On 5 June 2010 it is World Environment Day. This is a day to try to make as much difference in the world as possible, but does it work? How old is it? and Who created it? This explanation will tell you.
World Environment day has had a theme for the 37 years it has been running. Here are a few:
In 2005 it was “Green Cities.”
In 2006 it was “Deserts and Desertification.”
In 2007 it was “Melting Ice - A Hot Topic?”
In 2008 it was Hosted by New Zealand and the theme was “ CO2, Kick the Habit!”
In 2009 it was “Your Planet Needs You - Unite To Combat Climate Change.”
And finally in 2010 it is “Many Species. One Planet. One Future”.
17,000 species are endangered at the moment but because of World Environment Day this number has decreased. So it means that W.E.D (World Environment Day) is working very well. It was established in 1972 by the United Nations General Assembly.
W.E.D has helped the world in many many ways. It has been going for 37 years it most definitely works. it was created by The United Nations General Assembly. W.E.D is a brilliant idea.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Rainwater Tanks
Have you ever wondered why some people run out of water when the weather is dry? What about those big tanks taking up so much room in their gardens? This explanation will tell you all about rainwater tanks.
A rainwater tank is when people collect rainwater into a tank for their drinking water and their showers. Sometimes if there has been a drought then that means that quite often these people have no water and have to order a new tank full of water. This is a sustainable way of keeping water and not having to go through the whole process of recycled water that have been used by other people.
These massive tanks are usually made of concrete and are usually blue or grey. They take up a lot of room which is one of the cons of being sustainable. Although they take up lots of room in your garden you can still decorate them to match the features in your garden so it looks really nice and it can help other plants to grow. Sometimes people have different ones and are sometimes hidden under shelters so that it doesn't take up too much room.
I think that you should get a rainwater tank and be just that little bit more sustainable.
A rainwater tank is when people collect rainwater into a tank for their drinking water and their showers. Sometimes if there has been a drought then that means that quite often these people have no water and have to order a new tank full of water. This is a sustainable way of keeping water and not having to go through the whole process of recycled water that have been used by other people.
These massive tanks are usually made of concrete and are usually blue or grey. They take up a lot of room which is one of the cons of being sustainable. Although they take up lots of room in your garden you can still decorate them to match the features in your garden so it looks really nice and it can help other plants to grow. Sometimes people have different ones and are sometimes hidden under shelters so that it doesn't take up too much room.
I think that you should get a rainwater tank and be just that little bit more sustainable.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Bottom Trawling
All of you with the dream of sharing the ocean with your children & grandchildren are in for some bad news, bottom trawling is ruining the seas and we want you to know why so you can make a difference. All you need to do is read this explanation.
Lots of evidence over the last decade has become clear that a severe impact has effected the world with bottom trawling,this includes China, the North Atlantic region, the Wadden Sea, the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, the East and Western Pacific and the South Atlantic.
The massive 95% of damage to our sea life and waters are caused by bottom trawling, also bottom trawling damages the sea bed and dominates everything in its path killing it. Bottom trawling is effecting our world and ruining it fast so we need to make a difference. It is wasting our natural and renewable products so fast that they can not renew and is causing extinction to some species also a whole 97% of some species have been wiped out fully.
This cause is very unsustainable. Come on and make a difference in this world, be sustainable and protest against bottom trawling.
Lots of evidence over the last decade has become clear that a severe impact has effected the world with bottom trawling,this includes China, the North Atlantic region, the Wadden Sea, the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, the East and Western Pacific and the South Atlantic.
The massive 95% of damage to our sea life and waters are caused by bottom trawling, also bottom trawling damages the sea bed and dominates everything in its path killing it. Bottom trawling is effecting our world and ruining it fast so we need to make a difference. It is wasting our natural and renewable products so fast that they can not renew and is causing extinction to some species also a whole 97% of some species have been wiped out fully.
