What is the government doing to
stop global warming?
The government is doing many things
to help stop global warming. The government made a law called The Clean Air Act
so there is less air pollution. Global
warming is making people get very bad illnesses that could make them disabled,
very sick, and sometimes even die. The
Clean Air Act is making many companies change their products to decrease these
problems. Part of the law says that
you may not put a certain amount of pollutants in the air.
Hairspray and some other products, like foam cups, had this problem.
Making and using these products let out too much volatile organic
compounds (VOC’s), ozone-destroying chemicals (chlorofluorocarbons (CFC’s),
and related chemicals (such as CO2) into the air.
Now, almost all of these products have a label on them telling people
what this product can do to the environment and many people.
By 2015 all products listed on the Clean Air Act will have this label on
them:
WARNING:
contains or manufactured with (the chemical would go here.
For example chlorofluorocarbons (CFC’s), a substance which
harms public health and the environment by destroying ozone in the upper
atmosphere.
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Almost
all of the other chemicals that could be harmful will have this label on them
hopefully by this time (2015) as well.
The
Clean Air Act has also made car companies change some of the things inside of
the cars. Cars pollute a lot.
While cars make more than half of the world’s smog (visible pollution
in the air), many things that cars need to move and heat up make even more
pollution. Some things that are
inside of cars, buses, trucks, and motorcycles, like gasoline, pollute the air
when the fuel is burned. It comes
out as a chemical and when mixed in the air, forms smog.
Smog is a kind of pollution that you see in the form of a cloud.
If you have ever been to California you can see a lot of smog in some
places. Sometimes the smog gets so
bad that you cannot see at all! Smog
forms when car exhaust, pollution from homes, and pollution from factories mixes
in the air and has a chemical reaction. The
sun’s heat and light add to the reaction.
Cars,
buses, and trucks are also responsible for over 50% of dangerous chemicals let
into the air. Some of these chemicals can cause cancer, birth defects,
trouble breathing, brain and nerve damage, lung injures, and burning eyes.
Some of the pollutants are so harmful that they can even cause death.
What are some of the other
dangerous chemicals?
Some other chemicals that cause air
pollution and are bad for the environment and people are:
Ozone-
Ozone is produced when
other pollution chemicals combine. It
is the basic element of smog. It
causes many different kinds of health issues dealing with the lungs.
It can damage plants and limit sight.
It can also cause a lot of property damage.
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VOC’s
(volatile organic compounds, smog formers)- VOC’s
are let into the air when fuel is burned. This chemical can cause cancer. It can also harm plants.
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NOx
(nitrogen dioxide)- This
chemical forms smog. It is also formed by burning sources of energy, like gas,
coal, and oil, and by cars. This
chemical causes problems in the respiratory system (including the lungs).
It causes acid rain, and it can damage trees.
This chemical can eat away buildings and statues.
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CO
(carbon monoxide)- The
source of this chemical is burning sources of energy.
It causes blood vessel problems and respiratory failures.
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PM-10
(particulate matter)- The
source of this chemical is plowing and burning down fields.
It can cause death and lung damage.
It can make it hard for people to breathe.
The smoke, soot, ash, and dust formed by this chemical can make many
cities dirty.
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Sulfur
Dioxide- This chemical
is produced by making paper and metals.
This chemical can cause permanent lung damage.
It can cause acid rain which kills trees and damages building and
statues.
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Lead-
This chemical is in paint, leaded gasoline, smelters, and in lead storage
batteries. It can cause many
brain and nerve damages and digestive problems.
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Kid can help
stop global warming, too!!
Although adults do many things to
help stop global warming, kids can do just as much.
Kids can’t do hard things like making a law, but we can do easier
things like not watching as much TV. You
can listen to your parents when they say, turn off your lights or go play
outside. Listening to them and
actually trying to help can help you, your environment, and the world. SAVE EARTH !
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