Why is the GOP so against the "sustainability demand" our economy needs?

[gulliver]

I guess I just don't get it. Here is Mother Nature practically beating us over the head with the economic opportunity of a lifetime, and the GOP says "No, give us more buggy whips." Clean production, environment preservation, efficiency, recycling...you name it. These things take loads of human effort, and human effort means jobs.

Why not make a car and toss all of the production waste straight into the nearest river? It would be cheaper, obviously. The car would cost less. Fewer people would be needed to make the car. Jobs would be lost.

Now just reverse that. Instead of making the car in the dirtiest way possible, make it in the cleanest way possible. Forget the environmental benefits if you want to. Look at the jobs.

The challenge of living within our means ecologically is demand. Mother Nature is making us an offer. To me, it's the biggest challenge and opportunity the human race has to face.

Why are Republicans stifling worldwide sustainability demand when we need jobs? The buggy whip manufacturers ain't hiring like they were.

[Denninmi]

1. Two word answer for you.

Big Oil.