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Gabriel Saddler, student
San Diego, CA 92102
May 12, 2008
High Tech Middle Media Arts
1809 48 St.
Susan Davis
Representative of CA 53rd Congressional District

Dear Representive Davis, My name is Gabriel Saddler, and I'm 12-years-old in the 6th grade . I’d first like to appreciate you for the strides you have made on the boards of education and military defenses and your commitment to proper sociology in our community and government. You have positively affected our education, elections, democracy, healthcare, and environmental needs and impacts such as fossil fuels and wildlife protection.

My math/science teacher Stacey Lopaz has taught my class and I about types of energy, energy conservation, various renewable and nonrenewable energy sources, facilities that deal with energy production and manufacturing, and how different elements and energies affect our ecosystems. We mainly depend on fossil fuels which are the remains of dead plants and animals which store chemical energy. Fossil fuels are first nonrenewable and second take much time to produce suach as coal. They are extremely helpful but they produce CFC's (Chlouro Flouric Carbons) such as Carbon Dioxide (CO2) causing the greenhouse effect and global warming. This is a serious matter because the ozone layer which regulates temperature and protects us from devastating UV rays is being damaged.

We must transition to using renewable energy sources as oppose to fossil fuels. Renewable energy sources include: biomass, hydropower, geothermal, wind, and solar energy. But making changes will drastically affect our economy especially if we tear down the facilities being a waste of money. We might have to work together with our countries or continents. Global warming has caused glaciers to melt, destroying habitats of artic animals and flooding our planet. We may be kids but we as adults always say are the future of the planet.

Can you help us make this world a better and healthier place? We can conserve electricity by turning off the lights or turning off unused appliances and devices. We can stop using hairspray and reduce car emissions by getting hybrid cars. We can also use non-kerosene heaters and stoves and cease from starting fires in our fireplaces. Thank you, very much for your time and hard work. I hope we can all make a change to save "Mother Nature."Sincerely

HTMMA student,
Gabriel Saddler