Quarter 2, Article 5

1. Reducing Greenhouse Gases the Dismal Way

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Chapter 19: Air Pollution

3. This article deals with a global issue.

4. The United States has been cutting down greenhouse emissions like "a green tornado." According to the article, The Energy Department says carbon dioxide emissions in the united states fell 3% in 2008 and 7% in 2009. This has been extremely good for the environment. The government also estimates that the carbon emissions in the United States won’t be as bad as the levels that were in 2005 until 2027, which is 16 years from now. The economy played a big role in the decreases in carbon dioxide levels. When the economy is bad, more people are unemployed, and this means people buy less, and do not commute as much as they would if the economy was good. Generally people do less of all the things that produce greenhouse gases. When energy uses drop, so do carbon emissions in the environment. This effect has not only been shown in the United States but also in Europe. Carbon emissions in Europe dropped 2 percent in 2008 because of the recession.

5. I think this article is good because it shows that the United States can do something to lower their carbon emissions and do good for the environment but it also worries me because I wonder what will happen when the economy gets better and people resume doing things as they would normally.

6. Bumbled- To do clumsily