IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO RECONCILE, IN A FAIR BALANCE, THE PROTECTION OF NATURE AND FINANCIAL PROFIT, OR THE PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND PROGRESS. ON THESE ISSUES, THE MIDDLE GROUND ONLY SLIGHTLY DELAYS THE COLLAPSE. IT IS SIMPLY A QUESTION OF REDEFINING PROGRESS. TECHNOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT DOES NOT LEAVE A BETTER WORLD AND A COMPLETELY SUPERIOR QUALITY OF LIFE CANNOT BE CONSIDERED AS PROGRESS.