5. What
How
Why
Concerned with or supporting environmentalism ... tending to
preserve environmental quality (as by being recyclable,
biodegradable, or nonpolluting) – Merriam Webster Dictionary
Most "go green" initiatives involve steps to save energy, including
taking shorter showers; installing fluorescent light bulbs; using less
fossil fuels by taking public transportation or walking to work; and
recycling household waste.
Most "go green" initiatives emphasize how such actions will
preserve the environment for future generations, but many also
point out that individuals can save money and improve their health
by adopting a "go green" attitude.
6. Going green is a popular term used to describe the
process of changing one's lifestyle for the safety and
benefit of the environment. People who "go green"
make decisions about their daily lives while considering
what impact the outcome of those decisions may have
on global warming, pollution, loss of animal habitats,
and other environmental concerns.
9. RISING OF EARTH’S TEMPERATURE
Global Warming will make the earth is hotter
than before. And temperature could be rising,
it cause trees and animals dies.
11. 10Ways and StepsTo GO GREEN
1. Consume Less Fuel
2. Eat Less Meat
3. Switch to Renewable Energy Resources
4. Lower Heating and Cooling Cost
5. Buy Local
6. Use Less water
7. Improve Lighting and Appliance Effiency
8. Reduce, Recycle and Reuse
9. Stop Using Plastic Bags
10.Compost and One man OneTree
12. 1. CONSUME LESS FUELS
• ReduceTrips
•Walk or Bicycle
• Carpool
•Take PublicTransportation
•Tune Cars
• Drive Economically
• Buy Efficient Cars
Need more Incentive?
Most experts agree
that oil production has
peaked. Prepare
today.Live like gas is
$10/gallon
13. 2. EAT LESS MEAT
Meat production generates more greenhouse gas
emissions (14-22 percent of global emisisons) than
either transportation or industry.
15. 4. LOWER HEATING AND COOLING COST
Reduce energy consumption for heating and cooling
• AdjustmentThermostat
• Caulk/ seal around windows, doors, and outlets
• Insulate
• Passive Solar
• Install Efficient HVAC systems
- Geothermal
- High SEER and correctly sized
• EfficientWater Heating
- SolarThermal Hot water
- Instant hot or continuous
- Insulate hot water pipes
• Use fans and breezes
16. 5. BUY LOCAL
• Create a sustainable living economy
- How ?
a. Support local farmers
b. Favor products made close to home
- Benefits ?
a. Fresher and more nutritious produce
b. Reduced carbon emissions from transporting goods
c.When gas hits $10/gallon, we’ll have a best local suppliers
d. Local business invest more $’s back into the community
17. 6. USE LESSWATER
• ConservingWater = Conserving Power
- Reduced power to clean and pump water
- Reduce power to heating water
• How ?
- General
a. Capture and use rainwater
b. Recalculate greywater
c. Reciculate for instant hot
d. Promptly fix leaks
-Toilets
a. Use a dual-flush toilets or converters
b. Use a toilet tummy or bricks
- Faucets
a.Turn off water when not in use
b. Install low-flow Faucets and aerators
18. 7. IMPROVE LIGHTING AND APPLIANCE
EFFIENCY
• Choose Energy Star Lighting and Appliance Products
• Lighting
- Use dimmer switches, timers and ,motion sensors
- Switch from incandescent to more efficient bulbs (CFL and LED)
-Take advantage from natural daylight (windows and tubular skylights)
• Appliances
- Replace your Clunckers
a. Refrigrators
b. Dishwashers
c.Washers and Dryers
- Run full loads through dish and clothes washer
- Line dry (or use dryers balls to cut drying time by 20%)
- UnplugAppliance and Chargers when not in use
19. 8. RECYLCLE, REDUCE AND REUSE
• Recycle
- Collection and Proccesing
- Manuifacturing
- Purchasing Recycle Products
• Reduce and Reuse
- Minimize “disposable” choose “reusable”
- Reduce Packaging
- Choose Quality long lasting products
20. 9. STOP USING PLASTIC BAGS
• Make commitment with your self to stop using plastic bags
• Bring your own shopping bag
• Use eco-friendly product
21. 10. COMPOST AND ONE MAN ONETREE
• Greens
- Garden waste; grass cuttings, non woody garden prunings, leaves and
flowers.
- Kitchen waste ; vegetable peelings, leaves and stalks, fruit peelings and
cores, cooked table scarps, tea leaves. Coffee growns, egg shells, and bread.
- Herbivore manure
• Browns : small amounts of shredded, newspaper, paper tissues, wood fire
ash, sawdust, vacuum dust, and dryer lint.
• Plan more trees in your gardens and practice it also in your school and office.
