earth's having fever. should we treat, or retreat

Global Warming :Earth having FeverCan we find some Solutions together………..

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- BY Anushree K

Who should view this….

People having intense concern of Earth.

People having Patience for thought. All Students like me. All Parents like mine. All Environmentalists too…

But, this concerns “All of Us”

- BY Anushree K

The Beauty &

The Beast..

“Dear Parents, We have to save our Earth. It is burning and will melt away soon!”

“Dear Father, don’t you know that the Main causes of global warming are pollution, forest fires and melting of ice?”

Will the next generation see the plants which we are seeing now?

THE EARTH WHICH WAS LIKE THIS..

…HAS BECOME LIKE THIS.

“Dear Mother, the Earth is our Mother too, so isn’t it our duty to make her happy,?

How do you think she will feel if she looks at herself?

If we save Earth, we’re saving ourselves. So lets join hands to protect this earth of ours !

Earth Day, is a day for us to PLEDGE, for Earth’s rescue

… and Save Mother Earth from the clutches of pollution and global warming!

SAVE EARTH , SAVE WATER EVERY SINGLE DROP COUNTS.DON’T WASTE IT!

REMEMBER…

- BY Anushree K

Small things that can make a big difference :

‘Drop by drop fills an ocean’

SO

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Small things that can make a big difference :

Replace non biodegradable items with biodegradable items in our daily lives. Eg. plastic bags can be replaced with cloth bags.

Garbage should be disposed Carefully, not thrown here and there!

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Small things that can make a big difference :

Undertake rainwater harvesting to utilize Water effectively.

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Small things that can make a big difference :

Repair leaking taps. If every Water-tap in India is considered, we can create a new perennial river.

Water is God

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Small things that can make a big difference :

Stop water from overflowing in tanks, by using Water overflow sensors.

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Small things that can make a big difference :

Use public transport such as buses, Metro trains, trams etc, for our routine travelling needs. eg. From office to home.

City Bus in Bangalore

Metro Rail in Chennai

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Small things that can make a big difference :

Utilize the untapped power of wind and sun to generate electricity and hot water.

Schematic of anECO-HOME

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Small things that can make a big difference :

Reduce our daily garbage

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Small things that can make a big difference :

Segregate our Garbage Waste to enable Recycle

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Small things that can make a big difference :

Use buckets for bath, instead of a shower.

One bucket water = 2 minutes of shower.

In Contrast,

1 minute shower is enough for a satisfactory bath, which in turn would save water, if responsibly used.

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Small things that can make a big difference :

Do not keep the taps open during brushing ,shaving, and washing hands.

These taps have to pressed and they then dispense water. After sometime the spring pushes the cap back on top and the water flow is arrested. To turn water back on, one has to press the cap down again.

Pressmatic Tap

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Small things that can make a big difference :

Keep tap water flow to the minimum, as,“Every drop counts”

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Small things that can make a big difference :

Use soaps and detergents sparingly. Reduce Detergent Pollution

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Small things that can make a big difference :

Use Bicycles for shorter distances.

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Small things that can make a big difference :

Use less Electricity, switch off lights when not needed

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Small things that can make a big difference :

Do not pollute water bodies, by throwing unwanted materials in it.

Careless dumping of Ganesh idols in waterbodies blocks the natural flow of water

The chemical paints used to decorate the Ganesh idol contain mercury, lead, cadmium and carbon and this increases the acidity and heavy metal content in the water.

Plaster of Paris (POP) is not a naturally occurring material and contains gypsum, sulphur, phosphorus and magnesium. The idols take several months to dissolve in water and in the process poison the waters of lake, ponds, rives and seas.

- BY Anushree K

Small things that can make a big difference :

Use Ceiling fans for cool air. Else, use an Air cooler.

If A.C is inevitable, use it for comfort cooling, at 2-3 degrees below ambient temperature.

- BY Anushree K

Small things that can make a big difference :

Try New Cooling Technologies, like Solar powered AC Blinds.

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Small things that can make a big difference :

Keep our vehicles PUC certified.

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Small things that can make a big difference :

Use CFC-free sprays, to protect the Ozone layer.

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Small things that can make a big difference :

Direct the waste kitchen water to the garden. This will ensure watering to our plants too.

This portable sink shows the concept of water re-use

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Small things that can make a big difference :

Recycle Grey water of Sinks and bathrooms, to use it for Garden Watering.

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Small things that can make a big difference :

Pour bucket water used during floor wiping in your Garden. No need to use floor cleaner.

