Protecting Our Children by Preserving the Environment - 4 Basic Issues

Most Americans believe that preserving the environment is important, whether from a perspective of self-preservation, or a broader spiritual worldview. Teaching ecological principles to your children could make a difference in their future quality of life.

But who can keep it all straight? Can't tell a greenhouse gas from a GMO? And what's all this about Kyoto? This environmental primer covers ten basic issues that parents really do need to understand in order to make healthy choices for our children and our planet.

1) Chemicals. At the same time that the industrial revolution (i.e., machines doing a lot of the work people used to do) has provided a more comfortable life, it has introduced somewhere around 70,000 new chemicals into our lives. These chemicals are accompanied by increases in diseases like asthma, cancer and ADHD (not to mention obesity). From cleaning products to finishes on wood, carpet and vinyl, we are overloaded with chemicals that can cause severe reactions in children, whose immune systems are less developed, and who absorb more pollutants per pound of body weight than adults. Most plastics are made from petroleum, combined with various chemicals. Poly vinyl chloride (PVC) is quite toxic - just take one whiff of a brand new piece of the stuff. That "new smell" of a car, building, or even a plastic toy is a warning sign that toxic 'volatile organic compounds' are filling up your lungs and those of your family. What to do: Use natural cleaning products that contain no harsh chemicals and give the added bonus of being un-huffable. When building or remodeling a home or office, ask for environmentally friendly building materials. When you shop for toys, clothing, dishware, greeting cards, etc., look for items made of cotton, glass, and other natural and recycled materials. Take your own cloth bags on all your shopping trips.

2) Petroleum. Even though oil is becoming increasingly scarce, we keep burning it like there's an endless supply. Most of the petroleum that's left in the earth is either in pristine wilderness areas or politically treacherous developing countries. The more oil we continue to use, the less there will be, and the more wars there will be fought over it. What to do: Walk more and combine trips that require driving. Turn off the lights and the TV when you leave the room and use your electric heater and air conditioner sparingly - even if you aren't worried about the money -- at least save the oil.

3) Carbon dioxide. When cars and factories burn oil, they produce carbon dioxide gas in such extreme amounts that is warming up our climate. CO2 is one of the 'greenhouse gases' so-named because they are turning our planet into a greenhouse. (In case you haven't been in a greenhouse lately, think sauna.) NASA predicts that 2005 will be the hottest year on record. Just a slightly warmer climate already has ancient glaciers melting, raising sea levels and creating severe weather like the record hurricane season of 2004. Icebergs that have for centuries helped keep the earth's tectonic plates in place are also melting. So expect more movement, i.e., earthquakes, underwater volcanoes and tsunamis. But the Kyoto Protocol, signed by 141 countries committed to lowering greenhouse gas emissions, is missing the signature of the worst polluter, the U.S. Even though there is general agreement in the scientific community across the world, the U.S. government continues to deny that greenhouse gases are indeed warming the climate. What to do: Make your next vehicle a hybrid, take public transportation, or carpool. Support organizations working to reduce global warming. People living on beaches may want to consider relocating.

4) Trees and oceans. Trees and oceans are Mother Nature's answer to carbon dioxide. They can suck in CO2 and give back oxygen. But we're cutting down 4 billion trees a year, millions to produce junk mail that nobody reads. All the oil and other refuse dumped down sewers and into waterways ends up in the oceans, compromising their ability to absorb CO2. What to do: Teach respect for the natural world and all it provides for us, and raise your children to see littering as inconceivable. Get off the mailing lists of catalogues you just throw away. Buy paper/wood products made from renewable sources like cork, bamboo, seaweed, and hemp whenever possible.

Eco Technology - Eco Friendly Products Using Clean Energy to Power the Green Evolution

Eco technology can realize the goals of the revolution to promote a green earth. The Go Green revolution tried to inspire people to save the earth, the trees, and life-sustaining ecologies. Unfortunately, modern societies are so far removed from the earth, the trees and the environment that now the term "green" conjures only faint images of people who would abandon technology and society to live caveman-like in the wild, or recyclers vainly trying to make people fall in love with old used stuff.

Go Green fails to change lifestyles because our lif

estyles are so technologically engrossed that Cell Phones and iPods and HD TVs get more reaction than anything else... except for LOWER COST, CONVENIENCE, SAVE MONEY. Big energy count on these old refrains to keep everyone rooted in modern world realities whenever "Green" threatens their little kingdoms.

The time has come for Go Green to evolve...
Enter Eco technology... the first evolutionary step to ensure that everyone will have "Gone Green" without much effort.

Eco technology (aka eco powered tech) describes the use of high energy efficiency and clean energy to power technology that promotes eco friendly lifestyles. Eco powered tech will give consumers what they want; LOWER COST, CONVENIENCE, SAVE MONEY and deliver what people everywhere need; LESS WASTE, LESS POLLUTION, GREEN ENVIRONMENT.
Here's how eco technology delivers for both sides:

LOWER COST, LESS WASTE - Unlike 5-10, years ago energy efficient devices are more prevalent and the number and availability of eco friendly alternative energy is rising. Increased prevalence will lower initial cost for consumers.

Greater energy efficiency means not only less energy use but also less waste of energy than ever before. Energy efficiency carries a further side benefit of increased longevity which translates into less material waste... another boon for the environment.

Is Yours a Positive Environment

Have you ever been to a funeral parlour and felt very happy? This question might sound morbid but you need to also ask the question whether your home and the organization that you work for has an environment that gives you the impression that it could be a funeral parlour. You know melancholic, depressing and giving you a sense that everything is meaningless.

