ike the land. Pollution spreads beyond the borders of any country,
             and as such, no one region can solve the problem alone. In some developing
             nations, there are areas that people and animals cannot live in for extended
             One visitor to the Romanian 'black town' of Cops Mica noted that "the
             trees and grass are so stained by soot that they look as if they had been soaked
             in ink." A local doctor reported that even horses can stay only for two years in
             the town; "then they have to be taken away, or else they will die" (Gore 81).
             There are many reasons that pollution has come to the foreground of
             twentieth century politics. The most important is the effect it has on human
             life. This does not place the effects that it has on our natural environment as
             secondary, however, it seems that unless we as human beings are directly
             affected, we tend to look the other way.
             The EPA's 1990 report on urban air quality trends estimates that over
             100 million Americans live in areas where pollution exceeds federal air quality
             standards, as well air pollution is responsible for more then 50,000 to 60,000
             premature deaths each year (Bryner, 3)
             Air pollution is also the main cause of global warming and the
             depletion of the ozone layer. If the earth's temperature rises by a mere five
             degrees, the resulting catastrophe would be immeasurable. It is important to
             realize that global warming is a direct result of the depletion of ozone in the
             "A greater variety of greenhouse gases are created by a myriad of
             essential human activities, including the generation of power, industrial
             production, transportation, agriculture and forestry. Mitigating climate change
             will require major changes in life-style, especially those that consume large
             amounts of fossil fuels" (Vig and Kraft 313).
             We can see that no matter where we look, air pollution has come to
             occupy a major part in our d...