There are myriad of environmental concerns, and unless action is taken now, the planet will be plunged into peril.

It seems like global warming is always in the news, but some people will point out to unseasonal snows as evidence that there is no global warming. This is a faulty premise used by those is business to justify their continued pollution of the planet. Scientists concerned with global warming have opted to use the more accurate term climate change to describe industry's detrimental effects on the environment.

Habitat destruction not only results the loss of hundreds of plant and animal species on a weekly basis, but it also plays a hand in climate change. Plants take in carbon dioxide and emit oxygen, but when there are fewer large forests on Earth to produce oxygen, there is an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere which contributes to rising world temperatures and sea levels.

There is a crisis of fresh water all over the planet. Children are dying by the minute due to a lack of clean fresh water nearby. It is imperative that water pollution stop because it kills plants and animals who rely on that water as well as people.

Air pollution has been fought for decades, but more and more people continue to dry cars which emit dangerous fumes to choke people and the atmosphere. Without action being taken against air pollution, planet Earth could resemble a brownish gray smog filled planet rather than the beautiful blue planet it has been known as in the past.

Much of the pollution in the environment is added by the use of dangerous non-renewable resources. Oil, coal, and natural gas are all based upon the bodies of animals and plants which were alive millions of years ago. These resources will soon run out, and without other, cleaner options, planet Earth will face a severe energy crisis.

People have had the worst impact on the environment of all the living species in history. Humans polluted the planet and it should be mankind's mission to clean up the Earth before it is too late.

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As an individual, though, it can sometimes be hard to know where to start. Indeed, how easy is it to actually adopt a greener approach and what are the benefits of doing so?

Take cars, for instance. Many people use theirs on a daily basis, in order to get to work, take the children to school or to ferry the weekly shopping home. But, with millions of vehicles on the roads, huge amounts of harmful CO2 and carbon monoxide emissions are spewed into the atmosphere everyday. Not only is this pollution harmful for the environment, but it can also negatively affect humans.

Day by day, the subject of the environment and natural resources is becoming part of daily life at the worldwide level and this is no coincidence of fad.

More and more people recognise the benefits of going green, there has been a shift in the way many approach life. From recycling initiatives and pledges to cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, to companies adopting environmental policies, the whole world seems to be acknowledging the need for a greener planet.