Local View
Pollution is a huge problem in Georgia. There are several types of pollution. Air pollution, water pollution, and land pollution are a few of them. The Savannah River was ranked the third most toxic river in the United States. More than five million pounds of pollutants were dumped into the river. Georgia is ranked eleventh for having 154,000,000 tons of Carbon Monoxide in the air. Carbon Monoxide is a toxin that is released by cars, burning fossil fuels, deforestation, et cetera. The greenhouse effect proves that Carbon Monoxide can cause global warming. Once the heat from the sun gets trapped in the atmosphere, it can’t get out. The Environment Georgia organization is an organization that helps fix environmental problems, like pollution. Environment Georgia sets up fundraisers and events to help clean up local areas.
National View
The United States are in the top five countries with the worst pollution. Americans are only five percent of the world’s population, but we still use twenty-five percent of the world’s natural resources. We also produce thirty percent of the world’s garbage. The five worst cities in the United States for air pollution are all in California. The cities are Los Angeles, Visalia, Bakersfield, Fresno, and Sacramento. There are tons of organizations all over the United States that are helping stop pollution. Friends of the Earth is an organization that strives to make a healthier world. In 1990 the organization passed the Oil Spill Pollution Act. They also helped pass the California’s Clean Cars Law in 2003. The California’s Clean Cars Law is a law in California to decrease Carbon Monoxide emissions.
Global View
Pollution is one of the main major problems in the world. The top five countries in the world with the most pollution are China, the United States, Brazil, Indonesia, and Japan. China’s air pollution is visible from space. Almost one third of San Francisco’s pollution comes from China. Fourteen billion pounds of pollution are dumped into the ocean every single year. One person dies every eight seconds from polluted water, and one in every eight deaths is from pollution. Friends of the Earth International is a worldwide organization that helps the economy. Friends of the Earth International reduced air pollution from ships in the past. They worked on reducing air pollution for almost a decade.