This cause is very unsustainable. Come on and make a difference in this world, be sustainable and protest against bottom trawling.
Friday, May 14, 2010
European Honey Bees
European Honey Bees are made out of three different types of bees. There is:
The Queen Bee, Worker Bees and Drones. This is called a colony. Honey Bees live outside or in beekeepers hives. Honey bees come out in the summer all around the world.
The Queen Bee is the biggest bee in the colony. She has a life span of 2 years and can lay up to 3000 eggs a day.
The Worker Bees are the smallest bees of the colony they are the ones that sting us if we harm them. A worker bee has a life span of 28-35 days. There are 50-70,000 worker bees in the colony. Their job is to go and collect pollen from flowers.
The Drones are the male bees and their sole purpose is to mate with the Queen bee. Drones have no stingers. If the hive runs out of food the Drones are usually the ones that get kicked out of the hive.
European honey bees make honey and store it for the winter. They have produced honey for 100,000,000 years. The hive cells are a hexagonal shape, which is where the honey sits. Honey is one of the only foods that does not expire. Honey bees can stroke 11,400 a minute.
In conclusion to this report a honey bee is a unique insect that produces sweet honey for us to eat.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Vietnam War Diary Entry
Dear Diary
It has been a very eventful day. Many have died and been injured. North Vietnam is starting to take lead in the War. A tragic attack has forced upon our troop, Three men tragically died and 2 seriously injured, including sergeant Matthew Smith. I am sitting here freezing cold and muddy hoping that someday i can go back to San Francisco to see my parents and my wonderful Laura. I miss them a lot and I’m really home sick. I think many of the Men here are exhausted, homesick and just need a little TLC. Maybe someday i shall go back, earn a living and start a family, Someday i shall but at the moment i have to go first for my country.
Mickey Jones
(From pop culture presentation.)
It has been a very eventful day. Many have died and been injured. North Vietnam is starting to take lead in the War. A tragic attack has forced upon our troop, Three men tragically died and 2 seriously injured, including sergeant Matthew Smith. I am sitting here freezing cold and muddy hoping that someday i can go back to San Francisco to see my parents and my wonderful Laura. I miss them a lot and I’m really home sick. I think many of the Men here are exhausted, homesick and just need a little TLC. Maybe someday i shall go back, earn a living and start a family, Someday i shall but at the moment i have to go first for my country.
Mickey Jones
(From pop culture presentation.)
Land Pollution
Land pollution. What is it? Who is causing it? I will explain this to you in hopefully a not-to-complicated way.
There is a rubbish dump in the middle of the pacific ocean that is the same size as Australia, maybe even larger. Australia now wants to use their desert as a toxic dump which fumes will come to our beloved New Zealand and pollute it. Rubbish dumps are actually pretty pointless because they just pollute more and more countries whereas if they destroy the rubbish then it will pollute less of the planet and maybe we can keep the ozone layer.
Ways you can stop polluting: reuse your shopping bags, reuse things that have been used but don't throw it away. Some things you can reuse are: Reuse your blankets and towels, seeds and plant them, old plastic bags, paper bags as book covers, put coffee grinds into soil, donate stationary to schools (used), donate old items to charity.
I hope you reuse and recycle and don't pollute.
There is a rubbish dump in the middle of the pacific ocean that is the same size as Australia, maybe even larger. Australia now wants to use their desert as a toxic dump which fumes will come to our beloved New Zealand and pollute it. Rubbish dumps are actually pretty pointless because they just pollute more and more countries whereas if they destroy the rubbish then it will pollute less of the planet and maybe we can keep the ozone layer.
Ways you can stop polluting: reuse your shopping bags, reuse things that have been used but don't throw it away. Some things you can reuse are: Reuse your blankets and towels, seeds and plant them, old plastic bags, paper bags as book covers, put coffee grinds into soil, donate stationary to schools (used), donate old items to charity.
I hope you reuse and recycle and don't pollute.
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