Earth+Day+Resources

= EARTH DAY RESOURCES =

Unit Outline

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Group Topics

 * 1) Turn out the lights and the TV for an hour one or more nights
 * Switch off the light every time you leave a room.
 * @http://www.earthhour.org/About.aspx
 * 1) Install cfc or led lights
 * They last up to ten times longer and can use a quarter of the energy.
 * CFC lights need recycled though – don’t throw in trash
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 * 1) Use less toxic cleaning products
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 * 1) Dry your clothes on a line
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 * 1) Buy recycled paper products
 * Recycle all of your paper at home and encourage your school to do the same :
 * Recycling one ton of paper saves 17 trees, 380 gallons of oil, 3 cubic yards of landfill space, 4,000 kilowatts of energy and 7,000 gallons of water!
 * @http://www.recycleworks.org/paper/paper_wbr.html
 * @http://www.epa.gov/waste/conserve/materials/paper/resources/buy_recycled.htm
 * 1) Help your parents build a rain barrel
 * @http://ag.udel.edu/extension/horticulture/pdf/Appoq%20RainBarrel%20Brochure.pdf
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 * 1) Compost yard trimmings, fallen leaves, and kitchen scraps
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 * @http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/rrr/composting/index.htm
 * 1) Buy local produce
 * choose locally grown food. Transporting food long distances wastes fuel and creates extra CO2.
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 * 1) Take a reusable bag or two or three to grocery store – and don’t get a bag if you don’t need 1
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 * 1) Plant your own vegetable garden
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 * 1) Bottled water – use reusable water bottle
 * When you drink bottled water, reuse the bottle before recycling it.
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 * [|http://www.cs.cornell.edu/~djames/bottledWater/]
 * 1) Don’t be lazy – take stairs rather than elevator.
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 * 1) Take short showers instead of baths. Aim for five minutes—but still get clean!
 * Long showers account for 2/3 of all water heating costs.
 * @http://www.blueegg.com/tips/Take-Shorter-Showers.html
 * 1) Turn water off while brushing teeth
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 * 1) Ban all drips. If you have a dripping faucet in the house, ask your parents to replace the washer inside it. If you stop a faucet from leaking one drop each second, you can save 2,700 gallons of water a year.
 * @http://www.blueegg.com/article/Fixing-Your-Leaky-Faucet-Is-Green.html
 * 1) Plug electronics into a power strip and flip off the switch when the gadgets aren’t in use. (make sure this won’t mess up clocks and recordings.)
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 * 1) Commit to turning off your computer before bed each night and before you go out for the day. Also set the computer's sleep mode for when the computer is idle for just a little while. By doing these two simple acts, you will use about 85% less energy each day.
 * Turn your computer off : The average desktop computer uses 200 watts of electricity per hour. Turning it off when not in use will save 300 pounds of C02 a year!
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 * @http://michaelbluejay.com/electricity/computers.html
 * 1) Recycle plastic bottles, …at home – set up a home recycling center – discuss types of plastic
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 * 1) Recycling bottle Caps
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 * @http://www.practicalenvironmentalist.com/conservation-efficiency/what-about-bottle-caps.htm
 * 1) Recycling newspaper and cans
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 * 1) Recycling cardboard and glass
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 * 1) Recycle magazines and paperboard
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 * 1) Recycle ink jet and phone books
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 * 1) Choose rechargeable batteries, then recycle them when they die. You'd have to use hundreds of single-use batteries to equal the energy you'd get out of one rechargeable battery. Be sure to recycle all batteries to keep harmful metals from entering the environment.
 * Learn about recycling batteries.
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 * 1) The next time you have the impulse to buy a new book to read, borrow it from the library or a friend instead of buying a new copy. Sharing books is a great way to reduce waste and reuse materials.
 * @http://www.blueegg.com/article/Borrowing-Books-from-the-Library-Is-Green.html
 * 1) Recycle those cell phones
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 * 1) Packaging peanuts
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 * 1) Turn lights off when leaving the room
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 * 1) What to do with all that computer and/or notebook paper with writing on one side?
 * If you must print something at the computer, do so, but reuse the back of the paper before throwing it in the trash. Even let your small kids use it as drawing paper when your finished with it, instead of giving them unused paper.
 * @http://robinshreeves.blogspot.com/2008/09/remember-paper-has-two-sides-use-them.html
 * 1) Use a reusable lunch box with reusable containers
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 * 1) Choose cones for ice cream!
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 * 1) Car pool
 * @http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/travel-friend.html
 * @http://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/150/1/Car-pooling-for-the-planet.html
 * @http://planetpals.com/fastfacts.html (use only the relevant info)

Links

 * @http://www.epa.gov/earthday/
 * Pennsylvania Earth Day Challenges
 * @http://search.creativecommons.org/

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