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18. ENVIRONMENT Nowadays we worry about the greenhouse effect, deforestation, erosion, o!!ution of air and water and ra id consu" tion of resources. The accu"u!ation of industria! o!!utants cause the greenhouse effect, which causes the war"ing of the earth, which causes c!i"ate changes and "e!ts o!ar iceca s, what can rise the sea#!e$e!s. %o agricu!tura! !ands and o u!ated areas wi!! be f!ooted. &!oba! war"ing "eans the increase in the wor!d's te" eratures. The de !etion of the o(one !ayer is its "ain cause. O(one is a oisonous gas with a strong s"e!!. The o(one !ayer is the u er art of the at"os here, fro" 1) to )* +"s, abo$e the Earth surface. Industria! o!!utants da"age the o(one !ayer. ,e can rotect it on!y by internationa! coo eration. -eo !e shou!d sto roducing and using har"fu! roducts. .ecause of the g!oba! war"ing there are endangered s ecies. ,e shou!d rotect the ani"a!s. /unting a!! the endangered s ecies "ust be forbidden. The natura! habitat of the" "ust a!so be rotected, the co""erce of roducts re ared fro" the" "ust be banned. /unters "ust be se$ere!y unished. In /ungary "ore and "ore regu!ations are enacted to rotect wi!d ani"a!s. Our forests are a!so in danger because of acid rain, airborne o!!utants and fe!!ing trees for bui!ding construction, furniture, a er, toys and so on. -eo !e se!! the ti"ber at a good rice. On the !ace of for"er forests they can roduce cro s and raise catt!e. ,e shou!d rotect our forests. -eo !e shou!dn't waste a er and they shou!d recyc!e. Trees shou!d be !anted. Industria! o!!ution "ust be dra"atica!!y decreased. 0eforestation !eads to the increase in the g!oba! war"ing trend and drastic c!i"atic changes. 1nother danger is erosion, which !eadst to a reduction in cro yie!ds. The natura! habitat of s ecies gets destroyed and ani"a!s and !ants disa ear, though, "ore, than ha!f of the "edicine used in the wor!d is re ared using these s ecies. The seas are endangered by industria! and other for"s of o!!ution, such as oi! s i!!s fro" tan+ers. %o"e of the s ecies !i$ing in seas, they are caught and +i!!ed. If I were the !eader of "y country, I wou!d ha$e !aws and regu!ations res ected by industries. I wou!dn't er"it factories to o erate without ro er waste dis osa! rocesses. I wou!d infor" eo !e how i" ortant recyc!ing is. I wou!d !ace se!ecti$e rubbish containers in housing estates. I try to rotect the en$iron"ent. I try to recyc!e whate$er I can. I use on!y o(one and en$iron"ent#friend!y roducts. I use both sides of a er to write or rint on. Most $ehic!es run on etro! or gas. There are cars o erating with e!ectricity. I wou!d decrease the rice of un!eaded etro! to "oti$ate eo !e to choose un!eaded etro!. 1s for the !a+es, their 2ua!ity has been i" ro$ed recent!y. Ri$ers are in a worse situation, it they are o!!uted before f!owing into /ungary, we can't do too "uch. I thin+, stricter go$ern"ent !egis!ation shou!d ena!ise factories. The ena!ties "ust be increased so drastica!!y that is wou!d be "ore rofitab!e for co" anies to in$est in bui!ding waste treat"ent rocesses rather than ay fines. &arbage is co!!ected 23 a wee+. 4nfortunate!y there aren't enough se!ecti$e rubbish containers in our town. 5o!!ecting a er is $ery usefu!, because co!!ected a er can be recyc!ed. 1!"ost e$erything can be recyc!ed, !i+e !astic bott!es, a er, c!othes, cans and "eta!. Regarding the recyc!ing, eo !e shou!d get a refund and they shou!d be infor"ed about what they can do for the en$iron"ent. 4nfortunate!y, in /ungary there are on!y a few roducts with the !abe! en$iron"ent#friend!y roduct. I wou!d !i+e to choose these roducts. ,e, arents shou!d bring u en$iron"ent#"inded chi!dren. ,e shou!d set a good e3a" !e. /a(ardous waste is a to3ic by# roduct of industries which resents otentia! threat to eo !e or the en$iron"ent. Nuc!ear waste, batteries, so"e che"ica!s and so on are e3a" !es of this waste. There are co" anies that ta+e o$er the ha(ardous waste, trans ort, treat, store or dis ose these har"fu! by# roducts. I ha$e heard of so!ar energy, wind, tida! ower and geother"a! energy. Renewab!e energy sources generate e!ectricity in an en$iron"ent#friend!y way. These resources are re !aces natura!!y. 4nfortunate!y to set u so!ar ane!s is rather e3 ensi$e nowadays. %o!ar energy is

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used for heating houses and heating water. ,ind ower can be uti!ised in !aces where it is windy. Many eo !e o ose the" saying that they are noisy, cost!y, unre!iab!e and dangerous to birds. I ha$e heard about non#renewab!e energy sources, such as fossi! fue!s, that is oi!, gas and coa!, and wood. &reen eace is an internationa! organisation that fights for the rotection of the en$iron"ent and ta+es non#$io!ent action to achie$e its ai"s. I thin+, in rinci !e its ai"s are good but I don't a!ways !i+e their "ethods. I ha$e heard yet about the ,,6, na"ed ,or!d ,ide 6und. The giant anda is its e"b!e". They try to rotect the who!e earth. I +now so"e endangered s ecies, such as sea turt!es, wha!es, 1frican e!e hants and andas. I don't rea!!y !i+e ani"a!s in circuses and (oos, because I can on!y thin+ of how bad they "ust fee!. They are +e t in $ery s"a!! cages and in $ery bad conditions. The ani"a!s don't get ro er food and cages. I wou!d !i+e to go to a safari ar+, where the ani"a!s ha$e s ace to "o$e and are ta+en care of ro er!y. I a" shoc+ed, when I hear news about how bad!y eo !e treat their do"estic ani"a!s. It is horrib!e7 I wou!d $ery stric+!y ena!ise these heart!ess eo !e. I thin+ ha$ing est "eans a big res onsibi!ity. -ets need dai!y care and attention. 8ou ha$e to feed it, gi$e it to drin+, ta+e it to the $et. I a" $ery sad about a !ot of abandoned ets. I !i+e dogs and budgerigars. I can't ha$e a dog, because we !i$e in a f!at on the second f!oor. I a" going to buy two budgerigars in a et sho in 9a!aegers(eg. If I were to buy a dog, I wou!d turn to a et charity organisation. I so"eti"es buy organic food. I thin+ they are hea!thy because the roducers don't use any artificia! che"ica!s. In "ost of the cases they are e3 ensi$e. Nowadays "ore and "ore eo !e are a!!ergic, "y husband too. The "ain reason is o!!ution, the i""une syste" of eo !e is getting wea+er and wea+er. /ay fe$er is an a!!ergic reaction to o!!en that irritates the nose, eyes and throat. It is dangerous to sunbath at "idday, because the sun's u!tra$io!et radiation is the highest at that ti"e. The u!tra$io!et rays can cause s+in cancer and other diseases.