Week 1 - Pollution: Will it ever stop?

Since we start off the school year learning about the environment, this week's article focuses on pollution.  Pollution comes in many forms, mainly categorized as land pollution, air pollution, noise pollution, and water pollution.  The ScienceDaily article, "Pollution", states, "Motor vehicle emissions are one of the leading causes of air pollution."  So, my main question is: Will pollution ever stop?  We have done years and years of research and have seen the consequences firsthand, yet statistics show that there are more vehicles on the road now than there ever was.  At this rate, the number of vehicles owned and driven in the United States alone, does not seem to be decreasing any time soon.  So I wonder, what will it take to reduce air pollution?  How many more people have to be diagnosed with "cancer, lupus, immune diseases, allergies, and asthma" before we make a change?  I know that a few electric cars have been developed; however, they are still in the process of being mastered.  Also, the cost is out-of-reach for everyone except the upper class. 

As a result, the Earth is going to lose precious years of existence, because pollution is causing global warming to reach an all-time high.  Do you think there will ever be an invention successful enough to prevent pollution completely?  If everyone can afford electric cars in the future, will this still make a large enough difference if we still have factories and businesses polluting the air?  So many factors go into pollution, the consequences it causes, and the ways to prevent it.  In the end, no matter what consequences occur (whether it is to the environment, animals, or humans) we have nothing and nobody to blame but ourselves.


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