The Industries Experiment On The Planet

He didn't plant any Truffula Trees in place of the ones he cut down. He only had time to run his factory and make Thneeds. He kept making more Thneeds and making more money. Slowly all the animals that depended on the Truffula Trees for food, shelter, and fresh air had to move away from the barren wasteland that was once a beautiful and clean forest. The air was full of smog and the lakes were full of gook from the factory.

The long-term removal of tree cover, deforestation, is a global issue that can be catastrophic if not resolved and is one of the most urgent of issues. Deforestation is a global issue, not only because it happens all around the world, in multiple countries but also because its causes are produced by globally-drive motives. Politically, Socially and Environmentally, deforestation is a global issue that delves deeply in almost all aspects of organism life. This essay will explore into the intricacy of the global issue of deforestation and its surface and root causes. Although deforestation occurs mostly in tropical rainforests, which are primarily in developing countries, this does not equate it to national problems, instead it is an issue, which through the rise of economic globalization, means that the global population are bearing down on the forests as well. The surface issues are agricultural expansion and infrastructure expansion, with deeper root causes, which fall under the political and social scope. These underlying causes “are fundamental forces that underpin the more obvious or proximate causes of deforestation” (Geist, Lambin, 2001, pg.8) This essay will draw from academic sources and will elaborate on author’s theories and opinions on the topic of the causes of deforestation. By doing this, a mixture of neo liberal, liberal and emancipatory social action approaches will be taken to be able to fully understand the surface and underlying causes of deforestation.

McKibben attempts to sway the reader through comparisons of the rain forest to important values even though we are not sure about the validity of these comparisons. The state only has to clear 1% of the rain forest, which spreads out into “a honeycomb of roads, corridors, and steam pipes,” says Russell Ruderman, a part of the Big Island Rainforest Action Group. Ruderman says that “the plants aren’t used to foreign competition,” but we are not told that he has the qualifications to make these statements. He compares this “honeycomb” to weeds, a negative connotation, which pervade the heart of the forest. Then McKibben compares that to the negative effect on nine or ten sticks of butter on veins and arteries. This pathos appeals to the reader because health is very important. But there is really no way of truly knowing that one of these circumstances is as destructive as the other because they are extremely different. Also, the 1% of the “honeycomb” that is invading the forest is much smaller compared to the excess butter to the 1% of veins and arteries. Since it is too complex to question whether the comparison is valid, McKibben convinces the audience to accept that clearing 1% of the forest is harmful.

Deforestation has been an increasing issue with the modern age. As new technologies and productions are introduced, space for forests and trees are removed dramatically. Although it offers massive economic benefit, it creates a portal to more issues, such as environmental and gas emissions, animal habitats, and local people in several third world countries. Contrary to popular belief, however, deforestation can also provide as a benefit. It allows people internationally to have access to a common resource, lumber, and creates room for employment; in some areas, deforestation could actually positively affect climate change. It is critical to weigh both pros and cons of deforestation as well as its effects on society, environmentally and economically. Deforestation’s negative outweigh the positives; however, the positives are crucial to function our society globally. As a result, it is imperative that deforestation must be used in moderation and only used when necessary.

The land ethic is a way of living that shows us how our actions can have a positive and negative impact on our surroundings. It is the idea of putting every single element in nature together as one. Aldo Leopold explains how we have seen the trees as something “entitled to us and from which we can get just an economical benefit” (Leopold 9). The author portrays in this line that we do not care about our tress. Following the ideas of Jack Ewing in “Deforestation, Reforestation, Regeneration”, “How Much is a Tree Worth” and “Close Encounter in the Slow Line”, as well as Aldo Leopold “ Good Oak” and Janes Goodall “Seeds of Hope”, show us the importance of the effects that we have on the trees and the effects that tress has on us. By realizing

In the Air Unit, we learned the importance of preserving not only our trees and nature but also protecting our environment as a whole from Air, Noise, and light pollution. In one of the first activities we did in class, we watched The Lorax(2012). At first the movie based on the original Dr. Seuss book, seems like just a normal movie for kids. But after analyising it in class, we understood the deep connections it had to conservation movements. How each of the characters connects a role player in the conservation movement in the 20th century. We took a look at what our country would look like without trees and how we are letting corporations dictate how things go in the world. Throughout the entire movie it is never said “stop cutting down trees”, so it is not necessarily pitting our resources versus companies which is sacrificing our nations economy. It is merely suggesting that we tone it down, and be more productive and use the resources like they contain more value. Another activity that pointed out the worlds pollution problem was the Dirtiest Countries Card Game, it exploited our perspectives on the world’s leading polluters. We also researched these countries to see why maybe they had so much pollution. For instance, China has taken little to no efforts to recycle their large amounts of waste and work on their industrial waste. A lesser known pollution is light pollution, a consequence of outdoor lighting and includes such effects

A major theme throughout this book is about how the acts of humans were changing the balance of nature. Carson makes it clear that the environment has a way of protecting itself without the aid of man, and when humans intervene they can create problems. For example, when there is an increase of one type of soil organism then it greatly disturbs the balance. Things like aldrin, DDD, and heptathlon will disrupt the normally ecologically balanced relationship between fungi and the roots of higher plants (Carson 38). Another huge disruption in the balance nature created was dealing with the elms and robins. To save the elms humans used DDT in attempt to kill the elm bark beetles who were the vectors for a fungus disease. However, detrimental effects rained down on many of the other organisms around the area. Namely, the robins suffered fatal consequences due the bioaccumulation of DDT (pg 61). The balance once again was disrupted at the hands of humans.

