Friday, September 30, 2011

Bridges Are Great But Let's Invest In Our Natural Infrastructure - Forbes

U.S. President Barack Obama wants to shore up our crumbling bridges, roads, and sewers – in part because our economy depends on our infrastructure. But what about the rivers, forests, lakes, and swamps that provide our air, water and food?

That’s a question Ricardo Bayon raises in an op-ed posted on Ecosystem Marketplace this morning, where he argues that our economy also depends on our ecology – and that the “green” infrastructure we’re gradually destroying is even more critical to our well-being than is the grey one we’re trying to rebuild.

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