EPA

Prior to the 1920’s, very few people were aware of the term or concept “biosphere”, and prior to the 1960’s minimal people knew the term “environment”. Beginning around the 1930’s, literature concerning this topic began to appear. Up until this time Americans thought of the natural world as being a storehouse of raw materials intended for human economic purposes. In the late 60’s, Americans began to recognize an emerging crisis. They had seen firsthand serious …

…as much as I agree with both sides, I have to say that the responsibility always points to one person. You. You are the only person who can change the sorry state our natural environment is in. by making simple changes in your everyday life, the ozone might slow down it’s depletion. Or global warming might be put off for a few hours. By simply carpooling to work everyday you can make a difference.