Renew - Reuse - Recycle by Jordi DM

List of 10 actions to reduce the carbon footprint:

jordi_dm — 2014-12-19 10:16:01 UTC

1. Use the public transport.
2. Use reusable bags.
3. Use low consumption ligh bulbs
4. Try to turn off the lights all the time that you don't need.
5. Have solar panels at home.
6. Avoid to buy aerosols.
7. Reduce he fuel consumption of cars.
8. Use recycled paper.
9. Use low consumption electrical appliances.
10. Go with bycicle or walking when it's possible.

R-R-R

2014-12-19 10:16:27 UTC

RENEW: Back something to their first state, leave it as new restore something that had been interrupted, replacing an oldthing with a new one. Ex: When a computer are broken you can renew and use other time

REUSE: Use an item again after it has been used. Ex: When you use a glass dish and then wash, you can use it again.

RECYCLE: Is a process to change waste materials into new products to prevent waste of very useful materials. Ex: When an electronic device is broken can be recycled an returned it to a new one.

Carbon footprint:

jordi_dm — 2014-12-19 10:19:44 UTC

The total quantity of carbon dioxide emissions that all your day-to-day activities produce in one year.

Environmentally friendly:

jordi_dm — 2014-12-19 10:21:13 UTC

It's the set of things that are good for the environment and don't pollute it.

Agenda 21:

jordi_dm — 2014-12-19 10:22:05 UTC

Agenda 21 refers to 21st century. The idea behind local agenda 21 is that if a lot of people do small things locally, they can have a big impact nationally, and an even bigger impact globally. For example, if only a few people take the bus to work rather than driving, it doesn't make much difference. Local agenda 21 encourages a collective responsibility towards the environment.

Wind Power

jordi_dm — 2014-12-19 10:27:22 UTC

Is the energy extracted from wind using wind turbines to produce electrical power that is transformed into other useful forms for humans activities. The turbines are very efficient at using the wind. Wind energy is used through the use of wind machines, capable of transforming wind energy into mechanical energy of rotation usable for the production of electricity.

How much waste do you think a human being produce in a lifetime?

2014-12-19 10:27:26 UTC

123,633 lbs aproximate (61.8 tons) of solid waste per human being in a lifetime.

Hydro-power

jordi_dm — 2014-12-19 10:31:23 UTC

The hydro-power or water power derived from the energy of falling water and running water. Hydro-power has been used for irrigation and for the operation of various mechanical devices.

It is an alternative energy power that is environmentally friendly because it does not contaminate. Also it is one of the oldest energy sources used by humans.

The electricity is generated in a dam, that is a barrier impounds water or underground streams, that are used to generate electricity.

The Falls of Saint Anthony are an example of using hydro-power.

Individual vs Global actions

2014-12-19 10:32:02 UTC

Individual actions are all the actions that you can do to reduce the carbon footprint and pollution, for example, use the public transport.

And global actions are the actions that are regulated by the governments, and also to reduce the carbon footprint and pollution, for example, don't sell plastic bags in the shops. The individual actions can have a big impact nationally, and an even bigger impact globally.

The Eden Project:

jordi_dm — 2014-12-19 10:37:34 UTC

It is a visitor attraction in England, United Kingdom. Inside the two biomes there are plants that are collected from all around theworld.

The Eden Project makes you think about that one person contaminates in a lifetime, and it makes you be aware to take care of our planet Earth.

Biomes of the Eden project

2014-12-22 07:37:28 UTC

-TROPICAL BIOME: The Tropical Biome, covers 1.56 hectares and measures 55 metres high, 100 metres wide and 200 metres long. It is used for tropical plants, such as fruiting banana trees... It is kept at a tropical temperature and moisture level.

-MEDITERRANEAN BIOME:The Mediterranean Biome covers 0.654 hectares and measures 35 metres high, 65 metres wide and 135 metres long. It houses familiar warm temperate and arid plants such as olives and grape vines and various sculptures.