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Brain teaser 1
Can we develop without further damaging the environment?
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Oil well equipment covers the landscape in front of the sea in the Bayeleva area of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. Oil production in this resource rich country has contributed to widespread pollution, which is partly responsible for high rates of respiratory (breathing) infections.
Countries that have little money and many poor citizens argue that they should be allowed to develop using the same methods that the developed countries used. These methods may improve conditions quickly, and be comparatively inexpensive in the short term, but the long-term environmental consequences may be very expensive indeed.