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Night in Darkness

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It is an unfortunate fact of today’s life that most people are growing up unable to see the stars that our forefathers knew so well.   What is happening to our nights? There are places especially on some of the busy roads, near places of entertainment, near airports and near historical parts that are lit too much at night.     



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Marine Disasters

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The oceans are vast, and it once seemed that nothing we did could affect them. People thought that the oceans could absorb anything we dumped in them, from raw sewage to nuclear waste, and that any damage caused by our activities would be quickly healed by the richness of oceanic life. But a combination of overfishing, pollution, and coastal development is destroying many oceanic habitats and killing their wildlife. In some parts of the oceans, the damage is so severe that it may be irreversible, because the wildlife that once flourished there has been wiped out.



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Live Today as if it is Your Last Day

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Pollution can exist in many different ways, but mostly we are going to concentrate on the waste pollution and smoke from invading cars/transport. Looking back in the olden times when there were no cars, the environment was unspoiled and people could take long walks and live in harmony with nature. The natural eco-system was undisturbed by humans and flowers were buzzing with insects and butterflies.



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Just Turn it Off

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There exist various energy resources and these include renewable and non-renewable resources. Renewable resources include…Hydroelectric energy: A river fills a lake behind a dam. Water flowing down from a lake turns generators. Hydro means water, and hydro power captures energy from moving water. Water that is fast running or falling from a great height produces the most energy.



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How Safe and Healthy are our homes?

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We  often  tend  to  hear  about  air  pollution  in  busy roads,  near  industrial  plants  such  as  power stations,  incinerators  etc.  But how often have we ever reflected upon the air quality of our homes?  The probability is that we may have equipment or other materials at home that are releasing worse air quality than the air outside. 



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High Bills? No Problem!

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What is Energy? Energy is the ability to work. Energy comes from different forms: – heat energy, light energy, motion energy, electrical energy, chemical energy and nuclear energy. Energy is in everything. We use energy for everything we do, when turning on the heater, when we cook and playing with the computer, when watching television, when heating water, when switching on the light. In other words energy provides lighting and in our homes, schools, offices, streets, in other words everywhere.



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Healthier to use Renewable Energy

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The use of fossil fuels for our energy is one of the ways in which  we pollute the world. The exhaust floats off to the atmosphere creating greenhouse gases which thicken the atmosphere and trap heat around us causing global warning. The operation of the gas station or power station is really poisonous for the air around us and these will affect trees and animals that live there.       



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Handy Dumping Site?

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Enjoying the sun under the umbrella, during my summer holidays, reading a book and sipping cold lemonade is a relaxing moment for me. That is – until I smell smoke of something being burnt nearby.  Being absorbed in the story, at first I ignore it however, soon enough I can hear the fire engines alarm approaching our street.    This is a frequent ritual that happens in our street mostly during summer. 



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Green or Red?

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We all need homes to live in.  But are we living in environmentally friendly homes?  If  we go from one room to another in our homes, we are likely to find things that are not so eco-friendly like having a fan on with windows closed or water from the shower going literally down the drain instead of saving it to be used for other purposes.



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Green Key Eco Rating Programme

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What is the Green Key Eco Rating Program? The Green Key Eco-Rating Program is a graduated rating system designed to recognize hotels, motels and resorts that are committed to improving their environmental and economic performance.



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