To protect the environment, we are on the way. Here are a few things we can do.

    Unwanted gifts? Give them away!

    Have you ever received a gift that you didn't like? Did you throw it away? If so, you can have another choice now. Two British companies hopes people will give away their unwanted gifts to them. And they will resell the gifts to raise money for the poor. In this way, the gifts can be refused and have a future life. And people can make a difference to the world.

    Wear the trousers that reduce(减少) pollution!

    A chemistry scientist and a fashion designer(时装设计师) have created a new kind of trousers. The trousers are made of a new material which can help reduce air pollution around us. Scientists have tested the material. The result shows that it isn't harmful to human. This new kind of trousers may appear at the market in two years. Professor Ryan said, "If thousands of people wear the trousers, the air quality will be improved."

    Plant trees with Felix

    Felix Finkbeiner, a 14-year-old German boy, is not famous as a child actor but an environment hero. At the age of 9, Felix got the idea that children could do something to protect the environment. So he started a club. Felix soon got support from children all over the world. Some of them have become his good friends. The club has an aim of planting 212 million trees. They have planted over 3.5 million trees all around the world. Felix said, "The answer to controlling global (全球的 ) warming is trees-lots of trees!”

    These days haze(雾霾) is around us here and there. In fact, everyone has the power to change their living habits to help reduce it. Many local governments call on their people to take action to make the air cleaner.

    Transport is one of the biggest contributors(促成物) to haze. When, where, bow, why and what you drive all affect air quality. When one drives to work for one year, he uses as much energy as a bus rider uses in 10 years. So walk or ride your bicycle to work or school whenever possible. If it is necessary, you can use public transport instead of your car. Each person using public transport for a year instead of a car can save nearly a tonne of pollutants, including CO₂, from going into the atmosphere.

    Carpooling is another way to reduce carbon emissions (排放). Carpooling is the sharing of car journeys so that more than one person travels in a car. It immediately reduces your car's emissions by half.

    What you do inside your living space can have a big effect on the air quality outside it. You can do a lot of things inside and around your home that will help you pollute less and save some money.

    A large amount of our energy supply comes from burning coal, another contributor to haze. By cutting down your electricity use, you are cutting down on haze. So you may try to reduce your use of electricity by turning off lights, using your air conditioner wisely during the summer months, or updating some of your electrical appliances to low-energy models. For example, you can use energy-saving lamps that require less energy and last 10 times longer than common bulbs.

    In kindergarten your idea of a good friend was the person who let you have the red pencil when all that was left was the ugly black one.

    In first grade your idea of a good friend was the person who went to the bathroom with you and held your hand as you walked through the dark halls and shared their lunch with you when you forget yours on the bus.

    In second grade your idea of a good friend was the person who was willing to change square dancing parents in gym so you wouldn't have to be alone, and he/she saved a seat on the back of the bus for you.

    In third grade your idea of a good friend was the person who went up your new crush, and asked them to dance with you, so that if they said no you wouldn't have to be embarrassed, and helped you pack up your stuffed animals and old baseball cards so that your room would be a "high schooler's" room, but didn't laugh at you when you finished and broke out into tears.

    In fourth grade your idea of a good friend was the person who helped you pick out a college, assured you that you would get into that college, helped you deal with your parents.

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How to Protect the Environment

    As a student, we should try our best to protect the environment. …

    It's important for us to live a low-carbon life to protect the environment. Lower carbon, happier life.