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=Issues and Background Info:=

Air:
Pollution in the air is really bad because people suck in all the toxic gases that come from pollution. Some types of air pollution include smog, acid rain, the greenhouse effect, and "holes" in the ozone layer.

Water:
Water is the world most precious natural resource, without it we couldn't possibly live and a lot of the living organisms would die. Even thought we know this, we continue to harm our planets water. Our planets water is becoming polluted so we have limited drinking water, water shortage is also a big problem it is destroying the environment.

Co2:
Carbon dioxide is the main cause of Global Warming because when carbon dioxide is released into the air, it gets stuck in the atmosphere and does something called the green house effect. The green house effect is when the heat that comes from the sun and when the heat rays rebound from the earths surface it gets trapped in the atmosphere. Thus, increasing the heat of the earth. A lot carbon dioxide comes from things we take for granted and use daily. For example, cars are a major source that produces carbon dioxide.

Cars:
Cars produce the most carbon dioxide than any other resource. This is a major issue because everyone uses cars for transport, especially in China. There are billions of people in the world, imagine if everyone had a car, the world would be a fireball!

Fossil Fuels:
Fossil fuels are also a major contributer to Global Warming, especially coal. China gets 70% of their energy from coal, they use it because its cheap. They are using about 1.4 billion tons of coal a year, thus, increasing the effects of Global Warming dramatically.

Energy:
Energy is taken for granted everyday and is greatly contributing to Global Warming. People are so fond of electricity they tend to just leave the lights on in their house, this is slowly contributing to Global Warming. Electricity comes from coal factories, which burn carbon dioxide that makes Global Warming increase. We must try to conserve as much energy as we can.

Deforestation:
Trees breathes in about 25% of the world's carbon dioxide, so when people cut down trees, the carbon dioxide that was inside the trees in sent back into the atmosphere. With less trees there will be more carbon dioxide in the air, therefore increasing Global Warming. Deforestation can also cause species endangerment because a lot of living organisms live in trees so when their homes get cut down the can become extinct. All in all, deforestation is destroying the natural environment and is increasing Global Warming.

What can be done?

 * Drive smart (don't idle)
 * Use energy efficient objects
 * Reuse, Reduce, Recycle
 * Use public transit
 * Plant trees
 * Don't litter
 * Use other sources of energy instead if electricity
 * Turn of any sources of electricity when not needed