Explain some of the ways in which humans are damaging the environment. What can governments do to address these problems? What can individual people do?

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The issue of human beings causing damage to mother nature is highly debated these days. In
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we will discuss how are negatively
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the
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our day to day activities and what can be done by
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and individuals to tackle
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problem.
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with, Use of fossil fuels chemical
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for daily activities
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as transportation, clothing is our greater concern to the future. These chemicals release toxic pollutants to the
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which damage our ozone layer and nature. A recent study by Harward University indicated that on
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average we produce enough
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carbon dioxide
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layer by 10km of
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each year which could potentially increase the earth temperature by
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intern causing global warming and
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leading to greater
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, the
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which we use is being dumped into the
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being properly
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is directly leading to
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in the animal kingdom.
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usually takes
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hundreds
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which we use generally ends up in
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or land if
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consumes
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material it could lead to its death,
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causing
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. To address
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issue
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governments
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can invest heavily in green energy we could see
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change already happening in western countries.
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,
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states of
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pledged to invest about $100 billion dollars in the coming 10 years and
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to go
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emission by 2020. As individuals even we can contribute to the greater good of
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society.
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, by reducing our
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dependency
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which can negatively impact
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the environment
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. Using
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a bicycle
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to commute to
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places
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of
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can greatly benefit the
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.
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, using biodegradable
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instead
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of
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and proper disposal of
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could
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be a
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. To conclude, modernization and globalisation
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caused greater good to society.
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notion but there is always a
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chance
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incorporating
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which are ecofriendly and reducing our dependency on goods which could be harmful to the
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is the sweet pill that
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think we all can swallow.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Pollution: contamination, emissions, pollutants, industrial waste
  • Deforestation: habitat loss, biodiversity, urban development, logging
  • Climate Change: greenhouse gases, global warming, fossil fuels, renewable energy
  • Overfishing: unsustainable, fish stocks, marine ecosystems, conservation
  • Waste Production: non-biodegradable, plastics, recycling, waste management systems
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