Dependence of Men on the Environment

What are we doing to Ourselves

Brenda Alexander

Science 207: Dependence of Men on the Environment

Instructor: Christy Franklin

August 20, 2012

Our growing population on this planet is increasing at a remarkable rate, at which items are consumed and produced has increased rapidly, to meet the needs of the people. With this the consumption and production, the people demand and others supply. Failing to bring population growth and over-consumption under control the number of people on Earth is expected to grow from 6.5 billion today to 9 billion by the second half of the 21st century (Turk, 2011). Then we will inhabit a planet where life becomes increasingly untenable because of two looming crises: global heating, and the degradation of the natural systems on which we all depend (Turk, 2011). .Consuming food and the manner in which our society is producing it, it will become unbalanced in the near future.

In terms of production and consumption, production is what is made and consumption is what is used. Production is the supply, and consumption is the demand... Our society has over the years, increased the demand for fuel, consuming so much that the demand has rose, to prices that some say they cannot afford.

There are a few reasons why the price of crude oil is rising. The demand from countries that haven't used very much oil in the past, such as China. Also, instability in the Middle East means recent output from countries like Libya and Iran has been unpredictable or low. The Middle East produces a lot of the world's oil and less oil means higher prices. Currently, the United States' demand for oil is down and production of oil is up. These factors would normally make prices go down. However, demand for oil in emerging markets like China is so high that it overcomes these market forces (usa.gov).

The demand for crude oil is so high in demand across the world that there never will be a solution to the problem. To lower the demand, the auto industries have tried to produce autos that have higher gas mileage; this effort has given the former laid off auto workers jobs to come back to. To lower the demand even more, the industries are producing electric autos, running on little or no fuel.

The biggest demand not is the demand of the housing market. People are losing their homes to foreclosure, and needing somewhere to now live. Is low demand or poor supply the biggest cause for concern in the current housing market? Of course, one of the biggest problems facing the U.S. housing market right now is that there aren't enough buyers for homes. Mortgage rates are hovering near their lowest levels in most Americans' adult lifetimes, but demand is anemic.

"Housing is different. There are many unique types and styles of housing, some of which are more desirable than others. When demand for housing rises in a neighborhood, rents will rise, regardless of the type