What is man’s personal responsibility toward the natural world, toward what is termed natural resources?

What power does man have to influence events?

The word resource implies something to be used, yet how far should man go? There are great conflicts between jobs and the environment.

Does the need to preserve the redwood forests outweigh loggers’ needs for paychecks in California?

Are the fish in the Gulf of Mexico more important than jobs for the commercial fishermen? These are just two examples of such conflict.