... . Gregg Easterbrook and Bill Mckibben both point out extremely important points, but Gregg Easterbrooks argument seems to have stronger and more urgent problems needing to be addressed like air and water pollution. Lets take a closer look into the environmental dangers that are occurring in this present day. According to one researcher, "Throughout the world, many more people die each year ... 4 million third-world children under the age of five died from acute respiratory disease, brought on in most cases by air pollution" (qtd. in Easterbrook 636). Another Environmental issue that need...

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... consequences of this might have on the wild life? Air pollution also can have disastrous effects on humans. Air pollution makes it harder for people to breathe. This is especially true with children, the elderly, and people with respiratory problems. Water and ground pollution pose major health problems too. Pollution can contaminate water, making it undrinkable. Pollution that is released into the ground can seep into the ... ground water, making it undrinkable. Any animals that drink the contaminated water are affected too. Any water that is contaminated becomes unusable. Without fres...

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... would like to discuss environmental problems and the measures that the government and individuals can take to address these issues. To start with, air pollution is one of the most serious problems not only in Lviv but in the whole world. It refers to contamination of the atmosphere by harmful ... laws to limit emissions from factories or to force companies to put filters on factories' chimneys and use renewable energy from solar, wind or water power. Moreover, there are some things you can do to help keep the air cleaner. Firstly, we should use public transport rather than using ... sho...

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... Ocean Pollution; Ed Hunt, pg. 37). Also responsible are the factories that are located on the coast. These factories often, in search of easy disposal, will dump chemicals into the ocean. In previous years major culprits were paper mills and related plants, which would release waste into the ocean. A large increase could lead to long term rises in the levels of water ... ; alkylated lead, benzo(a)pyrene, DDT, mercury and mirex. All of these chemicals are potentially dangerous to humans and destructive to aquatic ecosystems (Environment Canada webpage; "Fresh Water" article). Also stated ...

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... , where traffic jam is still a serious problem and the air is heavily polluted, the rate of lung disease is always high. What's more, water and soil pollution can harm our health in other ways: by the food we eat. Everyday, we have lots of vegetable, meat or milk which may be planted ... in polluted soil, watered by polluted water or taken from cows that grazed in polluted land. Perhaps, we can't see anything wrong right away, but ... in fact, toxicants have come straight into our body. Secondly, though we are not always aware of environmental pollution as negative mental factor, it doe...

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... all around; they include cars, trains, boats, factories, burning fossil fuels, and many others (www.epa.gov). There are many things that people can do to reduce the levels of pollution. Some examples of these are: carpooling, disposing of wastes properly, and riding public transportation systems. Many communities across the nation have a serious air quality problem (www.earth911.org). This has ... and damage to animals, crops, and buildings. The EPA is obviously well supported by most people, only factory owners and a few others contest it. Encyclopedia.com defines pollution as a contam...

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... tri-state valley have claimed to suffer from health problems, including rashes, respiratory problems and even cancers. Also, air pollution causes a great deal of damage to the environment and property. Lot of air pollution creates acid rain, which deteriorates things. In conclusion, air pollution is killing the earth and its people. In order to stop the killing of the earth and its people ... by air pollution, the people must become involved. A recent strategy that has been suggested for individual action is "green consuming" or buying "green" products (Gay 120-21). Green consuming is b...

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... to work or school, use your heater, clean your windows or even gel your hair, you create air pollution you make choices that can reduce pollution. You are not expected to not make any air pollution, (even though that would be good). You are only expected to reduce it by not making to much ... guidelines, and public education and outreach. The goal of the Indoor Program is to identify and reduce exposures to indoor air pollutants. Today, because of industrial pollution, everybody carries in his or her body over 500 chemicals that would not have been in a person living in the 1920's. It's...

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... cities for a long time and is continuing to get worse. There are different types of pollution. One type is air pollution. Different things such as exhaust from cars and planes, factories, nuclear power plants, and burning plastic and tires can cause air pollution. Another type is water pollution. Some causes of water pollution are factory and animal waste, dead fish, sewage, acid rain, and lead. All this ... is present in our lakes where we get our water supply. Another type is land pollution. Causes of land pollution would be people being careless and throwing their trash onto the grou...

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... model of modernization, but we also fail to realize that such development served to only lower our living standards rather than helping us. These negative effects results in water deterioration, land subsidence, air pollution and energy shortage. Our people are being pulled away from agriculture as they become more drawn to greater monetary returns from other industries. Meanwhile, we could clearly ... )Our adoption of industrial agriculture methods has proved to be unsustainable, since chemical fertilizers and pesticides cause water pollution and soil erosion. This forebodes future water...

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... from burning fuel to power motor vehicles and to heat buildings. Industrial processes and the burning of garbage also contribute to air pollution. Natural pollutants include dust, pollen, soil particles, and naturally occurring gases. Water pollution is one of the most serious environmental problems. It occurs when water is contaminated by such substances as human and other animal wastes, toxic, chemicals, metals, and oils ... . Pollution can affect rain, rivers, lakes, oceans, and the water beneath the surface of the earth. Ground pollution is the destruction of the earth's thin layer o...

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... research is done to environmental degradation in terms of land pollution due to improper waste management. When there is no proper disposal of soal mining wastes, they diffuse into the soil and nearby rivers, disrupting the water and land quality, esthetic and visible issues and creates ecological ... hazards. Runsheng LV and Yanyong Bo Ll in their paper examining groundwater pollution due to mining in china have stated that the ground water reaches only 65% of the water quality and this situation is fairly grim (Bo LI, pp 3) china there are about ... which 200 waste dumps are self igni...

