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DEARNESS ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY THE BIG PICTURE WHY CONSERVE?
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DEARNESS ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY WHY CONSERVE? REDUCE POLLUTION SAVE MONEY CONSERVE RESOURCES HELP ONTARIO’S ENERGY CRISIS COMBAT TERRORIST AGENDA REDUCE CLIMATE CHANGE
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DEARNESS ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY REDUCE POLLUTION
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DEARNESS ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY SAVE MONEY
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DEARNESS ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY CONSERVE RESOURCES
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DEARNESS ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY COMBAT TERRORIST AGENDA
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DEARNESS ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY ONTARIO’S ENERGY CRISIS
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DEARNESS ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY
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THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT
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DEARNESS ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT
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DEARNESS ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY GREENHOUSE GAS BELT
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DEARNESS ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY GREENHOUSE GASES
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DEARNESS ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY GLOBAL WARMING
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DEARNESS ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY GREENHOUSE GASE EMISSIONS CAUSED BY HUMAN ACTIVITY THE ENHANCED GREENHOUSE EFFECT GLOBAL WARMING (upsets climate Balance) CLIMATE CHANGE
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DEARNESS ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY INCREASED RAINFALLS INCREASED SNOWFALLS MORE DROUGHTS MORE HEAT WAVES MORE FOREST FIRES MORE TORNADOES MORE HURRICANES DISRUPTED ECOSYSTEMS CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ARCTIC ICE IS MELTING GLACIERS ARE MELTING OCEANS ARE WARMING SEA LEVELS ARE RISING SPECIES ARE DYING TROPICAL DISEASES ARE SPREADING
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DEARNESS ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY Changes over Canada are exceeding global averages Greatest dangers are due to changed frequency/intensity of extreme weather events Heat stress, enhanced disease risk and aggravated pollution will directly affect the health of Canadians Other adverse impacts include - Reduced lake levels - Increased risk of forest fire - Disruptive changes in ecosystem boundaries Climate change will also provide benefits - Lower winter heating costs, - Longer growing season and - Improved marine transport in ice covered waters Impacts of Climate Change on Canadians
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DEARNESS ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY ACTIONS THAT REDUCE CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIONS THAT REDUCE GREENHOUSE GASES
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DEARNESS ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY 1. ENERGY CONSERVATION
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DEARNESS ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY 2. FUEL SWITCHING
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DEARNESS ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY 3. ALTERNATE ENERGY SOURCES
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DEARNESS ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY 4. TREE PLANTING
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DEARNESS ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY WHAT IS THE SINGLE GREATEST PRODUCER OF GREENHOUSE GASES?
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DEARNESS ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY BUILDINGS !!!!
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DEARNESS ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY A GOOD ENERGY REDUCTION PROGRAM HAS THREE COMPONENTS
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DEARNESS ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY 1.BUILDING RETROFIT 2.BUILDING ENVELOPE 3.CONSERVATION EDUCATION
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DEARNESS ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY
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INTRODUCING DEARNESS CONSERVATION
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THE KYOTO PROTOCOL GLOBAL TARGET (REACHED BY CONSENSUS) WAS 5.2 % REDUCTION IN EMISSIONS BELOW 1992 LEVELS WITH TARGETS TO BE REACHED BY 2010: EUROPEAN COUNTRIES PLEDGED 8% CANADA PLEDGED 6%
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Kyoto progress report Changes in greenhouse gas emissions from developed countries, 1990-2003: Over all among these countries there was a decrease in greenhouse gas emissions of 5.9 per cent, from 18.4 billion tonnes CO² equivalent in 1990 to 17.3 billion tonnes CO² equivalent in 2003.
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Spain +41.7 Monaco +37.8 Portugal +36.7 Greece +25.8 Ireland +25.6 Canada +24.2 Australia +23.3 New Zealand +22.5 Finland +21.5 Austria+16.5 United States+13.3 Japan+12.8 Italy+11.5 Norway+9.3 Denmark+6.8 Liechtenstein +1.5 COUNTRY – PERCENT INCREASE
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Switzerland -0.4 European Union-1.4 Slovenia-1.9 France-1.9 Sweden-2.3 Croatia-6.0 Iceland-8.2 Britain-13.0 Luxembourg-16.1 Germany -18.2 Czech Republic-24.2 Slovakia-28.3 Hungary-31.9 Poland-34.4 Russian Federation-38.5 Belarus-44.4 COUNTRY – PERCENT DECREASE
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DEARNESS ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY
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