Climate change is an extreme problem, threatening to destroy our environment and our future. I'm 13, and my generation will be around to feel its effects. It is a problem that has been neglected over the last 8 years and nothing has been done. Attention hasn't been given to it. Somehow, despite an overwhelming consensus, many doubt that climate change exists and is caused by people. The effects of global warming are only beginning to be felt, but the worst of it will come in the future.
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There is little time to find a solution, yet somehow nothing has been done in America to help prevent the crisis from reaching its full possible extent. If we stand indifferent, what will become of the future? Will we just let the ice caps melt? Will we let countries be swallowed by the sea? Should we let people who did little to cause this die?
The effects of global warming could be tremendous. Entire ecosystems will collapse, deserts will spread, water will become scarcer, the range of diseases will grow, species will go extinct, but for what? Should we let this happen just because we are too lazy to switch to alternative energy? Because people would rather drive an SUV than a hybrid? Just to save a little money?
We must do whatever is necessary to fix this crisis. The cost should not be a factor. We should not throw proposals away just to save a little money, although the cheaper method should be chosen if it will do just as good of a job. We are very capable of turning are road to hell around. Wind, solar, and geothermal power should be advocated, researched, and expanded, along with hydroelectric power. It is not like we lack the sources of energy, we just need to set up a system to generate power from this energy and to transport the power from its generally barren sources to centers where it will be needed. Nuclear power should not be a major part to replace fossil fuels, especially when other, cleaner, and safer sources are available.
We need to solve this crisis. We can not ignore the future and destroy it for my generation and the ones who will come after. We need to do all that we can.
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