TheCarandPollution
MostAmericanswouldfindithardtothinkwhatlifewouldlooklikewithoutacar.However,somehaverealizedtheseriousproblemoftheairpollutioncausedbythecar.Thepollutedairbecomespoisonousanddangeroustohealth.
Onewaytogetridofthepollutedairistobuildacarthatdoesnotpollute.That’swhatseveralofthelargefactorieshavebeentryingtodo.Buttobuildacleancariseasiersaidthandone.Progressinthisfieldhasbeenslow.
Anotherwayistotaketheplaceofthecarenginebysomething.Nowinventorsareworkingonsteamcarsaswellaselectriccars.Manymakersbelievethatitwilltakeyearstodevelopausefulmodelthatpleasesmen.
Topreventtheworldfrombeingpollutedbycars,wemakesomechangesinthewaymanyofuslive.Americans,forexample,havetoreducethenumberoftheirtotalcars.Theyareencouragedtotravelandtoworkbybicycle.Itisthoughttohelpmantokeeptheairclean.
Butthischangedoesnotcomeeasily.Alargenumberofworkersmightfindthemselveswithoutjobsifacarfactoryclosed.Thustheproblemofairpollutionwouldbecomelessimportantthanthatofunemployment.
Althoughcarshaveledustobetterlife,theyhavealsobroughtusnewproblems.
NaturalResources
Naturehasprovideduswithmanykindsofresources.AlmosteverythingweuseinoureverydaylifecomesfromNature.Thefoodweeat,thewaterwedrink,theclotheswewear,theconcreteandbrickstobuildourhouses,thematerialstomakebikesweride,etc.allcomeoriginallyfromNature.
Peoplehavebeenmakinguseofthesenaturalsuppliesforthousandsofyears.Withthedevelopmentoftechnologyandtheincreaseofthepopulation,theamountandrangeofmaterialstakenhasincreased.Itisestimatedthatthistreadwillcontinueintheyearstocome.
However,naturalresourcesarenotinexhaustible.Someresourcesarealreadynearlyusedup.Forexample,theendoftheworld’sfuelisalreadywithinsight.Suchanessentialdailyitemaswaterisinshortsupplyinmanypartsoftheworld.WecannolongerthoughtlesslyusethemanyresourcesprovidedbyNature.Wemustlearntoconservewhatremains.
WeHaveOnlyOneWorld
Whenindustriesgrow,pollutionalsogrows.Todaytheproblemofenvironmenthasbecomemoreandmoreimportant.Theworldpopulationisrisingsoquicklythattheworldhasbecometoocrowded.Weareusingupournaturalresourcestooquicklyandatthesametimewearepollutingourenvironmentwithdangerouschemicals.Ifwedon’ttakeactionimmediately,thenwewilldestroyouronlyworld.
Manhasmadegreatprogressinenvironmentprotection.Governmentofmanycountrieshasestablishedlawstoprotecttheforestandsearesourceandtostoptheenvironmentalpollution.
Stillmoremeasuresshouldbetakentosolvetheproblem.First,weshouldstartbyeducatingthepublicaboutthehazardsofpollution.Thegovernmentonitspartshouldalsodesignstricterlaws.Thisisnotonlyforourowngenerationbutalsoforthefuturegenerationtocome.
Itisnecessarytoprotectournatureenvironment.Wemustbeginnowtoprotectouronlyworld.
MakeTheBestUseofOurLand
Itisthelandthathasbeenprovidinguswitheverythingweneedforcenturies.Inotherwords,almosteverythingweusedailycomesfromthelanddirectlyorindirectly.Thefood,clothes,houses,eventhebooksandfurnitureareallsuppliedbytheland.Butthelimitedlandisdecreasingatasurprisingspeed.Withtheexpandingofthecities,thedevelopmentoftheindustryandoverpopulation,lotsoflargepiecesofgoodfarmlandarebeingturnedintoresidentialareaswithmanyhousesandapartmentbuildings,orindustrialareas,orwarehouses.
Thereforesomemeasuresmustbetakentostoptheabusingofourfarmland.Ontheotherhand,weshouldleteveryonerealizethedangerofbeingshortofland.Andalsoweshouldeducatethemhowtomakebetteruseofourland.
