Environment - Dr. Nancy Mroczek, PhD

The pain of EXTINCTION

Say No To Plastic

WWF EU on Twitter: "Plastic pollution is a major threat to #OurOcean and wildlife, but we can all make a difference! Here are 8 eco-friendly swaps to help you #ReduceYourUse and #BeatPlasticPollution — **Source**: WWF **Note**: Beyond the lifecycle, the very manufacturing and use of plastic (eg, food containment, clothing, vinyl products, ethers of plastic), etc, etc, is harmful to your body and to the environment.

Air Pollution/Industry/Volcanoes

grayscale photo of clouds over trees and plants

Rocket Pollution/Planes

Animal & Plant Extinction

macro photography of elephant face — **Note**: Only 40,000-50,000 elephant species are left in the wild, according to the WWF, making them officially endangered (among many other animals that are facing increasing threats).

Oil Spills

Nuclear Radiation

Nuclear Waste

Genetic Engineering

green grass on brown soil during daytime

Gulf Of Mexico: Still Facing Threats

Oil in the Gulf of Mexico — **Source**: publicintelligence.net **Note:** The Gulf Of Mexico continues to suffer pollution, is still plagued by sickness to wildlife and humans – all because of the deepwater oil spill – 2010. The Gulf overall is in damaged and perilous condition.

Dirty Water

Extreme Cold

Extreme Heat

Heat waves and climate change: Is there a connection? » Yale Climate Connections — **Source**: yaleclimateconnections.org

Extreme Wind

Deforestation

Drought/Water Scarcity

Flood

Fire

Electromagnetic Pollution

Cancer, cancer, everywhere and not a human to know better.

Ocean Pollution

Why should we care about the ocean? — **Source**: oceanservice.noaa.gov

Pesticides & Herbicides

Farmer spraying pesticide – You eat this stuff everyday

Trash

Some Of Many Detrimental Chemicals

**Source**: The Atlantic **Note**: There are many other harmful chemicals not shown on the above image, such as benzene.

Paper Waste

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is 13cli-recycling-facility-articleLarge.jpg — **Source**: New York Times–“Your Recycling Gets Recycled, Right?” **Note:** **These are trees**, ladies and gentlemen, – trees — Ditto for paper towels, paper bags, paper for food takeout, etc.

Alternatives To Meat

Other of the many hazards impinging on us all around…

Solar panels covering the natural earth, depleting soil quality & life, overheating locales, killing birds, etc; human overpopulation while natural life-sustaining resources dwindle; threats to food security from pesticides & herbicides resulting in diminishing returns, low value nutrition, organismic harm; recycling overload – itself bagged in MORE PLASTIC – (stop packaging to begin with); chemicals sent into the atmosphere to effect weather; chemtrails; synthetic materials everywhere which degrade organismic life through breathing, touching, tasting, ingesting; widespread use of phthalates; experimental pathogens…
The list goes on & on…