Environmental Rants!
Friday, May 22, 2009
SAVE THE EARTH!!! ( And save $)
Ever wondered why your parents are yelling at you 'bout the electricity bills but have no idea why,cause the only thing(s) you are hogging is the computer and/or the TV ?
Here's my suggestion (it may not apply to all as I'm mostly referring to myself):
1) Instead of turning on the air-conditioner for the whole night, on the air-con for around half an hour and then switch to a fan. The fan will circulate the cool air.
2) Switch off idling equipments such as handphone chargers, forgotten hair-dryers and microwaves.
3) Do not open the door of your fridge for too long (make up your mind on what to take out or put in).
4) Instead of using the dryer (definitely NOT the hair-dryer. How could one live without it?) hang your wet clothes outside, just make sure it is not dripping.
And here's a news article for you...
World News
Clinton tells world city chiefs to act swiftly to save planetPosted: 19 May 2009 1419 hrs
SEOUL: Former US President Bill Clinton on Tuesday urged leaders of the world's cities, which produce over two-thirds of greenhouse gas emissions, to act swiftly to save the planet for their grandchildren. Executives from the 40 largest cities plus 17 affiliate municipalities attended the C40 Large Cities Climate Summit which opened in Seoul, the third such event since 2005. The former US leader, whose Clinton Climate Initiative develops programmes to help cities cut the emissions blamed for global warming, called for commitments and concrete action at the meeting which ends Thursday. "You do not have the luxury of just debating what we are going to do and how much money we are going to spend on it," Clinton said in a keynote speech. He warned that if the world fails to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent by 2050, it would pay a high price in food shortages, drought and public health dangers. "It is absolutely certain (that) if we let the worst happen, then the consequences will be so severe that we won't be able to save the planet for our grandchildren unless we are willing to undertake enormously expensive projects which can now be avoided," he said. Half the world's population lived in cities last year and that figure is expected to grow to 70 per cent by 2050, said Clinton, citing UN statistics. Cities occupy just 2 per cent of the world's land mass yet are responsible for more than two-thirds of global energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. The issue of how cities "find a way to continue to thrive and prosper while reducing greenhouse gas emissions is one of the central questions in the whole struggle", Clinton told a press conference earlier. He said his initiative focuses on creating "communities that can both provide a greater quality of life and generate more clean energy than they use". Mayor David Miller of Toronto, who chairs this year's summit, said he was confident it could find balanced ways to combat climate change. "We will be able to demonstrate not only how you can fight greenhouse gas emissions, but how you can also build green sustainable neighbourhoods, create green jobs and contribute back to the fight against climate change," Miller said. "To continue the momentum, all cities must be resolute in working together. It's not a matter of choice but necessity," he added. Seoul Mayor Oh Se-Hoon said the South Korean capital would develop a pilot residential and industrial district that would use 20 per cent less energy than the national average and cut carbon emissions by more than 40 per cent. Oh said new technologies and renewable energy sources such as photovoltaic, solar and geothermal energy would be used to fulfil the commitment. - AFP/so
------------------------------------------channelnewsasia------------------------------------- -Alayne Loo(Enviroment Hero)
Little enviromental heroes are everywhere,
they're everyone, me and you.
8:37 PM
