World View of Global Warming

In March 2010, hundreds of millions of people took part in the third Earth Hour. Over 4000 cities in 88 countries officially switched off to pledge their support for the planet, making Earth Hour 2009 the world’s largest global climate change initiative. Earth Hour 2011 takes place on Saturday 26 March at 8.30pm (local time) and is a global call to action to every individual, every business and every community throughout the world. It is a call to stand up, to take responsibility, to get involved and lead the way towards a sustainable future. Iconic buildings and landmarks from Europe to Asia to the Americas will stand in darkness. People across the world from all walks of life will turn off their lights and join together in celebration and contemplation of the one thing we all have in common – our planet. Earth Hour has done a lot to raise awareness of climate change issues. But there’s more to it than switching off lights for one hour once a year. It’s all about giving peo...

Do you really need that receipt from the ATM? Think twice before choosing "yes" the next time you have a choice. How many ATM receipts have you held onto for 30 seconds after your walk away from the machine? Just say "No" the next time you're asked whether you want a receipt or not. If you need to know your balance, check it through the ATM itself, as most will give you the option to have it displayed on screen instead of printed out.

Use CFLs (compact fluorescent light bulbs) in every room of your house; they can each save you up to $30 a year in energy Use Energy Star appliances; you can find them here Eat in when you can; you won't have to drive and you get to control the portion that you receive; also you can have leftovers for later without having to think about plastic or Styrofoam doggie-bags Buy items used when you can; thrift stores and eBay are popular for a reason Learn to Precycle Walk or bike to work if possible; you'll save money (less gas use and less wear and tear on your vehicle); needless to say the reduction in air pollution Start your own garden or look into a community garden ; the savings from not having to buy the foods you grow in the store can be big Unplug electronic devices when not in use Find out the latest and lowest gas prices in The United States and Canada, go to gasbuddy.com If you can't walk or bike to work, carpooling is the next best thing Go to Zimr...

  ReDuce Turn off lights when not in use Turn off and unplug electronics when not in use Water lawn only when necessary Shorten your showers and use low-flow showerheads Limit amount of paper used, print only when needed Stop junk mail to your home Learn Decomposition rates ReUse Don't throw away something if you can give it away or even sell it; to someone who can use it and you can even make money Buy used items and try to can reuse the items that you currently own Save gift boxes, ribbon, tissue paper, bows, packing supplies (bubble wrap, peanuts, etc.) Use cloth napkins, cloth diapers and dish cloths ReCycle look into Composting Collect the acceptable recycling items and use your home recycling pick-up service or go to your local recycling center; to find the recycling center nearest you, go to Earth911.com's Recycling Center search Items that CAN and CANNOT be recycled: PAPER White ledger paper: computer, copy machine and typewriter paper; white le...

Learning the Green Cycles is good for all of usThe Green Cycles help to keep materials in use (in a cycle) and not in landfills or elsewhere in the environment. Each cycle fulfills the 3 R's of the environment (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle), Learning these can help you to create less waste, save you money and help you to have a more beautiful and healthy environment. These cycles are great to teach children as well. They make great family and school projects because they can be implemented at home, school, office or wherever you may find yourself. Each of the Green Cycles has a different specific function, but they all help to improve the planet in their own way. Learning the Green Cycles is good for all of us The Green Cycles: Recycling is processing used materials into new products, which results in less waste of potentially useful materials, less consumption of fresh raw materials, less energy usage and less water and air pollution. Precycling is thinking ahead before you b...

Electric lighting burns up to 25% of the average home energy budget. The electricity used over the lifetime of a single incandescent bulb costs 5 to 10 times the original purchase price of the bulb itself. Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFL) and Light Emitting Diode (LED) bulbs have revolutionized energy-efficient lighting. CFLs are simply miniature versions of full-sized fluorescents. They screw into standard lamp sockets, and give off light that looks just like the common incandescent bulbs - not like the fluorescent lighting we associate with factories and schools. LEDs are small, solid light bulbs which are extremely energy-efficient. New LED bulbs are grouped in clusters with diffuser lenses which have broadened the applications for LED use in the home. It is important to buy high quality bulbs, or the quality of light will be poor, and they will burn out prematurely. LED Lighting LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) are solid light bulbs which are extremely energy-efficient. Until...

A sort introduction for awareness about Stop eating meat and Go Veg…………. To reduce Carbon Foot print. Every people must see this video and put your self first to save climate changes.

A carbon footprint is “the total set of greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions caused by an organization, event or product”. For simplicity of reporting, it is often expressed in terms of the amount of carbon dioxide, or its equivalent of other GHGs, emitted. The concept name of the carbon footprint originates from ecological footprint discussion. The carbon footprint is a subset of the ecological footprint and of the more comprehensive Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). An individual, nation, or organization’s carbon footprint can be measured by undertaking a GHG emissions assessment. Once the size of a carbon footprint is known, a strategy can be devised to reduce it, e.g. by technological developments, better process and product management, changed Green Public or Private Procurement (GPP), Carbon capture, consumption strategies, and others. The mitigation of carbon footprints through the development of alternative projects, such as solar or wind energy or reforestation, represents one way ...

Learn how a few simple changes, such as installing a low-flow shower head, can reduce your water waste. Watch a video from the Discovery Channel. (October, 2007)

Get on a plane, and carbon emissions aren't the only environmental problem to think about. Aviation fuel is the largest source of lead emissions, and Friends of the Earth is calling on the EPA to get it under control. The EPA identified at least 16 regions last month that do not meet clean air standards on airborne lead emissions, and just about every one of those regions contains an airport that allows leaded aviation fuel. Nearly 20,000 airports in the U.S. allow leaded fuel, which is said to contribute half of the nation's total lead air emissions. Marcie Keever, legal director of Friends of the Earth, which has been pushing the EPA to phase out lead from aviation since 2003, said : "The recent findings of clean air violations reinforce our concerns: Fifteen of the sixteen areas declared to have unsafe levels of lead in air are in counties that contain at least one airport where lead is emitted." ...Leaded aviation fuel is primarily used in piston en...

