It is at this time, when all parts of the world decide to try to better themselves by reaching new standards of living, that the environment begins to deteriorate at a quicker rate: " the environmental problems [are] brought about by rapid industrialization." ... The staggering fact is that the planet can no longer sustain the rate of development. ... People from these richer places are accustomed to receiving what they wish and thus effectively causing the planets resources to diminish. ... This means that if the countries that can afford the resources use them all up quickly, and then prob...

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It is a known fact that oil is a long natural process and should be taken more seriously by the people. ... Glaciers in Antarctica have been melting for some time now; however, they've been melting much quicker than predicted by scientist. Reason being, as with the Green House, so much pollution covers the planet that when heat enters through sunbeams that same amount of heat is unable to escape; so, the Earth is constantly becoming hotter. ...

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