Apa sih Global Warming ? - September

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SAVE YOUR WATER BILLS

Water is earth's most precious and non-renewable resource.
Each shower uses 80-220 liters of water.
Turning off the water while soaping and shampooing uses only 11.5 liters of water.
every two minutes of less shower saves up to 38 liters of water.

Each toilet flush uses 6-27 liters of water.
Dual flush toilet saves up to 200-310 liters of water a day.
A leaking toilet wastes up to 340.000 liters of water a month.

Turning off the faucet while brushing your teeth saves up to 23 liters of water each day dripping faucet wastes up to 76 liters of water a day.

TURN OFF THE WATER WHEN YOU'RE NOT USING IT !!!

Apa sih Global Warming ? - August

REDUCE AIR CONDITIONER (AC) USAGE !!!

AC accounts for 16% of your electric bill. Setting the temperature 2 degree warmer saves on your electric bill. Clean your AC once every 3-6 months. Buy energy efficient AC. Whenever possible, keep cool without AC: Strategically PLANTING TREES around the house reduces AC needs by 30%-58%; Opening Opposite and windows to pull out air through the house improves cross ventilation; Block sunlight during hot hours of the day with Awnings, Blinds, OR Curtains; USE FANS, which use only 3% of electricity, to move air throughout the house.

USE REFRIGERATOR WISELY :
Refrigerator accounts for 15%-20% of your electric bill and it's the BIGGEST ENERGY-CONSUMING kitchen appliance in a home, almost 5 times than the average television. Ideal fridge temperature is 2.5deg C to 4.5deg C, Ideal freezer temperature is -18deg C to -15deg C. 10deg C cooler than the ideal settings uses 25% more electricity. Placing refrigerator away from heat source and closing the doors quickly saves electricity.

Apa sih Global Warming ? - July

REPLACE YOUR LIGHT BULBS
CONSERVE ENERGY

Incandescent bulbs : up to 90% electricity wasted as HEAT, only 10% is visible light.

Compact Florescent light bulbs (CFLs)
only use 25% - 40% as much energy than incandescent bulbs last 10 - 15 times longer and release 70% less heat

Light Emitting Diodes light bulbs (LED)
only use 10% - 25% as much energy than incandescent bulbs last 100 times longer and release minimal heat

REDUCE GLOBAL WARMING :
Turn off the lights when you leave the room, use only as much light as you need.

Apa sih Global Warming ? - June

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SAVE ELECTRICITY

DID YOU KNOW ?
40% of your home's electronic energy is used while your electronic device are turned off, adding up to 10% of your electric bill ?
This is caused by 'phantom power' sucking electricity from the wall socket.
Many electronic devices, appliances, power tools, cell phone chargers, and other gadgets draw power even when they're on standby, switched off or not in use, just being plugged in.

HOW DO YOU SAVE ?
Unplug devices when not in use or plug all devices into a power strip, then turn off the power strip with a single switch.

Apa sih Global Warming ? - May

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Save the Trees :
Use Less Paper Products !!!

Paper Manufacturing is the 3rd largest user of fossil fuels worldwide.

7 Million Trees cut down every year just to make disposable tissues.

On average, a person uses 6 tissues a day, 2.200 a year.

Use 1 less tissue a day, save 430.000.000 kg of paper waste.

8.000.000.000 ATM receipts a year = more than 608.000.000 meters of paper = circling the earth more than 15 times.

An average family uses 6 trees worth of paper a year.

6 rims of A4 paper = recycling 54 kg of newspaper = 1 tree

GIVE TREES A CHANCE !!!
How can you help ? :
- print both sides ?
- print only what's needed
- use paper only when needed
- reuse & recycle papers
- use less gift wrappings

Apa sih Global Warming ? - April

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PLANT A TREE !!!

Half the world's forests have already been cleared or burned, and 80% of the remaining have been seriously degraded. HElp reduce global warming!, Planting trees is the most effective and one of the cheapest ways for you to help balance the CO2 you generate daily. WHY SHOULD YOU PLANT A TREE ?
A single tree absorbs about 1 ton of CO2 during its lifetime, provides shade and releases water vapor, lowering air temperature and cooling the earth surface. Every tree reduces the greenhouse effect by giving off oxygen during photosynthesis and absorbing up to 60% of CO2 and other air pollutants.
Every tree provides oxygen enough for 3 people to breath. A tree reduces topsoil erosion by capturing rainfall in its crown to slow down water run-off. Trees in forests store 50% of the world's carbon. Trees also reduce 50% of urban noise pollution by acting as a buffer.

