It’s no secret that global warming is a serious issue. It’s also no secret that humans play a substantial role in why it has become such a serious issue in the past 25 years. We have gotten into comfortable habits that are slowly killing our planet. These habits are causing earth to reach dangerously high temperatures and creating irregular weather patterns all across the world. Scientists say that humans are 95% responsible for global warming and for increasing carbon levels. Trapped greenhouse gases and deforestation are two major contributors that are causing this crisis. “Sea levels have also been getting very high recently due to icebergs melting into the ocean, they are beginning to melt because the heat of the environment and water
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I believe that if people were more aware of the serious harm their simple actions were causing, they would want to do anything they could to help. “Change only happens when individuals take action,” (Haq). Probably the easiest of all the things we can do as individuals to help is to reduce our wasted energy levels. Heating and cooling are one of the biggest uses of wasted energy, also everyday things that people most likely wouldn’t even realize. Some being leaving lights on, keeping tvs and consoles running while they aren’t in use, etc. If we all make a conscience effort to remember not to do those things, it could have a greater impact than people think. Another thing that takes up a huge portion of energy is the process of growing enough food for everyone to eat. Experts say that if you want to cut back on your energy usage you should eat all the food you buy and make less of it meat. This is because it is the most strenuous and energy consuming to produce. “Approximately 10 percent of U.S. energy use goes into growing, processing, packaging, and shipping food—about 40 percent of which just winds up in the landfill”
I believe that if people were more aware of the serious harm their simple actions were causing, they would want to do anything they could to help. “Change only happens when individuals take action,” (Haq). Probably the easiest of all the things we can do as individuals to help is to reduce our wasted energy levels. Heating and cooling are one of the biggest uses of wasted energy, also everyday things that people most likely wouldn’t even realize. Some being leaving lights on, keeping tvs and consoles running while they aren’t in use, etc. If we all make a conscience effort to remember not to do those things, it could have a greater impact than people think. Another thing that takes up a huge portion of energy is the process of growing enough food for everyone to eat. Experts say that if you want to cut back on your energy usage you should eat all the food you buy and make less of it meat. This is because it is the most strenuous and energy consuming to produce. “Approximately 10 percent of U.S. energy use goes into growing, processing, packaging, and shipping food—about 40 percent of which just winds up in the landfill”