Pickerington Area Taxpayers Alliance

Truth vs. Myth about Growth 5

Myth 5: Environmental protection hurts the economy. According to a Bank of America study the economies of states with high environmental standards grew consistently faster than those with weak regulations. The Institute of Southern Studies ranked all states according to 20 indicators of economic prosperity (gold) and environmental health (green) and found that they rise and fall together. Vermont ranked 3rd on the gold scale and first on the green; Louisiana ranked 50th on both.

http://www.flsuspop.org/docs/12myths.htm\

By B.I.A. - Bull in Abundance

Truth vs. Myth about Growth 6

Myth 6: Growth is inevitable. There are constitutional limits to the ability of any community to put walls around itself. But dozens of municipalities have capped their population size or rate of growth by legal regulations based on real environmental limits and the real costs of growth to the community.

http://www.flsuspop.org/docs/12myths.htm\

By B.I.A. - Bull in Abundance

Truth vs. Myth about Growth 7

Myth 7: If you don't like growth, you're a NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) or an ANTI (against everything) or a gangplank-puller (right after you get aboard). These accusations are meant more to shut people up than to examine their real motives. Says Fodor: ''A NIMBY is more likely to be someone who cares enough about the future of his or her community to get out and protect it.''

http://www.flsuspop.org/docs/12myths.htm\

By B.I.A. - Bull in Abundance

Truth vs. Myth about Growth 8

Myth 8: Most people don't support environmental protection. Polls and surveys have disproved this belief for decades; Fodor cites examples from Oregon, Los Angeles, Colorado, and the U.S. as a whole. The fraction of respondents who say environmental quality is more important than further economic growth almost always tops 70 percent.

http://www.flsuspop.org/docs/12myths.htm\

By B.I.A. - Bull in Abundance