Recently added articles from Earth Focus One Planet-One Community:
Editor's corner.(Editorial)
Sep 22, 2008; Brown, Kate ... I've recently read about Anaconda, a giant rubber tube being developed to harness the energy of waves. I've also read that many wind turbines are being built in places where there is not enough wind to enable them to recoup the energy used to make them. Clearly, the use of renewable energy ...
Renewable energies: renewable energy technologies: just one element of the strategy to reduce emissions.(guest editorial)
Sep 22, 2008; Beniston, Martin ... It is estimated that up to 75% of global C[O.sub.2] emissions are related to the use of oil, coal and natural gas. Any serious attempts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions must therefore consider alternatives to these fossil fuels. Renewable energy technologies, which harness the energy of ...
Letters.(Letter to the editor)
Sep 22, 2008; Walter, Michael ... Dear Earth Focus, I am worried that this will happen to Earth. I wish people would stop polluting the earth. If we keep this up, by 2025 our world will be a dump. Some people (like my family) recycle and help the environment. I think there should be a law that you can only trash ...
Our trip to Dublin!(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 22, 2008; Blunier, Cecile ... Students from College Andre-Chavanne, Geneva, visited Dublin, Ireland, in April 2008. Here's what they thought: "People in Dublin were nice, happy, hospitable and always in a hurry but they took the time to answer you." "If you go to Dublin, you should enter a bar to listen to ...
Mountain Countryside.(Poem)
Sep 22, 2008; Donkin, Owen ... <Pre> Mountain Countryside As I fly up the chair lift, I see the amazing mountain countryside, Sitting there so peacefully, With the mountains perching, As tall as a sky scraper, Covered with snow as white as a blanket. As l look down, I see the ...
Why I think the media is over-criticized.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 22, 2008; Holst, Pepijn ... Although the media is often a target of criticism, it has made many positive contributions to the modern world. The fact that the media is nowadays so widely criticized is due to the fact that they have become a victim of the modern economy: they are looking for profit. This means that the ...
Renewable energies.(Renewable Energies, what do you think?)
Sep 22, 2008; Beveridge, Matthew ... This edition of Earth Focus is dedicated to renewable energies, and over the following pages are words and pictures illustrating the importance of wind power, solar energy and other renewable energies. <Pre> ROUND AND ROUND, TURNING AND TURNING, NO FOSSIL FUELS ARE BURNING ....
Turkey.(global warming case study)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2008; Ertug, Selcuk ... More carbon dioxide is now in the atmosphere than in the past. C[O.sup.2] stays in the atmosphere, acts like a warm blanket, and holds the heat. Human beings overload the atmosphere with gases from fossil-fuel driven cars, factories and power plants. According to Aldo ...
Pollution--The Earth Cries.(Renewable Energies, what do you think?)(Poem)
Sep 22, 2008; Kumar, Sohini ... <Pre> Pollution--The Earth Cries The humungous monsters Tall, ugly, grey, (Peer down at us Puffing out grey clouds of smoke Earth is not what it was It was green, it was free Now the monsters raid it They make it grey and sad We say we love ...
What's wrong with non-renewable energies? Did you know that the majority of activities you do are related to global warming? Global warming will affect the environment, you and I in many detrimental ways.(why are you waiting?...)
Sep 22, 2008; Lim, Kenny ... When you use the computer, buy clothes, leave the lights on, leave your computer on standby, and watch the television you affect global warming. The activities I mentioned are just a few of many activities that affect the environment. If you still think it's a myth, how do you explain that ...
A global warning about global warming! Grade Six students at Southern Cross School, Hoedspruit, South Africa, have been learning about global warming, supported by their teacher Tanya Wienand. Here they talk about the history behind this environmental change, what the effects are and how we, as individuals, can slow down the impact, through using renewable energies, and more ...(warning!)
Sep 22, 2008 ... We are always talking about global warming. How many of you know what global warming is or even understand the words? The Oxford Dictionary explains global warming as: "the increase of the temperature of the earth's atmosphere as a result of the greenhouse gases". Sabeeya ...
