Earth and Animals

I was just being forced to rake some leaves up in the back yard when I came up with the idea of this soapbox. Here you'll find several reasons why leaf raking is not only boring, but a disadvantage to the Earth.

-OK, first off, leaves are obviously biodegradable. So if we left the leaves alone they would slowly degrade. They would make the grass greener, the soil richer, and even make everything slightly healthier for the animals!
-Unfortunately many people don't do that. They break their backs raking up those poor leaves and burn them, which obviously isn't very good for the environment.
-Also,...

Ok, basically, this is just a basic article about the environment. I'll cover three main topics:
1. Why we need the environment
2. What damages the environment are having
3. How can we help to solve those problems.

Why do we need the environment?
1. We LIVE in it- We need the environment as much as the environment needs us and we live in it, therefore if you don't want humanity to end, keep the environment safe in order for us to live and the environment to live. If Earth provided us with things to keep us living, how can we repay?

2. Resources and Needs- Since we live in it, we get the resources...