WHAT CAN I DO TO USE LESS ENERGY Year 9 In the UK our homes contribute significantly to the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Becoming more energy efficient will help to reduce the amount of carbon emissions we create and the amount of energy we need to power our homes. If every home reduced their energy consumption by 20% the UK would meet the 2020 targets set by the European Union. However due to out-dated methods of construction in older properties it is not always a easy task to
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The story‚ “A Different Sort of Dream” is about a boy named Luis who has a dream about becoming an artist. His family sells the crops they grow at the market but there was no rain so they were running out of crops to sell. His brother wanted to be a bullfighter and his father loved that but his father didn’t like how Luis wanted to be an artist. In the end‚ Luis was alone‚ drawing at the market when a man wanted to buy some artwork that Luis drew. Suddenly‚ he sold several and brought home extra
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The Importance of Water All living things need water. The Earth is full of water. The problem is that people often live where there isn’t enough of it‚ and they too often waste the water they do have. Humans and other creatures must drink water. But is has many other uses. People use water to bathe‚ to brush their teeth‚ to build structures such as houses and schools‚ and to make products from toothpaste and paper to clothing and bricks. People waste tons of water‚ and they don’t even
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many other useful things. They keep our environment clean and fresh. They take in the carbon dioxide that we give out‚ and in return‚ give us oxygen. They give us shade throughout the year‚ and attract rain clouds. The roots of plants also prevent soil erosion. Forests are very important in preserving the balance of the eco-system. They provide sanctuary to wild animals. Unfortunately‚ man has been indiscriminately cutting down forests. This has resulted in a considerable decrease in rainfall in
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Economic‚ geographic‚ and social factors all contributed to the rise of importance for slaves in the southern colonies as their position in American society changed from 1607 and 1775. Slaves not only influenced Jamestown in 1607‚ but they influenced America‚ all the way into the American Revolution in 1775. Slavery ultimately flourished and aided economic triumph in the southern colonies. With the hopes of making it big in the new colonies‚ indentured servants came through the headright system
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The National Wildlife Federation believes that Americans should be working together to protect wildlife and wild places for their own sake. Wildlife is important to the heritage‚ culture and heart of America and we want to preserve it as a legacy for our children. Although you cannot put a value on all the ways that the natural world enriches our lives‚ there are many tangible benefits to living in a world with strong and healthy ecosystems. We have a stronger economy‚ diverse food products and
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Introduction Soil erosion is one form of soil degradation along with soil compaction‚ low organic matter‚ loss of soil structure‚ poor internal drainage‚ salinisation‚ and soil acidity problems. These other forms of soil degradation‚ serious in themselves‚ usually contribute to accelerated soil erosion. Soil erosion is a naturally occurring process on all land. The agents of soil erosion are water and wind‚ each contributing a significant amount of soil loss each year in Ontario. Soil erosion may
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Miles Howland Conservation Biology 24/5/24 Sergio Jansen. Assignment #1 Viruses like a conservation biologist First‚ getting an understanding of what a virus is. Viruses are small germs (also known as pathogens) that get into a host body and infect the cells‚ using them to reproduce their DNA or RNA. These germs will spread out over time‚ affecting larger parts of that host body. The DNA or RNA is located in a capsid which acts as a protective coating. This protective coating can also be used
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Studies IJFBS Vol.2 No.3‚ 2012 ISSN: 2147-4486 available online at www.ssbfnet.com A Survey of the Environmental Conservation Costs by Local Authorities in Kenya Kilika Samuela‚ Mutua Nicholasb a b Taita Taveta University College‚ 635‚ VO İ-80300‚ Kenya Taita Taveta University College‚ 635‚ VO İ-80300‚ Kenya Abstract This study investigates the environmental conservation costs of the local authorities in Kenya by analyzing the data collected from 90 of these local authorities. The population
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with politicians because it was a comfortable compromise between the | |sovereignty? |abolitionists and the slaver-holders. | |Why was the Free-Soil party |The Free Soil Party emerged. It was formed by antislavery men of the North‚ who didn’t trust Cass or | |formed? Was it important? |Taylor. | |Explain
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