ITS TIME TO WAKE UP & SAVE THE EARTH.

Monday, 17 March 2008

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STOP GLOBAL WARMING, SAVE THE EARTH

-Mingrui

23:52

Firstly, before we begin the discussion.

Lets all understand what IS global warming.

Global warming is the increase in the average

temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and

oceans in recent decades and its

projected continuation.

Global warming is caused by several causes

such as pollution from factories, carbon dioxide

from rotting trees, the burning of coal,

natural gasses and fossil fuels lead to methane travelling

into the Earth's atmosphere any

transportation vehicles, water vapour, and many other little

things, which contribute to make

global warming even worse.

The effects of Global Warming are: Rising sea levels,

glacier retreat, Arctic shrinkage, and

altered patterns of agriculture are cited as direct

consequences, but predictions for secondary

and regional effects include extreme weather events,

an expansion of tropical diseases,

changes in the timing of seasonal patterns

in ecosystems, and drastic economic impact.

Actually, we could put in our own efforts

in curbing global warming.

I have found a website that listed out the

"TOP 50 THINGS THAT YOU COULD

DO TO CURB GLOBAL WARMING"I would

post the top 10 here and the website would

be provided at the end

of the post.

1)Replace a regular incandescent light bulb

with a compact fluorescent light bulb (cfl)

CFLs use 60% less energy than a regular bulb.

This simple switch will save about 300 pounds

of carbon dioxide a year.

2)Install a programmable thermostat

Programmable thermostats will automatically

lower the heat or air conditioning at night and raise

them again in the morning. They can save you

$100 a year on your energy bill.

3)Move your thermostat down 2°

in winter and up 2° in summer

Almost half of the energy we use in our

homes goes to heating and cooling.

You could save

about 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide

a year with this simple adjustment.

(NOT APPLICABLE IN SINGAPORE~)

but saving could help too(:

4)Clean or replace filters on

your furnace and air conditioner

Cleaning a dirty air filter can save

350 pounds of carbon dioxide a year.

5)Choose energy efficient appliances

when making new purchases

Look for the Energy Star label on new

appliances to choose the most energy

efficient products

available.

6)Do not leave appliances on standby

Use the "on/off" function on the machine itself.

A TV set that's switched on for 3 hours a day (the

average time Europeans spend watching TV)

and in standby mode during the remaining 21

hours uses about 40% of its energy in standby mode.

7)Wrap your water heater in an insulation blanket

You'll save 1,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year

with this simple action. You can save another

550 pounds per year by setting the

thermostat no higher than 50°C.

8)Move your fridge and freezer

Placing them next to the cooker or boiler

consumes much more energy than if they were

standing on their own. For example,

if you put them in a hot cellar room where the room

temperature is 30-35ºC, energy use

is almost double and causes an extra 160kg of CO2

emissions for fridges per year and 320kg for freezers.

9)Defrost old fridges and freezers regularly

Even better is to replace them with newer

models, which all have automatic defrost cycles and

are generally up to two times more

energy-efficient than their predecessors.

10)Don't let heat escape from your house over a long period

When airing your house, open the windows

for only a few minutes. If you leave a small opening

all day long, the energy needed to keep it

warm inside during six cold months (10ºC or less

outside temperature) would result

in almost 1 ton of CO2 emissions.

Click Here For The Top 50 Tips for curbing Global Warming.

-Mingrui.

22:47

taken from the movie "an inconvenient truth"

i think that this is a really good way to explain global warming.

and also what us, humans are doing about it.

we are always coming with "easy solutions" to get out of this situation.

for example, the air conditioner.

Which only aggravated the problem.

i realised that we should face the problem head on.

we should just do what we should.

stop the problem. not run away from it.

So perhaps, i will only use the air conditioning if it is really really warm.

and i guess i can start recycling/

there are so many things we can do.

here's 5 things we can do:

1. we can recycle. locate a recycling bin which is near to your house.

so each time, just divide your trash into recyclable and non-recyclable.

2.We can reduce our air conditioner usage. just switch on your air con when you need it.

3."bring your own bag" just put some plastic bags in the car or something. use them whenever

you need them. not only the supermarket. you can use them when you go shopping and stuff.

4.reuse the back of your papers. you don't have to throw away the whole piece of paper if you

make only mistake in your drawing. just turn it over to the other side.

5. switch off all your electric appliances(except your fridge, and the air pump in your fish tank)

when you dont need it. not only will it save the fossil fuels, and the environment, it will save you

lots and lots of moolahhhhh...

PS moolah=$$$

-michaela

21:26

okay. I created a video related to global warming using the imovie software on the imac, and we would like to share it with you/

and i am so very sorry,

but in the video, when it said "its all because of US"

i mean us, us.

you know, you and me.

us.

and if it is too small,

you could click on it,

giving you the direct link to the actual video on youtube.

but, in case that doesn't work,

here's the url:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8DbWf4ph-U&eurl=http://ourdying-earth.blogspot.com/

-michaela

20:45

We have found poems on a few websites and we would like to share some with you:

These poems were written by Fifth Grade Students from Hawaii.

1)Global Warming isn't hard to explain

It leaves Mother Earth crying with excruciating pain.

This hurts our planet in every single way

The changes could leave us all in sorrow and dismay.

We need to stop it now so the temperature doesn’t rise

People, plants, and animals would be in demise.

Changes in temperature due to the depleting ozone layer

We really don’t need it so show us that you care.

Mother Nature can't do it all so let's give her a rest.

We all need to try and do what is best.

Our planet earth is precious and can't be replaced

We need to act now or our home will be erased.

2)Nature is cool in its own way,

Nature is cool in the day,

But if global warming happens,

It would not be good

For our earth and neighborhood.

Global warming would make the earth hot,

Which would be like a boiling pot.

Global warming would harm the earth,

Mother nature could not give birth,

To animals and plants,

Earth would be under a trance.

Green plants would lose their fame,

Our waters would drain.

Our government will try to help,

But you and I need to save the kelp.

So start playing it smart,

And do your part.

Life might not end,

If you're Earth's friend!

Barbara

*Sources:http://www.childrenoftheearth.org/Kid's%20Entries/global_warming_Dore_class.htm

-Nadiyah

20:40

We are a group of students from St Margarets Secondary School.

We are all from 2e5 2008,

Mingrui(16)

Michaela(20)

Nadiayah(21)

Shanice(28)

Grace(40)

-Michaela

20:36