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A good way to take care of the environment. If everybody would install solar plates, a lot of energy would be saven!http://bit.ly/cGN44z – by LauraBWang (Laura Wang)
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BBC ‘Blue Planet – Deep Trouble’ team explain the environmental dangers facing the world’s shallow waters. With high demands for rare species of fish, coral reefs are in danger of being fished out and deserted. Brilliant natural world video.
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Living in the Environment: Principles, Connections, and Solutions
In this current, thought-provoking environmental science textbook, G. Tyler Miller and new coauthor Scott Spoolman bring the concept of sustainability to the forefront. Students are engaged and motivated with vivid case studies and hands-on quantitative exercises. As the authors showcase four scientific principles of sustainability, they immerse students in the many practical steps they, as individuals, can take toward more sustainable lifestyles. The book’s new concept-centered format transform
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The Environment and Nature
How a positive spin is great on protecting the environment and experiencing life to the fullest while embracing the power of nature.
Centuries have passed while putting a positive spin on protecting the environment.
First and foremost, you’d want to prevent fires. especially forest fires by keeping it green from classic to elegant for industries that built our towns, communities and cities. Although, they say that coal, timbers, and glass all have played an important role into what we have begun and what we have to offer.
However, the beauty has evolved through towns and people have always sought new heights into protecting the environment to the highest point amidst the beauty by putting a positive spin on it. Meaning: high peaks and the highest point in the environment. So you’d want to make it a phenomenal view for nature watching in order to plan vacations and relax. first, you would have to keep everything right next to where you’d want to record everything happening in the environment to just keeping it fresh and clean.
You’d also want to multi-surface and multi-task. although, it’s a known fact that fresh plants make your environment gloomy and dreary and you wouldn’t want to leave the environment in perils. so, you’d definitely want to reshape the environment and just wouldn’t want to wait another minute for a bad look to come about.
However, putting a signature spin on protecting nature which changes a lot especially if someone else is trying to put negative spins on everything else around it because everyone knows that each winter blasts that we have, usually blankets the country and throughout the whole Tri-state area. Although, people have made too many priorities that weren’t kept when dealing with the environment.
for instance: Wintery precipitation is like this: how you pick your car, is like picking a crop and like paving away from what is reality and what’s not reality.
The cattle: Thinking of the cattle, farms, and crops you’ll need fresh crops with finishing touches on everything else around you in order to build the economy for consumer rights.
With tree recycling: You should remove all dead branches meaning you’ll need to landscape.
The mountains: Mountains make it an awesome place on the planet spectacular and want to explore the amazing outdoors and surroundings and you’d want to be able to enjoy the great outdoors in order to be able to have it where the animals and birds can breathe and run around.
However, having a positive spin on protecting the environment is a spirit of adventure with a bold new attitude and determination with a spiritual eloquence almost like a land of enchantment with the whole palm springs look which brings modern ingenuity. however, its a place where people might want to have a positive look on protecting the environment to where you can grow and maintain fresh crops in order to eat great and make the environment a special place to discover.
Although, a changing environment will continue to affect people in many different parts of the world in unique ways and statistics on the environment provides an excellent way for us to determine whether the environment is improving or worsening. humans are treating the environment better or worse than they have done in the past.
Although, pollution, hazardous waste, and many other environmental problems usually creates a major health threat for people around the world which is an environmental health organization that works with agencies in the developing world to try to eradicate harmful diseases. we can also make significant strides to improve the planet that we share by doing this.
VIP: We should recycle
-eliminate the use of electrical appliances for things that you can easily do by hand.
-Use cold water in the washer whenever possible
-don’t ever leave water running needlessly
-flush the toilet less often
-recycle cans, bottles, paper bags and definitely, recycle your christmas tree.
And last, but not least: teaching children t respect nature and the environment.
If we don’t do these steps and teach our children to do those things involving the environment and our surroundings and then we wouldn’t have a positive spin and it would continue to leave a negative spin on the world.
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How to Stay Positive in a Any Work Environment – Some Simple Tips on Your Way to be in a Positive Environment and Contribute to Create One…
There are several factors you need to look into when it comes to how to stay positive in any working environment.
In order to work on your positive attitude in your work environment, you need to look into
the work environment, then you have to look into
self change perspective of things and finally
how you can influence your environment.
