LOVE IS IN THE AIR

LOVE IS IN THE AIR

To humans, the most crucial thing we need in order to survive is oxygen, the air we breath. Can you live a day without food? Can you live a day without water? Can you live a day without air? I hope not, because it is just impossible. In this world, there are tons and tons of global issues; things we cause, and things we need to solve. One question I always have is which one is the vital one. Is it Human rights? Is it Feminism? Once I made up my mind, I know that what we need to save first are the trees, because if we don’t, then we cannot live. I think we should all work together into solving one problem; otherwise, nothing will be solved.

In each year, a forest as big as Panama are being torn down. In each year, a tree as old as all your ancestors ages added up are being cut, and burned, and made so that you could use it once and throw it away carelessly. And in the next 25 years, 28,000 species might be gone, some of which you have never seen before. Forests are like our lungs; they absorb carbon and release oxygen which is the most abundant compound for lives. It is plain - trees are important, we destroy trees, trees are what we need save, and trees are the ones that save our life.

Common Causes of Deforestation

1. Land for housing and urbanization
2. Harvesting timber for paper and tissue
3. Plantations for cash crops
4. Land use for ranching

Interesting Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRLJscAlk1M

Solving deforestation is really easy. One is to stop cutting down trees, two is to plant trees, and three is to “JUST DO IT.” Forests are like lungs of our world, and by constantly destroying them are like destroying ourselves.  We all have power,  If only the power of our two hands and two feet are use to build rather than destroy and used for caring rather than destroying. I really want to know what our world would be like in the future where greed is less important to us than good.

Fifty Shades of Blue

Fifty Shade of Blue What is the most important thing in you life? I’ll tell ya, it is not your girl friend, not your boyfriend, or even your family and friend, or even the erotic movie “ Fifty Shade of Gray”. Lacking these things will not kill you! Repeat, lacking these will not kill you. The things that are fundamental to life and will kill you if you don’t have them are: oxygen you breath in every single second, water you drink every single day, and food you eat every single day. As my heading foreshadow, I will be discussing water in this blog. There are 7 billions people in the world, but 1 billion don’t have access to clean water. 1 out of 7 people do not have clean water to drink from. 1 burger = 6 gallons of water. 70% of water sources are for agriculture. Each day there are 4500 kid, who died because of water related disease. Water related disease have killed more people than any war. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgLT4y7nFhAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgLT4y7nFhA People think of water as limitless, but the dark truth is that it is not. We are using water like it will never run out. What we need to think is that there is only 3 percent of the world’s water is freshwater which we need to share with 7 billion more people who live on the same earth. One perfect way we could do to save water is by consuming less meat. As you know, most water is wasted for raising animals and agricultural use. Change from a burgers to salads, and you would save more than 5 gallons of water, and get much healthier in the process. Humans have brains to think, so think.

PLASTIC KILLS

The Dangers of Plastic 

          Admit it, we all use plastics. Why? Because it’s cheap, strong, lightweight, and functional. Plastics can be used to carry food as well as other goods. We used so much plastics that it have already became an important part of our lives. But do we really need it? We could’ve used other products or resources to replace plastic.

          It’s important for people to know that plastic is harmful to all living things on the planet. Plastic causes pollution, kills wildlife, and uses up resources of the Earth. Most plastics go into landfills after they’re used. Many people would carelessly litter plastic, and it would end up everywhere. Plastic also kill animals. Every year, a large number of animals would mistakenly ingest plastic. This is a big problem. We humans would end up consuming the toxic chemicals from these animal’s dead body. Also, one of the worst environmental effects is that plastics are non-biodegradable. It would take approximately 450 years for plastic to decompose!

   

                  

          Together, everyone should help spread awareness about the danger of plastics. We can reduce the use of plastic by using a tote bag when we go shopping, or recycling used plastic bottle. The world would become a better place without plastic.

Plastic Pollution: We Can Make a Difference

Currently, we are living in the 21st century, where plastic is overproduced, over purchased, and overused more than ever. We, humans, are carelessly using plastic goods and wastefully throwing them away. We are acting as if plastic is made from leaves and it will decompose easily once thrown away. Unfortunately, it is not. Plastic takes millions of years to decompose. It is not biodegradable. Think about being reborn for 10 times, and the plastic you use will still be here. If you think that plastic is strong, then you’re not thinking for the good of mother earth. Organic materials, like fruit peels, decomposes and act as fertilizer for plants, but plastic cannot take that role. It takes the role of a destroyer.

I think people are not aware of how plastic pollution can be closely related to everyone. If a person buys something from 7-11 everyday, then we are at least contributing to plastic pollution 365 days per year. The cycle of plastic pollution is on-going because of us. If we stop the cashier from giving us plastic bag, then we are reducing the amount of plastic by 1 bag per day. It makes a difference! Instead, we should carry cloth bags that can be reused numerous times. I assure you, using cloth bags definitely makes you look a lot cooler!

Can you imagine? The U.S spends 8 billion dollars on plastic alone each year. Think about how that money can be used instead if we were to reduce the amount of plastic we use. Not only will it benefit producers, but it will affect every individual on this Earth as well.

Let’s help the environment by using cloth bags that can be reused, and by doing that we will also reduce the amount of plastic waste. It can definitely bear the weight of objects; unlike plastic bags which will rip apart and decompose the way mother nature intended!

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