... without really needing to, we are indirectly contributing to the acid rain problem. Automobiles produce nitrogen oxides (which cause acid rain), so every time we do not carpool when we can, we are helping to cause acid rain. Therefore, now that we know what causes acid rain, here a look at how acid rain can hurt you and the world around you? Acid rain is an extremely destructive form of pollution, and the ... environment suffers from its effects. Forests, lakes, animals, and plants suffer from acid rain. Trees are an extremely important natural resource. They provide ... . All of this h...

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... falls directly on aquatic habitats. Most lakes and streams have a pH between 6 and 8, although some lakes are naturally acidic even without the effects of acid rain. Acid rain primarily affects sensitive bodies of water, which are located in watersheds whose soils have a limited buffering capacity (ability to neutralize acidic compounds). Lakes and streams become acidic when the water ... itself and its surrounding soil cannot buffer the acid rain enough to neutralize it. In areas where buffering capacity is low, acid rain also releases aluminum from soils into lakes and streams, which ...

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... to benefit us. Sometimes we are even destroying species habitats without even realizing it. Every time we drive a motor vehicle sulfur and nitrogen oxide is released into the air creating acid rain, which destroys forests and contaminates lakes and streams making them uninhabitable because of its highly acidic precipitation. Global warming is also contributing to the factor of the extinction of species ... Butterflies are highly prized by collectors and many of these species can only be seen in museums and collector's cabinets. The law protects these butterflies but the destruction on t...

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... much of the world's population, and influence regional and global climate. Commercial logging, clearance for agriculture, ranching, and fuel gathering are all responsible for the destruction. Their greatest threat is acid rain pollution, which is already severely affecting large areas of the conifer forests of northeast North America and Europe. Solutions include the development of alternative fuel wood supplies through fuel wood ... , as well as more intensive explorations of alternatives, particularly from solar energy and other renewable resources. The goals to protect our environment...

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... " (Keller, 262). "...the atmosphere will...need to be regulated as a global trust if the human community is to entertain any possibility of addressing the problems of global warming, ozone depletion, acid rain, and air pollution. In June 1988, the prime ministers of Norway and Canada proposed a "Law of the Air" treaty to protect the atmosphere from global warming and ozone depletion.[The ... ...

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... " (Keller, 262). "...the atmosphere will...need to be regulated as a global trust if the human community is to entertain any possibility of addressing the problems of global warming, ozone depletion, acid rain, and air pollution. In June 1988, the prime ministers of Norway and Canada proposed a "Law of the Air" treaty to protect the atmosphere from global warming and ozone depletion.[The ... ...

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