Imagine a world full of high technology machines. Robots doing the chores for us, cars flying in the air. Such an exciting and fun cite indeed. At the rate our technology is going today, this may not be a far-fetched future for us. Today we have phones that can connect to any phone in the world, clearly and we could even see whom we are speaking to. We use microwave ovens that could cook food in minutes rather than in hours. There are virtual cars that student drivers could use to test their skills without harming any passersby.
             Surely this is overwhelming to all of us but have we considered contemplating on what we have to pay for these luxuries. The Pasig river used to be a vital ecosystem for marine life and a source of food for Pasiguenos. Tons and tons of fish used to be gathered from the river. Women even used to wash their clothes there. It was such a lovely sight indeed. But what have we done to it. Now it is a waste basin for thousands of houses and factories lining up the river. The river once filled with life is now lined up with garbage that we recklessly threw in it. The deep flowing fresh water, which was even drinkable before, is now a bed of mud, slime, oil and other chemicals that are not only coming form the households but also from the factories as well. These industrial factories are the ones that provide manufacturers with the much needed resource to make the technological gizmos we have today. The wastes they gather from the resource are dumped into the river, including the heat they generate from the combustion chambers they use.
             But this is just one of the problems we face for these factories are also a major source of global warming. Tons and tons of carbon dioxide are emitted into the atmosphere by their fumes. If only there were enough trees to counter these exhaust of carbon dioxide but due to industrialization acres of forests are destroyed. In place of the trees are factories and power plants that pro...