Contemporary Issues
Modern issues within Environmental Philosophy mimmick those issues within most environmental activism. Discoursed issues relate to the depletion of finite resources and other harmful and permanent effects brought on to the environment by humans. Some of these issues are:
- Overfished oceans
- Pesticides in ground and water
- Ozone holes
- Rising extinction rates
- Deforestation
- Pollutants in atmosphere (Such as Carbon-Dioxide)
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