Saving Our Home
The environment becomes more of a concern with every passing day. This is
due to humanity’s selfishness and lack of interest for the wellbeing of our environment.
Rachel Carson states in her essay “The Obligation to Endure”, “The most alarming of all
man’s assaults on the environment is the contamination of the air, earth, rivers, and sea
with dangerous and even lethal materials”(Carson 750). Total eradication of pollution and
harm to Earth is improbable; however as there are alternatives such as more efficient
cars, harsher smog regulations, and natural power sources something must be done to
save our home.
Contamination of the air we breathe is the most significant pollution problem man
faces. This pollution has many negative effects on our environment such as smog, the
greenhouse effect, and ozone depletion.
The automobiles used by modern society are a major source of pollution to our
air. There are......
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