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Though others choose to ignore it, I acknowledge the fact that our world is dying and it is our fault. This is caused mainly by greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide. Humans create new, seemingly better, technology and pollute the world with them. People feel as though they need technology, need fossil fuels, need to drive large, destructive trucks. In order to decrease greenhouse gas emissions, we need to change our food choices and habits by buying local food, growing our own food, and eating less meat.

Buying local produce can affect greenhouse gas emissions. Buying locally means that you only buy produce from your area, which shortens the distance the food has to travel. The farther the food travels, the more greenhouse gas is emitted from the trucks, boats, planes. Especially in Hawaii, any food from other places has to be shipped over an entire ocean to reach us. However, if you buy your food locally, the food only has to travel over the island or from island to island. Therefore, buying locally can help decrease greenhouse gas emissions. …show more content…

Large factories require large tractors and plows to grow, care for, and harvest crops. One field needs a tractor, cultivator, a rotator, manure spreaders, sprayers, and more. Each piece of equipment emits smoke and carbon dioxide, which pollutes our air. Additionally, produce from large farms are sent to factories to be packaged and/or canned. Factories are terrible for the environment because they emit smoke and hazardous chemicals. Even more important, a majority of large farms use pesticides. Though pesticides kill harmful bugs, they can also harm people and cause defects. Pesticides can cause more harm than good. So growing your own food can help the environment

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