Introduction: The issue we will be focusing on is POLLUTION.This issue is a BIG issue because, it can affect animals, wildlife, people, homes, and more. Others should care about this issue because it can help a lot if there are lots of people trying to fix the issue and see what’s going on. There are 6.5 million people dying every year. With over one hundred thousand seamammals dying a year and one million seabirds dying a year. This issue can soon be even more because us as a whole cannot take care of ourselves. We ruin our air quality with factories and gas from cars. We should all care about the situation because this could easily kill people that you care about and in worst case situation it could kill you. We need to reduce it by a lot. The Issue: One issue is we have people and animals that are dying day by day by pollution. There are fifty thousand people dying a day. This issue affects us, it affects a variety amount of animals including marine animals, and it affects a lot of plants. This issue has been here forever and will probably stay here forever but it does not mean we cannot reduce the problem. The industrial revolution was one of the biggest issues because this led to machines which led to pollutants getting in the air. One car company that is trying to help the environment is tesla. It is working its hardest make sure that less pollution is getting in the air. This is such a big issue in our community because there are children with asthma attacks and they are missing days of school. There are adults having trouble breathing in oxygen with pollution in it. Worst of all there are people, animals, and plants dying. If we do not reduce this issue plants could die leading to us dying. This pollution can lead to even more ozone depletion which can lead to more sun rays coming in which can lead to radiation coming into the earth. If this is not taken care of than it can pollute our clean water supply and that would leave us with very little drinking water. If this issue in not taken care of or at least reduced we can all slowly die and this is including all living creatures. (Water pollution is a growing problem in Raleigh). (City of Raleigh 2014) Pollution is still growing from 2014 to 2018. We need to stop and think if picking up something is really that hard. We need to think about if we should throw this piece of garbage on the ground. We need to help to stop polluting earth. The Solution: Some ways that others have helped pollution are, remembering to turn the lights off,computers, and electric appliances when not in use. Use energy efficient light bulbs, combine errands for fewer trips. There are many things you can do to reduce your impact on the environment. If we all use energy, transport and other goods and services more carefully, we can reduce harmful emissions to our air, land and water. Everyday choices have the power to make a difference, and help protect our environment for a clean and sustainable future. More reasons why we would still need help is because the pollution can hurt animals and humans by causing medical conditions, changes to our environment, some animals are being born with defects, summer is significantly warmer than before and the arctic is melting, and the most important reason would be that we are messing up our future and our families future. Although there are many,many ways to help pollution, we still need people to help because there are lots of other communities in other places that don't have the help that has been provided elsewhere, such as schools, homes,and more. As i have already discussed ways to help here are some ways that people don’t usually use to help: 1.If you're washing a car or other outdoor equipment, try to wash it where the water will drain to gravel or grassed area instead of into the street. 2.If you see a piece of litter along the curb or in a parking lot, pick it up and throw it away in a garbage can. 3.If you're doing yard work, mulching is the best way to manage your grass and yard waste. If you aren't able to compost, leave your grass clippings on your grass and don't blow them into the street. Action Plan: My group and I have decided to go help and clean up a park that is near us. Public parks are for everyone to enjoy. It is very hard to enjoy that park when it is filled with trash. So we want to clean up a local park for people to enjoy the park to its limits. We will travel to a public public park with trash and recycling bins to collect all of the trash. Us volunteers will probably need gloves, a drink, and comfortable clothes for moving around and picking up trash. We are thinking that we should go the park laurel hills. The address is 3808 Edwards Mill Road Raleigh, NC 27612. According to Google maps the trip is an 8 minute drive (2.8 miles away). They have a total of 48.2 acres of land so they will be plenty of room for finding and picking up trash. If we do this we will have to contact Raleigh Parks and greenways to allow us to do this. They will send every volunteer a permission slip to sign in order to participate. Laurel Hills are open 10:00 am - 9:00 pm Monday thru Friday, 9:00 am - 3:am on Saturday, and 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm on Sunday. We will need to take a bus to and from the park to and from the park. The transportation may vary based on the number of volunteers. Our group's goal is to clean the park and make it enjoyable for everyone who goes to the park and have a safe place for kids to play and parents to enjoy. 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