Environment

What are some of the things that your community is doing to help the environment?
What things do you recycle?
How can you reduce pollution in this country?
What can you do to help prevent pollution?
Are there litter laws where you live? If so, what is the penalty for littering?
Do you think cars should be banned from city centres?
Do you think people should recycle newspapers? Why, or why not?
Do you think there are lessons to learn from nature?
How has the world changed since you were a child? (technology, values, environment, health)
How often is garbage collected in your neighbourhood?
If humans are really intelligent, and not simply manipulated by their genes like any other animal, why can't they do anything about overpopulation?

What can you do to make this world a better place?
What do you think of people who deny the existence of climate change?
Which is more important: increasing people's standard of living, or protecting the environment?

Who do you think is more responsible for pollution, individual people or the government? Explain.
What is the most important issue facing the environment today?
Do you know about any anti-pollution programs in your community?

If you could choose one alternative energy source to develop which one would you choose? Why?

Are companies more or less environmentally responsible now than they were in the past? Why do you think that is?
Do you think recycling is an important community service?
Who should pay for the costs associated with renewable energy?
Should we make the development of renewable energy sources an economic priority?
What are some ways energy is wasted?
What types of energy are popular in your native country?
What is the main problem with renewable energy sources?
What can large cities do to improve their air quality?
How can we protect the environment and at the same time improve people's standard of living?
Do you think overpopulation is an important environmental issue? Why, or why not?

Are you worried about global warming?
What's happening to forests in the world?
What happens when we remove forests?
What can we do to protect forests?
Why should we recycle?
Does your local government make it easy or hard for citizens to recycle?
Are there people in your country who make their living from picking-up other people's garbage?
How is pollution effecting the environment of the world today?

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