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What you specifically can do to help the environment

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     Have you ever heard someone say there’s things that you can do to help the environment but you weren’t quite sure what specifically to do to help. Well that’s going to change after reading this blog. There’s so many little things that can be done to help the environment but it will only get better if you start now. To start off you can reduce, reuse and recycle. You can cut down on the things you throw out and keep an eye out for the things that you can recycle. You can also volunteer to help with cleanups around your community. Conserving water does a lot, for example you could take shorter showers, when brushing your teeth don’t leave the water running. Another huge thing is using reusable bags. I work at a grocery store and I see people bringing in their own bags every day. Planting a tree or a couple can also do a lot, trees provide food and oxygen.Keeping your garden chemical free is also huge and would benefit you as well.  Lastly if you could use a bike i...
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Dead Zones

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Dead Zones Changes need to be made and they need to be made now. Dead Zones are going to start spreading all over the world and we are not going to do anything until it’s too late. There’s so much going on in our world today and I feel as though people aren’t putting the environment first. The problem is that there's just too much nitrogen and phosphorus right now, too much phytoplankton falling to the bottom and decomposed by bacteria that use up the oxygen. The way to know you're in a dead zone is to put a net over the side and drag for 20 minutes and come up empty, then you know you're in the dead zone. As scientists go down further and further there's less and less fish. Changes need to be made and they need to be made now. Dead Zones are going to start spreading all over the world and we are not going to do anything until it’s too late. There’s so much going on in our world today and I feel as though people aren’t putting the environment first. Works Cited Environm...
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Why plastic is so bad for the environment

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Why plastic is so bad for the environment      Well p lastic is getting put into the rivers throughout a lot of places now in South East Asia specifically, then the plastic gets put into the ocean. This is becoming a bigger and bigger issue around the world, it's much more worse in other places compared to what we see here. The fish are then eating it thinking it's food, causing either there insides to be damaged from the plastic or they get caught up in the plastic before they can eat it.                                  This photo here is an example of how plastic looks in the ocean      There is a man with a plan though and he's dedicated his whole life to it. Throughout the ted talk he mentions all the work that he's put into this and he explains all the work he's done. He's trying to get it so that  recycled plastic isn't as expensive. He states tha...
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       When you think about the environment what's the first thing that comes into your head? When I think about the environment I think about how beautiful it is. I'm beyond lucky to be able to experience all four seasons where live. We take so much for granted every day, this world is so beautiful and sadly the global climate crisis is becoming worse and worse. The estimated amount of carbon that has been released into the air is  unbelievably scary. If huge changes aren't made now then the planet could most possibly blow up.      You have probably been told that there's things that you can do to help the environment. But do you know what you as an individual can do? You can start by growing your own food by growing plants and trees. You can cut back on beef consumption, you can use less plastic, start using reusable bags. Start using glass things more than plastic. Solar panels are huge and are a great way to help the environment. Electric cars...
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