Below you will find some thoughts for these three areas, and some points to remember as you go along to create a positive work environment and be a positive element within it yourself.
1. Work Environment
You should beware of the 4 challenge areas in your working environment
A. Negative Work Environment
B. Other People’s Behavior
C. Changing Environment
D. Determinism Theory
A. Negative Work Environment
You probably have heard these comments in your everyday working environment.
Everyone fighting to get ahead
No one appreciates your contributions
Too much work . . . not enough help
Deadlines are unrealistic
Longer hours . . . additional work
Budget Constraints
Competition is eating us alive
You need to see through these comments and seek solutions to them in stead of seeking the problem itself and dwell with it.
B. Other People’s Behavior
There are several human types in your environment, and you will find every one of them in your environment. Just beware of them, listen to them, but try to solve the problem by being proactive and defuse these behaviors.
Complainers
Gossips
Whiners
Negatives
Backstabbers
Controllers
If you can manage these human types in your work environment, you are a long way to experience and get a more positive work environment.
C. Changing Environment
CHANGES does lots of things with you as and individual and you should be aware of these, such as;
Challenges our paradigms
Alters the way we think
Makes life more difficult for a while
Causes Stress
Is an ongoing fact of life
D. Determinism Theory
There are several statements that gives reason to the behavior amongst humans within your organization, as well as your own thinking. Just reflect over these three types;
GENETIC: My Grandparents did it to me. (Inherited traits)
PSYCHIC: My Parents did it to me. (Upbringing)
ENVIRONMENTAL: My Spouse, my Boss, the Company, the Economy, etc.. is doing this to me. (Surroundings)
2. Self Change
First I would like you to dwell on Life’s Little Question
“Are some people just born positive thinkers . . . or is it their CHOICE?”
You should take on the protective Armor against challenges which actually Comes from SELF CHANGE
Change 3 Things!
A. Attitude
B. Thinking
C. Behavior
A.Attitude
You have to ask yourself, How to Change Your Attitude?
Is it possible to change, or is the answer as you may hear lots, I can not change who I am, you have to accept me as I am. My answer to this is, it is possible to change, but Changes happen personally from the INSIDE OUT!
So . . . Accept Responsibility
I am responsible . . .
. . . for who I am
. . . for what I have
. . . for what I do
Step #2 Take Control
Ownership
Values
Mission
Discipline
ALL THESE THINGS – FROM THE INSIDE . . . OUT!
How to Change Your Thinking
Changes come from observing logically in every situation
Observe Your Thinking
- Identify Your Negative Thoughts And Triggers
- Observe Your Negative Thoughts Objectively
Do not think like this;
I’m not going to be able to do this?
This will not help me!!
I’m unworthy
Manage Your Self-Talk
If you think you Can, or you think you Can’t…YOU’RE RIGHT! Henry Ford
- Focus on managing your Negative thoughts, not eliminating them
- Learn to argue with yourself
- Stop It!!
Think like this;
With some help this can be done
I will benefit from this experience
B. Behavior
How to Change Your Behavior
Changes take true assessment, determination & discipline
Choose Your Behavior
REACTIVE; Stimulus gives response
RESPONSIBLE; Stimulus gives my choice which again gives my response
Steps Toward Changing Behavior
1. Unconscious Incompetence
2. Conscience Incompetence
3. Conscience Competence
4. Unconscious Competence
Gives SUCCESSFUL BEHAVIOR
3. Influence Your Environment
Add POSITIVE Behavior
Replace the BAD HABITS!
• Spread a SMILE around
• Focus on the good of each day
• Say “please” and “thank you”
• Evaluate YOUR behavior
• Never miss an opportunity to complement
More POSITIVE Contributions
Before you say anything to anyone, ask yourself three things
1. Is it true?
2. Is it harmful?
3. Is it necessary?
Keep promises
Have a forgiving view of people
Keep an open mind with changes
See criticism as opportunity to improve
Remember to . . .
