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ENVIRONMENT (Appliances (Insulate.
By making sure your home’s insulation
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ENVIRONMENT
Definition
the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
the natural world, as a whole or in a particular geographical area, especially as affected by human activity.
The overall structure within which a user, computer, or program operates
Appliances
Insulate.
By making sure your home’s insulation
levels meet the latest recommendations issued by the
Department of Energy (DOE) and other agencies, you can
cut down on your personal energy usage year-round.
Install storm windows and doors.
Investing in
storm windows and doors can cut heat loss at those sites
in half.
Use solar energy.
The sunlight that falls on one acre
of land can generate enough energy to heat and cool 80
average homes.
Buy energy-efficient lighting and appliances.
Switching from incandescent bulbs to compact
fluorescent bulbs can cut
electricity used for lighting
by as much as 75 percent.
improve your commute.
A car that gets 26 miles to
the gallon emits almost 18 fewer tons of carbon dioxide
over a 10-year period than a car that gets only 19 miles
per gallon.
Weatherize.
In many older homes, air leaks around
windows and doors can account for up to 30 percent of a
home’s wasted energy. Proper caulking and weather-
stripping can help increase energy savings by up to 10
percent. Both are easy to do, using inexpensive products
from a hardware store or building materials retailer
surroundings
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Natural
aquatic
marine lives live in different areas are used to the temperatures there. if the temperature increase/decrease by an excessive amount, the marine animals might die due to the temperature change
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may be damaged by man as since there is no landfills to discard the waste anymore, the sea is their only option left
desert
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temperature will be affected by the climate or air pollution caused by factories that release harmful gases
land areas
an unhealthy environment is usually caused by factory pollution, wrong methods of discarding waste and burning of trees etc.
a healthy environment can provide essential resources such as food, water and clean air for humans and animals.
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weather patterns
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a damaged environment could cause a sudden excessive weather change/ irregular extreme temperature despite the climate the country is at
nature
Plant trees and shrubs.
Strategically planted, land-
scaping in your yard can help reduce your energy costs.
Deciduous trees – those that drop their leaves in the fall
– are best planted in front of sunny windows, to help
block hot sunlight during the summer. In the winter,
sunlight will filter in to warm your living area. Hardy,
low-lying evergreens and shrubs planted close to the
foundation of a house slow heat escape during the
winter, and reduce heat entry during the summer.
Plants are also good for the environment. A single
tree can absorb up to 48 pounds of carbon dioxide a
year; one acre of them consumes 2.6 tons.
By controlling the amount of energy you use, your
home will be more energy-efficient and will contribute
to the well-being of our planet Earth
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