All three articles relating to pollution brought up some interesting and in some cases alarming facts and ideas. The first piece by Hilary French made me realize that although we have taken pollution into consideration as a potential problem, few have failed to realize all of the detrimental affects it is having on humans as well as other organisms. We keep trying to fix the problem of pollution by fixing the effects of pollution such as trying to lessen the toxins in the air by burning more energy efficient fuels rather than trying to use less fossil fuels all together. We are constantly treating the symptoms of the problem rather than tackling the much greater threat: the disease itself. Right now, pollution is not creating large enough waves to be overtly detected and it is relatively easy to ignore or forget about. The problem with ignoring the minor issues or only treating the issues as they arise is that eventually the problem will become so great that it will be virtually impossible to rectify the problem. So much pollution will have built up in the air that the damage will be irreversible and the effects will be catastrophic. Pollution is like an infection. If we choose to ignore the minor symptoms of the disease and simply dismiss them as little problems, those symptoms will continue to worsen as the infection progresses. When the symptoms finally become extreme enough to be a real threat, it will be too late. The infection will have affected everything and sepsis will result. We need to treat the problem of pollution now while it is still small enough that the effects can be rectified and changes can be made to better the situation.