Here’s a list of important topics a

Here’s a list of important topics and with them a list of big ways that you can help. So read on and start protecting the environment today.

Electricity (Energy)
Pollution
Food
Water
Rubbish
Rainforests (deforestation)

Electricity

Energy is everywhere. We use energy to move the mouse for a computer, to jump and shout and walk and run. It takes energy to power a light bulb, and the light that the bulb gives off is also a form of energy called radiant energy. Radiant energy from the sun enables vegetables, plants, trees and us to live and grow! Other forms of energy include heat, chemical energy, kinetic (motion) energy, gravitational energy and nuclear power.

Electricity is a form of energy and this is what powers the TV, the kettle, dishwasher, hairdryer, toaster, remote control, mobile phone, fridge, stereo, electric toothbrush, mp3 player and more!

Detectives - Can you guess how many things need electricity in your house? Take a guess, then go on a detective mission and write down all the things you find. Set up a competition in your family and see who's guess is the closest!

Our growing need for energy is one of the problems facing the world today, because producing electricity also produces our next topic - pollution. We also have some cool downloads, here’s two - Energy and Alternative Energy.

How to help
When you’re using electricity think about where it comes from and how you can use less to take the strain off of the environment - here are some simple ways to make a big difference:
•On or Off? Leaving televisions, stereos and computers on standby with the little red light showing still uses up electricity, even though they might look like they're turned off. To stop this you can turn them off at the wall. Simple!
•Lights out! Turning lights off when you're not in the room (make sure no-one else is too!) can save a lot of energy.
•Putting the kettle on Britons drink an amazing 60.2 billion cups of tea a day according to The Tea Council. That's a lot of tea, and a lot of electricity too! That's why it's important to only boil as much water as you need in your kettle. It's best to boil enough water for one cup, not three or five - plus you won't have to wait as long, which is a bonus!
•Brrrr The fridge is an important part of the kitchen, it keeps food fresh, cool and healthy! But it takes a lot of energy to keep cool, so help it by not leaving the fridge door open or putting hot things inside.
•Shopping Many products are now helping you to reduce your energy use and your parents’ energy bills! Check new products for their efficiency grade and rating and keep an eye out for the Energy Efficiency Recommended logo.
•Harness the sun’s energy - An increasing number of people are fitting solar panels to their houses. Photovoltaic (PV) solar panels create electricity from sunlight, which can then be used to power their homes. Solar heating panels make hot water, reducing the need for electricity or gas to heat water or run the central heating system.

Helpful websites - Energy kids and Energy World.

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Pollution

Pollution is caused when harmful or poisonous substances are released or found in the air, rivers, seas, animals, plants or even our bodies. Now, we live on a strong planet with robust plants and hardy animals and humans - but there’s only so much we can take.

Did you know? Pollution is one of the main causes of asthma, which affects a whopping 1.1million children in the UK

Unless we are using renewable energy sources such as solar panels or wind turbines, producing the electricity that powers our homes and gadgets causes pollution. Some of the petrol or diesel that we put into our cars turns into pollution, which is contained in exhaust fumes. Diesel fumes contain particulates - a fine dust, which is not good for asthmatics, for example.

“What about cow farts?” I hear you ask. Actually, I didn’t hear and you probably weren’t asking that but yep, that’s right - we can’t leave out the massive impact of farming. The livestock we rear for meat emit more greenhouse gas than all the world’s transport! The greenhouse gas that livestock produce is called methane. Methane, together with other greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide contribute to global warming by acting like a blanket surrounding the whole planet, trapping the sun’s heat within the atmosphere and causing global temperatures to rise.

Chemical waste from factories and sewage works can also cause pollution that can get into our rivers and seas, which soon carry the harmful particles for miles. Litter is considered pollution as it can cause harm to wildlife and disrupt rivers, streams, seas and other habitats. Harmful chemicals can also be found in many household and garden items, from plastics to cleaning products, weedkillers and sprays.

