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Something I hadn't specifically seen mentioned yet was the desruction of wetlands. Draining them and paving them over so there can be another mall or condo complex. neutral

Also, my area, there is one family that owns most of the car dealerships in the area. (my dad works for them). They frequently use their private plane, even to fly to Chicago, which I'm sure can be reached by train much cheaper, and with less pollution (It's 1 1/2 hours by car)

Then, theres the sadness I read about in National Geographic. On remote Hawaiian islands that are off limits to people because of their unique species, there is litter ranging from TV screens to nets. All things that have fallen off of ships and have washed ashore.

heart Thankies!

Alot of things...but I think the thing that bugs me the most is polution.

Hopefully they did a good job!

The person who owns the place said he will so ya, I hope it goes well.

Nascar. Bloody pointless in my opinion.

My least favorite thing is urban sprawl. We're clear-cutting forests left and right, and we seem to have no inkling that if we keep cutting, forests will eventually disappear. I saw a video about the clear-cutting of Oregon's ancient forests, and the loggers kept saying, "The trees have always been here and they always will." It really boggles my mind that someone could say that when you can see the bald mountains.

What I really dislike about urban sprawl is what it does to the wildlife. Of course, I hate clear cutting as well, I can see those bald mountains that you speak of from most places in my hometown (where I currently am! YAY for home!), but people's reaction to wildlife showing up when we've removed their habitat just baffles me. As the urban boundries grow and grow, the animals have no where left to live, so they move into the cities and adapt to city life. People are all confused when they see a Coyote running around through the suburbs of Portland, but where did you think they would end up, when you took over their habitat?
In my neighborhood Coyotes are considered a nuisance, as are the deer, since they wander through people's yards and eat their flowers. We also have bobcats, elk, all sorts of little furry rodents and birds, and a cougar (though I haven't heard any spottings of her lately. Could be she just moved to a different part of her hunting ground for a while). People freak out about the wildlife "invading" their homes, but really, what have we done?