- BY Anushree K

Small things that can make a big difference :

Request our School to celebrate “Earth day” by planting trees. Every student can donate one tree sapling.

- BY Anushree K

Small things that can make a big difference :

Read any one newspaper and magazine which you like, instead of buying a whole bunch. This will reduce use of paper, and also harmful solvents used in printing

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Small things that can make a big difference :

Use drip-irrigation, for effective use of Water

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Small things that can make a big difference :

Do Organic farming. It will reduce use of chemical fertilizers, will increase pest resistance too.

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Small things that can make a big difference :

Keep surrounding s clean. It will enable easy circulation of air, and less mosquito menace, and less use of mosquito repellant, or it’s manufacturing in huge amounts.

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Small things that can make a big difference :

Need not iron denim and T-shirts, if dried properly. This saves lot of electricity too.

Wrinkles are Trendy

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Small things that can make a big difference :

Use a hand-held bidet shower in the W/C. This saves lot of water.

- BY Anushree K

Small things that can make a big difference :

Use dual-flush toilet with nano coat, with a half empty option of the flush. This saves upto 67% water.

- BY Anushree K

Small things that can make a big difference :

Nano Coating on toilets save water

- BY Anushree K

Small things that can make a big difference :

Follow traffic rules, to avoid traffic congestion, resulting in enormous fuel wastage. Switch off your vehicles at Traffic Signals

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Small things that can make a big difference :

Travel less. Re-locate to areas as much nearer to the work-place as possible. This will save Money and Fuel..

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Request to Our Government

Request to our Government, and it will make a Big difference :

Create roads for bicycles, e.g. as in German cities. This will boost usage of bicycles too.

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Request to Our Government

Make excellent roads & railways, which will help de-congestion of traffic, and maximum use of every drop of fuel. It will help design more fuel-efficient Electric Hybrid Vehicles.

- BY Anushree K

Request to Our Government

Build the best railway network.

Railway transport is 6 times more efficient than road transport.

Railway can run on Electricity, which is the biggest advantage, where use of fossil fuels is eliminated

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Request to Our Government

Build efficient Public transport system, which can be used by all sections of the society.

The pollution problem will drastically come down.

• Easy Reservations• Spacious Interiors.• Intensive Network.• Excellent Frequency• High Comfort• Affordable

Inside a Train in Germany.

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Request to Our Government

New development programs, infrastructure development, beautification, tourism, industry, culture, Agriculture & Agri business, Entertainment, Education, Hospitals, Multiple transport connectivity etc, and create a sustainable rural economy hand in hand with Urban Economy.

Develop Taluka places, to enable city de-congestion.

- BY Anushree K

Request to Our Government

Build the best electricity distribution system, with minimum losses, using the latest technologies.

Distribution Panel

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Request to Our Government

Create parking places everywhere in cities.

There will be no traffic congestions, or bottlenecks. People are willing to pay for it. Fine enormously for those not following traffic rules.

Those who whine, must pay fine.

- BY Anushree K

Request to Our Government

Develop thick Forests, protect and develop Wildlife.

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Request to Our Government

Develop Water Resources.

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Request to Our Government

Build leak-proof water distribution system.

Design roads so that there will be no stoppages in form of Traffic Signals. Enormous fuel is wasted due to such stoppages.

Stop mining. Enough iron has been excavated, which can be re-melted and re-used.

Encourage Rain-water harvesting

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This is possible…..

If you cut a tree or see someone else cut a tree please stop them. If they don’t then it must be your responsibility to grow three more trees in its place.

One for BEAUTY …. one more for SHADE…. And the last for FRUITS and FAUNA..

- BY Anushree K

These are very important…

Save Earth, we have only one! Save Earth, we have nowhere else to

go! Save Earth, it is our Mother. Save Earth, it is most beautiful blue

planet in the universe! Save Earth because we have no

choice!

- BY Anushree K

Dear Friends, this is a very serious problem that the whole world faces!

We might have seen these type of messages in many places nowadays.

But we have to somehow face it and solve this mass problem! Please don’t take this big

environmental issue for granted! We still have a long way to go!

EVERYBODY WAKE UP! SHOW EVERYONE WHAT WE HAVE GOT TO SAVE THIS EARTH!

- BY Anushree K

CREDITS

SUMUKHA NANDAN

SHREEYA RAO

HV BHASKAR RAO

SUNITA K

Main credit must go to SATISH RAO for the huge amount of help he has given me!

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