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Western Carolinian Volume 69 Number 12

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Environmentalists claim President. president weve had? by Joseph Ross * WCnewsmagazine President Bushs recently proposed budget plans to cut Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding to $7.57 billion in 2006, a 5.6 percent reduction from its $8.4 billion budget in 2004. The cut illustrates the president's utilitarian approach to the environment, which has engendered censure from environmentalists. According to Dr. Dane Scott, Associate Dean of the Honors Coilege and Assistant Professor of Philosophy & Religion who teaches courses on environmental ethics, there are two broadly distinct ways people view environmental issues. The first is cost/benefit analysis, or the utilitarian approach, which Bush follows. This perspective is concerned with bringing about the greatest good for the greatest number over the longest period of time. Before logging trees, for example, a utilitarian would examine the cost, measure the benefits and decide whether these benefits outweigh the cost. Cost/benefit analysis is interested in natures instrumental value, to wit how we can use trees, rivers and land for our advantage. The second way to view the environment, which is diametrically opposed to instrumental value, is intrinsic value, meaning do trees, rivers and other parts of nature possess some good. The ethical watershed, says Scott, is do these things have . . . ends in and of themselves. If one doesnt think so then that doesnt necessarily mean that youre going to be a bad environmentalist. However, environmentalists do believe that Bush has done and will continue to do much harm to the environment. It is widely held among environmental groups that this is probably the worst environmental president weve had since weve become aware of the importance of environmental problems, adds Scott. Historically republicans have been in office when environmentally-friendly policies have occurred. Teddy Roosevelt, who is often lauded as the quintessential environmental president, assisted in creating the Forest Service and doubled the nations number of national parks. Under Richard Nixon's term, the Clean Air (1970), Clean Water (1972) and Endangered Species (1973) Acts were enacted, but all three face being significantly modified if the president's proposed budget is approved. Aside from the fact that Bush differs from these earlier republican presidents on environmental policies, another important issue concerns the presidents religious beliefs and how they appear to be in opposition to his views on the environment. As Scott explains, Historically, many Protestants primarily view the world as belonging to God. The early 20th century environmentalist, John Muir, was a strong advocate of this belief and described the earth as Gods temple. With regard to utilitarians who advocate cost/benefit analysis, Muir remarked, These temple-destroyers, devotees of ravaging commercialism, seem to have a perfect contempt for Nature, and instead of lifting their eyes to the God of the mountains, lift them to the Almighty Dollar. Given Bush's outspoken religious beliefs, environmentalists, such as Scott, find it difficult to understand his rationale for cutting the EPA's budget and his dominantly utilitarian approach to the environment. The Bush administration is trying to de-claw the EPA, Scott says. Rather than weakening the EPA, Scott believes, We need to stay the course, not reverse the course; the EPA should be strengthened. More funding for the EPA is one solution, yet much more can be done to protect our environment. Scott echoes many by recommending that the US move away from a fossil fuel-based economy, which would be beneficial environmentally and WCnewsmagazine Bush is the worst environmental politically. The environmental benefits are obvious, but from a political standpoint the US could avoid competing with China and India, two of the fastest growing fossil fuel-based economies in the world, for nonrenewable natural resources. Also, Scott believes that Bushs enthusiasm for hydrogen-based cars is a good experimental step but adds that more research needs to be conducted and the government needs to be funding more innovations. At a more local level, a prominent solution is environmental activism. However, one should not fall into the trap of believing that activists are nothing more than tree- hugging hippies who spike trees because they believe a trees safety is more important than a humans. While it is true that spiking trees, which involves driving a metal spike through a tree with the intent of damaging chainsaws or other machinery that might be used to cut it down, is practiced among environmental groups, it is important to note that these same activists warn loggers when trees have been spiked, and there has only been 1 reported accident of a logger being injured because of a spiked tree There do exist activist groups that go too far, such as the Earth Liberation Front (ELF) which occasionally destroys property in order to protect the environment, but the majority of environmental activists are primarily concerned with educating people about the environment so that everyone can enjoy its intrinsic value. Currently, it is being debated whether or not activists are going too far when they destroy property but not harm people, which they have been careful to avoid. Obviously, some kind of action must be taken by US citizens, including WCU students, in order to protect the environment or else there might not be much nature left except what is in their backyards, and by then it'll be too late. 19 PHILOSOPHY COLUVA

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The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University's student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.
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  - Date original: 2005-03-15
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  - Dimension: 12.5" x 11.25"
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