OpinionViewpointsFive Ways That Environmental NGOs Hurt US IndustryCopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailSavePeople hold a banner reading "Greenpeace" as they take part in a march for the climate, in Bordeaux, on January 27, 2019. MEHDI FEDOUACH/AFP/Getty ImagesBy Richard Trzupek3/15/2019Updated: 3/18/2019PrintCommentaryIt’s been more than 35 years since, fresh out of Loyola University armed with a degree in chemistry, I started working in the environmental field.