Earth Day Oct. 2009
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Earth Day Oct. 2009
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• What is main goal of earth day?
• What are the problems of our environment?
• What can we do for our environment?
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• Earth Day is celebrated in the US on April 22
• It was founded by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-Wisconsin) as an environmental teach-in in 1970.
• Earth Day is a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's environment.
• The United Nations celebrates an Earth Day each year on the March equinox, which is often March 20, a tradition which was founded by peace activist John McConnell in 1969.
• Earth day symbol
What You Can Do Right Now !!!
The purpose of the Earth Day is to arouse the human care for the planet:
Earth !
Nowadays, Global warming and some environmental pollutions have become a serious problem. Our Earth is sick. It’s
time to save our planet . Let’s go action!
Here are 9 points of actions for individuals, organizations, and businesses to do…
Drive your car differently – or drive a different car altogether!
• Replacing your car with a fuel-efficient car Hybrid Cars, cars with a good mileage • Drive less!
• Slow down!
Your house – not too hot, not too cold!
Things you can do to make sure you're maintaining the right temperature in your house include:
• Turn off your heating system.
• Make sure windows and doors are closed.
• Of course, if you can stand it, the best way is to avoid using air conditioners.
Take care of your refrigerator monster!Refrigerator is the biggest consumer of
electricity.
• Older refrigerators are less efficient than the newest one !
• Turn on your "energy saver“ button.
• If you don't need it, don't waste the energy.
Make sure the refrigerator doors close properly,and keep the cool in.
Green plants, more trees to provide shade
• Planting more trees will help in the short term.
Go organic.
• We should go organic to protect our land .
Besides there are other simple things you can do:
• Eat locally-grown food.
• Eat fruits and vegetables in season.
Buy recycled• Takes less energy to manufacture
a recycled product
• Buy in bulk.
• Buy one of something, not 21 of something.
• The recyclable logo (three arrows forming a triangle) is fairly common now.
At lastAs we said at the start, if everyone follow some points on the list, we can make a difference and change our living space.
Go through your closet. Donate or recycle what you really don't need, then make a pledge not to replace everything you just got rid of.
Re-use in creative ways. Be creative in what you use for work, play and leisure. You don't always have to buy new products for activities.
Conclusion
• The same mutual recognition • Many little makes a mickle
• Do from yourself
Source
• http://www.earthday.net/node/122 Earth Day NetWork
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