Water Conservation Tips Illustration by Robert Zimmerman Toilets‚ Taps‚ Showers‚ Laundry‚ and Dishes * 1994 was the year that federally mandated low-flow showerheads‚ faucets‚ and toilets started to appear on the scene in significant numbers. * On average‚ 10 gallons per day of your water footprint (or 14% of your indoor use) is lost to leaks. Short of installing new water-efficient fixtures‚ one of the easiest‚ most effective ways to cut your footprint is by repairing leaky faucets and
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Biodiversity and Conservation Biology Chapter 11 Review Sheet I. Central Case: Saving the Siberian Tiger A. Up until the past 200 years‚ tigers roamed widely across the Asian continent from Turkey to northeast Russia to Indonesia. B. Of the tigers that still survive in small pockets of their former range‚ those in the subspecies known as the Siberian tiger are the largest cats in the world. C. For thousands of years‚ the Siberian tiger coexisted with the native people of what is today
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What is "energy"? Where does it come from? And how do we pay for it? When you learn the answers to these questions‚ you can also learn how to live more efficiently in your home. In this article‚ we ’ll discuss how to be smart about how you use energy‚ how to know when to turn electrical power on and off‚ and how to use natural gas‚ propane‚ and fuel oil in the most effective way. Basic Concepts of Energy Efficiency You can make a lot of progress toward improving the energy efficiency in your
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References: Kuzmiak‚ D.T. (1991 Nov) The American Environmental Movement. The Geographical Journal‚ 157(3) Pp Arthur‚ J.L.‚ Camm‚ J.D.‚ Haight‚ R.G. Montgomery‚ C.A.‚ Polasky‚ S. (2004 Dec) Weighing Conservation Objectives: Maximum Expected Coverage versus Endangered Species Protection. Ecological Applications 14(6) pp. 1936-1945 Taken June 5‚ 2010 from JSTOR database Meyer‚ S.M.‚ Konisky‚ D.M. (2007 Mar) Adopting Local Environmental Institutions:
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Roots of conservation Conservation is an ethic of resource use‚ allocation‚ and protection. Its primary focus is upon maintaining the health of the natural world‚ its fisheries‚ habitats‚ and biological diversity. Secondary focus is on materials conservation and energy conservation‚ which are seen as important to protect the natural world. Those who follow the conservation ethic and‚ especially‚ those who advocate or work toward conservation goals are termed conservationists. The conservation movement
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visiting their site so an element of pursuation may be found which could just alter how the information is put across to the viewer. Nervertheless‚ further validity can be confirmed by comparing information from another source. The Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust states that‚ “In 1998 there were estimated to be only 875‚000 individuals” (water voles) and http://www.ptes.org/files/1232_water_voles_in_sussex-_final_report.pdf confirms this saying‚ “Water vole numbers dropped from an estimated 7.3 million
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Conservation and Research of the Crested Ibis MENG GAO 300206414 Instructor: Dale Donovan 03/03/2014 Diversity of species plays an extremely important role in the human ecosystem. The extinction of one species may lead to the extinction of dozens of associated species. Thus‚ the demise of a certain species may result in the imbalance and even collapse of the entire ecosystem. Therefore‚ protecting and saving endangered species has a significant importance
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9/28/2010 Piaget’s Conservation Task Experiment In my experiment I chose to do the water glasses. I gave the test to my little brother and sister. My sister is eleven and my brother is nine. I also gave it to my next door neighbor’s kids and one is five and the other one is two. The results of the experiment were that the older kids guessed right and they were harder to trick and both the little kids got the test wrong. I think that Piaget’s Theory is fairly accurate based on my experiment
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and Wildlife Service is mission is to the conservation‚ protection and enhancement of fish‚ wildlife‚ plants and their habitats. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is responsible for implementing and enforcing some
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Medicinal Plants Introduction Introduction “In All things there is a poison‚ and there is nothing without a poison. It depends on only upon the dose whether a poison is a poison or not”---------Paracelsus (1493?-1541‚ Switzerland) Chinese saying “Shi Yao San Fei Du” means “Any drugs have toxic effects”. Introduction: Why Study Medicinal Plants Medicinal plants and religions • Medicinal plants have played an essential role in the development of human culture‚ for example religions
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