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This problem, if eliminated, would eliminate many of the problems we now have -- energy, materials, food, pollution. What problem is it?
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population
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This is our biggest environmental problem. When people don't work, life for them deteriorates and it deteriorates the environment. What is it?
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poverty
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When we let soil, fertilizers, sewage, trash, and chemicals run into our rivers, lakes and ocean, we harm aquatic life and poison food we eat. What is it?
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Water pollution
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When we dump oil and chemicals on the ground and bury waste in landfills we create two problems. What are they?
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soil pollution
groundwater pollution |
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When we burn fossil fuels, set forests on fire, burn trash, we create this problem. What is it?
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air pollution
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When we burn fossil fuels, we emit carbon dioxide. By raising meat, we emit lots of methane. These are greenhouse gases. What problem are we contributing to?
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Climate Change (some call it global warming, but it's not always a warming that is occurring)
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Explosions of drilling platforms in the Gulf of Mexico; Shipwreck of the Exxon Valdez; These things seem bad at the time, but can actually be repaired pretty quickly. What problem is this?
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oil spills
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E.O. Wilson said, "Burning our rainforests is like burning a library without ever reading any of the books." What problem is he eluding to?
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Loss of biodiversity
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Clearing rainforests and North American forests to make way for agriculture and suburban development is a bad idea that leads to massive soil erosion. What do we call this problem?
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Deforestation
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When every scrap of dung, vegetation, and biomatter is removed from the ground, it can lead to this, if continued. What is it?
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Desertification
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The turning of productive land into desert is called....
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desertification
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When the ground is not covered with vegetation or mulch or protected from the wind, the soil moves. This problem is called.....
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soil erosion
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We have a major problem with the types of energy we use the most of. The fossil fuels we so much rely on are said to be....
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non-renewable
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One of the big problems with ___________ energy types, which are mostly active and passive solar varieties, is getting people to make the initial investment in them.
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renewable
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We buy a lot of products that are not made to last and which we just don't need -- not to mention all the packaging they have. What problem are we talking about?
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Over-consumption; materialism;
Built-in obsolescence; Lack of Recycling |
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Because of the lack of family planning in mostly developing countries, caused by poverty, families are becoming large, putting a huge strain on the environment. What problem is this.
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exponential population growth
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