While thinking about a topic to write about for this journal entry, a thought popped in my head about the environmental condition of the United States. I decided to research the bigger issues concerning the environmental condition of this nation. In researching for the information I was able to pull together a long list of serious issues. The issues that I was able to locate but not limited to were, climate change, conservation, deforestation, energy, invasive species, mining, nuclear, pesticides, air pollution, water pollution, marine pollution, solid and hazardous waste, over population and consumption waste. Reading about climate change the US is listed second behind China as the world largest emitters of carbon dioxide. This issue is largely created due to the burning of fossil fuels and helps contribute to the global warning problem. It was noted that the United States is one of two countries that has not signed up for the which is an attempt at fighting global warming. This group of countries consists of 37 that are considered industrial countries. They are referred to as Annex I countries and have agreed to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by five percent from the 1990 level. I truly believe that as the world’s number one and two economies, United States and China, need to aggressively remodel their industrial blue print and foot print to help preserve this would. Instead it seems that they are focused on competing with one another at the expense of other people lives. There is no salvation if there is no hope of a future.
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