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Major environmental devastation is the direct result of human activities. Through the burning of fossil fuels, humans are unintentionally producing acid rain. The sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides released from the fossil fuels mix with water, oxygen, and other substances in the atmosphere to create consequential solutions that are spread over miles. Some negative effects of acid rain include aluminum absorption in water (making a toxic environment for aquatic animals), disruption of the food chain (aquatic deaths result in bird deaths, etc.), the robbing of essential nutrients in soil (kills trees), and the deterioration of vegetation's ability to withstand extreme conditions. In order to prevent ecological disaster, it is required that humans stop the burning of fossil fuels. Governments have attempted to use an alternative source for energy, but the harmful effects of the fossil fuel use have yet to wear off. By the conservation of energy, individuals can help stop the destruction of the planet.