A map of the Midwest shows power plants lined up like dominoes on the eastern boundary of each state. So Indiana politicians aimed the smokestacks at Ohio, while Illinois repaid Indiana with a similar boon. Look at medicine. They are enjoined to be mindful, because if you don't know what you are doing, you can't be sure you are doing no harm. Yet hospitals routinely incinerate mercury, and dump hazardous wastes, just like a chemical companies.
Doctors know better.
Not only are our institutions single-minded. So are their leaders. I got tired of the fact that everyone wanted to peer over my shoulder, tell me what to do. Evans was a remarkably decent public servant. The reality is that one of the major things which motivates people to aspire to become Governors, University Presidents and corporate CEO's is a desire to be in charge.