So often the word “environmentalism” strikes a negative note with farms and industries that operate on larger bodies of land. It has been equated with “tree-hugger” types who want nothing more than to shut down the industrial operations of the United States, bringing production to a full stop and causing the lifestyle we are used to having to come to an abrupt halt. On the flip side, “industrialism” has been viewed by its opponents as rampant, unchecked capitalism, that pollutes the air, the water, takes what it needs to function, and leaves a damaging mark. All of this for the purpose of turning massive profits that fill the pockets of corporate America and leave behind it a dying earth. Perhaps both views are extremist, and we are not as far apart as some may think.The industrial backbone of all nations in the last 100 years has been built firmly on the burning of petroleum products. The discovery of petroleum at the beginning of the 20th century, as well as the discovery of its many by-products allowed for the development of machinery never before imagined. Mass production of all types of goods and services allowed for a number of things to… Read full this story
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