(Un)Do Something

On this blog, we showed you why is so important to do something about the environment today. We hope you have learned something useful.

Never forget to do something to undo what we have been doing.
Join us in this journey.

Thank you!

Reforestation

One last word: Reforestation is essential to reduce the global warming and grenhouse effects, because plants absorve CO2 and emite O2. If we avoid deflorestation, we could breed more healthy air, and consequently, avoid more ambient disasters. We can recycle paper, reuse paper, etc... to reduce these phenom. It is easy and depens of each of us.

Veganism & Environment

Veganism is an alternative and healthy lifestyle .
This lifestyle excludes the use of animals for clothing, food, or any other use.
The environemental veganism is based on the fact that the animal production by intensive agriculture is environmentally unsustainable.
Resources such as fossil fuels, water, and land and pollution are the primary environmental concerns with animal products.

The livestock industry is one of the largest contributors to environmental degradation worldwide, and modern practices of raising animals for food contributes on a "massive scale" to deforestation, air and water pollution, land degradation, loss of topsoil, climate change, the excessive use of resources including as oil and water, and loss of biodiversity.

People who adopt veganism for environmental reasons do so on the basis that veganism consumes far smaller amount of resources and causes less environmental damage than an animal-based diet.














sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veganism#Resources_and_the_environment
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_vegetarianism

The Liquid of Life

On previous posts, we presented some clean ways to obtain energy and some suggestions for consuming it profitably. However, saving energy isn’t enough.

Besides that, we must save the most precious liquid on Earth. No, it isn’t petroleum. It is water, fresh water. You may ask: “Isn’t it a renewable resource? Why should we save something unlimited?”

Well, water has been considered as a renewable resource. Actually, it covers 3/4 of Earth’s surface. But is fresh water renewable? If we realized that less than 1% of water is accessible and drinkable and that a 1/3 of Humankind doesn’t have enough fresh water for its basic needs, we may ask “no” to that question.

Besides, in some parts of the world, water is being consumed faster than nature can produce it, which is in opposition to the definition of a renewable resource.

Not only does mankind consume too much water, but it also pollute it. As we saw before, water pollution has serious consequences for the environment and for human beings.

So, we must do something now to reverse this situation, otherwise we will face an unprecedented shortage of fresh water. In other to save water, there are several little actions you can do, which will reduce not only the waste of water but also your water account. You can find great suggestions through this link: http://www.savewater.com.au/

Reduce Your Energy Waste

As we saw with the post of the 3R's it is not enough seeking renewable energy resources we must also consume energy profitably.
Whenever you save energy, you not only save money, you also reduce the demand for such fossil fuels as coal, oil, and natural gas. Less burning of fossil fuels also means lower emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), the primary contributor to global warming, and other pollutants.

Home improvements:

Consider some of these energy-saving investments. They save money in the long run, and their CO2 savings can often be measured in tons per year.

-Use whenever possible sources of renewable energy for energy supplies.

-Insulate your walls and ceilings. This can save 20 to 30 percent of home heating bills and reduce CO2 emissions by 140 to 2100 pounds per year.

-Limit the use of equipment requiring high energy consumption, such as ovens, microwave, coffee machines, drying machines, heating oil, air conditioners, vacuum cleaners and hair dryers.

-Buy equipment with more efficient energy consumption, such as refrigerators and freezers.

-Use outdoor equipment for heating water, for example: solar systems

-Use natural light and lamps with lower power consumption (fluorescent).

-Keep in mind that many household appliances consume energy when not off, that is, when they are in "stand-by."




http://www.powerscorecard.org/reduce_energy.cfm
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