It is a fact that your environment can influence you in many ways. This includes the way you think and act. Naturally a positive environment will make you a happier person which in turn will make you more productive and effective in what you are doing. Therefore, no matter how good you are in other aspects of your life you need to pay some attention to your physical environment to ensure that it gives you a feeling of euphoria and is charged with positive energy.

1. Tidy Your Table and Remove CluttersYou don't have to spend large sums of money to create such an environment. All it takes it a bit of tidying up and you will notice that you will see things from a different perspective. In my workshops and seminars, I have always asked my participants as to whether their work table in their office is messy.

Many of them say yes! Yet! They also add that despite the mess they know where things are and they are comfortable with this.

Although they may think that they feel comfortable, the truth is that they are far from being productive or effective in what they are doing. The reason is simply because they have to work extra hard each time to get at what they want.

To find a particular file from the pile of mess is certainly going to take longer than if the table was nicely arranged and everything is in order. By taking the initiative of clearing up the mess and removing all the unnecessary paraphernalia you will free yourself from the hassle of working harder at what you are doing.

The Importance of Your Work Environment

Many people who are building home based internet business and work from home never take the time to consider their work environment and the condition that it is in. Your work environment is very important as this is where you will either get important tasks done and meet with success or struggle to complete the essential tasks and meet with failure.

There are some things you can do to set up your work area that make it much more conducive to you being productive and will allow you to ensure you get important tasks finished. When you are able to complete key important tasks in your business, you will have more success, it’s that simple.

First and foremost, you want to ensure that your work environment is comfortable. If you are working in an environment that is not comfortable, you are less likely to spend extended periods of time in that environment completing the tasks that need to get done.

I personally enjoy my work environment and as a result of its comfort I have no problem spending hours on end in my office hammering out the work that needs to be done to grow my business. The more comfortable and the more you enjoy your environment, the more likely you will be to spend the time there working and getting everything done.

This might not seem like a big deal but trust me it is. By increasing the level of comfort and actually enjoying my surrounding, my productivity increase by leaps and bounds.

Saving The Environment

Saving the environment seems such a mommoth task. It simply leaves people immobile. Where does one begin?

Some things are easy. Don’t litter. Don’t damage. Don’t waste resources. But what exactly does this involve? What does the common person do to be saving the environment? Not everyone can research. Not everyone can make it the calling of their lives. Not everyone even knows what to do.

Yet, we have a huge number of people available, who would, if pointed out, definitely be happy to make small adjustments that together can result in massive change. The key is in identifying exact things, that are quick to do and watch out for, once people know.

If it doesn’t take too much time, doesn’t involve a great deal of effort, a large number of people will happily walk the path to feel a little more secure about the state of the world tomorrow.
I find that like any other dauntingly huge task, this one seems much more doable when we break it up into bits.

First, make a not of the words/issues that occur on the subject of saving the environment: plastic, paper, forest reserves, trees, water, energy, pollution, fuel, awareness……… We can keep adding to these as and when new words occur.

Let’s take each aspect and brainstorm on it (follow links, or subsequent articles). If you have ideas, please let me know, and I’ll add them in, so that we have a ready resource of stuff that is really easy to incorporate into our lives and has the potential to make a huge difference.

Automakers Take Different Avenues to Save Environment

The age of modernity has brought people into the complexity in life and other stupendous changes. From simple living, people are now more satisfied with high end technologies of communication, transportation and other aspects. Aimed at making one’s work faster and effectively, these technologies are never meant to ruin the habitat of mankind.

They are, as a matter of fact, built to solve problems but they are turning out to be carriers of problems. And these problems are in the forms of disputes, immorality, alienation and pollution. Among these, pollution is the one that the government as well as the constituents is primarily focusing on. This is because it affects the physical strength of the workforce that bolsters the country’s standard of living.

It is but obvious that pollution is already very prevalent in this modern age due to several machines that excrete wastes. Various types of diseases such as pulmonary track infections, bronchitis, and allergies are prevailing and continuously making the human body weak, which, in effect, lessens the physical strength of the labor force. And the most contributing pollution agents are the vehicles.

Several steps and alternatives have been thought about by the legislators and car makers to solve the problem but still there is no concrete policy or sanction on automobiles that would deter the goal of the government in solving pollution problems. Policy maker always convene to tackle certain issues but do they really make plans and implement them to help save the ecosystem?

Making the Environment Right for a Presentation

Giving a presentation to your colleagues at work needn’t be a horrific experience. All it takes is a little planning and preparation on your part to impress the boss and keep your coworkers awake while imparting the information you want to get across.

The environment of a presentation can be key to success or failure. Many a fine presentation was ruined by an uncomfortable or unsuitable environment. The make the environment as comfortable and productive as possible try to arrange the following items:

1) Room size and location.

You want to have the room fit the number of people attending your presentation. Too small a room and your listeners may have to stand, or even sit on the floor. Too large a room, and your listeners could be scattered all over the four corners of the place, making it difficult to establish eye contact, or draw in your audience. If at all possible, have a good idea how many people are attending your presentation before you book a room.

The room location should be clearly indicated in any broch

ures or advertisements for your presentation. You don’t want your audience wandering all over a building looking for your room and missing half your presentation. You also don’t want your room location to be too close to a potential distraction, like a swimming pool, or a bar.

2) Room temperature, seating, tables. You want the temperature to be cool enough to keep your listeners awake, yet warm enough so they aren’t uncomfortable. Ask your listeners before you begin if they are comfortable. Show them where the thermostat is so they can adjust it during the presentation if need be.

Seats should have good back support, and there should be enough seats for everyone. The seats should have armrests and be adjustable.