Save The Environment Essay

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To save the environment is the need of the hour. We humans have been destroying our environment to satisfy our need. Sooner than later, our planets’ ecology will be completely destroyed and we may even see our planet like the way it was in the movie, WALL-E. We may even have to leave it, as was the case in the movie Interstellar. Having said that, we know that something needs to be done, our environment needs to be saved. New sources of energy need to be found and used to replace fossil fuels. Deforestation has to be stopped. Simple things can be done and even a single person can make a difference, although the inclusion of others is necessary. Pollution, the main cause for the destruction of the environment, has to be reduced and regulated …show more content…

All sorts of transportation require fuel which includes trucks, planes, trains and even boats. Most of these mediums of transportation use crude oil in the form of gasoline. When gasoline is burned to create energy, it releases harmful gases and carbon emissions which damage our environment in numerous ways. Saving electricity goes a long way in saving the environment and reducing pollution, which is what we will look at later. Let hair and clothes dry by themselves if possible. This is not only better for the environment but also for your hair and clothes. The sun acts as a natural heater, and although it may take a while, it will definitely dry your hair and clothes. It will also dry them without damaging them. Hair dryers are known to make your hair dry and frizzy and also damage the follicles of the hair. The hair dryers’ work on the same concept that air conditioners do, only reversed. Clothes dryers’ use a lot of electricity, and synthetic clothes are known to come out of them full of static electricity. Set the washing machine to lower temperatures. Yes, your clothes will still be clean. Warm water is known to contribute to thermal pollution. Warm water kills fish, reduces the oxygen supply, and affects the ecology’s composition to a great …show more content…

Be a smooth driver. The gas consumption of fast acceleration and breaking is especially high. Pretend that you are driving with a full glass of water that you don’t want to spill. This will make you drive more smoothly automatically. The faster your vehicle travels, more is the fuel consumed. It also helps with sticking to the traffic rules. Walk, run, jump, swim, and climb. Remember that your body is designed to get you from place to place. It will also keep you healthy. Most people underestimate what their body can do. In the old times, people used to deliver messages on foot, and used to do a lot of things themselves which machines do today. No, I am not asking you to do that, but when you can do little things yourself that you realize you have used vehicles for in the past, stop that now. What more remains? A lot more remains. Let’s talk about water. Don’t let water run when you don’t use it. For example while brushing your teeth or when you shampoo your hair. It will save a lot of water! Apart from saving water, it will benefit the environment in many ways. Water which travels through the sewer after it is wasted, gathers many toxic deposits. These deposits damage the greater sources of water such as the rivers and the oceans and are also very hard to

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