Perry, you're on the wrong side of the road.

Blog Response 1: "In Texas, planned coal-fire plants stoke environmental battle"
Category: Environment

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In recent years, many countries are stepping up to save the environment. Taking big steps to decreasing carbon dioxide emissions and the such. However, Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, decides to go against the flow like a car on the wrong side of the road.

Perry wants to build 16 new coal plants in Texas, adding on to the air pollution that already heavily plagues the country. Many environmentalists are against his decision. There are definitely cheaper alternatives. However, Perry thinks that doing so would slow down economic growth. Apparently, the country’s economy is more important than the health of its people and the effects the emissions have on a global scale. This is really and issue of personal interest above all. He is looking at only a short-term gain.

If I were Perry, I would look at different factors. What if, the pollution causes people to not want to move or go to Texas? That would affect the population of the country, reducing manpower. This would be far more dangerous to the economic growth of Texas than using cleaner alternatives. He takes a short cut through the wrong side of the road that could very well end in horrific accidents.

With cleaner alternatives, I would steer myself from these “accidents” and it may eventually find a gain. It may attract investors and thus spurring economic growth. Perry certainly has not thought of that, going head-on into oncoming cars.

Many drivers are shouting at him too. The environmentalists are all opposing his ideas, trying to make him change his mind. Luckily, the fast-track approval of the plants has been halted temporarily. Perry himself ordered the fast-tracked approval. I feel its selfish to not hear what others have to say and making hasty decisions with no proper thought and discussion with others, such as the people of Texas.

Although I strongly disagree to what Perry plans to do, he might have his reasons. Maybe he thinks Texas needs to step up and become a top first world country. Maybe he thinks by doing so, it will be very much better for Texas’ economic growth. Hopefully, if this happens, he will use the money to think of cleaner alternatives. However, if this does not work out, what will he do?

There are also the wrong reasons. Apparently Perry has been receiving donations from TXU Corporations. It might be an ulterior motive. However, I am not entirely sure.

I may not be looking at this from the right perspective though, as I am unsure Texas’ state. If I was, I might give a better analysis of Perry’s plans. Still, I am pretty sure that harming the environment is obviously bad. Since, the Texas is not the only country on the Earth. What Texas does to the environment, affects everyone, his “accident” will cause a chain accident, then causing a traffic jam. The effects stretch to a global scale.

I sure hope he U-turns and gets back on track.

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