It is a bright sunny morning. Just as you wake up thinking that it is such a beautiful earth after all, you see someone dumping garbage right in front of you. You do nothing but just grumble and mumble. The garbage will help breed pests and a stench will emanate, and yet not a single soul thinks of some action. You keep bragging about how you can change the world for the better if given an opportunity and blaming the government for all the garbage you dispose. Think again. You don’t have to be the President to make a change. There are many ways you can help make the earth a better place to live in. Most people don't help because they simply don't know.
Seoul is known for its pollution and urbanization. Everyone who lives in Seoul would love the romantic setting of the stream that runs through City Hall. Cheonggyecheon, which means "clear valley stream," has mirrored Seoul since Chosun times, then better know as a place for laundry, gossip and kids at play. The government began landscaping it with stone embankments along the stream mainly to prevent floods. As Seoul expanded, the water grew foul, becoming little more than an open sewer after the Korean War, when refugees built shantytowns along its banks. After South Korea's development kicked into gear, authorities were quick to hide the stream with the highway, a symbol of Seoul's rush to modernize regardless of the environmental cost. Surging a need to change the environment for the economic growth paved way to the now beautiful cutting-edge, clean-running transit system. Besides the restored Cheonggyecheon, which opened last October, the city has helped plant some 3.3 million trees since 1998 and recently developed Seoul Forest, a $224 million patch of urban woodland. The Government is doing their part to save our planet. If just a third of us take a handful of meaningful actions in our daily lives to conserve, to stand against the gravest threat in human history, and decide to do our part in a systematic way, then we can make this world a better place to live in. Following simple rules can go a long way in conserving our planet:
REDUCE GARBAGE
Recycle - buy things in packages that can be recycled or are made of materials that have already been recycled.
Wash, reuse, and recycle glass bottles and jars in the kitchen.
Instead of using paper towels, keep a cloth towel by the sink and use it to dry your hands or wipe up spills.
Recycle paper and cardboard items like empty cereal boxes, notebooks, newspapers, and magazines.
Use a lunchbox instead of a paper or plastic bag to bring your lunch to school.
CUT BACK ON ENERGY
Turn out the lights when you leave a room.
The next time you need to go somewhere, think twice before you ask for a ride. Walk or ride your bike whenever possible.
On the first cold fall day, check windows and doors for drafts. If you can seal off leaks, you'll use less heat and save on heating costs.
Open the fridge when you've decided what you want to eat and not while you decide.
Check the temperature in your fridge: it should be set between 38 [degrees]-42 [degrees] F. Any colder, it freezes food and wastes electricity.
Warming something up? A microwave oven uses one-third the energy of a conventional oven.
SAVE WATER
When you brush your teeth, wet the brush, and then turn off the water until you need to rinse. You'll save about five gallons of water!
Install a toilet dam (from hardware stores) or plastic bottle inside your toilet tank. This displaces water in the tank. You'll save about two gallons of water each time you flush.
Choose wisely: A shower uses 3 to 5 gallons of water per minute. A full bathtub uses 36 gallons.
If you water a lawn, do it in the morning or evening when water won't evaporate as easily.
The adage “Ignorance is Bliss!” has gone for good. The most important thing you can do for yourself and for the world is to get EDUCATED! Learn about things such as climate change, pollution, and deforestation. Then pick something that interests you and you feel you can become active in. Everything you do insures that you leave the earth a habitable place for your children, your grandchildren, and everyone after them. We can make a difference.
Seoul is known for its pollution and urbanization. Everyone who lives in Seoul would love the romantic setting of the stream that runs through City Hall. Cheonggyecheon, which means "clear valley stream," has mirrored Seoul since Chosun times, then better know as a place for laundry, gossip and kids at play. The government began landscaping it with stone embankments along the stream mainly to prevent floods. As Seoul expanded, the water grew foul, becoming little more than an open sewer after the Korean War, when refugees built shantytowns along its banks. After South Korea's development kicked into gear, authorities were quick to hide the stream with the highway, a symbol of Seoul's rush to modernize regardless of the environmental cost. Surging a need to change the environment for the economic growth paved way to the now beautiful cutting-edge, clean-running transit system. Besides the restored Cheonggyecheon, which opened last October, the city has helped plant some 3.3 million trees since 1998 and recently developed Seoul Forest, a $224 million patch of urban woodland. The Government is doing their part to save our planet. If just a third of us take a handful of meaningful actions in our daily lives to conserve, to stand against the gravest threat in human history, and decide to do our part in a systematic way, then we can make this world a better place to live in. Following simple rules can go a long way in conserving our planet:
REDUCE GARBAGE
Recycle - buy things in packages that can be recycled or are made of materials that have already been recycled.
Wash, reuse, and recycle glass bottles and jars in the kitchen.
Instead of using paper towels, keep a cloth towel by the sink and use it to dry your hands or wipe up spills.
Recycle paper and cardboard items like empty cereal boxes, notebooks, newspapers, and magazines.
Use a lunchbox instead of a paper or plastic bag to bring your lunch to school.
CUT BACK ON ENERGY
Turn out the lights when you leave a room.
The next time you need to go somewhere, think twice before you ask for a ride. Walk or ride your bike whenever possible.
On the first cold fall day, check windows and doors for drafts. If you can seal off leaks, you'll use less heat and save on heating costs.
Open the fridge when you've decided what you want to eat and not while you decide.
Check the temperature in your fridge: it should be set between 38 [degrees]-42 [degrees] F. Any colder, it freezes food and wastes electricity.
Warming something up? A microwave oven uses one-third the energy of a conventional oven.
SAVE WATER
When you brush your teeth, wet the brush, and then turn off the water until you need to rinse. You'll save about five gallons of water!
Install a toilet dam (from hardware stores) or plastic bottle inside your toilet tank. This displaces water in the tank. You'll save about two gallons of water each time you flush.
Choose wisely: A shower uses 3 to 5 gallons of water per minute. A full bathtub uses 36 gallons.
If you water a lawn, do it in the morning or evening when water won't evaporate as easily.
The adage “Ignorance is Bliss!” has gone for good. The most important thing you can do for yourself and for the world is to get EDUCATED! Learn about things such as climate change, pollution, and deforestation. Then pick something that interests you and you feel you can become active in. Everything you do insures that you leave the earth a habitable place for your children, your grandchildren, and everyone after them. We can make a difference.
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