In our world today, global warming is a growing issue. Global warming (according to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary) is an increase in the earth's atmospheric and oceanic temperatures widely predicted to occur due to an increase in the greenhouse effect resulting especially from pollution. This means we must take action. This is a method commonly known as "going green." We do this by riding bikes, using public transportation, reycleing, and much more. This is common for big cities like New York City, New York or Chicago, Illionois- but what about the smaller towns?
I live in Joplin, Missouri USA. It's daytime population is 270,000 while the population within a 40-mile radius of Joplin is 400,000, making it Missouri’s fourth largest metropolitan area. We're not that small, but not that large either. The town is a great city- but faces a problem. There's very few sidewalks in residential areas. There's no bike lanes. There's no buses, and getting a taxi means calling ahead of time. The only good way to get around town is through the single trolley. It comes every 45 minutes past the hour. Great. How are the citizens of Joplin, Missouri (otherwise known as JoMo) supposed to get around town at ease?
In order to fix this problem, the government gives us cars and trucks. But imagine the 300 million in America, and many of them using these gas guzzlers that only provide more and more pollution. In order to save the environment we need better ways to "go green" and use public transportation. This is why going green is so easy and yet so hard.
I live in Joplin, Missouri USA. It's daytime population is 270,000 while the population within a 40-mile radius of Joplin is 400,000, making it Missouri’s fourth largest metropolitan area. We're not that small, but not that large either. The town is a great city- but faces a problem. There's very few sidewalks in residential areas. There's no bike lanes. There's no buses, and getting a taxi means calling ahead of time. The only good way to get around town is through the single trolley. It comes every 45 minutes past the hour. Great. How are the citizens of Joplin, Missouri (otherwise known as JoMo) supposed to get around town at ease?
In order to fix this problem, the government gives us cars and trucks. But imagine the 300 million in America, and many of them using these gas guzzlers that only provide more and more pollution. In order to save the environment we need better ways to "go green" and use public transportation. This is why going green is so easy and yet so hard.
