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WILL MANKIND
CONQUER
POLLUTION?
or will pollution conquer man?
by
Donald D. Schroeder
The global fight against pollution is being stymied
before it has hardly begun.
Yet the fact is, the battle will be won!
S
UDDENLY,
mankind
ÍS
at
an environmental cross–
roads.
The fight against air, water
and land pollution is being
undermined
by a host
of economic, political, military
and social crises in almost
every nation.
Just when intensive efforts must
be made against massive outpour–
ings of pollution and environmental
degradation--even extreme efforts
in sorne cases-the battle in almost
every nation has to be delayed or
ignored.
Why?
Many do not realize that strong
antipollution controls have been a
costly luxury affordable mainly
only by rich, developed nations.
Developing nations have rarely
been able to afford them.
Luxury of t he Rich Only?
Now, in these economically stressed
times, strong antipollution efforts
run counter to government and
industry policies. Hence the growing
downplay by many government offi–
cials and citizens who formerly sup–
ported them. Even the richest
nations are struggling to
find enough money,
trained manpow-