Environmental protection is the main task for all people

The poisoning of the world’s land, air and water is the fastest spreading disease of civilization. It probably produces fewer headlines than wars, earthquakes and floods but it is potentially one of the history’s greatest dangers to human life on the Earth. If present trends continue for the next several decades our planet will become uninhabitable. Overpopulation, pollution and energy consumption have created such problems as massive deforestation, ozone depletion, acid rains and global warming. The seas are in danger. They are filled with poison: industrial and nuclear waste, chemical fertilizers and pesticides. The Mediterranean is already nearly dead. The North Sea is following full of military wastes. The Aral Sea is on the brink of extinction. If nothing is done about it, no one living creature will be able to survive in the seas.

Every ten minutes one kind of animal, plant or insect dies out forever. We must remember about it and do our best to save them.

Pollution is a crime against society and must be punished by the government and blamed by every person. The state must fix limits for discharge of poisonous substances and pollution. All enterprises which exceed these limits must pay heavy fines or must be closed. Yet all of this could be avoided. There are engines which are environmentally friendly and don’t cause pollution. Garbage can be recycled and sewage can be converted to energy.

Air pollution is also a very serious problem. Industrial enterprises emit tons of harmful substances. These emissions have disastrous consequences for our planet. They are the main reason for greenhouse effect and acid rains. But many states are making laws to reduce the amount of the harmful chemical wastes into the air. Anti-pollution equipment is installed at factories and plants. Scientists are developing new types of cars that run cleaner and pollute less.

One of the most urgent environmental problems today is water pollution. Rivers that used to be so beautiful and full of fish are poisoned. About half of the water resources in our country are polluted with industrial or communal wastes. Some regions have to