A moral dilemma, one which has grown unfettered, threatens to uproot the balance of power in The Western Isles. It is economic progress that allowed humanity to thrive into the civilization that it is today. Our technology, culture, the very fabric of what it is to be human, is carried on the back of humanity’s creativity and innovativeness. Yet, such success could not proceed unhindered and unquestioned. Long have we tried to balance our necessities and the condition of the world we live in: the environment and our planet. However, as humanity’s thirst for growth, be it economic or some other form, continues to succeed, the question which we have long avoided must be asked. Must we continue to strive for greatness at the expense of our environment or must we protect the planet we live on only to suffer and stagnate as the dominant species of the Earth? One must choose a side, and as both sides gradually simmer to a rage, to be neutral is to go against the will of the human race. A question for our future. It is up to us to decide the answer.
Preserve or profit?
That question has once again resurfaced as the discovery of a massive oil and gas field is discovered underneath the waves of the Kavju Sea. However, it is below one of the most biodiverse and ecologically important areas of the Western Isles: Southpaw Atoll. The Great Coral Reef encircles the atoll, home to hundreds of species of animals endemic to the environment. Ahnslen companies have now funded ships carrying exploration equipment to set sail for the atoll while environmental groups in countries such as Roendavar clamor for protection. As the conflict continues to grow and has raised several concerns around The Western Isles, countries must now choose a side.
On one side, the answer is in profit. After all, if humanity cannot harvest and utilize the resources around us, how can we survive as a race? On the other, the answer is to preserve. We only have one planet and we must not let it die.
The people march, split between two ideologies. Preserve or profit?