than others, nothing will ever be equal. Yet at the same time, it is highly unlikely that such a drastic change could and would be made in the lives of humans. Technology and human growth and improvement cannot simply be stopped where it is and be suppressed. Therefore, it is hard to find the right answer for many of todays problems, and compromises must be made. The solution for the problem regarding environmental damage and the growth of economic nations requires the United States and other industrialized nations to not have some of the wealth that they do today. By nature, humans are greedy and unable to give up technology which has aided them on a daily basis. Therefore, the chances of society going back-to-nature are minisculeafter all, who wants to give up what they have and change their way of life to a much simpler one?In order to try and save the natural resources left on this earth, human technology needs to be slowedincluding the amount of global trade. At the present time, local production for local consumption is necessary. This localized production and consumption process would result in the reduction of global trades and insurance of strong environmental standards at all times. When we abandon our ability to produce for ourselves, we not only deplete our natural resources, but we also separate authority from responsibility. This jeopardizes our security and future. Although it would mean less specialization and higher prices, it would be much more beneficial in the long run; after all, there will be no trade and economic development on a dead planet (Goldsmith, 91)....
