Six billion trees are cut down every single year and used for lumber and more commonly paper. One tree produces an average of eight thousand three hundred thirty-three pieces of paper that is that means 49,998,000,000,000 pieces of paper are used each year. When all of these trees are being cut down with machines that create carbon dioxide we are also getting rid of the main things the give us the oxygen that we need to survive. A fantastic way that the United States can cut down on a number of greenhouse gasses in the air is by stopping deforestation.
Hundreds of animals lose their habitats each year due to deforestation. The Mountain Gorilla is in grave danger of extinction along with many others because of deforestation and if it keeps going on so will hundreds of other animals. All of the machines that it takes to pull down trees are completely polluting our air. Just burning one pound of diesel is polluting our air with twenty-two pounds of carbon dioxide. …show more content…
However, the negative effects of deforestation definitely outweigh these
Hundreds of animals lose their habitats each year due to deforestation. The Mountain Gorilla is in grave danger of extinction along with many others because of deforestation and if it keeps going on so will hundreds of other animals. All of the machines that it takes to pull down trees are completely polluting our air. Just burning one pound of diesel is polluting our air with twenty-two pounds of carbon dioxide. …show more content…
However, the negative effects of deforestation definitely outweigh these