Step 8, Questions !

 What did you learn? 
I learn that we can save energy in many different ways. To conclude, the simplest things can use so much energy such as tv stayingg on , lights being on, things plugged into  the
What were the challenges. Ive also learn that theres a lot of natural resources being used as well and our earth is suffering from all of these changes. pollution is one of the biggest causes of global warming which is something i learn as well. 

I learn about an event called Buy Nothing Day, Which is basically a day consumers evented on black friday to not buy anything. Well try to save money and buy things you NEED not WANT. For examples, instead of buying unneccesary clothing and shoes, buy things that you need such as undergarments, deodrants, etc. I agree with this event because it helps consumers save money and make them realize how much money they are spending.


Sucess? Trying to accomplish some of these things in my own house hold was complicated due to the fact that i was so accostume to leaving things on and using so much power. leaving my charger plugged inside the wall was one of the hardest courses to maintain because im so use to leaving it there and just plugging my phone out of the socket.Turning the television off before i go to sleep was also very hard to maintain because its such a habiet that i have thats so hard to overcome, i will leave the tv on while im sleep in the middle of the night. as well as leaving it on while im in school.
What about the project could be improved? well writing 500 words could have been different maybe 200 words would of been a little easier. =)

Sustainability in school

Everyday we are being introduced to new ways we can save energy and reduce global warming. Schools take up an immense amount energy. We do not only use electrical energy but we consume lots of paper, water, and heating. Schools have lots of computer rooms and most of those computer are always . That right there makes up allot of energy. All the lights that are on in the class room that stay on even if no one is in the room. We can all help reduce energy at our school, like turning off the computers when you leave school. A school computer left on 24 hours a day wastes $224 a year in electricity. We can also recycle the paper. Use the back of papers and not throw them out cause a simple mistake was made.

If you really want to get creative you can ask your teacher if you can start a website engaging climate change and how to help. You can make it count as grade that way you can help and also earn from it. It would be a great learning opportunity and it will show lots of ways you can help in school and in your neighborhood or home.

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Sustainability at home

Have you ever taken a moment to yourself and thought how much energy you consume at home? Just think how much things you use during the day. Now multiply that by 365 and all the people in the world. That's allot of energy. The activities we do at home can impact our climate change in many ways. To promote sustainability, we must use less energy. Some things we can to consume less energy is turning off the things when we don't need them, turning our thermostats down. Something that n also save you money and help the environment using ceiling fans instead of having the air conditioner a day . Another way is recycling. Lessening the amount of what goes into our landfills can help improve a community's sustainabslity. We need to learn to stop being selfish, we can a live well and but not consume as much. The way things are running we’ll need four the in the next 100 years, but only have one. People need a reality call, but perhaps when they realize it might just be too late and the damages will be irreversible.

Resources:http://www.preservationnation.org/issues/sustainability/?gclid=CNCQ2tbo_awCFWcRNAodZX_FSA

Proposing how to better manage the resources of Sustainability.

 School- When the end of the day come all students should shut down their computers as well as plug the wires out of the socket.
If weren’t using the computers we should leave them off and plugged out.
If you’re not using the classroom you should turn the lights off.

Neighborhood- Everyone on the block should recycle and help the environment. To conclude, be able to clean the environment if you see something outside of the home as in paper, plastic, garbage, etc you should be able to pick these things up and throw it in the trash.

Home- Everyone in your household should turn off the television when it’s not in use, as well as the Radio and Computer, don’t leave your charger on with your phone not plugged in that’s just wasting electricty.

All of these resources of stablilty can effect us in many ways and its our place to help fixs of all these needs because this can cause global warming, and effect us in a very harmful way. To conclude

some natural resources cause pollution which affect the physical environment. by enhancing the pollution because of toxins released when moving the chemicals, it can also cause oil and chemical spills to occur.

Be able to help the environment so we all could live longer and be able to have children. =)

