Investigating Sustainability Foltz 2013 | Page 5

make it nicer. They don ' t use it to carpool like they should.
What can we do to help?
We can plant more trees and we can also switch SUVs to solar energy. If we plant more trees it can take out some of the carbon dioxide in the air that SUVs create. If we switch SUVs to solar energy the sun can power the SUVs and there won ' t be as much pollution.
There are some cars and SUVs that are called hybrid. Some use solar power with gasoline but some use electricity with gasoline. This can help us use less gas. There are also people that are trying to find other ways to make gasoline. One of these is called biofuel. Biofuel can come from corn or other sources. People are still trying to make it easier to use biofuel and to find other ways to power cars and SUVs. While we wait for the other ways to power vehicles we can try to stop people from buying so many SUVs.
How do we prevent people from buying SUVs?
We need to tell people that SUVs are hurting our environment. We can show other people that solar power vehicles and hybrids are important for helping the environment. We should use buses and ride bikes or walk as much as we can. If we use them less or drive more fuel efficient vehicles then we can help the environment.
Interesting facts
75 % of people I surveyed said that SUVs should switch to solar energy but 25 % of people say that they should keep using gas but switch to a smaller gas tank. I think that they should