Littering

The environmental issue of littering is becoming a major problem in America today. About 85% of littering is the result of individual attitudes (“How”). Even though littering may not seem like a big problem to some people it affects our water, air, animals & soil.

            Americas waste / plastic industry manages 250 million tons of household and other municipal solid waste. On average an American discards 4 pounds or waste everyday more than half are plastics. Some people have different views on littering, why litter when statistics say 83% of the time the person involved in littering I close enough to just dispose of the waste. Studies show since 04’ littering Is up 21% considering the campaigns against littering it could be a lot worse.

            In some cities recycling bins and city trash cans are given in efforts to try and help the quickly arising problem. Some people figure there is no point in recycling or throwing trash in the trash can. States even go as far as to give money back by the pounds of plastic bottles turned in. The real issue is the danger and at risk factor we put our environment and earth. The amount of waste produced could be cut down a chunk if people would all get on the same page about the issue. Due to the littering animal environments and even our oceans are taking a big hit animals are dying from eating plastic and metal discarded into lakes and oceans. If the littering keep up the chances of Americans losing the upper hand on the fight will sky rocket.

            In America today there are some very serious organizations helping fight against the problem. NOWPAP is a non profit orginzation thats mainlyhelps fight against the littering in watters but also has expanded to the land issues aswell. Green Eco is another helping in the fight against the litter out break. Their aremany other groups that helpfight against the problembut individually amercians as a whole need toallstpup and accept the challange. Rite now across america there is not enough being done to help prevent the growing issue. Not even half the United States citizens recycle shows how much of an issue it is to most. What needs to happen is citizens need to sign a contract saying theywill dispose of a certian amount of plastic, paper and metal to help keep the number low in the littering problem.

            The U.S should spend as much money as it takes to get tis issue under control. The same way america deals with smaller scale issues such as passing laws on drinking age and tobacco purchase age. Money goes toward those issues so money can be put toward saving our planet and keeping our enviroment clean. Lookin at the big picture the U.S spends money on many of things that are pointless and or earth should not be a debate money should automaticall go toward the programs and ways to help out.

            With the already out of control littering problem we have in america consequences increase as the days go on. Our enviroment is suffering in ever way possible, the continuing and dileberate ignoring of the issue willonly make things worse. There aremany ways you can help out only if its as simple as picking up a piece of trash or recycling bottles any little thing amounts to somthing big in the long run. With nothing done our waste system could be the same as a third world country’s waste system and could bring many more diseases and illnesses fromun sanitary conditions.

Carbon Footprint

Carbon footprint is the measurement of all greenhouse gases we individually produce of Carbon Dioxide. Carbon footprint is polluting our atmosphere and depleting our ozone layers. Reducing carbon footprint is the most essential step we can take to better the climate change and live in a safer environment.

            Carbon footprint has two different parts. One part is primary footprint a measure of our direct emissions of CO2 from the burning of fossil fuels including domestic energy consumption and transportation. We have direct control of these. The second part is secondary footprint is a measurement of the indirect CO2 emissions from the whole lifecycle of products we use. The more we buy the more emissions will be caused on our behalf. Some of primary footprints are home gases, oil, coal, electricity, private transport, public transport, holiday lights. Some of secondary footprints are financial services, share of public services, car manufactures, clothes and personal effects.

Due to individual actions, carbon footprint is linked to the climate crisis we are facing.  We emit carbon footprints through the things we do on a daily basis.  One of the things we do the most that creates carbon footprint is driving.  Every time you drive the engine burns fuel, and it produces carbon dioxide, which leaves carbon footprint.  The emission of carbon dioxide depends on the distance you drive; the more you drive the more the carbon footprints. Another thing we do, especially in the winter, that causes carbon footprint, is heat your house with electricity.  The generation of electrical power can also emit carbon dioxide.  These daily activities that we do are tearing our climate apart.

Reducing the emission of carbon dioxide is the most essential thing we can do to better our environment.  There are simple steps we can take in our daily lives to reduce carbon footprints.  When you are at home, you can turn down your heat by just one or two degrees.  You can also set your heat to automatically turn on and off when necessary.  This will help reduce the leak of carbon dioxide.  Another thing you can do is carpool.  Riding with some one else will reduce carbon footprint because the less you drive, the less the carbon leak.  Simple things like these will help better our climate.

A carbon footprint is the measure of the amount of greenhouse gases, measured in units of carbon dioxide, produced by human activities.  Carbon footprint is tearing apart our environment, and messing with the climate change. Reducing the leak of carbon footprint is the best thing we can do to help better our environment.  We need to do the best we can to help our environment.

Carbon Footprint PSA

Enviornmental Effects of Natural Disasters

Have you ever been in a natural disaster? Since the early days of immigration, these events have been frequently occurring. Everything from the economy to the environment has been harshly affected. Some of the industrialized activities that the United States does increases the intensity and frequency of all natural disasters at every and any level. The natural disasters have somewhat had a significant effect on the eco-system. In fact, the effect has grown so much that, environmental losses have transpired. One by one, we can prevent the events from conquering the world and the after effects it has.

First off, natural disasters are huge, but do they really begin that big? Pollution plays a major role in the natural disasters. The contamination the pollution carries, according to Wikipedia, states, “The industrial revolution was when pollution became a danger to the environment.” Like, for example, smog, making hurricanes increase their size, and speed due to oil dumping in certain areas. Also, stated on Digg.com, “Increasing population (the increased use of light and energy) are causing more changes to tidal waves, floods, and cyclones.” Climate change is also a big reason to the changes made in hurricanes and cyclones. The warmer the water gets, the faster the water moves, and ultimately, it will have a greater impact that we will not expect, like hurricane Katrina. No one expected Katrina to hit so hard, but it did due to the climate changes going on all around the coastal areas. The climate changes come from people using a lot of electricity and gas, which causes the global warming. As you can see, everything is connecting in some sort of way. All in all, we should watch our actions and take care of the earth to the best of our ability because it will pay off in the end.

How can we prevent the increasing size and speed of the natural disasters? Well, for one, we can close down some of the coastal power plants to conserve energy and stop the global warming around those particular areas. Yahoo.com stated, “You should use small recycled plastics and old tires to reduce the heat wave brought on by it. Other ways, said by thinkquesat.org were, “To use sandbags to prevent erosions and floods. By doing so you can prevent riverbanks from exceeding the high levels of water.” CSA.com has help programs of their way of preventing natural disasters, which is good help for survival. Another example seen by Ineesite was, “You should not chop trees down because it can or will cause erosion.” Farmers should stop burning their fields because the fire more than likely gets out of hand and goes everywhere. Also, we should stop destroying coral reefs, fragile mountains, and forests because we need these resources to protect us from tsunamis, drought landslides, and other disasters.

How big and dangerous can these types of things get? Just look back years ago, and think about how Katrina affected our lives. Or you can look at the event that occurred just last year in Haiti. It would be horrific to say that you had the chance to help them out for the trouble you brought along. How can you live knowing that using all the power you did use, brought on a big change in the climate and made a person whom you don’t know life in so much jeopardy? If you can just give back to the community and just help others make a big life change and go green and do the right things it will really pay off. This is one of the most non-looked-at things in the environmentally affected category because when you think of this you think of the economy first. No one looks at the affect this has on others lives, when they should we all should.

To close this out, natural disasters are brought along by the fact that no one conserves energy. When you do not conserve energy it causes drastic changes to the warmness of the water which makes things like tsunami's and hurricanes increase in speed and frequency. So do us all over the world and the people in the coastal areas conserve energy the best you possibly can.

Natural Disasters PSA