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Overwhelming Earth Humans are Flipping the Switch of Destruction By Elleh, Dylan and Emily Human needs should not out way the need to preserve ecosystems.

When you think of environment destruction by humans, people immediately think of deforestation. The truth is there are so many other ways that humans can effect the Earth. People change the Earth with cities, logging, and even everyday things like cars can effect the Earth majorly; one car emits 12,000 __pounds__ of carbon dioxide a year. Deforestation can eliminate large populations of animals, and even people's homes.In between May 2000 and August 2006, Brazil lost 150,000squre kilometers of forest; That's about the size of __Greece.__ Cities like Mexico City are so overcrowded with people and cars that breathing the air can be like smoking __three__ packs of __cigarettes__ a day. Dams that are being built affect wildlife and how rivers get to the sea. In July of 2010, the oil spill in Mexico decreased many populations of sea life, and affected surrounding life such as fish, birds, turtles,marine mammals, and humans who made a living from fishing. It was the worst environmental disaster in U.S history. Humans have been growing so much in population and in technology, that even simple mistakes can have a large impact on the Earth, wildlife, and humans themselves.