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Captain Planet's Crew Conserving For a Better Tomorrow Cat Conroy, Greg O'Brien, Nate King, & Alex Galloway

Despite great concern over ** [|conservation] **  issues, some people are still overlooking the issue of the ** concious conservation **  of resources in their daily lives. As a group of young conservationists, we aim to fix the problem, or at least ** improve **  the way people think about ** conserving ** . Not only does ** conserving energy **  open a door for new innovations on how the world ** gains **  and ** manages resources ** , but our 21-day pledge also offers those whom we can reach a chance to join forces and work together to accomplish goals and ** maximze resources **  when it comes to ** conservation ** .  Through the use of newer communication technologies and efforts to expand awareness on this issue in our communities, we can create pathways for people to ** conserve energy **  in their everyday lives. By advocating a better understanding for ** conservation **  we hope to form new attitudes and behaviors that could lead to an increase in ** conservation ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Today we face the serious issue of ** global warming ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">. This issue revolves around the fact that the carbon dioxide levels in Earth’s atmosphere keep increasing at a rather ** extreme ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> rate. In the past thousand years, the carbon dioxide levels have never surpassed three hundred parts per million; however in today’s day in age, the carbon dioxide levels have reached six hundred, ** doubling ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> the past levels. The source of these high levels is a direct result of ** fossil fuel consumption ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">. Of the fossil fuel emissions, coal and petroleum are the leading contributors. To put this into simpler terms, these fuels are what keep your car running and the lights in your home on. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">In light of these serious issues, the only possible way to improve ** the quality of life ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> for future generations is to slowly wean ourselves off of the habit of abusing fossil fuels. We are trying to ** positively impact ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> the lives of people in our community by introducing them to alternative habits, which will help to ** promote environmental stability ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> for the future. To promote this, we have created the 21-Day Pledge, where we have asked people to conserve energy in their own small way. We have chosen 21 days for this pledge because it has proven that the average person takes 21 days to form, or break a habit. It is our hope that with this pledge, we will convince people in the civis to take on ** sustainable living ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> in their daily lives to positively promote society.

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