PROBLEMS AND GREEN SOLUTIONS THE ENVIRONMENT PROBLEMS AND GREEN SOLUTIONS

"It Will Be Too late" is a short documentary that explores some of the facts and statistics about the current environmental/climate issues that our world is facing today. If we don't act soon we won't have a earth. Please do whatever you can to make a small difference. Make a point about the situation when you can - remember we are all in this situation together! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V36D7xu-UhY

Watch the documentary and answer the following questions: Can you remember three of the environmental problems mentioned in the first part of the video? The average American releases ___________kg of CO2 into the atmosphere every year. Since 1980, the average global temperature has risen _______________. Can you mention two destructive consequences of sea levels raising? By the year 2050, our world will have a population of _________________________. Where does most American rubbish come from? What solutions does the documentary offer to stop producing so much rubbish?

DENMARK, CLEANTECH is an informative introduction to Danish clean tech, presenting environment, energy and climate solutions from Denmark. Here, you’ll find all you need to know about the latest energy and climate technologies, projects, solutions, cases, events and much more. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-r800QeDlo

Watch the documentary and answer the following two questions: Danes’ Green Solutions to conserve energy include: How are houses built to preserve energy?

KEY TO DOCUMENTARY ONE: Greenhouses gases, pollution, ice caps melting, sea levels rising, world temperature rising, more heat stays on the earth … 9.525 kg. 1.4 degrees Farenheit. Tsunamis and floods Nearly 10 billion people Package foods Recycling, ceasing all forms of littering.

KEY TO DOCUMENTARY TWO: Thermostats, double glazing, energy- saving bulbs, advanced recycling systems, waste becomes an energy resource, renowable sources of energy (solar energy, hydrogen fuel, geothermal heating, wave power, biogas, biofuel, wind power) Installing environmentally – friendly heat pumps, roofs and walls are well insulated, low- energy windows.