Global warming Global warming By Samantha SomersBy Samantha Somers

Plant A Tree Day!!Plant A Tree Day!!

What do trees decrease?What do trees decrease?

• Trees decrease:Trees decrease:

• PollenPollen

• Soil erosion Soil erosion

• TopsoilTopsoil

• Water vaporWater vapor

• OzoneOzone

How trees can helpHow trees can help

• Trees breath in large Trees breath in large amounts of carbon amounts of carbon dioxide, one of the big dioxide, one of the big greenhouse gases, greenhouse gases, and give out large and give out large amounts of oxygen. amounts of oxygen.

• This helps because This helps because carbon dioxide is carbon dioxide is decreased by a lot. decreased by a lot.

Interesting fact!Interesting fact!

• Tree leaves have pores that Tree leaves have pores that catch smoke, ash, and dust. catch smoke, ash, and dust. They send it down the trunk They send it down the trunk of the tree and into the of the tree and into the ground. ground.

Stop chopping!Stop chopping!

• If people stopped chopping down trees it would If people stopped chopping down trees it would help five times more!help five times more!

• People are distroying entire forests to build People are distroying entire forests to build houses, cities, power lines, etc. houses, cities, power lines, etc.

• If people stopped taking them down we would not If people stopped taking them down we would not have to plant as many treeshave to plant as many trees

Idling Cars in NashvilleIdling Cars in Nashville

What is idling a car???What is idling a car???

• If you idle your car, your car is parked and If you idle your car, your car is parked and running. running.

• You are probably waiting in car line, warming up a You are probably waiting in car line, warming up a car or waiting on someone. car or waiting on someone.

• Idling your car wastes natural resources, harms Idling your car wastes natural resources, harms your Heath, and wastes money. your Heath, and wastes money.

• Because cars are used world wide, cars are the Because cars are used world wide, cars are the most popular polluter. most popular polluter.

• 30 seconds of idling a car is equal to turning a car 30 seconds of idling a car is equal to turning a car and then back off agin. and then back off agin.

• A car is made up of moving parts, so a parked car A car is made up of moving parts, so a parked car is not the proper way to warm your car. is not the proper way to warm your car.

• The proper way to warm your car is to slowly drive The proper way to warm your car is to slowly drive it up and down the streetit up and down the street

Challenges:Challenges:

• Getting people to stop doing this. Getting people to stop doing this.

Adopt Adopt aa

"Pay As You "Pay As You Throw"Throw"

In In Nashville!Nashville!

What is Pay as You What is Pay as You Trow?Trow?

• This is a model that weighs your garbage, you are This is a model that weighs your garbage, you are billed on how much your trash is. billed on how much your trash is.

• This encourages people to recycle so there bill will This encourages people to recycle so there bill will be much much less. be much much less.

• And the recycling is free of cost!And the recycling is free of cost!

Pay As You Throw:Pay As You Throw:

• Pay As You Throw: a system under which residents Pay As You Throw: a system under which residents pay for waste collection directly based on what pay for waste collection directly based on what they generated they generated

• 4000 communities in the US use this program. 4000 communities in the US use this program.

Challenges:Challenges:

• Getting the mayor to adopt this program. Getting the mayor to adopt this program.

Hope you learned a little Hope you learned a little something something