How should the answer to these question affect political policy Responsibility to the Environment
• What does it mean to respect the environment in the way we as individuals live our lives?
• What kinds of behaviors would that involve?
• What kinds of behaviors would that exclude?
• Do we as individuals have moral obligations toward the environment when our own behavior has very little direct effect on the overall state of things? (Consider the products we buy and use, the cars we drive, the energy we consume, etc.)
• How should we weigh human needs and/or desires against environmental impact?
• Does a government have an obligation to care for its natural resources as well as its human citizens?
How should the answer to this question affect political policy?