“Since then, Clay, now 17, has won nearly 50 grants totaling $180,000 from organizations ranging from Walt Disney Co. to the Environmental Protection Agency to Seaworld. Clay McMullen, teen passionate about saving the environment: Community Heroes 2011.” Clay is someone who feels that we need to make a change and he is on my side and the side of people who are looking ahead in our future.This is a quote that shows how many places in the world that there is pollution and climate change due to these problems. These are big problems in life and society. And mostly our world. And it’s not fair that some people who are victims in the problem has to live in a world of environmental problems. We can begin to make a difference by creating groups and …show more content…
Because the earth is full of pollution and exhaust has had this world at a stand still. As stated in the article (A Skateboarder Goes Green), “The air is filled with exhaust from cars and trucks. That’s because giant highways crisscross the neighborhood.” And just one act like riding your bike instead of driving your car can make such a difference. Because everyone can make a change.
This issue can have a solution. Such as a teen who is helping by making skateboards for his community and giving them out to save exhaust from being put in the air. “There, Victor and two of his friends teach kids how to design and build skateboards. When they are done, the kids get to keep the skateboards. But they have to earn them.” ( A Skateboarder Goes Green). Victor has had my word and how he wants our world to have the drive and perseverance to continue this train of path of saving our planet. But in the end people are trying to save our world from problems and issues. And things like exhaust being put into the air and highways having car smoke and other harmful gases and the killing of our climate and lead to this… global warming. And even more things that can happen if we don’t start thinking of what we need to