Image: GOOD Ever wonder how much electricity it takes to keep a single light bulb running for the year? The folks over at GOOD did, and they produced this great infographic to make the answer (alarmingly) clear. The short of it? It takes way more than you'd think. Here are a few of the more surprising revelations from the piece:

One of the most stark before-and-after shot you'll see this Earth Hour; Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour lit up like the proverbial Christmas tree, then extinguished at 8:30...        

I ndia observed the Earth Hour with 92 other countries between 8:30 pm and 9:30 pm on Saturday. As the clock struck 8:30 pm on Saturday, hundreds of Delhiites and people in other cities voluntarily switched off their lights for one hour to observe Earth Hour, a global climate awareness initiative.   The Earth Hour is a global initiative by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) that aims to send out the message on climate change and that policy makers should make it their foremost priority.

In 2009 hundreds of millions of people around the world showed their support by turning off their lights for one hour. Earth Hour 2010 will continue to be a global call to action to every individual, every business and every community. A call to stand up, to show leadership and be responsible for our future. P le dge your support and turn off your lights for one hour, Earth Hour, 8.30pm, Saturday 27th March 2010. It’s Showtime! Show what can be done. 3 Steps to get involved 1. Join Earth Hour Sign up now to become part of the Earth Hour movement, add yourself to the map and receive email updates with all the latest Earth Hour news. 2. Show your support Whether you are an individual a business a school or a city you can show your support by turning off your lights for Earth Hour, 8.30PM Saturday 27 March 2010. Check out the other ways that you can show your support . 3. Spread the word Get the word out about Eart...

Have you ever wondered why most of the PCs are ON even when nobody is present in the whole wing? Most of us hurry from our workplace during the last minute to board the shuttle and don’t find sufficient time to shut down the PC. There is an easier way to resolve this problem. ‘Hibernate’ option provides you the solution. Just switch your system to hibernate mode before you leave, and the state of all the applications running will be stored and once you switch ON your pc again, the previous session is restored. Please find below the steps to configure this Hibernate option for WINDOWS XP users. 1) Right click on any empty area in your desktop and click New -> Shortcut 2) Paste the following into the text box and click on Next. rundll32.exe PowrProf.dll, SetSuspendState 3) Give a suitable name for this shortcut and click Finish.

Ever seen a greenhouse? They are the sheds with roofs and sometimes even walls made of glass and other transparent material. This lets a huge amount of solar heat in and warms the air which is trapped inside by the roof and the walls, keeping the temperature inside the greenhouse much warmer than outside. In cold climates this helps certain species of plants that prefer a more tropical environment to thrive. The sun’s rays enter the Earth’s atmosphere and bring life and heat to the planet. However a huge amount of this radiation is reflected back by the planet. It’s a very delicate balance, because too much heat reflected would mean an ice age and too little would mean we would be a burnt toast! Carbon Dioxide, Nitrous Oxide, Methane and Water vapour are called greenhouse gases. These gases form a layer in the atmosphere and prevent the reflected radiation from leaving the Earth. Just like a green house, this will make the temperature on the surface become steadily hotter. This effe...

We humans who think of ourselves as the most intelligent things on this planet are intentionally or unintentionally destroying our own surroundings. One of the chief causes for global warming can be accredited to the behaviors of humans. It took more than twenty years for the world to finally accept that we humans are causing global warming with the emission of greenhouse gases which include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrogen oxide etc. the gases have formed an effect of green house on the earth’s exterior which prevents the reflection of the sun’s rays and therefore causes the boost in temperature. The radical boost in the emission of carbon dioxide in the last 30 years caused by burning fossil fuels has been recognized as the major reason for the change of temperature in the atmosphere.

New Delhi (PTI): Major climatic changes due to global warming would lead to disturbed rainfall patterns in the country, an eminent environmentalist said on Sunday. "The rise in global warming will lead to major changes in rainfall patterns. In essence rainfall will decrease and become more erratic, said R K Pachauri, chairman of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. According to the noble laureate, global warming is happening at a very steep rate and its implication for South Asian continent means serious water problems for farmers. "A large number of farmers in the continent are dependent on rainfall," he said, while speaking at a memorial lecture organised by Babu Jagjivan Ram Foundation on Climate Change here. "India will experience heavy rains in a very short time similar to 2005 Mumbai floods,which left a million people homeless," Mr.Pachauri said, warning that the frequency of such flash floods will increase with time. He cautioned that India wi...

Here's a list of 101 Ways to Save Green and Live Green! If not all...there are some of these we can all implement to do our bit for the environment and Live Greener Lives. Add your own green tips and ideas in the comments below. GREEN . It's the favorite word of the day, week, month, year. The newspapers and media are all over going GREEN . With the current trend to 'GO GREEN ' , everyone has jumped on the bandwagon for having a ' GREEN home' , ' GREEN car' , ' GREEN world' and a lot of the time it's easier said than done. What we need is not to be told to Live GREEN ...We need the common sense and the ability to treat each other and the environment with respect, to spread and share HOW each one of us can Live Greener Lives starting with small changes in our everyday lives. We need to ask our American politicians to do more than play lip service to celebrities and really get serious about the legacy we will leave to our children. Ways to...