SAVE TREES Trees are very important for our survival in many ways. They clean the soil by filtering sewage and chemicals used in farms. They help control noise pollution and reduce flash flooding. Trees absorb carbon dioxide which contributes to global warming. They also clean the air by absorbing pollutants like carbon monoxide and sulphur dioxide. They also help to lower temperatures. They give shade during the summer and act as windbreaks during winter if they are located on the windward side
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49 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth (The author wishes to thank his wife for suggesting he "get up and do something" to save the earth. This book is dedicated to her.) 1. TURN OFF THE LIGHTS. Even if you’re only going out of the room for a few minutes. Those kilowatts add up. (My wife groans when I say it‚ but‚ "It makes cents—with a c.") 2. UNPLUG APPLIANCES WHEN NOT IN USE. Some of them‚ with their complicated timers and instant start-up features‚ constantly consume small amounts
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Save the dolphins How many of you have been to a dolphin show at the zoo or aquarium? Have you ever wondered where the dolphins came from? Well‚ many people don’t know most of them come from Japan where every year thousands of dolphins are hunted and killed. The documentary film‚ The Cove‚ shows exactly what happens to the dolphins in Japan. It was my friend‚ Heidi‚ who first told me about this whole story and recommended that I watch this movie. Seeing how emotional and passionate she was about
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Jane McGonigal’s “Be a Gamer‚ Save the World‚” was first published in the Wall Street Journal in the beginning of 2011. McGonigal’s article is set out to convince her audience that video games inspire people to do great things in the real world. “Players of ‘Guitar Hero’ are more likely to… learn how to play [the guitar]”. Her use of facts‚ personal studies‚ and real world examples construct a persuasive argument that games make the best of people. McGonigal begins her article comparing the world’s
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“There is enough for everybody’s need but not for anybody’s greed” these lines were quoted by the father of our nation who was very apt in voicing his concern about wildlife conservation. Indeed mother nature provides us with enough resources for our need but when that need changes into greed we start exploiting the earth. This greed of a human has bout the world’s most majestic animal to the verge of extinction. ABOUT TIGERS The tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest cat species‚ reaching a total
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all these reasons it is very important for us to save trees and increase the green cover of the earth. We can start by planting more trees in our neighborhood. If we see any indiscriminate felling of trees‚ we can petition the authorities to stop it. Using less paper products is also a way to save trees for the paper industry needs trees to make paper. Using the computer to store data reduces the need to use paper. In all these ways we can help save trees. . Some wildlife species like the rhinoceros
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on Child Survival 1. INTRODUCTION Save the Children is a child focused organisation that delivers immediate and lasting improvements in children’s lives. The organisation is committed to improve the health status of children in India and protect them from exploitation‚ abuse and ill health. In the current context‚ Save the Children’s primary focus is on supporting the system in accelerating the progress towards Millennium Development Goal 4 aimed at one-third reduction in child mortality rates
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Khadijah Sabir Smoke Detector essay One of the most effective ways to protect yourself and your family from a fire is to install smoke detectors in your home. Unfortunately many people don’t take advantage of the protection that smoke alarms provide. Smoke alarms can warn you of a fire when you are asleep‚ busy or in a different part of the house from where the fire is. Did you know that the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) urges replacing home smoke alarms after 10 years? As leaders
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and water. (One of the slogans of the Chipko movement was in fact: "What do forests bear?/Soil‚ water and pure air.") In Uttar Pradesh State‚ where the Himalayas border Tibet‚ over the years‚ the state forestry department had been claiming forested land and leasing it off to commercial loggers; predictably‚ forest rangers were also parceling off land to contractors in return for bribes. But the issue was more complex than just big bad loggers and innocent villagers. Although at one time‚ the
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suffering through their difficult lives‚ I felt an urge to save them immediately. I wish that after people have read through my article about this organization‚ one could make a difference in their life. Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating real and lasting change for children in need in the United States and around the world. It is a member of the International Save the Children Alliance‚ comprising 28 national Save the Children organizations working in more than 110 countries
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