Although our environmental impact states otherwise. ... In my opinion, climate change and environmental damage should be an increased priority for the Canadian government. ... One of the worst sources of pollution in Canada is coming from our oil sands. ... There are some very simple ways that you can reduce the amount of pollution around us. ... Driving is one of the worst sources of pollution, according to Melanie J. ...

• Word Count: 1138
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography

Americans use and abuse what the earth has to give, taking its natural resources and leaving in their place pollution. Just a few examples of how Americans contribute to distroying the environment include the greenhouse effect, over consumption of natural resources, and pollution of the water and air. ... Electric Utility Environmental Statistics, the United States Greenhouse gas emissions generally follow trends in U.S. energy consumption. ... Because Americans choose to live in style, they contribute a great deal to the pollution of our environment. ...

• Word Count: 533
• Approx Pages: 2

It is unrealistic for people to think we can address everyone's environmental needs when not even one country has mastered and solved the climate change problem within its own borders. ... In urban areas, pollution and environmental contamination are more common than that if their rural counterparts. This pollution caused by populated cities could then inadvertently affect rural areas due to contamination of ground soil and the air we all breathe. ... It is evident that both time scales and geographical scales administer resistance to the discovery of solutions that address the majority ...

• Word Count: 1162
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

After the industrial revolution, we can understand the vital role of how humans are the major cause of global warming through air pollution, since this, global warming acts directly by: increase in respiratory diseases, and water shortages and acts indirectly by: natural disasters, diseases, and diet and nutrition due to changes in agriculture production. ... Approximately 158 million Americans live in counties where air pollution exceeds national health-based standards. ... Environmental Protection Agency to be "impaired" by pollution. ... I believe we cannot stop global warming fr...

• Word Count: 1025
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Global warming is the most urgent environmental problem the world will face in the next decade and the next century. ... In the last decades the problems of atmospheric change have been gravely advanced by pollution resulting from human activities. These environmental changes pose a real threat to the lives of people and wild life. ...

• Word Count: 776
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Other questions were raised about the idea of sinks and trading on the part of major environmental groups, including the Sierra Club, Green Peace, and the World Wildlife Fund. Many environmentalists disliked the concept of pollution permits because they encourage polluters to keep on polluting as long as they can afford the permits. Supporters say that pollutions permits lower the pollution levels by restricting emissions to a certain level. ...

• Word Count: 1046
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Indirectly, ecological disturbances, air pollution, changes in food and water supplies, and coastal flooding are all examples of possible impacts that might affect human health. ... For example from the Environmental Protection Association, an increase in the salt content of the Delaware and Chesapeake bays is thought to have decreased the number of oysters able to live in those waters. ...

• Word Count: 964
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School