Talk about the importance of environmental protection.

Some people think that the urgent task is to develop economy on a large scale。First,they hold that many people are living in poverty and can’t afford the basic schooling for their children,who often have to drop out of school halfway。Second,they believe only by further develop our economy can we strike a balance between the developed east and the developing west and finally we help the poor get rid of poverty and gain an overall prosperity。
On the other hand,there are many people who insist that environment protection should be a top priority。First,they claim that we have only one mother earth。If our ecological environment is heavily polluted or ruined,we could not even survive on this planet。Second,they believe that it’s the rapid and advanced development of economy that leads to many of the serious problems we are facing today,including the awful pollution of our environment。If the problem is left unsolved,we may soon have no water fit to drink,no clean air to breathe,let alone develop our economy。
In my opinion,both economy and environmental protection are our urgent tasks now。Without economic development,we would remain backward and be conquered by other nations。And without environmental protection,we would lose our chance of survival。Therefore,the best solution is to develop environmental protection oriented industries and agriculture so as to kill two birds with one stone。