At the end of the day, our motive for serving the environment is so that it can serve us better in the future. Making the environment its own end instead of a m

At the end of the day, our motive for serving the environment is so that it can serve us better in the future. Making the environment its own end instead of a means like this would be backwards - sprawl is much nicer to live in for a great number of people who don't want to be packed into tiny apartments and surrounded by concrete in every direction all day.