The environment is one of the only problems in the world that everyone agrees should be protected and solved. The environment certainly needs to be protected, but society is focusing on the wrong things. They focus on increasing CO² levels and melting polar ice caps. Ice sheets are not disappearing, so instead of focusing on ice sheets, society should focus on protecting the environment from oil spills, toxic waste spills, and other environmental hazards. CO² levels are healthy for humans and plant life, so instead of blaming healthy greenhouse gases for the world's problems, perhaps we should think about how to address the increase in greenhouse gases harmful greenhouses that damage the earth. As a society, we focus on the less important problems. If we spent just a little more time on the real problems, maybe the problems would already be solved.