1. Explain 5 things that you currently do or could do to decrease your carbon footprint. Don't know what that means -- look it up and then give me your 5 examples. Consider saving paper and email it to me or post it to the blog.
2. If you go with your mom or dad to work on Thursday you have the following option: interview someone who works with your parents (ask them whether they enjoy what they do, what was their favorite class(es) when they were in high school, what advice would they give you before you graduate from high school). Make sure you include the name and position of the person you interview and the company and phone number they work for. I will verify whether the person works where you say they do, so don't embarrass me.
You have until Monday, April 26th to turn in your assignment for 5 points extra credit. If you do both that is great, but you will only get 5 points.
5 things that I could do to decrease My carbon footprint:
ReplyDelete1.Fill the dish washer and washing machine with a full load - this will save water, electricity, and washing powder.
2.For short journeys either walk or cycle.
3.Reduce consumption of meat
4.Recycle as much as possible
5.Replace ligh bulbs with energy saving light bulbs
Alessandra. 1st Period
I chose to do the earth day extra credit, and I also want to save paper! :). here are the five things i do to decrease my carbon footprint;
ReplyDelete*Doing my weekly shopping in a single trip.
*Using energy saving light bulbs.
*Hanging my clothes to dry rather than tumble drying them.
*Recycling my water bottles.
*Not eating so much meat.
I hope that with those five little things I am helping the environment greatly :)
Liuvis Martinez
Period:4
Ways to Decrease Carbon Footprints !
ReplyDelete1. Turn off lights, television, videos, stereos, and computers when not in use they can use to 10 to 40% of the power when on standby. Also unplug chargers as soon as they have finish charging.
2. Fill the kettle with only as much water as you need.
3. Don't leave fridge doors open for longer than necessary.
4. Properly inflate tires. It can improve your car's fuel efficiency.
5. Use cloth bags when going shopping and avoid buying products which use too many plastic.
Naomi Rivas
April 23, 2010
Period 3
•Do your weekly errands in a single trip or pay your bills online, walk, bike and ride bus or carpool.
ReplyDelete•Instead of using air conditioners in the summer wear cool clothes and use a fan.
•You will consume up to 25% less fuel if ytou drive no more than 90 km/hr.
•Consume less and reuse old products.
•Replace your incandescent bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL). CFLs cost 3 to 5 times as much but use less than a third of the power. Also replace old fridges and other appliances with energy efficient ones.
Jennifer Mejia
4/24/10
Period #3
5 things I do/can do to reduce my Carbon Footprint
ReplyDelete1. Take a shower with the lights off- in the day time I use the light coming from my window instead of the bathroom light in order to take a shower.
2. Take notes on my phone- instead of taking out a piece of paper to write down some information I downloaded a note taking app. onto my phone.
3. Reading books online- instead of buying books I can begin to search them up online to see if I can find the text online.
4. Email the SAT question of the day- instead of copying down the Sat question of the day onto a paper I can just hit the email button.
5. Blog my extra credit to Mrs. Manfra (:
Carbon footprint is a measure of the impact our activities have on the environment. Five things that I could do to reduce my carbon footprint are:
ReplyDelete*Turn off any electrical device when I'm not using it. Example: lights, computer, radio
*Turn down the water heating setting
*Substitute the conventional light bulbs with the low energy light bulbs
*Recycle things that can be used again. Example: plastic, cans, paper.
*Reuse products such as clothes, and water bottles.
******Claudia Pena******Period-1******
What I could do to decrease my carbon footprint is to continue to help clean, and remove invasive species from miami-dade parks every saturday. I can also begin to recycle at my house, things like paper and plastics. I can stop spraying toxic chemicals into the air as well, like hair sprays. I can buy myself a natural gas fueled car instead of one that runs on gasoline. Also, I can stop using herbicides and pesticides when it comes to the plants I have in my backyard. (Period 5)
ReplyDeleteFive things to reduce my carbon footprint.
ReplyDelete1)I'l use bike, or on foot for mass transportation.
2)Do a weekly shopping in one single trip.
3)Disconnect all house devices and use only the ones needed.
4)dont buy bottle water. Use safe tap filtered water.
5)Try groing my own fruits and vegetables.
PER:5
1. run my dishwasher only when its full of dishes
ReplyDelete2. change my thermostat
3. unplug appliances when not in use
4. stop using bottled water
5. reduce, reuse, recycle