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Nature 2-3
The document discusses several environmental problems facing the planet, including global warming, deforestation, and lack of fresh water. It notes that greenhouse gas emissions are causing global warming, with gases coming mostly from human activities like burning fossil fuels. It also states that an area of Amazonian forest equivalent to 245 miles by 181 miles has been destroyed. The document advocates individual actions like using public transportation, turning off lights and appliances when not in use, planting trees, and buying recycled products to help address these problems.
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Nature 2-3
- 1. Nature matters (or How to save the Planet) By João Paulo Alves
- 2. This is Earth Not actual size
- 3. It is extremelysmall Sun (too big to fit on this graphic) Jupiter Saturn Source: Wikipedia
- 4. Yet it istreated as if its resources were infinite They are clearly not!
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- 6. There are allsorts of problems Global warming Deforestation Lack of fresh watter
- 7. Earth is gettinghot.
- 8. Green house gasesare causing this
- 9. Gases that comemostly from human activity and burning of fossil fuels.
- 10. Forests are beingdestroyed
- 11. Forests are beingdestroyed
- 12. An area equivalentto football fields of amazonian forest will have been destroyed when you finish this presentation Source: Greenpeace
- 13. This area usedto be Amazonian forest 245 miles (394 km) asd 181 miles (291 km) Source: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=k&om=1&ll=-10.90883,-62.056274&spn=3.785855,4.768066&z=8
- 14. This area usedto be Amazonian forest 245 miles (394 km) asd Now it’s completely gone 181 miles (291 km) Source: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=k&om=1&ll=-10.90883,-62.056274&spn=3.785855,4.768066&z=8
- 15. We’re also running outof fresh
- 16. “ By2025, one third of the global population will not have access to adequate drinking water. ” Lord Nicholas Stern, author of the Government's Stern Review on the economics of climate change
- 17. “Is it acrisis? If we don't do some decent water planning, it could be.” Jack Hoffbuhr, director of American Water Works Association.
- 18. We’re clearly headinginto the wrong direction
- 20. Turn off lightsand appliances when you leave a room.
- 21. Turn off lightsand appliances when you leave a room.
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- 23. Use public transportation Or better
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- 25. But if youreally have to
- 26. Choose an hybrid Photoby Udo Richter
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- 30. Verify that yourhome is leak-free.
- 31. Reduce the amountof time you spend on the shower
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- 33. Buy recycled paper. (No, I alsodid not know that recycled toilet paper existed)
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- 35. Turn off electronics in stand-by.
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- 40. And remember what ChiefSeattle once said Photo by DartVader
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- 42. THE END Oris it just a new beginning?
- 43. All Images taken(with the owners’ permission) from: http://www.sxc.hu http://www.flickr.com