Sustainability in the home

Sustainability in the home is a very extreme aspect of life when different things are happening.Expecially climate change is included.There's a few ways people can consume power within your home, energy is used for everything especially in a person’s home. To provide light in one’s home uses energy, to keep you warm energy is supplied, also energy is even supplied when hot water in one’s home is needed. Energy is used to function all the appliances in a house or other places as well.Taking actions as in insulating and weather stripping your home and buying energy star certified (High efficiency) appliances is a way to conserve energy and keeping your house in a sustainable balance.Clean and greener energy appliances.Modernizing your windows can be another way you can go green, replace your windows with argon filled double glazed windows they save 2.4 tons of CO2 per year. Changes in temperature due to climate change effects our demand for energy. As for example rising air temperatures will most likely lead to substantial increases in energy demand for air conditioning in most American cities . But on the other hand energy needed for space-heating can in deed decrease.Us as humans can modify our actions in ways that limit energy use. Using green products can stop the uneccessary burning of these fossil fuels and this wont affect our energy use, our cars and other energy used resources by living a energy savory life.The remaining emissions are from methane from waste in our land fills, raising live stock , natural gas pipelines, and coal , isn't that interesting. An individual can make the most impact of reducing carbon emissions.Examples like the electricity we use in our house holds, the waste we produce, also the transportation we choose to use each and everyday of our lives.Those choices affects us personally and even more our future life styles to come in case ones never took the time to dwell on this. Take the time out to set your priorities straight and see the difference from using all this energy that you don't need, you can save it and use healthy energy consuming without costing you a fortune or even harming the planet. Thoughts like these keep the planet and a house balance very stable and sustainable in deed.There are a few basic tips to put a halt to climate change.Check your tires , for each gallon of gas's saved 20 lbs of carbon dioxide aren't produced. Use less hot water because it takes energy to heat the water and by using less of it , it reduces 350 lbs of carbon dioxide. And avoid products with a lot of packaging, preventing waste from being created meaning there's less energy wasted and fewer resources thats consumed.And last the most extreme tip is to turn off your electric appliances when they are not in use, because thats wasting usable resources and energy that can be used for something much more needed.Especially in the house house when individuals have electric devices inserted into the outlets if they aren't in need then unplug them so the energy is not going to waste. Therefore save energy and keep your home in peaceful balance but going green and keeping it sustainable.

 This image explains how sustainability is an extreme aspect that controls the worlds functioning.





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

By 2050, three earths will be needed to meet human demand for resources. How can we ensure that one earth can support 10 billion people by 2050?

First we have to admit that climate change is a problem. Decades and decades of using fossils fuels, industrial and agricultural practices made us become addictive. While most of us would like to think that we aren’t part of the problem, the fact remains that if you drive one of the many vehicles on the road, you’re contributing to global warming. Evidence shows that human activities are affecting the global climate. Climate change has serious implications for public health. Catastrophic weather events, variable climates that affect food and water supplies, ecosystem changes are all associated with global warming and pose health risks

There is a variety of solutions:

• Set limits on global warming pollution


• Invest in green jobs and clean energy


• Drive smarter cars


• Create green homes and buildings


• Build better communities and transportation networks

If we get started today we can tackle this problem. Our planet is warming, and we are helping it happen by adding more heat trapping gasses, primarily carbon dioxide. Our atmosphere has limits too. CO2 remains in the atmosphere for about 100 years. The longer we keep polluting, the longer it will take to recover and the more irreversible damage will be done. Instead of taking your car to the store, you can walk or even take a bike. You are not only helping the environment but you are even helping yourself. It would also reduce the amount of fossil fuels that are burnt for you.

Fuel efficient vehicles, renewable energy, protecting forest are all common sense solutions, which won’t only reduce global warming; it will save us money and increase business opportunities.

Governments should have a responsibility to educate both the public and industry about these hazards. Laws banning the production of CFC gases would help to slow down the rate of ozone depletion and global warming. If fines existed for production of certain gases, maybe industry would use safer alternative measures.

Climate change affects the fundamental requirements for health, clean air, safe drinking water, sufficient food and secure shelter. Many of the major killers such as diarrheal diseases, malnutrition, malaria and dengue are highly climate-sensitive and are expected to worsen as the climate changes. Areas with weak health infrastructure, mostly in developing countries will be the least able to cope without assistance to prepare and respond. Reducing emissions of greenhouse gases through better transport, food and energy use choices can result in improved health.

Identifying and Improving Statibilty

 How we consume energy ?
 whats carbon footprint ?

 Home- We consume alot of energy. Such as The amount of coal produced must be at least the equivalent of twice as much as oil. As for electricity not generated by coil or oil. To conclude,we use alot of energy when we leave the lights on when we are sleeping keeping the tv. plunged in and on at night. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the world’s consumption of marketed energy is forecasted to increase by 44% from 2006 to 2030.
Neighboorhood- If there is only so much food, timber, petroleum, and other material to go around, the more we consume, the less must be available for others. The global economy cannot grow indefinitely on a finite planet. As populations increase and economies expand, natural resources must be depleted; prices will rise, and humanity especially the poor and future generations at all income levels will suffer as a result.
School- schools usually use  up to 10 Times as much energy a day as a house does every day. so they use pretty much a lot of energy, and most of it is from computers classroom and hallway lights. i dont believe that they turn the lights off when closing the school.

Whats Carbon Footprints ?

A carbon footprint is a measure of the impact our activities have on the environment, and in particular climate change. It relates to the amount of greenhouse gases produced in our day-to-day lives through burning fossil fuels for electricity, heating and transportation etc.
The carbon footprint is a measurement of all greenhouse gases we individually produce and has units of tonnes (or kg) of carbon dioxide equivalent.

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By Alpacheta Cole