Over the past weeks, California, Oregon, Washington, as well
as British Colombia, Canada have announced a joint plan to combat pollution caused by greenhouse gases. They plan to raise of cost of pollution while
pushing cleaner fuels and low emissions eco cars. Hopefully, by 2050 they can reach their goal
of reducing carbon pollution. California already has tight pollution laws. Oregon and Washington plan to join in and set
limits on carbon pollution.
The New York Times reported that The White House has also announced that it wants to take steps to reduce
pollution and help the nation learn about climate change and how to deal with
it. It is expected that by the end of
the week, President Obama will sign an executive order that will make it
easier for states to get federal assistance when rebuilding after a natural
disaster. The President’s goal is to
reduce greenhouse gas pollution by 2020.
The President and his advisors believe that by increasing awareness of
climate change will help reduce pollution.
The EPA lists human behaviors as the top contributor to global warming and climate change. According to Greenpeace, this is
throwing the Earth’s climate out of balance.
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This is a good post on steps the United States is taking to reduce pollution. I like that you list your sources at the end of your post. However, I think you need to make more of a connection to the media and how they are covering this issue across the nation. How is the government making the public aware of their efforts to reduce pollution? Just elaborate more on that.
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