I am trying to figure out what the difference is between:

whenever we drive, we are helping the automobile company and are basically ruining the environment.

how would the meaning change if I said:

whenever we drive, we "help" the automobile company and basically "ruin" the environment.

I am trying to compare "we are helping" and "we help" as well as "we are ruining" and "we ruin".

I am trying to figure out what the difference is between:

whenever we drive, we are helping the automobile company and are basically ruining the environment.

how would the meaning change if I said:

whenever we drive, we "help" the automobile company and basically "ruin" the environment.

I am trying to compare "we are helping" and "we help" as well as "we are ruining" and "we ruin".

I trying to figure out what the difference is between:

whenever we drive, we are helping the automobile company and are basically ruining the environment.

how would the meaning change if I said: whenever we drive, we "help" the automobile company and basically "ruin" the environment.

i am trying to compare "we are helping" and "we help" as well as "we are ruining" and "we ruin".

I am trying to figure out what the difference is between:

whenever we drive, we are helping the automobile company and are basically ruining the environment.

how would the meaning change if I said:

whenever we drive, we "help" the automobile company and basically "ruin" the environment.

I am trying to compare "we are helping" and "we help" as well as "we are ruining" and "we ruin".