Apa sih Global Warming ? - March

Stop Littering !!!

it SMELLS, DIRTIES & HARMS the environment, it CLOGS the drains & water systems, it causes FLOODING, flooding carries DISEASES, diseases causes SICKNESS, sickness causes DEATH.

ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT LITTER !!!

Apa sih Global Warming ? - Februari

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It takes :
- Up to 12 years for Cigarette butts to biodegrade
- 10 - 20 years for plastic bags to biodegrade
- Up to 100 years for styrofoam cups to biodegrade
- 50 - 100 years for aluminum and tin cans to biodegrade
- Up to 450 years for soda cans plastic carriers to biodegrade
- 500 - 800 years for diapers & sanitary pads to biodegrade

REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE !!! ( 3 R's )

Apa sih Global Warming ? - Januari

Earth relies on natural greenhouse gases to keep warm to support life. Now the earth is dying from Global Warming because of rapidly rising temperature caused by too much CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) in the atmosphere.
CAUSES OF GLOBAL WARMING :

1) excess release of CO2 and other greenhouse gases from BURNING FOSSIL FUEL, NATURAL GAS, COAL, OIL AND GASOLINE BY POWER PLANTS, AUTOMOBILES, FACTORIES, AND OTHER HUMAN ACTIVITIES.
2) excess release of methane and nitrous oxide by EXTENSIVE LARGE SCALE AGRICULTURE AND FACTORING FARMING.
3) deforestation by NON-SUSTAINABLE COMMERCIAL MASS CUTTING DOWN OF FOREST TREES, RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANTLY LESS TREES NOW TO REPLACE CO2 WITH OXYGEN.
4) population growth by INCREASING AND CONTINUAL HUMAN ACTIVITIES THAT RELEASES EVEN MORE GREENHOUSE GASES.

EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING :
1. Melting of polar ice glaciers
CAUSES INCREASING NUMBER OF EARTHQUAKES, TSUNAMIS, AND VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS IN UNEXPECTED PLACES; RAISES SEA LEVELS FLOODING COASTAL REGIONS AND CONTAMINATING FRESH WATER SUPPLIES.
2. Significant changes in wind patterns, weather patterns, and climate.
INFLUENCES THE LENGTH OF SEASONS; CAUSES MORE OCCURING FLOODS, PROPERTY DAMAGE, AND DEATH DUE TO MORE FREQUENT HEAVY RAINFALLS, FIERCE STORMS, HURRICANE, TORNADOES, AND TYPHOONS.
3. Increased CO2
CAUSES MORE ACIDIC SEAWATER THREATENING THE SURVIVAL OF FISH, CORAL REEFS, AMD PLANKTONS; CAUSES RAPID INCREASE IN TEMPERATURE.
4. Increased air temperature
CAUSES REDUCED AGRICULTURAL YIELDS, HUNGER, AND EXTINCTION OF MANY ENDANGERED PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES DUE TO CHANGED HABITATS; CAUSES HEAT WAVE, FIRES, DROUGHT, AND WATER SCARCITY; CAUSES DESERTS TO EXPAND AND SNOW TO DISAPPEAR IN MOST PLACES; EXPANDS THE RANGE AND BREEDING GROUNDS OF DISEASES CARRIED BY ANIMALS AND INSECTS, INCREASING WORLDWIDE SPREAD OF DISEASES AND DEATH.

Apa sih Global Warming ?

Ngga ketinggalan kan kalo saya bicara soal Global Warming sekarang2 ini ? Ceritanya saya dapet kalender meja dari TIKI. Tiki Titipan Kilat. Secara perusahaan adalah pengguna jasa layanan kirim pake TIKI. Trus saya amati kalender TIKI ini, dibawahnya tercetak : Printed on recyclable & unfinished paper. Easel made from recycled paper & bamboo (sustainable material). Wow keren juga...Didepannya tertulis "TIKI goes Green". Setiap bulannya disebutkan causes of global warming. Mau tahu apa aja ?
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