Environment

From Earth Day to Environment Day

April 22nd to June 5th 2006

What is Earth Day?
http://www.ehso.com/cssepa/earthday.htm
what can you do?
http://www.environmentaldefense.org/article.cfm?contentID=4422&linkID=latestnews

What is Environment Day?
http://www.unep.org/wed/2006/english/

What are the problems?
Identify the problems, their causes, the consequences and try and work out the possible solutions. ( analysez aussi les mots, expressions et formes grammaticales utilisées, et ajoutez-les dans la partie vocabulaire et grammaire annexée à vos notes)
Click on the different elements in these pictures:

- sources of carbon dioxide emissions and possible solutions

http://globalwarming.enviroweb.org/games/yourscore/index.html

- sources of water pollution and advices

http://www.ncstormwater.org/pages/workbook_pollution_solutions.html

What are the 3Rs?
- what are the 3rs? http://ollierecycles.com/uk/html/reduce.html
- why the 3Rs? http://www.recyclezone.org.uk/iz_whybother.aspx
- Plastic bags http://www.plasticbag.com/environmental/issues.html
- in Europe http://greenpack.rec.org/waste/index.shtml
- in the US : recycle center (page for kids) http://www.planetpals.com/EDrecyclethings/recyclefacts.html

Other sites with interesting information

Waste management
- Sing along th Cybcler's rap song http://www.recyclezone.org.uk/fz_singalong.aspx
- watch the recycle ads on tv http://www.recyclenow.com/about_recyclenow/the.html
- play online http://www.recyclezone.org.uk/fz_challenge.aspx
- household waste management in the UK (with figures and graphs) http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/yourenv/eff/1190084/resources_waste/213982/152399/?version=1&lang=_e
- in the US http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/saving/recycling/solidwaste/primer.html

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/saving/recycling/solidwaste/recycling.html

Good ideas to save energy
Sources of energy loss and solutions
http://www.ase.org/images/lib/consumer/house10.swf
Green choices : what can you do at home in the UK ?
- long : http://www.doingyourbit.org.uk/
- short : http://www.greenchoices.org//home.html
Tips to save energy in the US
- short http://www.planetpals.com/partnerenergy.html
- ideas http://www.ase.org/content/article/detail/851
- long http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/saving/efficiency/savingenergy.html
- Home energy checklist http://www.aceee.org/consumerguide/chklst.htm

Play
Jiffy's eco-kids : answer the questions and learn how to protect the environment in Europe http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/toolkits/jiffy_quiz/jiffy_quiz_en.htm
Hogbuster : Hunt the energy hogs and learn from the handbook http://www.energyhog.org/

What is greenhouse effect?
http://www.ehso.com/ehshome/globalwarmingclimate.htm
see the picture : http://www.ehso.com/ehshome/images/earthgreenhousegases.jpg
Sources of the environment that contribute to changes in our climate
http://globalwarming.enviroweb.org/games/climpuzzle/index.html

Hasardous Wastes
Find the toxic wastes in this house : http://www.epa.gov/seahome/hwaste.html ( to download or see online)
Take the test game and find out how to dispose of them : http://www.learner.org/exhibits/garbage/hazardous/