Watch your definitions – they become thoughts
Watch your thoughts – they become words
Watch your words – they become actions
Watch your actions – they become your destiny
The Choice is YOURS
With a Bad attitude you can never have a positive day
With a Positive attitude you can never have a bad day
Choose POSITIVE Living through your Thinking, Behavior and Attitude
He has a background as civil engineer and geoscientist. He has worked mainly within the oil and gas industry from the mid 1980s. He has written a few fictional novels as well as being the author of some professional litterature within oil and gas sector, he is now an editor of some web sites.
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Essential Environment: The Science Behind the Stories (3rd Edition)
Essential Environment: The Science Behind the Storiesretains all the popular features of its parent volume, Environment: The Science behind the Stories–including its integrated central case study approach and its focus on the scientific process, current data, and critical thinking–in a brief 17-chapter book. An introduction to environmental science, Environmental economics and environmental policy, Environmental systems: Chemistry, energy, and ecosystems, Evolution, biodiversity, and popul
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World Environment Day 2008: Kick the Habit! Towards a Low Carbon Economy
World Environment Day, which is commemorated each year on June 5th, is one of the most significant mode through which the United Nations stimulates the global awareness of the environment. It is by this way that the United Nations attract political attention and enhances action to shape a better global environment. Each year the World Environment Day is celebrated in recognition of unique theme. Norway was honored to host International World Environment Day 2007 celebrations in recognition of the theme — ‘Melting Ice – The Hot Topic’. Over a hundred nations across the globe celebrates the World Environment Day with highly relevant theme each year.
The slogan for World Environment Day 2008 is ‘Kick the Habit! Towards a Low Carbon Economy’. With an understanding of the fact that the change in climatic condition is gradually becoming one of the most defining issue of the age, UNEP is requesting the nations, companies and communities to put special focus on the greenhouse gas emissions and to put spare thought over how to reduce them. The World Environment Day 2008 is going to highlight resources and focuses on promoting low carbon economies with a view to shape a better and healthier future. Promoting a low carbon economy involves steps towards improved energy efficiency, alternative energy sources, forest conservation and eco-friendly consumption. The chief international celebration of the World Environment Day 2008 is going to be held in New Zealand.
The Heads of State, Prime Ministers and Ministers of Environment deliver statements and commit themselves to care for this only green planet of the universe. Serious pledges establish sound and non-transitory governmental policies related to environmental management and economic planning. bicycle parades, tree planting , recycling campaigns, clean-up campaigns, street rallies, school level essay and poster competitions etc. are organized all over the world on June 5th to celebrate the World Environment Day.
Here are some information on World Environment Day for the last ten years regarding where the WED celebration was held at and what were the respective themes each year:
Places of celebration:
World Environment Day 2007 – Tromsø, Norway
World Environment Day 2006 – Algiers, Algeria
World Environment Day 2005 – San Francisco, U.S.
World Environment Day 2004 – Barcelona, Spain
World Environment Day 2003 – Beirut, Lebanon
World Environment Day 2002 – Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China
World Environment Day 2001 – Torino, Italy and Havana, Cuba
World Environment Day 2000 – Adelaide, Australia
World Environment Day 1999 – Tokyo, Japan
World Environment Day 1998 – Moscow, Russian Federation
Themes of celebration:
World Environment Day 2007 – Melting Ice – a Hot Topic?
World Environment Day 2006 – Deserts and Desertification – Don’t Desert Drylands!
World Environment Day 2005 – Green Cities – Plan for the Planet!
World Environment Day 2004 – Wanted! Seas and Oceans – Dead or Alive?
World Environment Day 2003 – Water – Two Billion People are Dying for It!
World Environment Day 2002 – Give Earth a Chance
World Environment Day 2001 – Connect with the World Wide Web of Life
World Environment Day 2000 – The Environment Millennium – Time to Act
World Environment Day 1999 – Our Earth – Our Future – Just Save It!
World Environment Day 1998 – For Life on Earth – Save Our Seas
Dorothy Smith, the author of this article, writes about the events & special occasions. Want to know more about world environment day or world environment day ecards ? Celebrate world environment day 2008 by sending free ecards and check some other resources .
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Your Environment, Your Intuition and Your Health
Learn how your environment is affecting you right now. Get the tools to identify and neutralize the dangers right now. You and your animals could be at risk. Your intuition is the key. Learn what you can do today to make your life the way you want it.
Your Environment, Your Intuition and Your Health
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