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... increasing technology has contributed and will continue to contribute to the degradation of our shared natural environment. Global air and water pollution, resource depletion, and species extinction are examples of these problems, which we must recognize and find realistic solutions for. Pollution in the air is mainly caused by fossil fuel burning. By targeting this source in ways that are practical we ... environment, and relentlessly advertise hip electric cars and cool energy sources. I believe that only by making people aware of the dangers our pollution is creating will they realiz...

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... many became aware of other pollutants surrounding them such as the automobile emissions, industrial wastes and oil spills which threatened their health and the beauty of their surroundings. The air pollution in Los Angeles was so bad that it was equaled to the amount of smoking 2.5 packs of cigarettes per day. Environmentalist organizations like the Sierra Club and the Wilderness Society ... them in their natural state. The federal government also took interest in controlling the pollution. Congress passed laws that served as important examples for future lawmaking action on pollution iss...

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... . I am appalled by these devastating statistics, and believe that something must be done. Gas powered vehicles account for 90% of the Carbon Monoxide pollutants and 67% of other major air pollution. Continual exposure to these pollutants can cause a variety of symptoms and aggrieve existing medical conditions. Alternative means of transportation must be looked at, such as electric vehicles in order to ... . If electric vehicles were introduced on a global scale, urban pollution would improve significantly. It is estimated that they"re 98% cleaner than gasoline vehicles, with a zero tailpi...

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... sustainable. It needs to have a balance between its environment and usage of natural resources. The article states medical problems that are caused by air pollution or what the Chinese like to call it "airpocalypse," it talks about how the release of some specific chemical elements can affect a person's ... the air to be contaminated. Coal accounts for 90% of China's sulfur dioxide emissions. Along with the air pollution that is caused by over exploitation of coal, water exploitation and pollution has also been a huge issue in China, over 11% of China's digestive system cancers are caused...

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... state of municipal infrastructure. Defining and understanding the main causes that deteriorate city's environment will help resolve urban problems such as: health hazards from urban pollution, uncollected domestic waste, and inadequate water and sanitation services; negative impacts on the economy due to traffic congestion (this slows the movement of goods) or productivity losses due to the workers" ... accelerating rate. The immediate and critical problems facing these cities are: the health issues of urban pollution that derive from inadequate water, sanitation, sewage and solid wast...

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... change and sea-level rise through the green-house effect brining into focus the most threatening aspects of the cumulative effects of air pollution." (globalization 2001). As countries continue in the fight to gain economic stability through industrialization, the chemicals they use are sometimes not ... in unknown quantities with unknown effects." (globalization 2001). For example, the disposal of chemical wastes used in the development process enter the water systems and is not only taken in by the people, but by many animals and is then spread around the environment, causing it ... ...

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The EPA: Can It & Will It Save Our Environment? Pollution of our environment is an issue that concerns nearly each and every one of us. The threat of environmental degradation now looms ... species. The use of lead in gasoline was phased out in 1973, which caused lead levels to drop nearly 98%. In 1974 the agency required drinking water to be physically and chemically treated. CFCs were banned in 1978 and a nation-wide toxic waste site cleanup program was developed in 1980. The EPA then ... report in 1990 ranking the most serious threats to the environment and to human health. The highest-ris...

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... (1982) tell us that resource usage is one of the primary harmful consequences of ecotourism. The arrival of ecotourism to an area creates extra demand for resources such as clean water and land. Ecotourism not only competes with other forms of development and human activity for natural resources but the usage of resources can also have disastrous effects on sensitive ecosystems ... wandering off designated tracks into protected areas can unknowingly have disastrous affects. Whilst by its very definition ecotourism endeavours to minimise pollution, it usually brings some form of pollutio...

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... ? Manufacturers build their factories there in India instead of the U.S. and this will worsen the situation in India more than it is now. India has enough of poverty and air pollution than it has to import them from other countries as factories. To face this crisis of buying without needing, many programs are developed to hold consumers back from the buying ... youth from buying unnecessary goods has worked effectively to cut back the number of buyers. Other programs concentrate on saving the environment from pollution and live in a better environment. These program enforce better ways t...

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... ? Manufacturers build their factories there in India instead of the U.S. and this will worsen the situation in India more than it is now. India has enough of poverty and air pollution than it has to import them from other countries as factories. To face this crisis of buying without needing, many programs are developed to hold consumers back from the buying ... youth from buying unnecessary goods has worked effectively to cut back the number of buyers. Other programs concentrate on saving the environment from pollution and live in a better environment. These program enforce better ways t...

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... 's the Los Angeles smog made headline news. Car exhaust causes health problems. There are many solutions to the problem. Laws were enacted as long as twenty years ago to control pollution caused by cars. Since then laws have been made, such as special nozzles on gas pumps that prevent vapor from getting into the air. We also have more tests on ... cancer. Most cars generate hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, and carbon monoxide. Hydrocarbons cause eye irritation, coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and lung damage. Nitrogen oxide causes acid rain and leads to water quality problems. Car...

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The pieces of literature "A Fable for Tomorrow" and "Poisoned Water" are related to each other in many ways. One thing that they share in common is the theme of pollution. They tell about how pollution has affected the environment in many ways. In the first work, "A Fable for Tomorrow", the people lived in a beautiful place filled with life. Birds ... had started to die. These deaths were unexplained. The people in the town did not know why or how these events were occurring. In the work "Poisoned Water", insecticide which was sprayed in an area away from towns and people. The exact spray cal...

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... I Can Improve the Quality of the Environment Our environment is a major aspect of our life today. Many of us don't take our Earth seriously and think that as long as pollution doesn't hurt us then we can go ahead and throw garbage on the ground or spill oil down the drain. Well too many people have that theory and they are ... killing off our Earth and also physically harming themselves from the air they breathe and the water they swim in. Our Earth is fragile like a human and people don't realize that. There are many different types of environmental pollution such as acid rain, global ...

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