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Life With Energy

submitted by Saint Francis Secondary School Sliema : Britney Pisani  for 11-14
dissemination(s): http://saintfrancissecondary.com/ekoskola/yre competition/, other, school media, website
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In this article, Britney Pisani discusses the importance and use of energy. She focuses on Kinetic, Gravitational Potential, Mechanical, Chemical, Nuclear, Elastic Potential, Sound y, Electrical, Light and Heat (Thermal) Energy. After giving a short account of the energy types, she moves on to discuss the importance of Renewable sources of energy. Here she explains: Solar, Wind, Biomass, Hydroelectric, Wave, Tidal, and Geothermal Energy. She also makes it a point that for the well being of future generations we have to look at sustainable development by moving away from using fossil fuels to using renewable energy sources.

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Kids on the Move

submitted by St Ignatius College GSS Blata l-Bajda : Chanell Chircop  for 11-14
dissemination(s): It was presented on an international website, other, school magazine
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This article is showing the initiative taken by our school to promote the right values in order to counter the effects of climate change. The students’ work was final presented to the international organization Climate Alliance and presented at the United Nations Climate Summit held last December in Lima.

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Reversing the wasting away of our environment and fortifications

submitted by Saint Francis Secondary School Sliema : Raquelle Borg  for 11-14
dissemination(s): other, School Assembly and School EkoSkola Noticeboard, school media, website
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This report by 15 year old Raquelle Borg, looks at an environmental situation. The problem that was observed and that is being investigated is the haphazard and indiscriminate dumping along stretches of the ditch and adjoining areas of the St. James and St. Aloysius Bastions in Żabbar, Malta. The area is carefully investigated by this young reporter and solutions for sustainable development are carefully outlined.

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Are our old people happy at S.V.P.R ?

submitted by St Ignatius College GSS Blata l-Bajda : Aimee Mallia, Chanell Chircop, Greta Micallef, Jake CUtajar, Luca Perrone  for 11-14
dissemination(s): ekoskola notice board and school elink, other
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This article was written by the school’s YRE committee whilst reporting during San Vincent the Paule auditing exercise

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An Unused Example of Energy Conservation

submitted by Gzira St.Monica School : Katrina Bonavia  for 11-14
dissemination(s): Exhibition, other, school media, Special Assembly
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Xrobb l-Għaġin Nature Park and Sustainable Development Centre which is located within the Delimara peninsula near the locality of Marsaxlokk is one of the afforestation projects in Malta and includes the planting of around 15,000 indigenous trees and shrubs. The Sustainable Development Centre was restored keeping in mind energy and water conservation features. The project also encouraged the use of renewable energy and included the installation of two 5Kw micro wind turbines, 15Kw photovoltaic panels and solar water heaters to provide the required energy for the project. It is a shame that to date no particular use was made of such a project even though the advantages linked to it are numerous.

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