Life in The Future

I read a university report that said that developing countries, the US and Europe strongly disagree about pollution laws. The report said that developing countries will create more pollution than other countries because they have fewer laws about air and water quality. The report is very pessimistic, but I think it is also realistic. I believe that world leaders need to meet and discuss this, or we will have terrible environmental problems [Countries disagree about pollution laws].

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I'm generally very optimistic about the future. I believe that gasoline will be gone by the year 2100. I think that's completely realistic. We will use the sun and wind for electricity, and most cars will be electric cars. A scientist at Sunlight Motors demonstrated an electric car that can go almost 250 kilometers between charges. Many people are buying electric cars now. I think that pollution will decrease a lot over the next 10 or 20 years. Life will be good in the future.

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People can now charge their electric cars in the city parking lot.
"We've built two charging stations for electric cars," said city engineer Randolph Schmidt. "If people use more clean electricity for cars and less dirty gasoline, we can decrease air pollution."

Alma Torres commutes 80 kilometers a day to her bank job in her electric car. "The city charging stations are wonderful. They show that the city cares about saving the environment around us," she said.

The city is also serious about improving water and air quality, Schmidt said. Last year, the city stopped using coal. Now, natural gas powers all city buildings.

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I do want to save the world. I want to build green cities. If we dont change the way we live, and the cities we live in, we'll destroy this planet in the next 50 or a hundred years. 

Green cities are the answer to this problem. If we build houses from environmentally friendly materials, if we use natural power from the sun and wind, if we recycle our garbage, if we plant more trees and open more parks, the world will be cleaner and greener. 

It won't be easy. But if my company could build one-city - just one city - and people saw how nice it was, how clean the streets were, how fresh the air was, in five years time we'd have a city in every major country. 

Well, that's my plan anyway, But you gotta have a plan!

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A: I didn't realize that the city changed to natural gas from coal last month.
B: Yes. And I'm all for it. Less pollution, better air quality. Water quality has been improving recently, too.
A: Speaking of the environment, Al and I are thinking about buying an electric car. We were looking at some online last night.
B: Really? That's a great idea. Perfect for commuting. And they're getting cheaper fast.
A: Apparently, the new ones can go up to 170 kilometers between charges.
B: I didn't know that. Angela and I looked at our monthly expenses recently. Can you believe we're spending almost 200 dollars a month on gasoline?
A: I believe it. Gas just keeps getting more expensive. That's why we're thinking about an electric car. They cost just a few cents a kilometer to run.
B: If you get one, I'd love to try it out.
A: Sure.