Environmental Crisis

The Environmental Crisis is it real? IN the section “ The Environmental Crisis is it real?” the author Barbara Ruben tries to explain why media coverage of the environmental situation has been skewed. In the early 90’s there was an “environmental backlash” in the media that tried to downplay the environmental situation. Some articles and books would twist science to their advantage proving their point, using phrases like “some scientists say” or “experts agree” to support …

…emergence of new technologies that magnify our negative effect of people on the environment. Through the use of technology we see our role in the environment as one without concern for the consequences. For instance we pollute a large percent of the scarcely available fresh water with toxins and human waste. Gore proposes a responsible and reasonable slowing of the population growth and that we find a more efficient way of using our water supply.