We are polluting the earth. We need to stop polluting the earth. Why? Because the pollution effects over 100 million people.
Water Pollution
Water pollution is a type of pollution. Cargo ships and Cruise liners have dumped 14 billion pounds of garbage into the ocean, most of it is plastic. Thousands and thousands of marine animals die by mistakenly plastic bags that resemble jellyfish. Harmful materials that are thrown into the ocean are: Plastic bags, bottles, metals, soda cans, and fishing gear. Try to volunteer at beach cleanups. Cleanups can save animals' lives and stop people from littering in the future. |
Air Pollution
Air pollution is another type of pollution. Almost a third of San Fransisco's air pollution comes from China. People who live in polluted areas have a 20 % higher risk of lung cancer than people who live in less polluted areas.
People have estimated that we breathe 20,000 liters of air each day. The more polluted the air is, the more we breathe dangerous chemicals into our lungs. Here are some links to find more about pollution: eschooltoday.com/pollution/air-pollution/air-pollution-facts.html. 22 things we can do... Do something .org/facts/facts-about-pollution |
Recycling
We can help the earth by Recycling.
Chose to reuse shopping bags and bottled waters. Bring a to-go mug to restaurants so we can reduce lid, plastic cups, and plastic lined cups. Then there won't be so much plastic. Recycling a single Sunday New York Times would save 75,000 trees. If we recycled all the newspaper, it would save 250,000,000 trees. |