2008 – Fourth Grade Third Place:

Tom Vinson, Texas.

Is global warming the greatest challenge facing humankind?

No, I do not think global warming is the greatest challenge facing mankind. The greatest challenge is the one that leads up to other big challenges such as war and lack of health care. If we do stop global warming, it's not just that everything will be good. We will still have problems and, yes, global warming is bad but with war and no health care, because some people will not pay money to help the less fortunate with food, shelter, helping others show love. Greed starts wars over silly things like land, money, and stuff. Finally greed affects global warming, too. Think about it, people will not stop burning fossil fuels and oil in cars. We don't have to stop; we just need to use less. But we do have to stop cutting down the rainforest. The rainforest provides most of the oxygen for us. And so just think that maybe our grandkids will have to suffer because of our choices.

 

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