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Only when the last tree has died, the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught, will we realize that we cannot eat money? ❖ There is a sufficiency in the world for man’s need, but not for man’s greed. ❖ Save the Environment and you will Save the Life and Future. ❖ Lets go green to get our globe clean.
1. Plant a tree and get air for free 2. If you cut a tree you cut your life 3. The tree is your friend 4. Feel free to plant a tree 5. Trees are the roots of all living 6. A tree that stay, keep flood away 7. Protect the trees 8. There is no life without Green 9. Fresh air from a tree let us be 10. Take care of the trees, they will take care of you
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1. It promotes and encourages sustainability through paper-free services that save energy and natural resources.
The City of Fort Lauderdale prints approximately 54,000 utility bills each month, which equals 108 reams of paper. It takes 6 percent of one tree to make one ream of paper and one tree makes 16.67 reams of paper. If every City of Fort Lauderdale utility billing customer received an e-bill, he or she could help save approximately 6.5 trees per month or 78 trees per year1.
2. It increases the City’s tree canopy to cool, shade, and beautify homes, neighborhoods, paths, parks, and roads.
Twenty-one percent of the City of Fort Lauderdale is canopied by trees, and the City’s goal is to increase that to 25 percent by 2018. The tree canopy is vital to the health and beauty of the City, as it has many positive impacts. Trees provide shade, which helps reduce the heat island effect, a phenomenon of urban areas being warmer than surrounding rural areas due to the amount of concrete and asphalt being heated by the sun. Trees also help reduce stormwater runoff, filter pollutants, absorb carbon dioxide and provide oxygen, conserve household energy, save water, prevent soil erosion, and create a food source and safe home for
1. Plant a tree and get air for free 2. If you cut a tree you cut your life 3. The tree is your friend 4. Feel free to plant a tree 5. Trees are the roots of all living 6. A tree that stay, keep flood away 7. Protect the trees 8. There is no life without Green 9. Fresh air from a tree let us be 10. Take care of the trees, they will take care of you
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1. It promotes and encourages sustainability through paper-free services that save energy and natural resources.
The City of Fort Lauderdale prints approximately 54,000 utility bills each month, which equals 108 reams of paper. It takes 6 percent of one tree to make one ream of paper and one tree makes 16.67 reams of paper. If every City of Fort Lauderdale utility billing customer received an e-bill, he or she could help save approximately 6.5 trees per month or 78 trees per year1.
2. It increases the City’s tree canopy to cool, shade, and beautify homes, neighborhoods, paths, parks, and roads.
Twenty-one percent of the City of Fort Lauderdale is canopied by trees, and the City’s goal is to increase that to 25 percent by 2018. The tree canopy is vital to the health and beauty of the City, as it has many positive impacts. Trees provide shade, which helps reduce the heat island effect, a phenomenon of urban areas being warmer than surrounding rural areas due to the amount of concrete and asphalt being heated by the sun. Trees also help reduce stormwater runoff, filter pollutants, absorb carbon dioxide and provide oxygen, conserve household energy, save water, prevent soil erosion, and create a food source and safe home for