But all is not lost. We can all learn a few little tips to help protect the environment and its future:

How to help:
•Don’t drop litter Birds and animals can mistake litter for food. Litter can end up in rivers and block drains, or in the sea and be eaten by fish. Also, some litter will stay around for thousands of years!
•Save it! All of the electricity saving tips in the above section will also help reduce pollution.
•On your bike Instead of taking the car get your bicycle out or take the ‘shoelace express’ - also known as walking.
•Pleasing products Many household cleaning products contain harmful chemicals which are washed down the drain. Encourage your parents to buy eco-friendly products or even make your own from natural substances like vinegar and lemon juice.
•Detectives If you spot pollution, such as oil on the beach, report it to the local council. If you suspect a stream is polluted, report it to the Environment Agency.


There’s a lot more to know about pollution and knowing more will help you do more to protect the environment. For more information see these factsheets - Pollution, Sea Pollution, River Pollution, Ozone Layer, Global Warming.

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Food

We can’t live without it! With more than 7 billion people on earth the demand for food has never been bigger. In the UK alone we spend about £182 billion pounds a year keeping fed and watered. That’s a lot of food!

The first question is - where is all this food coming from? Our food comes from all over the world - your green beans might come from Egypt, coffee maybe from Africa, perhaps your bananas have travelled from Ecuador and apples flew across the Pacific Ocean from New Zealand. All of these ‘food miles’ amounts to a lot of transport and transport means fuel and fuel means pollution.

What else does food need to grow? Water and good soil! Plants and trees that give us fruit need to eat too you know. Some countries and farms add pesticides and insecticides to food to keep away pests and insects. These chemicals can sometimes be harmful to wildlife and their habitats and sometimes to humans too. Look at ‘How to help’ to find out more.

Here in the west we eat 7 times more than people in poorer countries. And one thing we eat a lot of is meat and dairy food. What do these foods have in common? Meat and dairy food both come from animals, and animals also need food and water. And as we saw above, they also fart a lot! Livestock farts produce a greenhouse gas called methane and all this amounts to 20% of the world’s climate-changing gases. Phwoar! A suggested alternative to meat is insects - Insect Burger anyone?

How to Help:
•Reduce your mileage eating food and drinking drinks produced in the UK reduces the carbon footprint of your diet. This means that you are helping to reduce pollution! Look at the for little red tractor on products in your supermarket.
•Meat Free Mondays are an easy and effective way to cut down on meat. Make one or even two of your days meat-free.
•Eat organic organic foods have had no insecticides and pesticides added to them which makes them that bit more natural and healthy. Eating organic food reduces how many chemicals are made and spread across the countryside.
•Get worms! Food waste is an important issue as 7 billion of us munch our way through millions of tonnes of food. Give your leftovers to worms in your very own wormery and they’ll turn it into rich and healthy compost for your vegetable garden and flowers!
•Washing Always wash your hands before eating to prevent the spread of invisible bad stuff like bacteria and chemicals. It’s also good to wash fruit and vegetables before eating or cooking.


For more information see our factsheets on Meat Free Mondays, Future of Food and The Yippittee issue on Food Glorious Food.

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Water

Turn on the tap and there it is. Getting water is so easy that you’d be mistaken for thinking that there was an endless supply. But the world has a water shortage. 70% of the world is covered in water - we should call our planet ‘ocean’ not ‘earth’! But most of this water is salt water, leaving only a small percentage of fresh drinking water. Countries including Spain, Italy, Peru, China and South Africa actually import water from exporting countries such as the US, Australia and Argentina. A staggering 1.1 billion people on earth have no access to clean drinking water. This global shortage is predicted to get worse as global temperatures rise.

