Write a Statement That Effectively Synthesizes the Information in Each

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Essay

Write a statement that effectively synthesizes the information in each set of three excerpts.You can create a persuasive synthesis statement if you wish, but it is probably easier to come up with an informative one.
a.Scientists seem to think that simply telling people about various threats to the environment will induce people to change their behavior .But so far at least, that hasn't been the case.Real change hasn't occurred because people generally have one or all three of these reasons for thinking that future threats to the environment are over-rated.It's all so far away .Many people believe that the environment may be in danger, but they are convinced that the threat is a distant one.The danger will confront their great grandchildren, not by their immediate family.One person can't do anything. Faced with the enormity of problems like pollution and global warming, many people feel that one person's refusing to use plastic bottles is just a drop in the bucket that accomplishes nothing. Technology is going to solve the problem soon.There isn't much evidence for this belief.But it's comforting.Thus, people repeat it without doing any research to see if it's true.
b.In the United States and other industrialized countries, many consumers are making "green" choices in their behavior and purchases that reflect concern for the environment. In some cases, these choices carry a price tag, such as paying more for organically grown food or for clothing made from organic cotton. Consumers are also motivated to make green purchases that save money.For example , after gas prices topped 4$ a gallon in 2008, sales of gas guzzling SUVs dropped, and sales of more fuel-efficient cars, such as hybrids, increased.Consumers often consider their utility bill when they choose energy-efficient appliances and electrical equipment.
(Linda Mooney et al.Understanding Social Problems , 8 e © Cengage Learning All Rights Reserved, p.428.)
c. Students in New York City high schools can now apply for the Dr.Wangari Maathai Award for Civic Participation in Sustainability, established in honor of Dr.Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize (2004). Dr.Maatha, who died in 2011, was also the founder of the Green Belt Movement, which raised funds to plant trees throughout Kenya, thereby preventing soil erosion and improving the lives of poor communities. The award, sponsored by the Bette Midler Family Trust, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, is awarded to two students who show the greatest commitment to preserving and caring for the environment, both through their work in school and through volunteer  activities.The prize money, which is $10,000, is to be used by the students to support them in their first year of college.Through the award, those institutions financing it mean to commemorate the life of Dr.Maathai, who dedicated herself to preserving both the environment and the poorest people in it.Dr.Maathai was particularly focused on improving the lives of women, whose agricultural efforts she wished to support and strengthen by making the soil less susceptible to erosion,  while paying them to plant more than 30 million trees.

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