| With the advent of technology and increase in use of | | | | refrigerators which emit a lot of CFC and start using |
| natural resources there a lot of problems that the | | | | the new ones which are CFC free and do not emit |
| earth is facing today. Today there are a lot of issues | | | | CFC at all. We can also start reducing the usage of air |
| which need our attention immediately. Some of the | | | | conditioners and heaters. If reducing the usage is not |
| major issues are global warming and hole in the ozone | | | | possible then we can at least change the settings and |
| layer. | | | | temperature that is set in order to ensure less |
| Today if we were to think of a world without vehicles, | | | | consumption of electricity and less emission of gases |
| electricity and a lot such facilities we would be feared. | | | | like CFC. This also helps in reducing global warming. |
| But in order to help Mother Nature it is time for us to | | | | In order to conserve the natural resources we can |
| act and act quickly. | | | | start avoiding usage of vehicles for a short distance |
| One would say how we can help our earth and what | | | | trips. Instead prefer public transport or use bi cycles. By |
| should we do. A few of the simple steps | | | | doing this we show that we love our earth. Start using |
| recommended in this article can be followed by all of | | | | other energy options where possible like, start using |
| us in our day to day life to show your love towards | | | | solar energy for your water heaters and other |
| earth. | | | | electronic appliances instead of electricity. This will |
| But first we need to understand what the threats are | | | | reduce the consumption of coal which is needed for |
| which we are aiming to eliminate. Global warming | | | | generation of electricity. Reduction in use of coal |
| means the increase in temperature of the atmosphere | | | | results in less emission of gases when coal is burnt. As |
| on earth. This increase in temperature is due to | | | | a result global warming is reduced. |
| deforestation and many other reasons. The hole in | | | | Just following these steps is not sufficient. We need to |
| ozone layer is the depletion of the ozone layer and | | | | educate our friends, relatives and our neighbours about |
| reduction in its thickness. This hole in ozone layer is | | | | these steps. We also need to try and convince them |
| increasing due to increase in emissions of gases like | | | | to follow these steps. In order to justify our idea we |
| carbon dioxide, CFC and other gases. | | | | may need help of reasoning as to why should we |
| In order to curb deforestation we need to plant more | | | | start following these steps. A few of the justification |
| trees and encourage increasing the forest areas in our | | | | which can be used by you are as follows: Educate |
| locality. But as we need more and more space for | | | | them about dangers of U.V rays affecting their skin if |
| development simple steps like planting of saplings in our | | | | ozone layer is not present. For those who love being |
| gardens and house can help. Hence we can contribute | | | | healthy, inform them about how they will be healthy if |
| a bit from our side to reduce deforestation and hence | | | | they use a bi cycle for transportation and they will |
| curb global warming. | | | | save time by avoiding separate work out session. For |
| Toxic gases which affect the ozone layer are mainly | | | | those who love saving money, tell them about how |
| emitted from appliances. In order to reduce emission of | | | | they can save their money by using solar energy |
| these toxic gases we can try and find out alternate | | | | which is absolutely free and safe to use instead of |
| appliances which emit less toxic gases. Some | | | | electricity. |
| suggestions are as follows: We can stop using the old | | | | |