Saturday, April 23, 2011

Reasons to Care

•Prices of gasoline are high because the demand has exceeded the natural resources.

•Prices of fish are high because 90% of the big fish are gone.

•The earth is polluted with plastics, in part because of shortage of natural materials.

•Rivers and bays are polluted because of high level of population and industrialization.

•Electric energy is insufficient because traditional sources of energy are limited.

•Wild animals are disappearing because of over-hunting and environmental destruction.

•Natural flora is being wiped out to make place for cash crops to feed the hungry
humans.

•Governments are regulating hunting, fishing, and recreation because of too many people.

•Property taxes have increased dramatically because of a lack of suitable land.

•Cost of living is very high because of short supply of food, energy, and shelter.

•Noise pollution and light pollution are so high that they disrupt normal biorhythm.

•Even the most pristine parts of the world have man-polluted air, soil, and water.

•Automobile traffic is slow and causes air pollution because of too many cars and people.

•Countries go to war for natural resources because of too many people.

•Because of overpopulation, politicians have begun talking about "controlled growth" and "family planning."

http://www.lucidpages.com/doom.html


Just 1 percent of Earth’s fresh water flows freely. We don’t have enough water to waste or pollute it.

Consider this....

More than 1 billion people lack reliable access to clean drinking water.
... About 2.6 billion lack access to sanitation.
And on average, a child dies every 15 seconds from waterborne disease.



"Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realize we cannot eat money." - Cree Indian Proverb

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