Occupy Wall Street is a movement that has spread across the United States and has protested against American politics as they are and large corporations and banks. One of their arguments now is the negative effects on the environment of the things that many of these companies do. Fracking, deep water drilling and many other practices are among their chief concerns. Many connections were made between the economy and the environment. A protest against Delaware River fracking will be held in Trenton, New Jersey on November 21.
I think that it is a good thing that many of these issues are being brought to light. This group protested against the economy which is a huge problem, and it is good that they are focusing on another huge problem, the environment. I think that many comparisons can be made between the poor economy and our environment, as many large corporations use techniques which put the environment at a greater risk.
1. Do you agree with these protesters putting a lot of the blame for our environmental problems on big businesses?
2. Do you believe that these protests will help the problem and are a step in the right direction?
3. What other steps do you think should be taken?
4. Other than big businesses, who else do you think is at fault for our environmental problems?
5. If big businesses started using processes that were better than the current ones, do you think our environmental problems would be better?
I have heard many stories on the news about Occupy Wallstreet. However, the movement is seen in a negative way instead of a positive one. I do think that some of the protests can be a bit extreme, but what these people argue for is completely relevant and these issues need to be common knowledge for the citizens of america.
ReplyDelete1. I completely agree with the protesters that the majority of our environmental problems is fault of huge businesses. They are the ones having huge drillings which can cause many environmental damages. This needs to be stopped quickly before worse damage can be done.
Everyone has been talking about, in my opinion, this fantastic movement known as Occupy Wall street. I had no idea they were confronting environmental issues also. It is a fantastic idea because if they have this much publicity for this issue, they might as well help another issue while they have this much support.
ReplyDelete2) These riots are a step in the right direction. Their tactics are opening peoples eyes in a safe and non violent way. Police pushing them out of their city violently only gets more people on their side, until finally they will get what they want.
Bringing environmental issues up along with economical ones during this movement is a great idea in my opinion. This is one of the most focused-on issues in our country right now so if they are also pointing out environmental issues, they are not going to go unheard.
ReplyDelete1. I do think that the protesters are making a good point when acknowleding that businesses are large contributers to enviornmental issues, however I do not think that they should be blaming them for MOST of it. It seems that environmental issues are the type where everyone wants to blame everyone else, and unless individuals start taking responsibility for their actions and try to always be proactive all the time- by doing things like always recycling- than the issue is not going to get better.