Currently, there are over 7 billion people on the planet but by the year 2050 the population is projected to increase to 9 billion. Has the human species taken over too much the planet? ... I also agree with almost all of the information that the chapter provided because it is very hard to disagree with facts, which many people have opted to do so unfortunately. ... I found the quick visualization very interesting. ... The future of our planet is depending on how we use resources such as food, water, and natural energy....

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Our planets natural balance is extremely important to all plants, animals, humans, and other organisms living here. ... Humanity and the way it has chosen to live are primarily to blame for global warming and the constant destruction of our planet. ... Environmentalists all across the world are afraid that we are quickly destroying our planet and have incredibly convincing arguments for their fear, yet the skeptics still refuse to budge. ... "In fact, eleven of the last thirteen years feature in the top twenty five warmest years on the planet" (Naik). Also with the warmer climates,...

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With every solution we come up with to solve global warming and to somehow restore our once green planet, there seems to be consequences with every move we make. ... Polar bears are now drowning due to the horrific increase of seawater because of ice melting so quickly. ... This is the planet we live on; it is our responsibility to treat it with care. ... It is true with the fact that it will reduce the cost of buying gallons of gasoline to fuel your car. ... Listening to Al Gore's speech and seeing the physical change our climate change has done to our planet with the addition of hard ...

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These shocking and disturbing facts are the ones that begun to create awareness to the fact that humans are not being careful about the environment. ... In fact, global warming is expected to rise temperatures quicker in the polar regions than in the rest of the world. ... The pictures brought back by astronauts show the atmosphere as a very thin translucent blanket covering the planet. ... This contributes to the constant rising temperatures of the planet. There have been many theories raised to try to disprove the terrible effect that global warming is having on our planet. ...

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Anyone who enters a phone store today seeking a phone that simply sends and receives phone calls is likely to be looked upon as a refugee from the Dark Ages – or from another planet. ... If an alien civilization were to tap into our phone lines, its inhabitants would think that everyone on our planet was insane, and they wouldn't be far from wrong. ... These systems create the illusion of offering customer service when, in fact, they have practically eliminated customer service altogether. ... Do we enjoy the trip more, or has the process of getting there (albeit very quickly) beco...

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There is no doubt this atmospheric buildup of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases It's well accepted by scientists that greenhouse gases trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere and tend to warm the planet. ... The effects of global warming and a changing climate will not be felt equally across our planet. ... However, if future climate changes occur as rapidly as scientists predict, plants and animals may not be able to react quickly enough to survive. ...

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