Sustainability

Sustainability is a growing problem that needs to be addressed before it is too late for our Earth, and its population. The definition of sustainability can be applied to many different things but in this case the environment is the subject. Sustainability is the ability to maintain something, or to support the weight of an object. The global population has recently begun to realize that that in order for the Earth to sustain life it needs to be taken care of. This concept proves to be more difficult then in seems because it requires the human race to change our ways when we are all creatures of habit.


One of the more prominent issues facing the world today is air pollution. Many of our everyday activities affect the problem more then we would care to realize. London is the perfect example of the horrifying predicament. Many activists are dedicated to the cause because there were "4, 267 premature deaths in 2008 [that] were attributed to long-term exposure to air pollution." (Hyperlink A) The government of London was supposed to pass laws that would reduce the amount of air pollution, but they have yet to concur this issue. A tentative coarse of action is in place but health officials are sceptical of this plan because the government has been attempting to create a solution since 2005. This lack of solution continues to anger the citizens of London as they protest this horrible pollution.


One unlikely effort that people can make to better sustain our planet is to shop at the local fame rs' markets. This may seem like an odd thing to do but it assists the local economy and most of the products at these markets are organically grown. This difference in growing helps the Earth because the farmers do not use any chemicals to enhance their plants thus decreasing the pollution in the soil and the air. The smaller scale growth also does not require all of the massive equipment that omits carbon dioxide so the farmers are helping to sustain the environment whilst sustaining their own local economy. (Hyperlink B)





Hyperlink A- http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_analysis/991495/air_pollution_may_be_health_timebomb_for_londons_deprived_children.html





Hyperlink B- http://greenliving.nationalgeographic.com/shopping-farmers-market-2936.html