Man Pollutes His Environment

                       On our way to school we often run into black smoke coming from buses. Our classmates in the suburbs sometimes see smog (smoke and fog) hanging low over the Greater Manila Area. All around us in the city we have an unhealthy environment. This has a harmful effect on us and other living things like plants. We get sick . Plants die.

                 But we are not alone in this problem. Other countries are affected also. Smog belts in the United States include New York in the Atlantic Coast and the lake cities like Cleveland and Detroit. Poisonous gases and particulates released from steel and chemical plants of West Germany have  been carried to as far as London and Stockholm. Smog spreads out. The reported "brown snow" in Scandinavia was due to gases, dust, and other pollutants carried by the wind.


               All over the world, the situation is serious. But all is not lost. Here in our country, the National Pollution Control Commission spreads information on pollution and pollution control to the public. The Department of Health, the Fisheries Commission, and the National Science Development Board have organized working groups of experts on the study and control of pollution.


Let hear the Voice of our Mother Earth.
"Help save the Earth. Help conserve energy. Simple things make the difference."
                   
                                                - by: Students Community of Advocates in Rescuing the Environment
                                                                                                  (SCARE)