1. How are humans protecting and destroying our resources? Josh Light EDU 290 Jason Artero

2. What is a Resource? A physical or vital substance that is limited Resource Oil Water

4. New laws have gone into effect to help preserve the environment

5. The clean air act

6. The clean water actStarlight01395, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, March 5th 2011, Creative Commons Attribution

7. Ways you can help Take only what you need Reuse what you don’t end up using Use things that you wouldn’t normally be used for that purpose Put a scrap piece of paper by the telephone to take notes, instead of using a new sheet every time.

8. How are humans extending the life of our resources? We have realized the impact we have on the earth. Driving emissions Pollution Created new laws to decrease the amount of these Fines to those who pollute

9. How are humans renewing our resources? Making already used products into useable products Lumber Plastics Tires Renewing our resources will preserve the earth Electric JamJar, Honda FCX Hydrogen, March 7th, 2011, Creative Commons Attribution.

10. What is Recycling? Taking waste and turning it into something usable Taking plastic and turning it into lumber Used paper, into usable paper

11. Ways to recycle Canton Public Library, March 7th, 2011, Creative Commons Attribution. Use a coffee mug instead of a cup Recycle bottles, cans, paper, and plastic Recycle everywhereyou go Have recycling binsreadily available

12. What is Reusing? Reusing a product is to use it more than once. For the purpose it was made, or a different purpose Use products morethan once

13. How you can Reuse Find ways to reuse everyday products Rechargeable batteries Recycle old technology Reuse paper and plastic bags Bring your own bags grocery shopping Stores give discounts for this

14. What is Reducing? Reducing is trying to make less waste Don’t create the garbage if its not needed Less garbage in the home, means less garbage in the landfills. Canarsiebk, March 9th, 2011, Creative Commons Attribution

15. How to Reduce Waste Replace disposable with reusable Use reusable containers Rechargeable batteries Fix old things, instead of buying new Low flow toilets and shower heads

16. What is a Renewable Resource? Natural Resource that can be used, but will get replaced for others to use. Renewable Resources: Water Trees Plants Cotton Aaron Landry, March 11th, Creative Commons Attribution

17. What is a Non-Renewable Resource? A resource that once it is used up, it’s gone forever. Fossil Fuels are non-renewable Coal, oil, and gas Minerals are non-renewable Copper, gold, silver

18. Why Save Energy? Saves the environment Saves you money Nothing bad comes out of saving energy Overtime, will make the environment last longer

19. Ways to Save Energy Turn off the lights when leaving a room Install low flow toilets, and shower heads Switch to fluorescent light bulbs Unplug devices that aren’t being used Jungle Dog, March 9th, 2011, Creative Commons Attribution

20. Interesting Facts About Recycling For every ton of paper that is recycled, the following is saved: 7,000 gallons of water; 380 gallons of oil; and enough electricity to power an average house for six months. You can run a TV for six hours on the amount of electricity that is saved by recycling one aluminum can. By recycling just one glass bottle, you save enough electricity to power a 100-watt bulb for four hours.

21. Sources www.flickr.com "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle | Resource Conservation | US EPA." US Environmental Protection Agency. 15 Nov. 2011. Web. 11 Mar. 2011. <http://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/rrr/>.