Round Two (1920–1960) (continued)
Pulp and Paper Mill: Your industry cuts
down a great deal of timber and uses huge amounts of water from the river and does not always put the water back the way it found it. However, you create a lot of employment and your profits are high. Profit: 8 beads
Fruit Farm: Your company is known worldwide and makes a good profit, but
you use lots of fertilizers and pesticides to keep production levels up. Profit: 4 beads
Hydroelectric Plant: This industry dams rivers in order to generate power to
satisfy the demand electricity. Although it is very profitable, the impact on the environment is big. Profit: 9 beads
Fish Canning Company: You use many natural resources in your production, but you employ many people and the profit is good. Profit: 5 beads
Restaurant: Yours is a small but successful restaurant business. You buy
food and supplies from the local market. Profit: 3 beads
Round Three (1960–2010) Car Manufacturing: The number of cars on the
road is growing and your company is starting to introduce more fuel-efficient models, but this will have an impact on your profit because it takes research and time. You think that, in the
long run, your company will remain competitive. Profit: 10 beads / EI: 5 cushions / GT: 5 beads
Chemical Company: Your company is a key player in supplying chemicals to a variety
of other industries, such as paint companies and prescription drug manufacturers.
Profit: 12 beads / EI: 5 cushions / GT: 6 beads
Hotel Chain: You have a big chain of posh resorts that cater to the very rich. You use energy-efficient bulbs to cut costs, but the
waste and sewage produced in your properties is more than you can deal with and much of it is disposed of improperly.
Profit 12 beads / EI: 4 cushions / GT: 6 beads
Tourism Operation: You are a new operator in a very competitive business. In order to establish yourself, you offer a different type of “eco” adventure, taking tourists on expeditions “off
the beaten track” into remote wilderness areas. Your business is getting bigger.
Profit: 8 beads / EI: 2 cushions / GT: 4 beads
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