1.CareforOurMotherEarth(Dr.McKinleyofAwarenessMagazineinterviewsagroupofexpertsonenvironmentalissues.)Dr.McKinley:Whatdoyouthinkisthebiggest1._________totheenvironmenttoday?AmanMotwane:Thebiggestthreattoourenvironmenttodayisthewaywe,ashumanbeings,seeourenvironment.Howweseeourenvironment2.________ourwholeworld.Mostofusseeeverythingasindependentfromoneanother.Butthe3.________isthateverythingispartofoneinterconnected,interrelatedwhole.Forexample,atreemayappear4.________,butinfactitaffectsandisaffectedbyeverythinginitsenvironment—sunshine,rain,wind,birds,minerals,otherplantsandtrees,you,me.Thetreeshapesthewindthatblowsaroundit;itisalsoshapedbythatwind.Lookatthe5.__________betweenthetreeanditsenvironmentandyouwillseethefutureofthetree.Mostofusareblindtothisinterconnectednessofeverything.Thisiswhywedon'tseethe6.__________ofouractions.Itistimeforeachofustoopenoureyesandseetheworldasit7.________is—onecompletewholewhereeverycausehasan8.________.Dr.McKinley:HelloDr.Semkiw.Inyourresearch,whatenvironmentalissuesdoyoufindmostpressing?WalterSemkiw:9____________________________________________________________________.Mankindhasnowcutdownhalfofthetreesthatexisted10,000yearsago.Thelossoftreesupsetstheecosystemastreesarenecessarytobuildtopsoil,maintainrainfallindryclimates,purifyundergroundwaterandtoconvertcarbondioxidetooxygen.10.___________________________________________________________________________.Theevaporatedwaterthenreturnsasrain,whichisvitaltoareasthatarenaturallydry.Areasdownwindofdeforestedlandslosethissourceofrainfallandtransformintodeserts.11.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.Carbondioxideandothergreenhousegassesthenresultinginthetrapheat,resultinginwarmingofouratmosphere.Dr.McKinley:Mr.Nacson,thanksforparticipatingallthewayfromAustralia!WhatdoyousuggestthereadersofAwarenessMagazinecandotohelptheenvironmentalproblem?LeonNacson:Thesimplestwaytohelptheenvironmentisnottoimpactonit.Treadaslightlyasyoucan,takingaslittleaspossible,andputtingbackasmuchasyoucan.Dr.McKinley:Whatisyourspecificareaofconcernregardingthecurrentandfuturestateoftheenvironment?LeonNacson:AirandwaterpollutionareourNumberOnepriorities.Itishardtounderstandthatwearepollutingtheairwebreatheandthewaterwedrink.Thesearetwoelementsthatarenotinexhaustible,andwemustrealizethatoncewereachthepointofnoreturn,therewillbenothingleftforfuturegenerations.Dr.McKinley:Mr.Desai,whatanhonoritistohavethisopportunitytointerviewyou.Canyoupleaseshareyourwisdomwithourreadersandtelluswhereyouseetheenvironmentalcrisisheading?AmritDesai:Wearenotseparatefromtheproblem.Wearetheproblem.Welivedividedlives.Ononehand,weaskindustriestosupportourgreedformoreandmoreconveniences,comfortandpossessions.Wehavebecomeaddictedconsumers,whichcausesindustrialwaste.Atthesametime,weignoreourconnectionbetweenourdemandsandtheexploitationofMotherEarth.Whenwearegreedyformorethanwhatweneedforourwellbeing,wealwaysabusetheresourcesofourbodyandtheearth.WearenurturedbythehealthyconditionofMotherEarth.Inhumans,ifthemotherisailing,thechildsuffers.Wearethecauseoftheailingplanetandwearethevictims.Dr.McKinley:Inclosing,Ithankalloftheparticipants.IhavelearnedagreatdealaboutwhatIcandoasanindividualtohelptheenvironment.IhopetheseinterviewsencouragethereadersofAware...