Every person in the UK uses about 150 litre

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这里是一个列表的重要主题和与他们的大的方式，您可以帮助列表。所以请继续阅读，开始今天保护环境。电力 (能量)污染食品水垃圾雨林 (毁林) 电力能源是无处不在。我们使用能源移动鼠标的一台电脑，跳和喊和走和跑。它需要消耗能量，功率灯泡，灯泡发出的光也是一种能量叫做辐射能量。来自太阳的辐射能量使蔬菜、 植物、 树木和我们生活和成长!其他形式的能源包括热、 化学能、 动力学 (运动) 能源、 重力能源和核电。电是能量的形式，这是什么权力电视、 水壶、 洗碗机、 吹风机、 烤面包机、 遥控器、 手机、 冰箱、 音响、 电动牙刷、 mp3 播放器和更多! 侦探-你能猜出多少事情需要用电在你的房子吗?猜一猜，然后上一个侦探任务，写下你找到的所有东西。设置了一次比赛中你的家人，看看谁有猜测是最接近!能源我们日益需要是当今，世界面临的问题之一，因为生产的电力，还生产我们下一个主题-污染。我们也有一些很酷的下载，这里的两个 — — 能源和替代能源。如何帮助当你使用电想想它从哪里来以及您可以如何使用少采取应变从环境 — — 这里有一些简单的方法，使很大的区别: •On or Off? Leaving televisions, stereos and computers on standby with the little red light showing still uses up electricity, even though they might look like they're turned off. To stop this you can turn them off at the wall. Simple!•Lights out! Turning lights off when you're not in the room (make sure no-one else is too!) can save a lot of energy.•Putting the kettle on Britons drink an amazing 60.2 billion cups of tea a day according to The Tea Council. That's a lot of tea, and a lot of electricity too! That's why it's important to only boil as much water as you need in your kettle. It's best to boil enough water for one cup, not three or five - plus you won't have to wait as long, which is a bonus!•Brrrr The fridge is an important part of the kitchen, it keeps food fresh, cool and healthy! But it takes a lot of energy to keep cool, so help it by not leaving the fridge door open or putting hot things inside.•Shopping Many products are now helping you to reduce your energy use and your parents’ energy bills! Check new products for their efficiency grade and rating and keep an eye out for the Energy Efficiency Recommended logo. •Harness the sun’s energy - An increasing number of people are fitting solar panels to their houses. Photovoltaic (PV) solar panels create electricity from sunlight, which can then be used to power their homes. Solar heating panels make hot water, reducing the need for electricity or gas to heat water or run the central heating system. 有帮助的网站-能源孩子和能源世界。 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------污染 当释放或发现在空气中，河流、 海洋、 动物、 植物或甚至我们的身体有害或有毒物质造成污染。现在，我们生活在一个强的星球与植株健壮和耐寒动物和人-但只所以很多我们可以。 你知道吗?污染是哮喘，影响高达 1.1million 的主要原因之一，英国儿童除非我们使用的可再生能源来源例如太阳能板或风力涡轮机，生产的电力，我们的家庭和小玩意导致污染那力量。一些的汽油或柴油，我们把我们的汽车变成污染，排放的废气中所载。柴油烟雾含有微粒-细尘，这是不好对哮喘患者，例如。"怎么样牛放屁的时候吗?"我听到你问。实际上，我没听见和你大概不问这个但没错，是的我们不能离开了农业产生了巨大影响。我们后方的肉的牲畜排放更多温室气体比世界上所有的运输!畜牧业产生的温室气体被称为甲烷。甲烷，一起其他温室气体如二氧化碳导致全球变暖的表现得像一条毯子，围绕着整个星球，吸收太阳的热量在大气中，从而导致全球温度上升。化学废物从工厂和污水处理工程也会造成污染，可以进入我们的河流和海洋，很快就携带有害的颗粒数英里。垃圾被视为污染它可以对野生动物造成的伤害和破坏河流、 溪流、 海洋和其他的栖息地。有害的化学物质还可以发现在许多家庭和花园项目，从塑料到清洁产品、 除草剂和喷雾剂。但并没有失去一切。我们都可以学习几个小技巧，来帮助保护环境和它的未来:如何帮助:忽视不掉垃圾鸟和动物可以错把垃圾食品。垃圾可以最终在河流和块排水渠，或在海中，被鱼吃掉。此外，一些垃圾将留在身边，千百年来!•Save 它!所有上述路段的节电技巧也将有助于减少污染。• 回程时你的自行车，而不是乘这辆车出去你的自行车或乘 '鞋带快车'-也称为行走。•Pleasing 产品许多家庭清洁产品含有有害的化学物质，其中冲进下水道。鼓励你的父母买生态友好的产品或甚至使你自己从天然物质，如醋和柠檬汁。•Detectives 如果你发现污染，在海滩上，石油等报告对地方理事会。如果您怀疑污染流，请将其报告给环境机构。 还有很多更多地了解污染和了解更多会帮助你做更多的保护环境。详细信息请参阅这些情况说明污染、 海洋污染、 河流污染、 臭氧层、 全球气候变暖。 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------食品没有它，我们就无法生存!随着地球上超过 70 亿人对粮食的需求从来更大。在英国我们仅花费约英镑 1820 亿英镑保持一年美联储和浇水。这是很多食物!第一个问题是-所有这些食物从哪里来?我们的食物来自世界各地-你青刀豆可能来自埃及，咖啡也许从非洲，也许从厄瓜多尔走过你的香蕉，苹果从新西兰飞过太平洋。所有这些食物里程共计大量的运输和运输意味着燃料和燃料污染。食品需要成长什么?水和良好的土壤!植物和树木，给我们水果要吃太，你知道。一些国家和农场将农药和杀虫剂添加的食物来保持客场害虫和昆虫。这些化学物质也有时可以对野生动物和它们的栖息地和有时对人类有害。看看如何帮助以了解更多。在西方我们吃人的 7 倍在较贫穷的国家。我们吃很多的一件事是肉类和奶制品食物。这些食物有什么共同点?肉类和奶制品食物来自动物，和动物也需要食物和水。正如我们看到以上，他们还放屁很多!牲畜屁产生一种叫做甲烷和所有这共计 20%的世界气候变化的气体的温室气体。Phwoar!建议的替代肉类是昆虫-昆虫汉堡任何人吗?如何帮助:•Reduce 您的里程吃东西和喝饮料在英国生产降低了你的饮食的碳足迹。这意味着你正在帮助减少污染!看看小红色拖拉机产品在自己的超市。•Meat 免费星期一是一个容易和有效的方式，要少吃肉。作出一项或甚至两天无肉。•Eat 有机有机食品有没有杀虫剂和农药添加到他们使他们一点更多的自然和健康。吃有机食品可以减少多少化学品，传遍了整个。•Get 蠕虫!食物浪费是食品的一个重要的问题如 70 亿我们咀嚼我们穿过数百万吨。把剩菜给蠕虫在您自己的 wormery，他们会把它变成丰富、 健康的堆肥，为你的菜园和鲜花!暖风机总是你饭前洗手，防止无形坏的东西，像细菌和化学物质的传播。它也是好洗水果和蔬菜吃或烹饪之前。 详细信息请参阅我们的肉免费星期一的情况说明，未来的食物和 Yippittee 问题食品光荣的食品。 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------水打开水龙头，有。水是那么容易，你会误认为思维是无止境的供应。但世界面临着水资源短缺。70%的世界覆盖在水里 — — 我们应该叫我们的星球 '海洋' 不是 '地球'!但这种水大部分是咸水，留下只有少量饮用淡水。国家包括西班牙、 意大利、 秘鲁、 中国和南非实际上从导入水出口美国、 澳大利亚和阿根廷等国。地球上的惊人 11 亿人有没有机会获得清洁的饮用水。这个全球短缺预计将变得更糟，随着全球气温升高。每一个人在英国使用约 150 公升

