Environmental Awareness Poster Campaign

"There are several environmental issues in our world today. The damage being done every second contributes to the decay of our planet. What people do not understand is just how quickly pollution is destroying our earth. The common assumption is that it would take a longer time than one's life span for the earth to diminish, therefore one doesn't not have to worry about it. This assumption, however, is the most harmful to the earth, because if we do not do something about it now, our resources will run out, causing the extinction of humanity. Examples of these issues are global warming, water preservation, air pollution, garbage dumps, diesel fuels, electricity preservation, and deforestation.

As a group, we plan to address these issues affecting our planet by creating original, artistic, and informative posters describing the simple things one can do on a daily basis to prolong the health of earth. We will start this process by advertising our idea on several environmental educational websites describing our concerns. After we've finished spreading the word, we will finalize our project by putting up posters around school for people to read and learn from. Each poster contains several things one can do on a daily basis to decrease the damage being done in each category. For example, turning off the light when one is not in a room, turning off the water while one is brushing one's teeth, shorter showers, monitoring the amount of electricity one uses every day, and not littering are easy things one can do. Each of our members has signed an agreement to follow through with the easy steps we've come up with to save our planet. We are not only doing this for Earth's health, but also to prove that it is, in fact, easy to do. We will constantly be looking for unique ways to spread our concern."

- Kat D. and Angel Z., Lake Forest Academy, Lake Forest, IL