PP247 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11-3: Air Pollution, Acid Rain, Preference Utilitarianism
Document Summary
While making economic considerations, it is also important to think about aesthetic and ecological factors, as well as the well-being of animals, plants, rivers, mountains, etc. Water pollution is one of the most visible environmental problems. According to the world health org, 5m people, mostly children, die as a result of water-related diseases that are easily eliminated with proper sanitation and clean drinking water. Airborne acidic chemicals (acid rain) have caused tremendous environmental destruction through na & europe. Airborne pollutants continue to destroy the upper-atmosphere ozone layer => ^ in harmful uv radiation. Applied ethics has contributed to issues such as affirmative action, economic justice, abortion, and the nuclear arms race. Frequently focused upon the use of economic and market analyses in public policy debates. The uncritical use of economic analysis to resolve environmental debates is seriously problematic. Many environmental problems can be cast in economic terms.
