The essay is about the environment and big business.

Since the rise of environmental awareness, business and industry have always considered environmentalism a waste of time, only getting in the way of profits and production. From the perspective of business, environmentalists push for regulations and restrictions on businesses which cost them more money and frequently restrict some of their practices. What business and the economy do not know is that they can actually save money by being environmentally responsible, while protecting the very resources …

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