Sustaining Our Environment A constant call to save Arctic Circle; the effect of Global Warming, the ongoing drought season in California; the issue of deforestation in the forest of Amazon; the concrete jungles; the lost habitats of hundreds of wild animals; the existence of pacific gyre; the increasing list of endangered species–these are some of the grueling problems of sustainability the world is facing now. As bad as it may seem, if we work hand in hand, if we work smart, humans can sustain the earth for future generations of not only humans but all the living organisms. What does Best American Science Writing 2014 teach us about sustainability, and what can we apply from these writings to help us make the paradigm shift to a sustainable planet? A sampling of four essays – …show more content…
Why do scientists want to find inhabitable places in outer space and other planets like Mars? This is because of limited space and resources on Earth and because overpopulation is not an easy problem to solve. Over population can cause many problems such as air pollution, lack of food and water, global warming and so on. In order to mitigate this issue, in China, the government has created a one child per couple policy. As a