SOCI 1002 Lecture Notes - Global Warming, Genetic Pollution, Acid Rain
19 Feb 2014
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An example is the destruction of the ecological and climatic equilibrium of the planet. The natural resources of the earth are depleted in the pursuit of profit, but there is nothing inherent in such pursuit that operates as a check upon such behavior. Industrial organizations/businesses which bring us many pieces of technology that while producing pollute air and water. The explosion of private cars and motorways, airports and aircraft once expected to resolve the problem of mobility and transportation, creates traffic jams, air and noise pollution, destroys whole areas of human settlement. Nowadays we hear, time and again, heated debates about who should pay for, say, polluting the supplies of fresh water, disposing of toxic waste, or the damage caused to the landscape by new opencast mines or motorways. No one seems to assume responsibility for their existence and consequences. There is no doubt that modern times have given rise to spectacular achievements.
