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Industrial companies and environmentalists are traditional opponents. But conflict may not be necessary: there is money to be made in projects that embrace environmental goals.
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Chichilnisky, G., Heal, G. Economic returns from the biosphere. Nature 391, 629–630 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/35481
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