Go Green

Tentacles 2013

What does going Green mean

• Stop Generating Green Houses Gases.

• Generate clean fuel.

What does going Green mean

• Being conscious of your effects on the environment and taking steps to be more environmentally friendly.

• Going green can mean just starting out with one simple step and then growing from there.

• Going green does not have to be hard.

Some Eye Openers

• Statistics on Time to decompose items• Paper - 2.5 months• Cigarette Butt - 10-12 yrs• Plastic Bag - some say 10-20 yrs others 100 yrs• Tin Can 100 - 200 yrs• Plastic Bottles - 450 yrs• Glass Bottle - 1,000,000 yrs• Styrofoam - Never Source: Nemve E Metropolitian Diary Oct 1, 2001

How to conserve Energy and Water

• Audience Pool

• Shut the water off while brushing or shaving.

• Put a bucket in your shower to capture water to water plants

• Shut off water while washing the dishes by hand

• Use the correct flush

• Use correct amount of paper to wipe hand

• Use a mug instead of plastic cups

• Don’t buy water bottles, cans etc.

• Switch of lights, fan or Aircon if you are the last person to leave the room

• Switch off all computer monitors when not in use.

• Switch off and Shutdown all computer at break. at lunch time and after work.

• Use natural light as offen as possible.• Don't print if not required use electronic media

instead.• Use both sides of the paper whenever possible

What can I do?

• Every single person can make a change...this can create a spiral effect to SAVE our world

Be Responsible• I am the ONLY person RESPONSIBLE for my

behavior• I choose to recycle...to make the world a better

place for my family• I choose today to introduce and challenge each

of you to RECYCLE!

Remember

• Every individual matters

• Every individual has a role to play

• Every individual makes a difference

(Jane Goodall)

If Not Us...Then Who?• If we don't change...then who will?

• Society tends to always think someone else will do "it"

• Every one else does "it"

• "It" happens to other people, "it" doesn't really matter..

• I THINK "IT" DOES!!!

Importantly

• This planet is in Our Hands

Finally

References• http://www.slideshare.net/iDesMoines/goin

g-green-earth-day-presentation

• Nemve E Metropolitian Diary Oct 1, 2001

• Curtesy ISM Go Green Initaitive

• http://www.slideshare.net/sbrokvam/ism-go-green-presentation