e ter made with > smore Aree) THE TRUTH ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT ta TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction What has Xiuhtezcatl done to Help? What are the Solutions Why should we Care? Problems with the Environment Facts Conclusion, Works Cited @NYounwn INTRODUCTION Can you imagine if you were a little turtle or fish and you were swimming along and just F out of nowhere, got trapped in a plastic bag? Belleve It or not, this Is just one of all the. environmental issues right now that are invading (to intrude without invitation or welcome) the environment - there are so many more i ues that can be fixed but it won't, bea walk In the park. in this article, will look at some of the Issues and explain the solutions as well as the activist | have researched. Also, | will describe some facts. First, | will say how the activist helps. Next. | will provide some solutions and explain why these environmental are such a large Issue. Finally, | will describe a few facts. The following evidence will show that the curr nt environmental issues are very Serious, but can be solved. WHAT HAS XIUHTEZCATL DONE TO HELP?‘The 14 year-old activist Xiuhtezcatl has been fighting for the Environment since he was six, when he was inspired by Leonardo DiCaprio's film “The Eleventh Hour’. He mainly focuses on Climate Change. Also, in 2013 he was awarded “Youth Change Maker of the Year” from Barack Obama. Saon, he organized all sorts of events, rallies, etc. around the world. On the other hang, Xiuhtezcati’s brother, Itzcuauht,'s following in his footsteps. Together, they ‘made songs to try to get young adults to care more about the environment in a fun way. Xluhtezcatl says, “This life is @ gift and it is our responsibility to respects and protect that which gives us life." nn WHAT ARE THE SOLUTIONS? There are lots of environmental issues that you can help resolve. For example, waste disposal - to help, you could recycle everything you tan. Another example Is deforestation - for this, we could just simply stop cutting down trees and instead we could take dawn old bulldings, not being used anymore and bulld there. Also, pollution Is a big problem too. This problem could be solved If we stopped trashing water and releasing horrible gas Into the air which Is also depleting the Ozone layer (an invisible layer that protects the Earth fram the Sun's harmful rays}. These are some solutions that could make a big difference. oe Fas peeWHY SHOULD WE CARE? Environmental Issues are a big problem. xiuhtezcat! says, "The biggest challenge we face is shifting human consciousness, not saving the planet." These Issues can affect animals greatly, including us. We should care more about this because there probably a lot more Issues than you think. These Issues could get out of control over time. if wildlife Is affected, that means we are affected to. Marine life gets caught in your trash, the air we breathe in is. getting polluted, we are cutting down trees and destroying animal habitats. Think about that. PROBLEMS WITH THE ENVIRONMENT There are lots of environmental issues out there. Andi| mean 2 jot! One big Issue Is, Waste Disposal, which is over consumption of food which Is creating lots of plastic which is being dumped in oceans and being burned which Is also a health issue. another big Issue that is ‘greatly affecting the environment Is Deforestation or chopping down trees to make room for other things. One last matter that is affecting the environment negatively is Ozone Layer Depletion, which is the layer in the atmosphere that protects us from the Sun's harmful rays and it is breaking down from pollution. Some bigger Issues are, pollution (a substance or thing that has harmful poisonous effects to the environment, global ‘warming (an increase of temperature that Is believed to permanently change the Earths climate), end overpopulation (when the human population exceeds the Earth’s carrying, capacity) These are just a fraction of ali the issues involving the environment.FACTS Did you know that this year only, there have been over 350 Billion plastic bags produced and still going up at this moment? This can be a big problem because paper bags don't break down which can kill animals. Also, an estimated 2.2 billion tons of waste Is dumped Into the ocean every year. Have you ever wondered haw the ‘whole world population? Well, at the rate we are going, we need about 1 % Earth's to keep yle the same, According to The World Counts, “in just one generation, our ugh resources for the your If production of manmade chemicals increased by 40,000% - from 1 million to 400 tons.” CONCLUSION ‘There are almost too many problems in the world to deal with. Magazine Xiuhtezcatl Is “taking the campaign acro people involved as possible.” This shaws that Xiuht cording to Huck ss the globe, getting as many young sca is working hard to try to get more and more people to care about the environment so that we can make a difference on our futures. This feels uncontrollable but after researching this topic, | know that we can make a big difference. Everybody should contribute to helping the environment because after all, it Is our home.WORKS CITED Meet the 16-year-old who su... inhabirat.com Xiuhtezcatl’s poise and determination have made him into a spokesperson for his generation. xiuhtezcatl be; the destruction of the Earth when 16 RecyclePoints | Recycling & .. recyclepoints.com SEAOTTERS.COM - POWERED .. seaotters.com Seaotters.cam Is an education and outreach initiative dedicated to raising awareness about California's threatened sea otters and the role research plays In the species’ recovery and conservation. Pollution - Crystalinks wrwwr crystal Earth Introduction solerviews.com From the perspective we get on Earth, our planet appears to be big and sturdy with an endless ocean of alr, From space, astronauts often get the Impression that the Earth Is small with a thin, fragile layer of atmosphere. The 14-year-old environmen.. wenwhuckmagazine.com xiuhtezcatl Martinez Is a young environmental artist and activist from Boulder, Colorado, whose unorthodox campaigns are gaining International attention. 115 Current Environmental P... yww/conseive-energy-future.com All across the world, people are facing a wealth of new and challenging environmental problems everyday, Here are 15 major current environmental problems that our world is today.ea Facts About Environmental | vniwtheworldcounts,com WORKS CITED "Facts Abou vironmental Issues." The World cé nts, Web: 18 OME." RecyclePoints. Web. 16 Feb. 2017 Hamilton, rth Introduction, Kid Warrlor ~The xiuhtez! Feb. 2 Media, Wharton, "SEAOTTERS.C POWERED BY CUTENESS™. W' "Meet the th Introduction. Web. 16 Fe! 1 Martinez Story.” YouTube. YouTube, 23 Apr. 2015. Web. 16 | - POl BY CUTENESS™." SEAOTTERS.COM. 6 Feb, 2017, sbitat Green year-old Who Sued the US Government over Climate Change.” i Design Innovation Architecture Green Building. 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