1. Seattle: They reduced global warming pollution by more than 60 percent by constructing green buildings and operating alternative fuel vehicles.
2. Washington DC: Has replaced 414 of its polluting diesel buses with buses that burn natural gases.
3. Houston: Converted a substantial portion of the city of fleet of cars and trucks.
4. Marion County/Florida: They use gas-electric hybrid vehicles.
5. The city of Scottsdale: Has introduced Arizona’s first green building program which helps builders and home owners learn about how to integrate energy efficiency and water saving.
6. Salt Lake City: They changed 861 traffic lights to LED light signals.
7. Colorado: Is working to produce 50 percent of the city electricity with renewable energy by 2017.
8. Charlotte: They switched from a gas only Ford Taurus to a hybrid Toyota Prius or Honda Civic and that would save city taxpayers approximately $800-1200 per vehicle including over $400 in annual fuel cost.
9. Twin Falls/ Idaho: Reduce energy cost and cut pollution by increasing the energy efficiency of its 11 schools.
10. St. Paul: They use a system that uses heat drawn from a biomass-fired power plant.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Monday, May 12, 2008
“My Carbon Footprint: Problems & Solutions”
Carbon footprint is a way to measure or evaluate our way of working, eating, shopping, home usage, and travel in terms of actions which cause global warming. I’m living as if we had 2.61 planets to support us. However, am below the UK average. In this essay I’m going to discuss the problems and the possible solutions for this problem.
I will start with the problems. One problem is that I don’t recycle the products I use. For example, I don’t recycle aluminum cans, plastic bottles, and papers. Another problem is that I use too much energy or electricity. It is known that in many places the electricity is generated by burning fossil fuels such as coal, propane, natural gas, or heating oil. Energy is needed for our daily use which requires the largest amount of energy. Also I am an omnivore which makes a problem. Meat needs livestock such as cows.
I will now discuss the possible solutions for this problem. One possible solution is that I could start recycling the products I use. Recycling materials such as aluminum can, plastic bottles, or piece of paper take less energy that it takes to make these materials from raw materials. Another possible solution is that I could safe some energy by reducing energy use. I could turn of the lights, electronic, and appliances when am not using them. On the other hand, I could help my college safe money by turning the lights off and use the day light which saves energy and improves the learning environment. Also I could eat fewer processed foods and less meat. Moreover, I could eat more natural or originally grown foods which are more locally grown foods.
In conclusion, it’s never late to make a change. A change is possible if every person wanted to change which would change every person’s carbon footprint and reduce it.
I will start with the problems. One problem is that I don’t recycle the products I use. For example, I don’t recycle aluminum cans, plastic bottles, and papers. Another problem is that I use too much energy or electricity. It is known that in many places the electricity is generated by burning fossil fuels such as coal, propane, natural gas, or heating oil. Energy is needed for our daily use which requires the largest amount of energy. Also I am an omnivore which makes a problem. Meat needs livestock such as cows.
I will now discuss the possible solutions for this problem. One possible solution is that I could start recycling the products I use. Recycling materials such as aluminum can, plastic bottles, or piece of paper take less energy that it takes to make these materials from raw materials. Another possible solution is that I could safe some energy by reducing energy use. I could turn of the lights, electronic, and appliances when am not using them. On the other hand, I could help my college safe money by turning the lights off and use the day light which saves energy and improves the learning environment. Also I could eat fewer processed foods and less meat. Moreover, I could eat more natural or originally grown foods which are more locally grown foods.
In conclusion, it’s never late to make a change. A change is possible if every person wanted to change which would change every person’s carbon footprint and reduce it.
What Should Be Done In Abu Dhabi To Make People More Aware Of Global Warming?
Global warming in my opinion is man-made. Abu Dhabi could start with the small things like saving on electricity, using less gas, and finally recycling. The government in Abu Dhabi are already aware of global warming and starting to build zero carbon and zero waste city. Many people these days watch sports specially soccer, so the government could put some advertisement in soccer stadiums or make the players wear sport gear which have global warming on it. Also it is known that people in Abu Dhabi like to copy or like to see themselves as the Sheikhs do. For example if one of the Sheikhs buys an environmentally friendly car most of the people would do the same.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
Why is it called “An Inconvenient Truth”?
The movie is called “An Inconvenient Truth” because; Al Gore was trying to send a message to the people who can make a change that people are getting worried about global warming. The issue is becoming inconvenient because global warming is already happening but people are saying that it’s not true because they don’t want to believe that it’s happening because they don’t want to change their easy life style.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Critical Thinking Power Point
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