Go Green Critter ProjectBy: Darren Carbone

Trey Wilmer

What does “go green” mean?Going green is using different, everyday

methods to help save the world and the environments that it contains. Also, it means using products that are friendly to the environment and cause no harm.

Recycling bins for aluminum cans and plastic bottles help the environment.

Trees that were planted by the RHHS students to help improve the environment.

Smaller cars use less gas which causes less damage to our environment.

Leaky faucets can waste at least 60 gallons of water a day.

Oil spills are harmful to the environment and the animals that live in it.

Litter on the ground can travel to the nearest ocean and cause many animals to die.

We built a solar powered car in weldingAt college, we use breaker boxes to save

electricityScrap metal recycling bin which is used to

buy more metal

Supporting “Go Green”

Not supporting “Go Green”Trash in woodsOlder vehicles use more gasOil leaks into the ground and into the water

Schools participating in the “go green” effortsFayetteville-Manlius school district installed a

total of 442 solar panels on two school roofs along with a new solar water heater and a waste oil separator.

Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, North CarolinaThey own hybrids and solar charged carts.

They also get food from their own organic garden.

Works Citedhttp://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2011

/07/solar_panels_on_fayetteville-m.html

http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/10-greenest-colleges-460708#slide-3