Class 3, Grade 8, Second Junior Middle School, Gudui Township, Huaibin County

Instructor Ren Kuoye

"The world's annual emissions of gases that pose a greater threat to mankind reach more than 600 million tons; It is estimated that by the middle of the next century, one third of the earth's surface will be in danger of desertification, and 60,000 square kilometers of land will be desertification every year, threatening more than 60 countries. " See this shocking number. How do you feel, my friend?

Engels said: "We should not be too intoxicated with our victory over nature. Every time such a victory, nature is retaliating against us. " Isn't it? From the appearance of forest ape180,000 years ago to the highly developed civilization era of human beings, human beings have never stopped asking for nature, and naturally they are "responsive", which further breeds human greed. They cut down trees on the earth, set up chemical plants and emit pollutants and wastes. As a result, once the mountains and rivers were beautiful, the blue mother earth looked devastated and filthy. Why isn't this chilling?

At this point, mankind has not realized the seriousness of the problem, and still goes its own way, exchanging environmental pollution and ecological destruction for economic development. Let's give an example around us:

The Huaihe River, which flows through our county, was originally a crystal-clear river with fish and shrimp in groups in the early 1950s. Children splashing water and women washing rice and vegetables can be seen everywhere. However, in recent years, some upstream paper mills have discharged waste water and waste residue at will, resulting in the deterioration of the water quality of the Huaihe River and the near extinction of fish and shrimp. Looking at the black foam and garbage floating on the river, who dares to swim in the river and cook with it?

Didn't the change of water quality in Huaihe River sound an alarm for us? When will the almost extinct fish and shrimp in the river return?

Of course, environmental problems are not limited to these, such as the eight major public hazards in the world, Minamata disease in Japan, painful diseases, etc., all of which are caused by human ignorance of nature and digging their own graves. Indeed, environmental problems have been plaguing the whole world. But who directed this tragedy? It's people. When disaster befalls human beings again, when nature retaliates endlessly against human beings, human beings finally wake up and understand the importance of environmental protection. If human beings want to conquer nature, they must respect it. We should not only carefully transform nature, but also boldly practice and boldly improve it, so as to control nature and make our own interests develop harmoniously with nature.

Facing the severe environmental problems in China, we can't repeat the mistake of "pollution first, then treatment" in western developed countries. "Pollution first, then treatment" is a very unwise choice, and the cost of treatment is very high. We should not only speed up development and get rid of the constraints of environmental problems on China's economy, but also implement the policy of putting prevention first and combining prevention with control to protect the environment.

As a middle school student in the new era, I advocate students to improve their awareness of environmental protection, and also suggest that uncles and aunts join our team to contribute their strength to environmental protection and benefit future generations.

Because: protecting the environment is urgent!