they often have no choice, they are stuck between a rock and a hard place. The need for money to survive, but not having the funds to move away, leads to this dilemma.
I know that I have mentioned this before, but I believe that often people get too caught up in the present and now that they don't think about what impact their actions could have in the future. I can only hope that in a couple of years when the toxic waste is starting to affect the factory owners lives, etc. then they will see the mistake that they made.
The very notion that corporations could sue local governments for their environmental policies is a little unsettling to me. I understand that it allows for a more transparent government and it keeps the government in check. However, I think the needs of the earth should be of high priority, because without the earth then the policies of our governments would not matter as we would be dead.
I think this article portrays how there is a lack of equity around the globe, the very fact that corporations and individuals are allowed to treat workers, community members so badly is deeply disturbing in my opinion.
What do you all think?
http://www.globalpolicy.org/component/content/article/162/28045.html
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