Questions:
- Is government regulation of environmental safety good or bad?
- If the government doesn’t watch over our environment, who should?
- How should responsible companies balance the equation between the bottom line and public safety?
- Why is the text colored blue and linked to a website?
They persisted
In Michigan, concerned citizens have helped reveal contamination by long-lasting nonstick chemicals.




Randy, It is a fairly common practice of companies to locate in areas where they can become the dominate financial concern. Even the best most conscious company is in the business of making money, sometimes to the exclusion of good environmental policy. Most of a community is so dependent on these companies that they are willing to overlook or look suspiciously at people who they see as trying to cause damage to the company. The phrase “smell of money” I have heard before in connection with a paper plant. Mostly we want what is best for us financially. The government is absolutely necessary for environmental stewardship. I hate that people have decided that science is against them and if you believe something to be untrue enough no facts will matter.
LikeLike
I agree, Christopher. I believe we need more companies that produce needed goods and provide stable employment. Community health and quality of life need to be part of the management equation. Somehow business, government, science, and community leaders need to work cooperatively. Being driven solely by a profit bottom line is a recipe for disaster.
LikeLike