Far-reaching problems

It is well known that humans are the top dogs on the planet, as a species. We have encircled the world and mastered how to tame the land in order to accommodate our wants and needs; nowadays we care more about our wants more than our needs in America. One thing is for sure, thought. The world is a complete system. Everything on, around, and in the planet is a group of interlocking parts that all feed off of each other in some way.

What I am getting at is that everything that a human, or humans as a whole, does can and will affect something else on the planet in a good or bad way. Since humans have been in existence we have not had many good affects on the things around us. As of today, we have created many problems. I would like to list a few of the biggest, far-reaching problems dealing with the usage of fossil fuels and uranium, in no particular order.

1.     Coal: The use of coal has polluted our environment across the globe because we have burned it in order to create energy. Also, the digging up of coal from the land has ruined terrain and the wildlife surrounding those areas.

2.     Crude Oil: If you do not know, crude oil gets refined in different steps and creates everything from gasoline to jet fuel to kerosene. The use of crude oil has polluted the world’s air and water. It is the reason why Los Angeles has a layer of smog over it.

3.     Nuclear Power: We have used Uranium in order to make energy. This has released a different kind of pollution into our environment, radiation. Effects of radiation release is felt throughout the world and the extent is still unknown

4.     Natural gas: Burning of this fossil fuel is cleaner than coal and oil. But, getting it from underground ruins land, wildlife, and can create sinkholes.