Thursday, May 28, 2009

Pollution by spilling oil

Mexico and its population face many environmental problems. One of them, the most important, is pollution of resources such as air, soil and water. Big spilling of petroleum causes it. In the same way, when soil is affected, flora and fauna is damaged too. Soil become infertile and crops don’t yield enough. Many crops are scratched and farmers become angry because they lose their harvest. Also, many people become sick because they drink unclean water. On the other hand, this activity, which causes pollution, is the most significant to Mexico. Economic growth of my country depends on petroleum although it has other resources. There are a lot of businesses on this activity and many people have jobs from it. The government can run projects about education, roads and health, and decrease the poverty and so on from this action. To sum up, the pollution caused by this economic project is too large and it is necessary to solve it. Moreover, it is possible to run this kind of project related with oil, but it is necessary to take care of the environment too.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Ozone layer, Global warming and Montreal Protocol

In Stephen Leahy’s article “Climate Change: Chemical lobby weakening ozone treaty,” he depicts relevant information about Montreal Protocol which is a significant agreement among many countries such as Argentina, The United States, and Canada. First of all, the actions of the protocol have helped to reduce the destruction of the ozone layer, so the ultraviolet radiation is less intense today. Some chemicals which damage the ozone layer and which have a negative effect on climate have been substituted for new chemicals. But the new chemicals cause other problems such as being a the greenhouse gas and causing global warming. Therefore, skin cancer in humans has maintained its rate even though the problem continues yet. Flora and fauna have continued their course. To sum up, the protocol has carried out activities to defend the environment, and it produce benefits to populations such as people, flora and fauna.

Is the Montreal protocol a good idea? Because some countries around the world are not aware about this topic, many bad situations have not been solved. I know a little about this problem and its impact on the environment. However, I agree with the measures being taken by the protocol, because these are helping to improve the people’s health, decrease damage to nature, and give a new approach to the economy.

First of all, the Montreal Protocol increased people’s health. There are a lot of cases of skin cancer, and many people are dying. For instance, in the US this is a serious problem because many people have become sick with this kind of cancer (Leahy 2009). In contrast, the new generations of individuals will not have skin cancer, because the effect of the ultraviolet radiation has been normalized.

Also, Montreal Protocol has decreased damage to nature. Soil can support the agricultural use. For example, plants have good development, so they produce many foods. We can grow different crops that are useful to people. Fauna is preserved, and it gives well-being to the environment. As a result, there are many advantages from the protocol.

In addition, the Montreal Protocol gave a new approach to the economy. Chemicals that were been utilized in big companies have been eliminated and modified. These modified substances are according to the protocol to conserve the ecosystem without forgetting the economic development. Consequently, the global economy can be better with damaging the nature.

In summary, the Montreal Protocol is a huge agreement, because it is stopping collateral effects by controlling use of some chemicals, allowing development of society, plant and animals, and the countries’ economy. The governments will encourage this kind of agreement in order to take care of the world, upon whom life depends.

REFERENCES

Leahy, S. (2008, September 16). Climate change: Chemical Lobby Weakening Ozone

Treaty. Ips News. Retrieved May 21, 2009, from http://www.ipsnews.net/new.asp.

Thursday, May 21, 2009

The biggest Problem aroud the world

Today, there are many issues around the world such as social, economical and environmental problems. However, from my point of view, I think that the most important issue is scientific research. If we develop scientific and technological investigation, we will be able to deal with problems related with food, diseases and the environment. First of all, we can improve the harvest from crops by using new technologies. For example, the transgenic crops can produce a huge quantity of fruit. Second, scientific research helps us to discover new medicines, which can control dangerous diseases. Also, the problem about the hole in the ozone layer was discovered by scientific research. Mario Molina, a chemical researcher, won the Nobel award for his investigations about this problem. In conclusion, it is necessary to do scientific investigation because it helps us to solve many problems around the world.