In this world we are heading towards a very dark place. Where global warming, climate change, and more factors are destroying our planet. For now there is still time to change our ways and be part of the many solutions available. First let’s start with what we can do to start saving our planet. Everyone in this world affect greenhouse gasses because of the energy we use like driving, heating our home, and with the energy we use to light our home.[1]
One way to help in your home is to change your light bulbs to ENERGY STAR light bulbs, not only will you be saving money but you will be reducing gas emissions every year. When buying for appliances for your home look for ENERGY STAR items, these items save a lot of energy and save a lot of gas emissions. Next try to seal and insulate your home by sealing air leaks, if buying windows buy ENERGY STAR, and work on better insulation. Next you should use green power which is electricity that is created with renewable energy source like wind and sun. A very important thing to work on is to reuse, reduce, and recycle. By recycling newspapers, beverage containers, paper and other goods you can help out the world in a big way. Lastly for things in the house that can help the planet is using water efficiently and always spread the word to family and friends.[2]
While in the office there are some things that can be done to help fight climate change as well. One would be to manage office equipment energy better. Also, when buying equipment for the office make sure it is ENERGY STAR. Next find out if your building has earned an ENERGY STAR which would mean that the building uses 35%less energy then others and try to find out what is needed to get an ENERGY STAR. And like you should do in your home you should also do in the office which is recycle, reuse, and reduce. In school environment there are 3 types of people in the school who can do something about climate change and it is the students, the teachers, and the administrators. For students what they can do is learn about climate change and how to prevent it, investigate the connection of climate change and the schools affect on it, use Portfolio Manager to keep track on the energy the school uses, and lastly in college they can reduce energy use in dorm rooms and get involved with climate change. For the teachers they are in charge of teaching their students about climate change, getting the students interested and involved with solutions on how to stop climate change, and lastly learn from other teachers and how they do things. Administrators play an important role in this as well because their decisions can directly affect climate change and gas emissions. Administrators have to save money and energy on things and they have to recycle used school supplies like paper, batteries, electronic equipments, and more. So we already know the huge problem in climate change but now after reading this we know the solutions all that’s left is to take action.[3]
In this picture you see the different ways that you can help fight climate change and the change that it will make. This picture, like my post, is encouraging people to live a life that doesn’t hurt the environment.
Resources:
2. http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/home.html
3. http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/office.html
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