From the moment I began to compare Santa Cruz to my hometown, the differences became eminent. Growing up in Los Angeles, I was exposed to one of the most populated cities in all of the United States. While Santa Cruz has a population of only 49,040 people, Los Angeles has an astounding 3,485,398. And every one knows that: the higher the population, the higher the pollution factor. The environments of both L.A. and Santa Cruz differ …showed first 75 words of 476 total…

…showed last 75 words of 476 total…slightest amount of change in L.A. As for Santa Cruz, I feel that if the population remains somewhat low, the environment will stay somewhat free of the horrors that L.A. has to deal with everyday. Maybe there could be a way that Santa Cruz could help spread environmental awareness in L.A., the people down there could see just how great the results of a little effort could produce. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** my brain