Global Warming affects not only one person but the whole world. As the atmosphere gets warmer the more changes occur in the world. Some of these changes include a change in the weather and also having less water available due to having warm weather. The cause of global warming varies from pollution of cars, littering, and recycling. Changes are being made, but in order for them to occur people can begin by changing habits to produce a healthier environment.

At Burton High School the Environmental Service Learning Initiative, known as ESLI, is taking action and bringing changes to Burton. Their purpose is to bring environmental education to classrooms through service learning and youth empowerment. As the coordinator of ESLI, Carlos Gonzalez, defines green as sustainability. "Before we start changing anything at school we really need to teach each other about what it means to be green before we can become green" said Carlos, implying that a community has to be built within school classrooms. Sponsored by ESLI, the Eco Club's first task in hand for the students will be drafting the school-wide recycling program and making sure that all classrooms have a blue bin for paper and bottles. They are trying to set a way for it to be a school-wide team effort by having students help with taking out the bins to the ones located in the back parking lot of the school.  

The students in Eco Club are doing what they can for Burton to become a greener school. "I did take an interest in Eco Club because of the fact that I felt like I needed to give back to my community because at one point in time I was being disrespectful to my environment"  said David a sophomore at Burton. Juliana and David, members of the Eco Club and sophomores at Burton, want to change Burton into a new modern system. This includes the recycling bin program and future programs for example the composting. The step that first need to be made according to the Eco Club sponsored by ESLI is to build a community within students and to get them informed about the changes to keep them on board. This is only the first step at Burton High School, but in the future with the help of ESLI and the Eco Club, Burton can become a green-friendly environment.