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这是一个重要的主题列表，其中有一个大的方法，你可以帮助。所以，现在开始保护环境，用电（能源），污染，食物，水，垃圾，雨林（森林），电，电，电，电，电，电，电，电，电。我们用能量把鼠标移到一台电脑上，跳跃，奔跑，行走和奔跑。一个灯泡需要能量，灯泡发出的光也是一种能量，叫做辐射能。太阳辐射能使蔬菜、植物、树木和我们生存和发展！其他形式的能源，包括热，化学能量，动能（运动）能量，引力能和核能。

电是能量的一种形式，这就是权力的电视，水壶，洗碗机，吹风机，烤面包机，遥控器，手机，冰箱，音响，MP3播放器和电动牙刷！你能猜出你家里有多少东西需要用电吗？拿一个猜测，然后去一个侦探团，写下你发现的所有的东西。建立一个你的家庭的竞争，看看谁的猜测是最接近的！

我们日益增长的能源需求是当今世界所面临的问题之一，因为电力生产也产生了我们的下一个课题--污染。我们也有一些很酷的下载，这里的能量和替代能源。当你用电来思考它来自哪里，你如何能用更少的环境来承担压力，这里有一些简单的方法来制造一个巨大的不同点：离开电视机，音响和电脑待机的小红灯显示还是用上电，尽管他们可能看起来像他们关闭。