1.	The environment and its protection

1.1.	Global warming

1.2.	The ozone hole

1.3.	Cutting down the rainforests - deforestation

1.4.	Toxic pollution

1.5.

Acid rain

1.6.

Energy

1.7.	Overcrowding

1.7.1.

Air pollution

1.7.2.

Water pollution

1.7.3.

Soil pollution

1.8.	What can we do for better environment?

1.9.

Recycling

1.10.

Endangered species

1.10.1.

Environmental organisations

1.11.

Problems at home

1.12.

Prediction

1.13.

Kyoto Agreement

"The environment and its protection

Natural disasters are related to environmental changes. We are destroying our planet which results in its warming and the environmental changes like melting of the ice-caps and rising seawater levels.
The alternative power supplies are too expensive for our governments. We use cars which make also pollution, in big cities it’s sometimes very big problem. There is also “too much people” in the world. It is sad that there will be not enough land and food for people. The capacity of Earth will be over and people will starve. The access of people to the environment is also nor very good. Just look around. You will see rubbish everywhere, papers. The worst of all is that we nearly have no place for waste. Green house effect is a problem too.
The number of people on the Earth is growing each year making our environmental problems worse. The main ones are:

Global warming
The earth has a thin atmosphere that keeps us warm. In a process called the greenhouse effect high energy radiation from the solar system is trapped by gases such as carbon dioxide. This heat energy keeps Earth temperatures too high to support life.
Causes: Carbon fossil fuels such as coal are burnt to produce energy. This process produces large amounts of carbon dioxide that goes into the atmosphere.
Effects: More carbon dioxide means a larger greenhouse effect so the Earth's overall temperature is increasing. This could cause rising sea levels, unpredictable weather in the form of flooding or drought, hurricanes and large loss of life.
Solution: Change the way we produce energy and produce less carbon dioxide."