to save energy. A. To save on heating and cooling costs‚ set your thermostat a few degrees lower in the winter and a few degrees higher in the summer . B. Install compact fluorescent light bulbs when your older incandescent bulbs burn out‚ but make sure to recycle the fluorescent bulbs when bad because they contain mercury which is bad for the environment C. Wash clothes in cold water whenever possible. As much as 85 percent of the energy used to machine wash clothes
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rechargeable batteries for devices used frequently * We all want to protect our planet‚ but we’re mostly too busy or too lazy to put up big change that would improve our lifestyle and save the environment. * Use compact fluorescent light bulbs: It is true that these bulbs are more expensive‚ but they last much longer and they can save energy and in the long term your electricity bill would be reduced. * Donate: You have tons of clothes or things you want to get rid of. If they are still usable
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still there is gum there. You rummage through your cupboards for something that will rid you of this wretched blob that will always somehow be on the bottom of your shoe‚ linking you to some kind of stranger that placed it on your shoe. You have a light bulb moment and decide to place it as far back as you can at the back of the freeze to freeze the bugger. But while you wait for it to freeze you have the wear another pair of shoes‚ which don’t match your
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the increasing industrialization for the good of the country‚ many new inventions often took the place of humans in the work field. New inventions included Thomas Bell and telegraph in 1876‚ and Thomas Edison with the phonograph in 1877 and the light bulb in 1879. Inventions such as the shoe- lasting machine put humans out
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most important inventors of this time. Known as the Wizard of Menlo Park‚ Edison patented over 100 inventions in his lifetime‚ such as the phonograph. However‚ the invention that had the most impact on American growth at this time was the light bulb. The light bulb revolutionized daily life in America. People now could do more‚ since they could work later. Although not everyone had access to electricity‚ this invention changed the way people lived. Alexander Graham Bell was another important inventor
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load shedding but at the same time they feel so helpless. People are not equipped with the knowledge as to how to deal with no electricity. Examples of new adjustments people have to live with: • People now have to learn how to use traffic lights as a four ways stop. This has caused accidents due to inpatient drivers taking a gap when possible and not obeying any of the rules. • Doing their daily chores and activities without the use of electricity. • Businesses suffer because they
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SCIENTIFIC INVENTION ASSEMBLY LINE: Primitive assembly line production was first used in 1901 by Ran some Eli Olds (1864-1950)‚ an early car-maker (he manufactured the Oldsmobile‚ the first commercially successful American car). Henry Ford (1863-1947) used the first conveyor belt-based assembly-line in his car factory in 1913-14 in Ford’s Highland Park‚ Michigan plant. This type of production greatly reduced the amount of time taken to put each car together (93 minutes for a Model T) from its
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[Type the company name] | Wal- Mart CSR Initiative | Case Analysis | | [Type the author name] | 10/30/2010 | | Case 1: Wal-Mart’s Sustainability Strategy Q. Given the fact that Wal-Mart’s Customer’s are unwilling to pay a premium for environmentally friendly products‚ how is the company deriving business value from its sustainability strategy or if not‚ how can it ensure that it does? Ans: Wal-Mart’s sustainability strategy has further improved its already efficient supply chain
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Dave Hennesey Mr. Gregg AP Chemistry 2 February 2005 Humans: How We Are Destroying the World Around Us This generation and also future ones will suffer because of this‚ and us humans are mostly to blame. What are humans responsible for? We are responsible for endangering the nature and health of our ecosystems. One way we damage our ecosystem is by polluting the environment. Everyday millions of people use automobiles‚ trains‚ and airplanes to travel. This begs the question- how is this
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American commute to work with only 5% relying on energy efficient mass transit 4) 2/3 of oil consumed is for transportation * 60% of country’s oil is imported * Four widely used devices that waste energy 5) Incandescent light bulb; 6) A motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine; 7) A nuclear power plant; and‚ 8) A coal-fired power plant. * Energy waste of an internal combustion engine – 80% of the energy in its fuel * Cogeneration aka combined
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