Somethings you should know

Ok I have been given some definitions that I have been asked to put on the blog and since I like the definitions and they are relative to the main reason I started this blog I will.

Environmentalism

"I would like to call on young people. I want them to know that despite the challenges that they face, there is hope. I want to encourage them to serve the common good. My experience have taught me that service to others has its own special rewards. I also have a lot of hope in youth. Their minds do not have to be held back by old thinking about the environment. And you don't have to be rich or give up anything to become active. Even simply using both sides of a piece of paper before recycling is conserving the environment. The situation, however, is serious because the youth of today will experience the consequences of their elders mismanagement of the environment. Unless we change our course, the coming generations will inherit an impoverished environment that will mean a hungrier, less fertile, and more unstable world. More conflicts will erupt. Young people will need to become involved in promoting environmental sustainability. Through the Green Belt Movement we have helped young people get involved in environmental activities. We have tried to instill in them the idea that protecting the environment is not just a pleasure but a duty."
"Unknown"

Desertification

"Ok its not just global warming it the fight for the land and that starts wars. But i'm a 8th grader and i thought I would talk about this. I think that its important to talk about this. Ok Desertification is a big deal you might say oh thats just in Africa. But it makes the land smaller and so we end up fighting for it. And another problem caused by desertification is hunger and thats a big one because the US buys most of their crops from Africa but thats not going to happen if desertification keep going. Now you might not think we can't stop desertification but the trees are a good barrier for the wind so it can't blow the sand around. But the trees are being cut down so we need to figure out how to stop that. Now you might say oh this isn't going to effect us but it will big time not just because of land shortages but desertification can help cause hurricanes. So I would love for everyone to come together and help stop Desertification."

Written my Lili Smolinski if you want to contact her the e-mail is smo955@hotmail.com