Environment and economy are related but separate realities. The context of the article is economy. In a large perspective of course excessive consumption is a

Environment and economy are related but separate realities. The context of the article is economy. In a large perspective of course excessive consumption is a reasonable worry, but it's important to understand that by making a statement about ecology (draining...), we're reasoning within a different context. This is for example, the same reason why stating that "Bitcoin wastes electricity" is nothing more than a gimmick.