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Acid Rain Pollution of the Great Lakes Extraction of the Canadian Shield Deforestation and the Timber Industry
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Acid Rain – rain that is polluted by gases released in the air by the burning of fossil fuels like coal or oil
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Polluted farmland and dying trees Dead plants and fish in lakes Damage to buildings Leads to lower profits because industry is effected
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Stricter emissions standards Encourage people to use busses, trains, bikes Environmental standards for factories Must work with US – pollution travels both ways
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Pollution of the Great Lakes -Dumping of trash and chemicals led to high levels of pollution in the Great Lakes
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Animals and plants killed Fish unsafe for eating
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Canada and US working together Cleaner factories No more dumping pollution in the lakes
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Extraction of Canadian Shield - Taking mineral from the Canadian Shield
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Blasting and digging damaging environment Mining releases harmful chemicals into air creating air pollution and acid rain
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Reduce the amount of mining allowed on the shield Set aside protected areas for parks
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Deforestation and the Timber Industry - Trees in a forest being cut down/destroyed faster than they can grow back.
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Land cannot be used as farmland and causes flooding Kills animals
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Government and timber industry working together Setting up protected lands and parks Planting trees
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