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UNIT 11 Acting Today for Tomorrow Protecting the natural environment, the ecology of a country, is a major concern for every country these days. It is mandatory not to minimize the importance of clean air, clean water, and clean land. It is a sad commentary on todays society that industries have been permitted to contaminate our natural surroundings. A dreadful discrepancy exists between the importance placed on economic development and the protection of the environments heritage. If allowed to proceed unchecked, the public will eventually inherit a major catastrophe. Even countries who practice strict pollution control measures may still be affected by countries adjacent to or adjoining them, when air pollution permeates the air. It is important for media coverage to compile accurate data to enable the public to boycott increased irresponsible industrialization. To disguise the peoples safety calling it progress will eventually lead to many casualties. Canada has a land and water mass of 9 970 610 km2, with a population of 30 million people. This is a country where the ratio of people compared to the mass of the land is very low. Can you conceive that in such a gigantic land that a garbage problem exists? I wish that I could reassure you that the answer is in the negative. The commodity most needed to address this problem is space. However, as urban areas grow, the abundance of waste also increases. Where once ample disposal sites were available, now every municipal government is scrambling to comply with and uphold local and national health regulations. Large metropolitan cities are having an especially difficult time. Local recycling programs have been authorized in many localities to safeguard the countrys ecology. | 
