Blog 6 - Economy and the Environment

This is a difficult topic, because when I think about our current economic situation I don't immediately think about the environment. Though I suppose it could be argued that the U.S. economy is in the shape that it's in due to a lack of alternative, renewable energy. Supporting multiple wars is clearly draining the economy. Currently there are citizens in countries in the Middle East region clashing with their leaders/ideology, with reports of their government killing peaceful protesters, and the U.S. gets involved with the countries that have an abundant supply of a particular natural resource (ignoring Syria, involved in Libya). I understand that watching out for your countries best interests is a part of maintaining a state, but when the cost is that everything else falls apart, then clearly the environmental aspect should be magnified and explored more vigorously so the relationship between the economy and this particular environmental factor isn't a toxic one.