about the ailing planet earth

1. The Ailing Planet
The Green Movement’s Role
Nani Palkhivala

2. Initiation of the Green Movement
 Started nearly 25 years ago
 World’s first nationwide Green party founded in New Zealand
in 1972
 The movement has not looked back ever since

4. Green Movement’s Role
• The green movement, a term that includes
the conservation and green politics, is a
diverse scientific, social, and political
movement for addressing environmental issues.
• Environmentalists advocate the sustainable
management of resources and stewardship of
the environment through changes in public policy
and individual behavior.

5. Primary Focus of the great
movement …
• The conservation movement seeks to protect
natural areas for sustainable consumption, as
well as traditional (hunting, fishing, trapping)
and spiritual use.

6. • In its recognition of humanity as a
participant in ecosystems, the movement
is centered on ecology, health, and
human rights.
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7. There is immediate need to promote
'sustainable development' as popularized in
1987 by World Commission on environment
and development.

9. • Environmental health movement dates at least
to Progressive Era, and focuses on urban standards like
clean water, efficient sewage handling, and stable
population growth.
• Environmental health could also deal with nutrition,
• preventive medicine, aging, and other concerns
specific to human well-being. Environmental health is
also seen as an
• indicator for the state of the environment, or an early
warning system for what may happen to humans

10. Why is our planet damaging
• Mankind is now the number one cause of all the
destruction happening on Earth. As well as trying to
destroy each other on the battle-field, we are the
cause of a series of other disasters, beginning
• with the industrial exploitation of the resources of the
Earth.
• This has become especially bad since the population
of the Earth has trippled in the last fifty years to a
point which, even with more efficient means of
distribution, there is simply not enough food to go
around.

11. Population Growth
Environmental
Pollution
Resource Depletion
Industrialization
Ozone Depletion
Global Warming

13. • The seas and oceans are being poisoned by chemical
• The seas and oceans are being poisoned by chemical
products, oils, industrial and human waste. On land,
especially in the industrial countries where most
waste is actually "manufactured", there is increasingly
little room to bury it and even when buried, noxious
elements leech out and destroy the health of the area.
An even greater problem is the disposal of Atomic
waste, unsafe to dump into the sea
products, oils, industrial and human waste. On land,
especially in the industrial countries where most
waste is actually "manufactured", there is increasingly
little room to bury it and even when buried, noxious
elements leech out and destroy the health of the area.
An even greater problem is the disposal of Atomic
waste, unsafe to dump into the sea
• and even more unsafe to bury under the land. An
• and even more unsafe to bury under the land. An
alternative possibility, that of sending it out into space,
would perhaps create other more serious dangers, not
immediately apparent to us.
alternative possibility, that of sending it out into space,
would perhaps create other more serious dangers, not
immediately apparent to us.

20.  Emission of Waste water,
 Waste gases,
 Hazardous waste,
 Toxic, carcinogenic, cumulative
and synergistic chemical
 Ecological imbalance
 Release of Radioactive rays
dangerous for health
 Increase salinity and
 Reduced vegetation

21. Easy! 8 Ways to save our planet
1. RECYCLE GLASS
Recycled glass reduces
related air pollution by
20 percent and related
water pollution by 50
percent. If it isn't
recycled it can take a
million years to
decompose.
2. TURN OFF COMPUTERS AT
NIGHT
By turning off your computer
instead of leaving it in sleep mode,
you can save 40 watt-hours per
day. That adds up to 4 cents a day,
or $14 per year. If you don't want to
wait for your computer to start up,
set it to turn on automatically a few
minutes before you get to work, or
boot up while you're pouring your
morning cup ‘of tea.

22. 3. RECYCLE NEWSPAPER
There are 63 million
newspapers printed each day
in the U.S. Of these, 44
million, or about 69%, of them
will be thrown away.
Recycling just the Sunday
papers would save more than
half a million trees every
week.
4. WRAP CREATIVELY
You can reuse gift bags,
bows and event paper, but
you can also make
something unique by using
old maps, cloth or even
newspaper. Flip a paper
grocery bag inside out and
give your child stamps or
markers to create their own
wrapping paper that's
environmentally friendly and
extra special for the recipient.

23. 5. RETHINK BOTTLED WATER
Nearly 90% of plastic water
bottles are not recycled, instead
taking thousands of years to
decompose. Buy a reusable
container and fill it with tap
water, a great choice for the
environment, your wallet, and
possibly your health. The EPA's
standards for tap water are more
stringent than the FDA's
standards for bottled water.
6. PLANT A TREE
It's good for the air, the land,
can shade your house and
save on cooling (plant on the
west side of your home), and
they can also improve the
value of your property.
Make it meaningful for the
whole family and plant a tree
every year for each member.

24. 7. PLASTIC BAGS SUCK
Each year the U.S. uses 84 billion
plastic bags, a significant portion of
the 500 billion used worldwide.
They are not biodegradable, and
are making their way into our
oceans, and subsequently, the food
chain. Stronger, reusable bags are
an inexpensive and readily
available option.
8. LET YOUR FINGERS DO THE
WALKING—ONLINE
Consider if you really need a
paper phone book. If not, call
to stop phone book delivery
and use an online directory
instead. Some estimate that
telephone books make up
almost ten percent of waste at
dump sites. And if you still
receive the book, don't forget
to recycle your old volumes.

25. Drive Less and Drive Smart
• Less driving means fewer emissions. Besides saving gasoline, walking and
biking are great forms of exercise. Explore your community
mass transit system, and check out options for carpooling to work or school.
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• When you do drive, make sure your car is running efficiently.
• For example, keeping your tires properly inflated can improve your gas
mileage by more than 3 percent. Every gallon of gas you save not only helps
your budget, it also keeps 20 pounds of carbon dioxide out of the
atmosphere.