In the last 10 years, the phenomenon known as acid rain has become recognized both in the United States and Europe as a major environmental danger. Acid rain has brought devastation to thousands of lakes and streams in the U.S. and Canada such as the Colorado Rockies. Some aquatic systems have become so acidic that they are effectively dead. In others, fish struggle to survive. Acid rain damage in the U.S. alone is estimated …showed first 75 words of 1528 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1528 total…effective national controls. To deal in the long run with acid rain and the related problem of global warming known a the greenhouse effect, it will be necessary to make a transition away from dependence on fossil fuels and toward alternative energy sources. Cooperative efforts with industry to expand the kind of energy initiatives that EDF pioneered in California will be urgently needed as the nation--and the world--begin to make this complex transition. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**