Dear editor: I am writing to you about the discussion we’ve had about the relationship between economic development and environmental Some students think that we should not develop the economy at the cost of damaging the For instance， in order to boost the economy， they built a lot of The waste of the factory polluted the local air， water and The polluted air does great harm to people’s The polluted water and soil causes diseases and Other students argue that the issues of the environment are unavoidable for economic It is just the by- We can solve such issues when we have money and In my opinion， a strict law should be issued to keep the environment under proper We should know that destroying environment means destroying mankind Sincerely yours，Mike
Some people believe that economic development should never be at the cost of the They think the present serious environmental problems are largely caused by rapid?economic For example， land resources are shrinking because of the industrial development and the expansion of Deserts are spreading because of over grazing， poor fanning， tree cutting， and strip Our air and water supplies are being polluted by poisonous gassesand waste It is important， therefore， that we should take another look at the way in which our industries and cities are However， other people think it unnecessary to consider environmental problems now and our first priority should always be given to economic They believe that environmental problems are inevitable and unavoidable in the process of economic They are only the by products of economic development， which can be dealt with later when we have the time and I think the second idea is Our ultimate aim in economic development is to provide a comfortable and happy life for our What is the point of economic development if we achieve it at the cost of our environment? There has been much evidence to prove that a balance between the two helps more rapid and continuous
