Environmental ConcernsEarth
is the only (0) ... we know of in the universe that can support human life.
(1) ... human activities are making the planet less fit to live on. As
the western world (2) ... on consuming two-thirds of the world's resources
while half of the world's population do so (3) ... to stay alive we are
rapidly destroying the (4) ... resource we have by which all people can
survive and prosper. Everywhere fertile soil is (5) ... built on or washed
into the sea. Renewable resources are exploited so much that they will never be
able to recover (6) ... We discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without
any thought of the consequences. As a (7) ... the planet's ability to support
people is being (8) ... at the very time when rising human numbers and
consumption are (9) ... increasingly heavy demands on it. The Earth's (10)
... resources are there for us to use. We need food, water, air, energy, medicines,
warmth, shelter and minerals to (11) ... us fed, comfortable, healthy and
active. If we are sensible in how we use the resources they will (12) ...
indefinitely. But if we use them wastefully and excessively they will soon run
out and everyone will suffer. |