AIR POLLUTION

OUR CLAIM

• People need to work together to decrease air pollution

CAUSES FOR CLAIM

• Burning fossil fuels
• Toxic compounds like mercury and lead
• 33 million people in America contribute to air pollution
• Trucks, trains, boats, airplanes, and cars
• Power plants and factories
• Smog

EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION

• Climate change
• Harms vegetation and animals
• Increases the rate of lung cancer

COUNTERCLAIM

• People are addicted to smoking
• Gasoline fueled vehicles are much more efficient than electric cars

REASON FOR COUNTERCLAIM

• It adds nutrients to the ocean and land
• It stimulates clouds that keep us cool
• Cleaning it up would make global warming worse
• People will lose jobs

OUR SOLUTION: HOW TO DECREASE AIR POLLUTION

• Conserve energy
• Carpool
• Use public transportation
• Properly inflated tires
• Walk or bike
• Accelerate your car slowly
• Stop smoking

WORK CITED PAGE

• Des.nh.gov
• www3.epa.gov
• Arb.ca.gov
• Cleanerandgreener.org
• kidsdata.org
• theguardian.com
• environmentpollutioncenter.org