I'm putting together the rough draft of my project now and it includes a lot of information about our environment I thought you might like to see.
I have asked you all to make a pledge to do one good thing for the environment. I want you to know that I have made my own pledge and I would like you to read it.
My Pollution Pledge by Damon Nel
I choose water pollution for my pledge
1.
Help stop runoff by not overwatering my yard
2.
Get my neighbors to fix sprinklers and stop
overwatering
3.
Make sure harmful chemicals like oil get thrown
away properly
4.
Never put old medications down the drain or
toilet and remind my parents how important it is.
5.
Make sure the dishwasher or washing machine are
only run when they are full
6.
Use natural pesticides in my backyard and only
use heavy chemicals when absolutely necessary.
I pledge to do all of the things
and any other things that I find that will help out with water pollution. Water
takes up 70% of our world and needs to be clean for future generations to
survive.
The second thing I would like you to see is my clean air letter. I wrote this letter to Senator Harry Reid, He works hard to help our environment and keep our air clean, I wanted to remind him how important it is and urge him to continue his support for a better environment and clean air. Below is my letter.
Senator
Harry Reid
333 Las
Vegas Boulevard South, Suite 8016
Lloyd D. George Building
Lloyd D. George Building
Las
Vegas , NV 89101
Dear Senator Reid,
Please let me
introduce myself, my name is Damon Nel. I am a student and citizen scientist
living in the great state of Nevada. I admire you for all of the work you have
done as our State senator. In 2011 you voted for the Clean Air act, you have
made a real difference for the air quality in our state.
In 2006 the indoor clean air act was passed in Las Vegas, as
a kid I was very thankful for this. I could go into a restaurant and not worry
about being too close to the smoking section. Clean air is important to every
person on the face of the planet, it keeps us alive. My grandmother never
smoked a day in her life; she was a waitress until the day she retired. She has
severe COPD from waiting tables in areas where people were smoking. She has
trouble walking because she can’t breathe. I am a Geocacher and love to have
clean air to breathe when I go out hiking around to find cache sites.
Clean air is important to the health of people everywhere.
Emissions caused by cars, factories and other sources can cause poor air
quality, giving people things like asthma and COPD. The environmental impacts
of clean air like acid rain effect plant life including the crops we grow for
food. Our soil is destroyed by
pollutants in acid rain all the time. I know that emissions have been greatly
reduced by regulations on clean air, and hope to see even more progress in the
future. Clean energy sources are being discovered everyday that are helping to
reduce emissions from cars, power companies and other energy sources.
Please continue to support clean air for Nevada and for our
country. Nevada citizens need clean air to be productive and healthy in our
lives. If we don’t try to solve the problem now and continue to try and solve
it, the future generations will have a much larger problem.
Sincerely,
Damon Nel
