Earth Day Celebration

Year 2008

Dearest,

We are leaving in the 21^st century and we, people should be constant vigilant in what was happening in our environment. We should put more attention to our so called “EARTH” where we stay, enjoy and spend the most out of our life.

As time pass by, there are a lot of changes that takes place and we cannot blame each other for what we can see around us like garbage, pollutants, dirty canals, rivers and lakes. We are responsible for this whether we deny it or not. The clean “EARTH” was turn out now to a “DIRTY EARTH”. I want to address this problem not only for the sake of addressing it but to correct what is WRONG. We should start to be aware of the consequences when earth will totally takes it revenge.

Let us define what is GLOBAL WARMING.

Global Warming means Global warming is the increase in the average temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oceans since the mid-twentieth century and its projected continuation.

The term "global warming" is a specific example of global climate change. The term "climate change" can also refer to other periods of overall temperature change such as global cooling. In common usage, the term "global warming" refers to the warming in recent decades and its projected continuation, and implies a human influence.

Here are some signs of Global Warming:

Heat waves and periods of unusually warm weather

Ocean warming, sea-level rise and coastal flooding

Glaciers melting

Arctic and Antarctic warming

Spreading disease

Earlier spring arrival

Plant and animal range shifts and population changes

Coral reef bleaching

Downpours, heavy snowfalls, and flooding

Droughts and fires

http://www.climatehotmap.org/

As a student here are some things that i will contribute to help save the earth. This are only simple but little things later on will be big things too.

1. Turn off the computer when it is not in use.
2. off the lights when it is not being use.
3. Learn to conserve electricity.
4. Pay attention to how you use water. The little things can make a big difference. Every time you turn off the water while you're brushing your teeth, you're doing something good.
5. Recycle.You can help reduce pollution just by putting that soda can in a different bin. If you're trying to choose between two products, pick the one with the least packaging. If an office building of 7,000 workers recycled all of its office paper waste for a year, it would be the equivalent of taking almost 400 cars off the road [Source: EPA].
6. Compost. Think about how much trash you make in a year. Reducing the amount of solid waste you produce in a year means taking up less space in landfills, so your tax dollars can work somewhere else. Plus, compost makes a great natural fertilizer. Composting is easier than you think.


PS: The little things can make a big difference.;))