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Since the dawn of the industrial revolution, human kind has dramatically transformed societies in many regions of the world to meet the demands of a rapidly growing population. This has placed much stress on the environment and humans as well. There are two sides to the crisis that must be noted. Firstly, one must observe the impact of societal and human development on the environment, and secondly observe how the impacts we make are forced back upon humanity itself. For instance, the population expansion in the global north and south, has made poor countries more vulnerable to the impact of environmental damage. In these countries, the effects of environmental destruction pushes more and more people towards the poverty margin, and may lead to social unrest. The increased population worldwide, has accumulated pressure on all renewable resources, particularly fresh water, soil, forests, atmosphere, climate, and oceans. In turn, environmental destruction, may result in the reduction of the availability of natural resources for the consumption of the human kind. There is also the case of the building new infrastructure to sustain development in the north and south global hemispheres that has led to hazardous environmental disasters like oil spills in our oceans and increased green house gasses in our atmosphere.Furthermore, under developed nations are seen as the culprit for environmental destruction and often blamed for the outcome of man-made catastrophes. Therefore, I believe that it is unfair to blame marginalized countries as the main contributor to environmental destruction, as environmental degradation can be located in both developed and underdeveloped regions of the world.

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...ey wish to see. Developing nations produce much of the air pollution via factories and aging infrastructure, whereas the developed countries place their factories in third world countries for cheaper manufacturing. Furthermore poorer countries cannot afford greener technology to sustain their economy because of how costly new technology is. I believe that if humans started using environmentally efficient machinery at the beginning of the industrial revolution, we would not be facing the consequences we see today. I also believe that if large corporations became leaders in combating environmental pollution, more individuals would be influenced to participate in environmental protection. It is important to note that developed and developing countries are both responsible for environmental degradation. A single fault cannot be placed on one person, we are all to blame.