When is World Environment Day?5th June

What are the aims / objectives of WED?

The United Nations (UN) wants to make peoplethink about the environment and make politicians take action.

When was W.E.D established ?1972

What are the main colors of W.E.D?

Natural colours representing earth and nature

Give examples of what people do on W.E.D.

Street rallies, parades, concerts, tree planting, and clean-up campaigns.

What is the theme for 2016?

“Fight against the illegal trade in wildlife”

What are the other names for W.E.D?

Eco Day, Environment Day, W.E.D

Angola

What is the host country this year?

1.· Oil from car in garage

2. · Chemicals in garage stored improperly

3. · Washing paint brush in drive

4. · Overflowing trashcans

5. · Too much fertilizer

6. · Changing oil in driveway and spilling it

7. · Dog poop on lawn

8. · Washing grass clippings down drive

What is a greenhouse?

A greenhouse is made of glass. The sun shines in and warms the plants and air inside. But the heat is trapped by the glass and can't escape. So in the day, it gets warmer and warmer inside a greenhouse, and stays quite warm at night too.

How is Earth a greenhouse?

Earth's atmosphere does the same thing as the greenhouse. Gases in the atmosphere such as carbon dioxide do what the roof of a greenhouse does.

BUT if the greenhouse effect is too strong, Earth gets warmer and warmer. This is what is happening now. Too much carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the air, are making the greenhouse effect stronger. And this means more natural disasters.

Where does acid rain come from?

Sometimes when sulfur dioxide (air pollution, that comes from cars and industries) combineswith water in the clouds, the water droplets become acid rain.

Where does acid rain come from?

What are the effects of acid pollution?

Acid pollution is dangerous for plants, animalsand water life.

Fossil fuels

Oil or petroleum

Coal

It's burned in factories and power plants to make electricity.

Natural gas is found near oil in the ground.

Coal is used to create more than half of all the electricity made in the US.

What is a carbon footprint?

When you use fossil fuels, like heating oil to keep your house warm or gasoline for your family's car, these things create carbon dioxide (CO2).

Your carbon footprint is the total amount of CO2 you create. A big carbon footprint is bad for the planet.

Reuse: □

Recycle: □

Reduce: □

What are the 3Rs?