Friday, April 24, 2009

Earth Day: What can we do to make a difference?


It's is great to see everyone becoming more aware of the importance of our Earth. In fact, not only is the awareness increasing, people are actually starting to make changes in their day to day lives to improve the long term health of the Earth. All of us are taking on the responsibility of making a difference. April 22 is designated as 'Earth Day', a day to re-commit ourselves to the well-being of our Earth.


Making a difference begins at home. One of the major areas to make a difference is in our consumption of energy. As we become more and more technologically advanced, we are inventing more and more electronic gadgets. We are also realizing and becoming more advanced in saving energy. I would like you to go to the following website http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/energy/energy_efficient/index.cfm Here you will find a quiz on being energy efficient. By taking this quiz you will learn how you can help reduce your use of energy and greenhouse gases. After you have played the game, post a comment telling one thing that you can do to make a difference in saving energy.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

I think we should all forget about cars and use skateboards to get around.

Ib.

Anonymous said...

If you turn your winter thermostat to 20 c you can save on your home heating bill.

Kenneth said...

If you're waiting for someone in a car, ask the driver to turn off the engine.

Kenneth

Naomi said...

I think we should stop leaving the lights on.

Anonymous said...

Paint you rooms light colours such as yellow and white. It brings in more light.

Matthew

Alexandar said...

Do not pollute. Use electric cars.

Anonymous said...

Use energy saving light bulbs and use solar lights outdoors.

Ivan

Anonymous said...

Turn your lights off when you leave the room to save energy.

Anonymous said...

Turn off your T.V.s and your computers when you're not using them.

Patrick

Anonymous said...

I think how to keep the earth clean is to not leave your lights on when your not using them.

Iris