Poisoning Planet Earth

Poisoning Planet Earth — page 1
It s an ill bird that fouls its own nest English proverb e live in an age of marvels ideas people and goods speedily fly around the world Stores are crammed with tempt ing goods such as cell phones computers and exotic foods But when we buy new things our planet is paying a price too That price can be fragile environments destroyed by overfarming streams poi soned by factory toxins and filthy air from fossil fuels spewing from the trucks carrying our goods to market Modern humans and their indus trial ways are an outsized burden on the planet One reason is that there are just so expenses many of us The United Nations predicts that by 2050 almost 9 2 billion people will be living on Earth almost four times the number of people living on Earth in 1950 I It isn't just our numbers though We have forgotten the early childhood lesson If you make a mess clean it up In this volume you willlearn howcities like Los Angeles are frequently shrouded