Our world has had deforestation for a while and worldwide, 32 million acres of forests are cleared each year (“Docksai, 45-51”). While we have trees being cut down, especially in the Amazon in Brazil is also a home to tropical rainforests plants with cancer-fighting compounds (“Balaguer, 14-21”). During the time of October and November of 2013 scientists have found that there has been a 136% increase in deforestation (“Balaguer, 14-21”). The reason why I care so much about deforestation is that trees on earth carry oxygen for us and if there are no more trees and we have an overpopulated world we probably won’t be alive. Another reason why is that the Amazon forests are homes to beautiful animals such as the birds there.

Entire ecosystems are filled with unique species, and the frightening reality is deforestation takes the habitat out from underneath its inhabitants (Bradford 2015). Forests have been cleared at a rate so astonishingly fast, that over half of all known forests have been compromised. If this type of behavior continues, the natural world will have to be given a new name, because nothing left will be "natural". Rainforests clearly have an outward benefits, from cleaning the air we breathe, to different diversity among the species who inhabit this Earth. Organismal density around the equator is exceptionally high, yet humans feel the need to clear much of that land for different use. Urbanization and the need for more agricultural space play a critical role in how much land humans clear. What we as a species forget is how all of these trees and biomes impact the world on a grander scale. Water vapor is needed to complete the water cycle, but without trees constantly humidifying the air, the cycle becomes less fluid. Sturdy trees like the ones in much of the rainforest hold the soil and anchor it from eroding. Because deforestation completely removes all the

Now it makes sense that in order to get a pack of paper, thousands of trees become an everyday use of humans, and some don’t take into account the hurt its causing mother earth for one sheet of paper. Along with paper plantations, there are also timber and fiber plantations. Mahogany is found throughout the whole rainforest, and as we all know it is also a very, very nice and expensive piece of furniture. But no one seems to consider the fact where the lumber comes from. The same trees brought down and logged are used for its beautiful lumber that today is being used to provide even the fanciest house with very expensive furniture; therefore being a major cause of deforestation for the same claim humans have for such beautiful lumber.

Advocates for the preservation of these forests state that deforestation has devastating consequences including social conflict, extinction of plants and animals, and dangerous climate changes, and that local deforestation in these forests are causing damages that aren’t just local, but global. While opponents claim that tropical forests are destined to diminish as it is necessary for the growing human population to clear the natural landscape to make room for farms and pastures, to harvest timber for construction and fuel, to build roads and urban areas and to develop the economies of the often poor countries that surround the equator.

Have you ever wondered why when you travel somewhere It’s sometimes harder to breath there? Well over the past 40 years almost 25% of our Amazon rainforest has been destroyed due to deforestation. Deforestation is the term used to describe the permanent destruction of forests in order to make land available for other uses. The expansion of deforestation in the United States has long lasting and extremely detrimental effects consequences that affect the environment in catastrophic ways of causing poor air quality and ozone layer depletion.

Recently, the rise in the production value of palm oil has taken a large toll on some of the planet's oldest rainforests. Much of the rainforest has been demolished for growth of palm trees farmed for their palm oil. Palm oil plantations have taken over nearly one million acres of rainforests (“Palm Oil Plantations are Blamed for Many Evils”). In areas such as the Leuser ecosystem, there is an illegal clearing of rainforests destroying the homes of native people and the habitats that many unique animals call home (“As Palm Oil Farms Expand, it’s a Race to Save Indonesia's Orangutans.”). Farmers are forced to continue clearing land to produce enough palm oil to reach economic demands. In fact, the palm oil industry is the world’s largest cause of deforestation (“Dear EarthTalk”). From 2009 through 20011 over One million two hundred thousand acres of forest was destroyed (‘‘Palm Oil is Killing the Sumatran Tiger”) Dr. Ian Singleton claimed: “The road from Medan to here is kind of the only road out of Medan that’s not palm oil as

Mercilessly, loggers and cattle farmers choose to desecrate the precious lands of forest to satisfy their impractical demands. For instance, farmers graze their livestock over land which used to inhabit luxuriant forest life. Likewise, loggers ignorantly fell countless trees, contributing to insidious repercussions that harm more than just the atmosphere. Forest components, whether biotic or abiotic, serve pertinent roles for the health of the earth. But, with these lumbermen slashing trees in some of the world’s most rich and diverse ecosystems, interventions must occur. All countries should outlaw deforestation; not only does it disturb the forest elements, but it also engenders effects that cause major pernicious disruptions in the global

Looking around at trees, flowers and the grass, I realized that despite my town being a metropolitan city, it had done a commendable effort to make sure that it conserved the environment. I also admired how people were conscious about the environment as they threw all litter in the various litter bins that were placed along the roads. However, I realized that nature was commodified because of the various things made of wood that I came across. The benches in the park, the electrical posts and people’s fences made me feel certain about the commodification of the environment by mankind. Human beings depend on nature in all their doings, the air we breathe, the houses we live in and our furniture come from the environment around us. The environment I observed was revered, though not optimally, through the care and conservation of the grass, trees and other things by the town’s administration and people living here. However, I observe some attempts by human being to control and dominate nature throughout his daily activities, some control was positive and others negative. For instance, I how there were trees and other plants some few miles from the town and it came to my mind that the town was once covered with the same vegetation but now there is barely any form of nature i.e. trees and grass. I also observed how factories released of heavy smoke from factory and