The world as we know it faces a rash of potentially hazardous environmental problems as a direct result of significant problems human beings have caused during our brief tenure as inhabitants. Among these problems we currently face: the global warming epidemic resulting from the greenhouse effect occurring within the atmosphere, overextended natural resource use, increased pollution (especially from industrial production), a rise in uncontrolled population growth and in poverty levels and a decrease in the amount of clean water and shelter for people in developing countries. …