New eco-energy: most people associate oil and gas with running of cars and other methods of transport. However, many people are not aware that the burning of oil and other fuels is mostly used for electricity, and heating.(let's change)
Sep 22, 2008; Perkins, Nick ... The burning of these fuels is one of the main causes for global warming. So far we have developed several eco-friendly ways to produce electricity and heat in our homes without the use of fossil fuels. The big push is for the building of new long-lasting solar power plants. Could this be ...
Friendly energies.(united-kingdom)
Sep 22, 2008 ... An eco-friendly way to create electricity? There are many different ways to create renewable electricity, such as solar panels, hydro power (using moving water to create electricity) and of course the one I'm going to talk about, wind turbines. The first wind farm was ...
Actions you can take now: Evdokia Vallis, a 13 year old from the Greek island of Lesbos, is the 2008 winner of the seventeenth International Children's Painting Competition on the Environment organized by UNEP, the United Nations Environment Programme.(climate changes)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2008 ... This annual competition is jointly organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Japan-based Foundation for Global Peace and Environment (FGPE), Bayer and Nikon. The painting competition has been held since 1990 and in that time has received over 200,000 entries from ...
Fuels for the future: 350 students from both public and private schools in Geneva took part in the Fuels for the Future debate, on 4th December 2007 at the Geneva International Conference Centre. In addition to the discussion on energies, young people also prepared a message for the International Volunteer Day, 5th December 2007.(debate)
Sep 22, 2008 ... The use of corn instead of gas and oil was one of the energy alternatives discussed. What about hydrogen, nuclear fusion and nuclear fission ? There was also a debate about different types of wind and solar power, discussions led by the students for their fellow students. The ...
Fuelling cars renewably: as most of us know, global warming is one of today's major issues. In the 1990s, the Kyoto Protocol was created to curb the emission of CO2 that was being produced. Needless to say, most countries signed except the largest producer of CO2, the United States.(transportation)
Sep 22, 2008; Orsholits, Dan ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Of course, there are some states that have signed the protocol, such as California. In fact, California was the first to introduce stricter emission requirements for motor vehicles in the 1970s before almost anyone started thinking about global warming ....
Promoting world peace to heal the world: Purple Peace is a global campaign. We are a team of young people that are motivated to promote world peace. Four members of Purple Peace represented the campaign by participating in the J8 competition run by UNICEF because we wanted to voice our opinions on how to make the world a better place for everyone, as we are the younger generation.(PURPLE PEACE)
Sep 22, 2008; Ma, Eva ... For the competition, we had to create a presentation covering the topics of: the environment and climate change, the global economy, development and infectious disease. We had to suggest practical solutions to these global issues, as if we were the G8 leaders. We were competing with many ...
"Global Issues Network" Dusseldorf: the Global Issues Network aims to help students realize that they can make a difference. The Network's global issues conference, held in March 2008 in Dusseldorf saw young people from around the world meeting together to discuss and develop solutions to global problems.(2008 conference)
Sep 22, 2008 ... Reporting from the International School of Geneva On the 12th to the 15th of March 2008, 24 students from the International School of Geneva embarked on a journey to the Global Issues Network Conference held in Dusseldorf with the same purpose: making a change in the world. I ...
South African Model United Nations Conference.(a rich experience!)(Conference notes)
Sep 22, 2008; Shah, Shailen ... Opportunity! Like a shower in the midst of a sunny day--it comes and goes like the drops of rain, changing the course of our lives with the choices we make. We can choose to seek shelter from it, avoid it and forever live in monotony or we can choose to drench ourselves in it and fill our ...
Bandung International School says no to plastics: on April 22nd, 2008, Bandung International School, located in West Java, celebrated Earth Day. The whole school community was involved together in order to bring a meaningful experience of environmental awareness to the school.(walk the talk)
Sep 22, 2008; Chang, Jae Min ... The theme of this year was 'Sustainability' with a focus on 'Say no to plastic'. This theme aimed to encourage people to reduce use of plastic bags. During the celebration, we enjoyed many meaningful activities. Elementary school children performed a skit about having a special ...
