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Is it okay to sacrifice one part of the environment to save another? That’s a tough question.

In one sense we do it all the time. While tearing apart the environment to build roads and cities, we also create conservation areas and natural parks that will be preserved. It’s a careful balancing trying to allow for economic growth while still protecting the ecosystems surrounding us.

In fact, those ecosystems are not just around us. We are very much a part of them – both as protectors and destroyers.

I don’t deny the very real need at times to build roads, cities, farms, and other elements of our existence – however we need to do so in as environmentally friendly a manner as (realistically) possible. The days of economic growth at any cost to the environment are over.

That brings us to the problem of organizations that are selling an environmental solution. Sometimes that solution really is something that our environment will benefit from. Other times however, the solution provides only a marginal benefit or even, significant costs.
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