systems of living. Zoning reforms that allow greater urban density as well as designs for walking and bicycling can greatly reduce energy consumed for transportation. The use of telecommuting by major corporations is a significant opportunity to conserve energy‚ as many Americans now work in service jobs that enable them to work from home instead of commuting to work each day.Further reading External links
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understand‚ then‚ that our domestic water supply is a manufactured product whose raw material is limited. Environmental and financial restrictions also limit the supply available at any given time. This means that our water supply has to go a long way towards satisfying all the competing interests:
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Since the dawn of time‚ the earth has provided protection and nourishment to its inhabitants; the ozone layer providing protection from the sun’s harmful rays‚ the vast forests providing oxygen and shelter‚ the rivers and oceans providing life sustaining water. Until the industrial age‚ man’s relationship with his environment had been a beneficial one‚ in which only what was needed‚ was taken. However‚ with the advent of technology and machines‚ mankind has slowly sunk deeper into the recesses
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The Munda are tribal (Adivasi) people of the Chota Nagpur Plateau region. They are found across much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Odisha ‚ West Bengal‚ Chhattisgahr ‚ Bihar and into parts of Bangladesh. Their language is Mundari‚ which belongs to the Munda subgroup of the Austroasiatic language family * Mostly Munda people follow the Sarna religion‚ believing in a god called Singbonga. * However one-fourth of them have adopted Christianity.[citation needed] * The surname
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mean you will conserve any energy‚ yet we do advise every household to research the possibility of implementing natural energy resources to influence their home power supply. This will conserve the fossil fuels we are currently consuming at an alarming rate. Many little things can be done in an attempt to conserve energy in the home. It is knowing how to do these little energy conservation processes that many people do not know about‚ understand‚ or just don’t care. Another way relating to how
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Introduction A forest is a complex ecosystem which is predominantly composed of trees‚ shrubs and is usually a closed canopy. Forests are storehouses of a large variety of life forms such as plants‚ mammals‚ birds‚ insects and reptiles etc. Also the forests have abundant microorganisms and fungi‚ which do the important work of decomposing dead organic matter thereby enriching the soil. Nearly 4billion hectares of forest cover the earth’s surface‚ roughly 30 percent of its total land area.The forest ecosystem
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or environmental costs and benefits resulting in attainment of higher energy use efficienciesm minimixation of wasteful practices. WAYS TO CONSERVE OIL AND GAS IN OUR DAILY LIFE: -The simplest way to conserve oil is to cut down the use of cars and bikes -Walk‚run or use bicycle or electric bike to reach your distination. It not only conserve oil but also gives exercise as well. -Avoid the use of materials made of plastic as household items‚since these are made of
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of the Godavari mangroves. It was declared as a sanctuary in July 1978 to conserve the mangrove vegetation of the estuary. Flora: Mangroves are a group of salt tolerant plant species‚ which occur in the tropical and subtropical initial estuary regions. Mangroves constitute a dynamic ecosystem with a complex association of both floral and faunal species of terrestrial and aquatic systems and the vegetation in this forest is of evergreen type. Mangroves provide different kind of niches for a
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Forests form an important part of the wealth of a country; and in India‚ the preservation of the forests is so important that it has long been taken over by the Government‚ and is in charge of the Government Forests Department. Forests have a great influence upon climate; for they attract rain and preserve moisture an important matter in a dry country like India. The leaves of a tree are always giving off moisture; and this constant evaporation cools the surrounding atmosphere. In consequence‚
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1.1 Introduction A forest is a complex ecosystem or assemblage of ecosystems dominated by trees and other woody vegetation. The living parts of a forest include trees‚ shrubs‚ vines‚ grasses and other herbaceous plants‚ mosses‚ algae‚ fungi‚ insects‚ mammals‚ birds‚ reptiles‚ amphibians‚ and microorganisms living on the plants and animals and in the soil and their interaction with one another and with the non-living part of the environment. The type of forest in a given area depends on many elements
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