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Be Green and Go Green
Preserving this earth will bene-
fit this planet that we live on
and can put a few extra change
in your wallet. Having a clean
environment can lead to good
health and a longer life and a
bill that is less costly. Here are
some tips to start saving mon-
ey and help the earth:
1) Turn off water when it is
not in use.
2) Unplug appliances when
you are not using them.
3) Reduce your showers to 5
minutes.
4) Walk or bike to work
(carpool if it is long dis-
tance)
5) Recycling bottles, papers,
plastic bags, and glass.
6) Skip the bottle water and
use a water filter purify
tap water instead of buy-
ing bottle water.
7) Set your thermostat a
few degrees lower in the
winter and a few degrees
higher in the summer to
save on heating and
cooling costs.
8) Use a drying rack or
clothesline to save the
energy otherwise used
during machine drying.
9) Install a low-flow shower-
head.
10) Plant a tree in your back-
yard
Tips to Save $ and the Earth-Tips to Be Green
This year, Georgia FBLA’s
state project is Dollar Sen$e!
The purpose of this project is
to expose students to the
practices that stretch the
business and consumer dol-
lar. Here at Morrow High
School’s FBLA chapter, our
green chapter project will
involve active members to
spend an entire day to plant
flowers, trees, and paint murals
in a deserted piece of land. By
doing this project, members
will be able to see the agricul-
tural process and to give back
to the community-one tree at a
time.
Dollar Sense-Green Chapter Project
Future Business Leaders of America-FBLA-PBL February 3, 2011
Volume 10, Issue 3
Going Green Tips 2
Green Chapter Projects
2
The Importance of Recycling
2
Earth Day 3
Environmental Issues 4
Save the Rainforest 5
Green Sea Turtle 6
Inside this issue:
Extras!
The next chapter
meeting is next Mon-
day on February 3,
2011.
Special recognition
towards Rubi Torres
for being member of
the month.
Members, don’t for-
get to collect money
for the March of
Dimes!
The importance of recy-
cling is not only benefi-
cial for the earth but also
for businesses as they
secure better relations
with the consumers over
the matter of saving the
environment. They will
also spend less on pro-
duction costs and the
consumers will pay less
for the goods which will
encourage more pur-
chasing as their dollar will have
more value on recycled prod-
ucts. People want to support
companies that have a positive
influence in society and that
can be respected for
reasons of morality.
When companies and
the consumers can
work together they can
combine the im-
portance of recycling
and truly make a differ-
ence to the Earth’s
health.
down rainforests, climate
change, and more! The world
is in a fragile state and as peo-
ple continue to neglect these
problems, they will continue to
accumulate over time. Pollu-
tion for one is one of the big-
gest environmental issues that
is harming the atmosphere and
the people breathing it. Pollu-
In to-
day’s
society,
the
world is
being
plagues
with
pollution, waste dumping, lit-
tering, destroying land, cutting
tion contains harsh and even
toxic chemicals that can affect
the lungs of individuals. There-
fore, to reduce pollution, com-
panies should not use coal and
use reusable energy as fuel.
The Importance of Recycling!
Environmental Issues
launched by Denis Hayes, who
was the original national coor-
dinator in 1970, took it interna-
tional in 1990 and organized
events in 141 nations.[1][2] Earth
Day is now coordinated global-
ly by the Earth Day Network,[3]
and is celebrated in more than
175 countries every year.[4]
April 22 corresponds to spring
in the Northern Hemisphere
and autumn in the Southern
Hemisphere. Numerous com-
munities celebrate Earth Week,
an entire week of activities
focused on environmental is-
sues. World Environment Day,
celebrated on June 5 in a dif-
ferent nation every year, re-
mains the principal United
Nations environmental ob-
servance
Earth Day
Earth Day is a day that is in-
tended to inspire awareness
and appreciation for the
Earth's natural environment.
Earth Day was founded by
United States Senator Gaylord
Nelson as an environmental
teach-in first held on April 22,
1970. While this first Earth
Day was focused on the United
States, an organization
“To be green is
promising a brighter
and greener picture,”
Killa Nile, 9th Grader
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Save the Rainforest
Have a Green Heart and Save the Green Sea Turtles
Why does burning of tropical
rainforest lead to global warm-
ing but burning
an equivalent
amount (mass) of
corn stocks does
not? Tropical
rainforests when
compared to
agricultural lands
are a huge sink
for carbon stor-
age. The rainfor-
est have substan-
tially more carbon in them
along with much more bio-
mass, detritus and a longer
turnover
time. The
amount of
carbon in the
original sys-
tem is corre-
lated to the
amount that
is put in the
atmosphere
when it is
burned. The
effect when these trees are
burned
and the
land is
scorched
the amount of CO2
released into is much more than
burning of annual crops such as
corn.
Also saving the rainforest can
save organisms that are native
to the area who make their home
and gather food there. It also pre-
serves endangered species such as
plants.
has enacted regulations to re-
strict certain U.S. commercial
fishing gears (gillnets, long-
lines, pound nets, and trawls)
that have known, significant
bycatch of sea turtles. To effec-
tively address all threats to
marine turtles, NOAA Fisher-
ies and the USFWS have devel-
oped recovery plans to direct
research and management ef-
forts for each sea turtle species.
Therefore, conservation of sea
turtles is important. You can
help by not littering near
oceans and joining different
organizations that promote
clean beaches and mating be-
tween a female and male turtle.
Major threats to sea turtles in
the U.S. include, but are not
limited to: destruction and
alteration of nesting and forag-
ing habitats; incidental capture
in commercial and recreational
fisheries; entanglement in ma-
rine debris; and vessel strikes.
To reduce the incidental cap-
ture of sea turtles in commer-
cial fisheries, NOAA Fisheries
“The majestic green
beauties of the sea are
crying out their
extinction!”
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