Sustainability Argument

In this post I will tell you why it is good to be sustainable and I shall try to convince you to be sustainable.







Sustainability is important to the world so, why does hardly anyone care? Because they probably think 'The government can fix it. It isn't my responsibility.' But it is your responsibility, it's every one's. Sustainability or environmental sustainability means living in harmony with the universe not take all you want and leave nothing to reproduce.



First we'll think about all the wildlife dying out because of new cities. With wildlife becoming extinct we are missing out on pollination and meat or dairy products because of it. We have to start saving wildlife somewhere and it needs to start here! Every little bit makes a big difference and so you as an individual needs to pitch in to save the wildlife. To try stop this problem we need to make sure they have balanced numbers, healthy bodies and a variety of different species so that we always have a fair amount of species.



Another problem the earth's inhabitants have is not about resources, neither is it about wildlife but about how polluted the earth is. What's happening is the polar ice caps are melting so the sea levels are rising. The air is becoming polluted from smoke and fossil fuels being burnt. The waterways are getting contaminated, not so much now but imagine a polluted future. We are also using up fertile land that could be used to help the kids in Africa but instead we open landfills and when the landfills are fill they get buried but they still emit dangerous, contaminated gases.



The earth is running out of resources and it is all our fault. We are running out of oils which can prevent the use of cars in about 10-15 years. Another thing we might run out of is house materials because if you use wood, especially pine, it has to be treated which is an eco destroying thing. Our waterways are also getting contaminated and no water means no you and me. Humans can only survive for 2 days without water and so imagine no water, what would happen to us? We need water. We need oil. We need building materials. We need this earth but at the rate we're going, we might not have a planet to help us.



In conclusion, we need this planet to survive but we just chuck it away. In my opinion, we don't deserve a wonderful planet to live on because we are destroying it and not being responsible enough to deserve it. The wildlife is dying and we are the only ones to help. The earth is becoming polluted and future generations will have nothing to live on. We also need to either stop using up resources or make more renewable resources. Come on everyone, please do your bit for the world. We need to preserve the earth not destroy it.

My Footprint Diary Update 3

I know, I know. Both the latest updates are published on the same day, but I can't help it. I've just been a bit lazy but anyway I've been doing as well as on the last update so that's not very good, but at least I've been doing my bit. Sorry.

My Footprint Diary Update 2

Hi, it is time for a regular update on how I have been trying my best to live sustainably.

How it went:

Well, I don't actually think it went that well so unfortunately...
BUT, I have been turning lights off now and it has become a habit and I'm sure I'm still doing my bit for the world.

My Footprint Diary Update 1

As I must of said in a recent post, in class we have been studying sustainability and how we could make a difference in the world. Anyway, in my last post I mentioned a footprint diary, which is me trying to reduce my carbon footprint. So now I will tell you how I have been doing in that task.

Update on the ideas I followed

• I went to the supermarket with mum and helped her buying eco-friendly packaged food and that went successfully.
• I have also managed to use and re-use glad snaplock bags.

Ideas I didn't quite follow

• I did not quite manage to turn off all the un-needed lights but I did the best I could.
  

My Footprint diary

This term, we are studying sustainabilityand we are doing a two week challenge. For the two week challenge we have to have a footprint diary and so here is what I'm going to do:

1.) Use and re-use glad snaplock bags in my school lunches
2.) Turn off lights when I'm not in the room
3.) Go to the supermarket with mum and find eco-friendly packaged food

These are what I aim to do in the two week challenge. Altough I will aslo try to be honest!

Architect (Kris Wilson)

Hi, on Wednesday 3rd June, Kris Wilson, an eco-architect, came in and talked to our class about eco arcitecture. Some thing I learnt were:

• Always think about energy usage
• Sustainable- Working in unison with the environment
• Architecture-The art and science of building

Energy

• Small is good
• High level insulation
• Use ventilation to take away moisture in the house
• Use efficient heating and lighting
• Use low flow taps and showers to save water

• The thicker the walls, the thicker the insulation, the warmer the house
• Solar panels help the enviroment
• With light if they are set in the ceiling, the insulation gets cut aruond them so heat escapes
• To be an architect you need to be good at Maths, Distances and Computers.
  

S.I.F.E Visitors (Jo & Clemont)

Hi, on Tuesday 2nd June 09, my class had two visitors from the University of Waikato. Some of the informatian I learnt was:

• Recycling is good
• Reduce> Reuse> Recycle (The 3 Rs)
  
• If you turn the tap of while brushing your teeth you can help the environment
• If you have a worm farm, never give the worms citrus
• Paper takes 2.5 months to break down in a landfill
• Milk Cartons take 5 years to break down in a landfill
• Cigarettes take 10 years to break down
• Tin cans take 100 years to break down in a landfill
  
• Beer cans (aluminium) take 200-500 years to break down in a landfill
• We have 1/32 of the earth to grow food on.
• "What's the point of future leaders if they have nothing to lead?"