Anthony Reyes, COM/170
March 21, 2013
Susan Hecht
Recycling Is the Best Way to Reduce Global Warming
Some people might call environmentalists tree huggers, or even call them squirrel whisperers. The rhetorical names can be surprising for individuals who study the field and individuals who want to major in environmental science. But the reality is evident that people who recycle help the environment and are the ones who make a big difference in nature. Recycling benefits the planet, and with a good strategy people can go green.
Recycling is the best strategy to prevent and reduce global warming, reduce the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, and reduce the impact of waste. Recycling helps the environment provide clean, effective, and efficient energy.
Global Warming and the Environment
Because recycling reduces carbon dioxide released in the atmosphere, it is evident by recycling existing steel rather than creating new steel, we can prevent global warming.
“Hold your breath?” One might say, or “The air is contaminated by carbon.” How society hears fallacies in media or in papers might not be fairly true. Dealing with global warming does not mean we have to stop breathing because of potential emission already in our climate, but let us look at the chart for an example on emissions currently in our atmosphere. 78% | Nitrogen (molecule: N2) makes up most of the air. Eight out of 10 molecules are nitrogen. | 21% | Oxygen (molecule: O2) the remaining two molecules make up our air, that 's 20 percent. | .1% | Carbon Dioxide (molecule: CO2) without it, our trees and plants cannot grow. When we breathe out, we help the environment! Carbon dioxide makes up just three out of 10,000 atoms/molecules of air. |
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Also, if we are driving a car for no particular reason, one might be contributing to waste, not contributing or giving back to the environment at any degree. Less emissions
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