I struggled with the word 'industry'... maybe 'corporatism' would be better?
Our species' impact is undeniable, many scientists now call this the 'Anthropocene' age. I'll have a whole post in the near future about my thoughts on our impact on the planet, as well as our interpretation of our impact on the planet.
I've written about environmental impacts and popular forms of energy production on my parent account. I look forward to reading your blog when you're done. I love to read differing perspectives on the matters of human impacts. The common theme I find is that we all know something needs to change, but there's an immense pressure, as you've discussed, to either slow our progress or prevent it.