The extraction and use of resources for the benefit of the "greater good" became a common phenomenon from the middle of the 19 th century to the...

The extraction and use of resources for the benefit of the "greater good" became a common phenomenon from the middle of the 19th century to the early 20th century. Discuss the environmental and social consequences of this statement with examples from the Deep South, southern Appalachia and the far West. How does the concept of "separation in space of production and consumption" fit into this discussion?