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HUMANS VS EARTH

The 2009 documentary film, Home by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, shows the diversity of life on Earth and how humanity is threatening the ecological balance of the planet. According to the film, 20 percent of the world's population consumes approximately 80 percent of the Earth's natural resources. Natural Resources are all resources that exists without the actions of humankind. No matter how we use the resources, one day they will run out, the question is how soon? Therefore, we have no choice but protect the remaining natural resources to avoid their depletion for future generations.

According to an article published by Ron Haskins, personal responsibility is the willingness to both accept the importance of standards that society …show more content…

Mankind abuses some of nature's biggest and vitally needed natural resources for survival such as as oil, forest, clean water, and soil. We should refocus our goals from not necessarily limiting our usage of natural resources, rather we should focus on finding alternatives to already diminishing resources. Surprising about 90 percent of continental United States’ indigenous forest has been removed since 1600 (cited) using various deforestation methods. That is an alarming 4.6 percent a …show more content…

Crude oil is one of the most important natural resource of the industrialized countries as well as one of the most versatile natural resources too. Crude oil can take thousands of years to form naturally and cannot be replaced as fast as they are being consumed. Because of this many scientist argue that because the time and process of producing crude oil it should be considered rather a non-renewable resource. Crude oil can be found in many of our everyday products such as plastics, detergents, paints, and even medicines in addition to fueling our multifaceted transportation system including airplanes, trains, vehicles, and big rig trucks. With the amount of industries that depend on crude oil, Earths ever increasing population, and the demand for crude oil we must develop alternatives to using crude oil. At our current rate of consumption, we could possibly deplete our current supply, then man us beneficiaries, would suffer. Think of all the things you could not do without crude oil? For instance, what if your home or business heating system was built using gas? How would your children get to school or you get to work

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