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Environmental Issues Poster?
hi, i have to make a poster for health class about environmental issues. some examples are air quality, land quality, water conservation, home energy, appliance energy conservation, or food safety. can you tell me a good topic that i can make a poster, what should i put on the poster, like how should the pictures be? also do you have any slogans??
Start with a picture of a huge tower of ice and some guys in mammoth fur coats shivering around a campfire. Label that “BEFORE GLOBAL WARMING”
Then show a lush forest, deer, a beach with people lounging in the sun, farms, New York city. Label that “AFTER GLOBAL WARMING”
Slogan: LIFE LOVES A GREENHOUSE!
Who Wants To Live Forever?
More and more farmers are turning to pesticides to increase their crop load. While many farmers try to use safe forms of chemical fertilizers, there are still plenty of farmers who use fertilizers and pesticides that have been show to be harmful. They obviously aren’t taking into account he side effects and harm that can be caused to children and adults who consume them. The best thing to do is to take your health into your own hands. Here are some tips on how to reduce your family’s exposure to pesticides.
Buy Organically
The best and easiest way to avoid pesticides is to buy only organically grown produce. Certified organic means that they should contain almost no pesticides. Although fruits and vegetables that are organic cost more, the value on your health is something to think about. If you can afford it, then it is worth it.
Peel Fruits and Veggies
Another easy tip is to make sure you peel all fruits and vegetables before you consume them. This will remove all the waxes and pesticides that are found on the surface. This is where a bulk of the pesticides are so it is an easy way to cut out a lot of the harmful chemicals.
Buy Locally Grown and In Season
Many fruits and vegetables that are imported from other countries have less stringent guidelines for pesticide use so it is always safer to buy domestically grown produce. Locally grown is even better because many local farmers use little to no pesticides.
These are just a few easy tips that you can incorporate to cut out consuming pesticides. Buying organic is definitely the safest tip, but if you can’t afford organic or if you don’t have access to organic produce then the other tips should help you eliminate a lot of pesticides as well.
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With the 2009 G8 summit edging closer, it is becoming apparent that environmental issues will be a key focus this year.
Recently the Ministers for Environment from the G8 countries met in Rome to discuss the environmental agenda for the three day summit planned for July. Climate change, biodiversity and green economy are all issues which the ministers agreed should be discussed.
Italian Environment Minister Stefania Prestigiacomo said that climate change was set to be the most important topic of the summit. He said there were five clear areas he believed that ugently need global attention and action. Short term, mid term and long term targets will be discussed by participating countries. As will attention to climate change and efforts made to slow down global warming by individual nations. Finance and International Governance to developing nations which relates to climate change was also an important issue, according to Prestigiacomo.
Other ideas that will be brought up include energy efficiency and sources of renewable energy. The protection of ecological infrastructure as well as the effect of agricultural production and transportation will be discussed in detail.
Others were less optimistic about the pre-summit discussions. The Brazilian Environmental minister, Carlos Minc, spoke of mistrust, indicating a point of difference existing between developing countries and the rest of the world. Minc commented that great compromises needed to be made by both sides in order for any progress to be made. The G-8 countries are responsible for 40% of all carbon emissions and boast some of the highest per capita carbon emission rate. While countries such as China and Brazil have higher overall emissions, their per capita emission is as low as one fifth of that of countries such as the United States.
Minc proposed a 10% tax on oil company profits during the talks. No comment has been made by any of the G8 countries in response to this proposition. Minc states that such a tax would give developing countries a fair chance to fight climate change.
Oxfam accused the meetings to be suffering from first step syndrome, claiming the G8 countries are all talk and no action. The cost of diminishing eco systems was noted as being far greater than the cost of bailing out companies in the recessed economy.
The countries did agree on a 25 point ‘Syracuse Charter’ which would reestablish targets set at the 2002 summit. The charter would focus on protecting biodiversity, through protecting global ecosystems which are currently under threat. The importance of ecosystems to support wildlife, as well as to provide food and clean water to communities was acknowledged. Protecting ecosystems was also noted as a way to prevent climate change.
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Article Source: ArticlesBase.com – G8 Summit Set to Focus on the Environment
KSMQ’s “Diversity Connections” – Episode 210 – “Environmental Issues” – July 27, 2009