Global Solutions 

 

 

 Global Warming

 

Some people maintain that we are just in an inter-glacial period, and that global warming is a fake.  But we personally believe that global warming is real, and that we need to do a lot to stop it.  This section will talk about all the ways under the sun and beyond to help stall global warming.

 

 

 

Global warming: n, The progressive gradual rise of the Earth's average surface temperature thought to be caused in part by increased concentrations of greenhouse gas (GHG) in the atmosphere.

Here is an animated diagram that helps you understand about global warming. 

 

Is our Ozone really disappearing, and why should and why is everyone making such a big fuss about it? I personally think that scientists are being rational to try something to help stop it, or at least slow the process down. Some people, on the other hand, think that we're getting hyped up about nothing, like, big whoop, our kids will never get to see a polar bear. I disagree. I believe that we need to preserve the earth, for ourselves and our posterity.

-Anonymous

 

 

 Let's pretend that global warming is a monster.  Our monster is attacking the world, one bit at a time.  This monster works by polluting the world, so that the creatures on earth are weakened.  Then our monster moves in for attack.  Guess what?  We are helping that monster tremendously.  We need to stop helping the monster.  We need to make our earth a better place.

 

There are some very simple things that everyone can do to help stop global warming:

1. Turn off the lights when you leave a room. Use fluorescent bulbs in your room. 
2. Turn off your computer or the TV when you’re not using it. Unplug chargers when not in use.
3. Wait until you have a lot of clothes to wash before using the washing machine. Don’t use the machine for one item just because it’s your favorite shirt. You can even wear some clothes more than once a week. Just because you wore it for a few minutes, dosn't make it dirty. 
4. Take shorter showers. Heating water uses energy. It helps if you take military showers.

    

5. Close the blinds on a hot day if the sun is shining in. Dress lightly instead of turning up the air conditioning.  Or use a non-electrical fan.
6. Dress warmly when it’s cold, instead of turning up the heat.
7. Offer to help your parents keep the air filters on your AC and furnace clean. 
8. Walk short distances instead of asking for a ride in a car.
9. Try to take buses instead of cars, or carpool with other people.
10. Plant trees and plants.

     

11. Recycle paper.
12. Compost.
13. Eat all the food on your plate.
14. If the old works, don't buy new

 

 

To save water, here are some things that you could try:

    Fill a milk carton with water and put the cap on it.  Then place the carton in a toilet top away from the mechanics in the top.  The way a toilet works is when you flush it, the tank fills up with water, and then uses that water to flush.  So, with a carton that has a gallon of water in it, sure, you waste a gallon of water filling it up, but you save a gallon of water each time you flush.  So, for instance, if you have a 1.6 gallon flush toilet, then you can save a gallon of water.  Many people have 2.3 gallon flushes, so you could lower the flush to 1.3 gallons. 

    A trick that other people use is this:  If it's yellow, let it mellow, if it's brown flush it down. If you follow this, your toilet might start to smell a little, so you can put vinegar in the bowl, close the toilet lid, or close the bathroom door.  If you want a more expensive way of hiding the smell, use a spray that dilutes the smell.

    Another thing that you could do is to buy a new toilet.  Some toilet making companies are making smaller flushes so you don't have to waste a lot.  Then there are the two flush toilets.  There is one model that you can pull up the flush if it is yellow, and push the flush down if it's brown.  Another model is that there are two buttons on top of the toilet, and you push the smaller button, it has a smaller flush.  You use the smaller button for yellow, and the bigger button for brown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This picture is British, so it shows the flush size in litres, this is the conversion to gallons.

18 liters= 4.75 gallons (approx.)         6 liters= 1.5 gallons (approx.) 

 

 

 

 

Population Overload

 

 

 

 

Equal Distribution of Food and Money

 

        As you can see if you have visited these pages, the nutrition and finances of somewhere varies greatly place by place.

 

 

100 ways to save the world

1. save water

2. save energy
3. stop world hunger
4. convince North Korea  to stop its  nuclear weapons program
5. take only the food that you will eat
6. donate to organizations that give poor people education
7. put bricks in the back of your toilet
8.  Educate yourself
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10. Turn off the lights when you leave a room. Use fluorescent bulbs in your room. 
11. Turn off your computer or the TV when you’re not using it. Unplug chargers when not in use.
12. Wait until you have a lot of clothes to wash before using the washing machine. Don’t use the machine for one item just because it’s your favorite shirt. You can even wear some clothes more than once a week. Just because you wore it for a few minutes, dosn't make it dirty. 
13. Take shorter showers. Heating water uses energy. It helps if you take military showers.

     

14. Close the blinds on a hot day if the sun is shining in. Dress lightly instead of turning up the air conditioning.  Or use a non-electrical fan.
15. Dress warmly when it’s cold, instead of turning up the heat.
16. Offer to help your parents keep the air filters on your AC and furnace clean. 
17. Walk short distances instead of asking for a ride in a car.
18. Try to take buses instead of cars, or carpool with other people.
19. Plant trees and plants.

     

20. Recycle paper.
21. Compost.

22. Eat all the food on your plate (Don't put more than you need or are going to eat).

23. If the old works, don't buy new

    24. Try to convince your parents to buy a hybrid car

    25. Donate rice to the U.N. with www.freerice.com

    26. Talk to your pricipal about Heifer, a fundraising project. Information at www.readtofeed.com

    27. Try to only buy products that are made from recycled meterials

    28. Unplug your computer when not in use.

    29. Buy florecent lightbulbs.

    30. Only buy pencils that are not made with wood from forests.

    31. Try to take shorter showers to save water

    32. Have a lemonade stand and donate the money you make to charity

    33. Tell others about the problems facing our planet

    34. Tell your representative in Congress about the problems facing our planet and how to fix them

    35. If they don't listen, run for Congress ( Al Gore did that)

    36. Make a website about the problems facing our planet (pbwiki at www.pbwiki.com and google pages at pages.google.com are some website makers that our class has used)Also check with your parents first, and don't put any personal information on the web

    37. Talk to your teacher about making such a website.

    38. Bike to school

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