Economic activities have impacts on the environment. Even the “green” activities have environmental impacts. This week, we will spend some time looking at this relationship between economics and the natural environment.

economic geography

Economic activities have impacts on the environment. Even the “green” activities have environmental impacts. This week, we will spend some time looking at this relationship between economics and the natural environment.

Learning materials:

No kids = good environment?https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/07/14/having-kids-is-terrible-for-the-environment-so-im-not-having-any/?utm_campaign=buffer&utm_content=buffera775c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_term=.dbf54f3c815c

Poop to clean energyhttp://www.slate.com/articles/video/video/2016/03/poop_and_bacillus_subtilis_may_create_a_major_new_biofuel_video.html
Why growth is good http://robertreich.org/post/968048444

Based on the learning materials this week and throughout the term, put forward your argument on whether we can have economic prosperity and a clean environment at the same time, and well into the future.