Introduction
We
feel that the world needs a plan to save itself, because
virtually every square foot on Earth has an amount of man
made pollution on it, this is why we chose to study pollution.
It is really important that we start to clean up our world,
not meaning that one person has to clean up the whole world,
just clean up around your neighbourhood. If everybody would
pitch in,we could clean our parks and streets (this also
means that we would have to go just a little out of our
way to get that paper bag or can in the trash).
Also
we must do something about the factories that give off so
much pollution to the air, oceans, lakes and hurt many fish
and animals. This is why, in our project, we will hear about
some of the solutions already happening and some that may
be possible if we put our heads together.
Research
News
Article 1
This
article is taking place in Lima, Peru. The problem is that
the streets there are very polluted. The kids there are
doing their best to clean it up and it is working a great
deal. As of today the streets there are much cleaner.
News
Article 2
In
this article it talks about global warming and how Canada
ranks worst in plans to save the environment. Global warming
occurs everywhere on Earth, but more in some places than
others. Everybody is affected by global warming because
it's global! This is why we have to wear so much sun screen
or else get bad burns, even on an average day!
In
order to stop global warming we must stop polluting the
air with greenhouse gases (like CO2). These gases act like
a blanket around the Earth's surface, raising it's temperature.
But power companies, coal miners, a powerful international
lobby of industrialists, and others argue that high reductions
will hurt the world's economies.
The
United Nations has an Earth watch committee to notify governments
of their country's environmental condition.
News
Article 3
In
this article, global warming is the main issue. Of course
global warming is occurring everywhere, that's why it is
called global! Global warming affects everyone, but is worse
in different parts of the Earth. For instance, in Somalia
they are getting floods and in Canada we are relieving scorching
summers.
Also,
in the article it adds that developing countries must help
Third World countries switch to cleaner fuels and efficient
technologies. Although not stated in the article, the U.N.
has many environmental agencies. A group has been formed
by many negotiators from different countries to discuss
plans to save the world.
News
Article 4
This
article's problem is taking place in Ottawa and is about
greenhouse emissions . The great number of greenhouse emissions
in the air are polluting and causing global warming.. Groups
there, are doing their best to make speeches to get people
more aware of the problem. To get people to organise more
car pools and to use their cars less are some of the points
these groups are trying to put forth to the people. (like
when the store is 5 minutes walking and you take a car).
News
Article 5
The
problem is about global warming created by man made gases.
It is occurring mostly in poorer countries). Poorer countries
are affected more because they don't have environmentalists
and clean up crews. In Somalia massive floods are killing
families and turning fertile farm land into desert. Killer
storms are spreading diseases far beyond the hot zones that
started them.
Earthwatch
systems are measuring the Earth's atmosphere and collecting
information on which to base international action. Programs
are warning governments about the excess gases let out by
certain plants so they can close them or clean them up.
Earthwatch so happens to be a U.N. (United Nations) agency
in the UNEP department. Other groups are surely involved
as well but are unknown.
Response
Pollution
is one of Earth's biggest problems, it is either a type
of gas or some type of candy wrapper or can. The solutions
that are being tried are many people and groups that convince
people to think twice about polluting the earth. Most of
these groups are very successful but some people just don't
care about the Earth. In our opinion, there should be a
bigger fine for littering or for some people, if very serious,
be sent to jail. But if everyone could pick up some garbage
once in a while the world could be much cleaner.
So
be alert, if you see some trash pick it up and don't be
a litterbug!!
