Hello Warazein,

Your points are very well made and I find myself in agreement with them. All we ever hear from our leaders is the mantra "economic growth," without any emphasis put on the damage it does to our environment.

A valid point made by many environmentalists is we much sacrifice such growth to allow us to reduce harmful emissions. I agree the "booming economies" of Asia - such as China - are one area where we must look at reducing, not increasing harmful emissions.

But then people have to live don't they? And its people who (in democracies anyway) elect governments.

Cheers

Rich