It’s Time To Keep Our Earth !!!

By : Sae Panggalih

The earth is our environment . The environment includes

everything in our surrounding and all the conditions that

affect our lives. In the short time human beings have been

on earth, we have learned to change the environment to

provide for our needs and luxuries . But, Over the past 150

year’s, humans have been burning more and more fuel,

especially fossil fuel’s , coal and gas for example. The fuel is

needed the power vehicles and factories to generate

electricity . Because more fuel is being burnt , more carbon

dioxide is increasing the greenhouse effect, so the earth’s

atmosphere is absorbing more infra-red energy and the

earth is getting warmer .

The earth is getting So now the ice at the North and South

poles is melting. This is putting more water into the sea’s and

ocean’s , which can cause flooding in coastal areas . Because

the earth’s atmosphere is getting warmer there is more

energy in the air, so stroms , hurricanes and typhoons are

becoming stronger and more frequent. There is also

evidence

that global warming is changing the earth’s climate, making

some place drier and other wetter .

Riding motorcycle or using electricity is notwrong. But we

should all try and save energy , So that we reduce the

amount of greenhouse gases that are released into the

atmosphere , exhaust fumes for example.

Here are some ways to save energy and help reduce the

green house effect in the earth :

1. Save electricity at home, at school, and at work

Whenever we use electricity , we put greenhouse gases

into the air, if you turn off lights, the television, and t he

computer when you have finished using them, you can

save a lot energy and reduce your electricity bill to !

2. Bike, Bus and walk

You can save energy and keep healthy to by riding a

bike, or walking to school , work or the warung instead of

using a motorbike. Can you cut your use of motorbike ?

I’m sure you can walk more !

 3. Plan tress

Planting tress is fun and great way to reduce green

house gases . Trees absorb carbondioxide , a green house

gas, from the air . Have a tree planting day in your

enviroment .

4. Recycle

Recycle cans, bottles, plastic bags and newspaper when

you send less trash to the landfill or rubbish tip, you are

also helping to save natural resources .

 In conclusion, respecting environment for the sake of

human well-being is important, of course, but it's not the

only reason to respect environment . The environmental

wisdom worldview holds that we must respect all life forms

not as a means to human ends, but because they're

inherently deserving of respect, as environmental science

scholars Scott Spoolman and G. Miller say in their book

"Living in the Environment: Principles, Connections, and

Solutions." A truer respect for the natural world may evolve

when we don't see all life forms as merely resources for

human beings, according to this philosophy. This more

humble shift in perspective may foster a more holistic

stance toward environmental well-being rather than focusing

on issues that most directly affect humans.