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= __Global Warming__ =

Global warming is one of the many problems with our environment and also the most serious problem we have to face. We can stop it by increasing energy efficiency, decrease the burning of fossil fuels, and increase the use of natural energy like sol ar power, and wind power. If we don't attempt to stop it we will be affected tremendously by it.

== =__Toxics __ = T he most simple toxic is cigarette smoke. It causes 87% of all lung cancer cases and can cause other cancers, think about the other toxics that pollute our planet. If you smoke all you have to do is quit smoking, its not easy but you can cut your chances of getting lung cancer, or if your friend smokes tell them not to smoke near you. One type of toxic that we can stop is fertilizer run offs. They run into rivers or seep into the ground a nd destroy water underground. We have to slow down power plants because they cause thermal pollution. Deforestation is another cause of thermal pollution and that effects us enormously. We don't need to be cutting down all the trees, we're destroying animals habitat's and destroying ecosystems. There are many types of pollution and we can stop it if we just do something about it.

= = =__Genetic Engineering __ =  With genetic engineering people think it is good because they can create types of food, and animals by just just genetically engineering them. But it really isn't that good and is very dangerous because when they are doing gene therapy they use a virus as a vector to just get the genes inside and because of this there were several deaths due to it. There are many bad things that come with genetic engineering such as bad side effects, food allergies, could kill animals, spread disease, and even destroy livestock. I don't think people would want to eat food made in a lab. Really there is no way to stop genetic engineering except to just stay away from anything thats is genetically made. There will always be people thinking that it is good and people that don't like it.