Live Green, Love Green, Think Green, Go Green!

1. Live Green, Love Green, Think Green, Go Green! Amanda, Chris, Dorian, Jimmy & Ronnie Contact : @psu.edu Group 7 Oct 6 2011 Danilo Diaz Ist 110 Page 1 of 10

2. “Only after the last tree has been cut down…the last river has been poisoned…the last fish caught, only then will you find that money cannot be eaten.” - Cree Indian Prophesy Our Earth .org Contact : @psu.edu Page 2 of 10 Date : 10/10/2011

3. Our Earth right now • Every year we throw away 24 million tons of leaves and grass. Leaves alone account for 75% of our solid waste in the fall. • By turning down your central heating thermostat one degree, fuel consumption is cut by as much as 10%. • 63,000 square miles of Rainforests are being destroyed each year. • Every year approximately four billion tons of carbon accumulates in the air each year, about 30% of this comes directly from the continued burning of the rainforests. • 40% of America's rivers are too polluted for fishing, swimming, or aquatic life. • In any given year, about 25% of beaches in the US are under advisories or are closed at least one time because of water pollution. • Asian rivers are the most polluted in the world. They have three times as many bacteria from human waste as the global average and 20 times more lead than rivers in industrialized countries. Our Earth .org Contact : @psu.edu Page 3 of 10 Date : 10/10/2011

4. Introduction The OurEarth.org website began as a simple idea to make it easier for the public to find environmental information. The founders had realized that there were indeed outstanding programs, activities, initiatives, ideas, and grassroots efforts across the country but the public wasn’t aware of it. Our Earth .org Contact : @psu.edu Page 4 of 10 Date : 10/10/2011

5. Our Mission Our Mission is to endorse, engage, and to educate the future leaders by providing knowledge about saving Our Earth. Our Earth .org Contact : @psu.edu Page 5 of 10 Date : 10/10/2011

6. Ways to save Our Earth 1) Reduce (water, energy, fuel) 2) Unplug unused electronics 3) Recycle 4) Look for Energy Star labels 5) Use Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs 6) Fix Leaks 7) Buy Recycled 8) Computer Power Management 9) Properly Dispose of Hazardous Waste 10) Fresh, Local, Organic Our Earth .org Contact : @psu.edu Page 6 of 10 Date : 10/10/2011

7. If we don’t change Our Earth • The price of energy keeps rising. • The cost of food and basic necessities keeps rising because of the price of energy and energy related products. • The earth's atmosphere gets more polluted. • Global warming raises sea levels and sea temperature, causing climate changes and rendering inhabitable large areas of low lying land. • Environmental damage from energy production changes the balance of nature, with unpredictable consequences. Our Earth .org Contact : @psu.edu Page 7 of 10 Date : 10/10/2011

8. Help us change Our Earth into this Our Earth .org Contact : @psu.edu Page 8 of 10 Date : 10/10/2011

9. Let’s take care of Our Earth Join Us today and help save the Earth Our Earth .org Contact : @psu.edu Page 8 of 10 Date : 10/10/2011

10. Reference 1) Slide 2 (Quote)- http://www.quotegarden.com/environment.html 2) Slide 3 (Facts)- http://www.grinningplanet.com/2005/07-26/water-pollution-facts-article.htm & http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/facts.htm 3) Slide 4 (Intro)- http://www.ourearth.org/ 4) Slide 5 (Mission) - http://www.ourearth.org/ 5) Slide 6 (Green ways) - http://www.ourearth.org/education/greentips.html 6 ) Slide 7 (Earth) - http://www.squidoo.com/recycle-pollution Our Earth .org Contact : @psu.edu Page 8 of 10 Date : 10/10/2011