在日常生活中如何保持绿色环保生活英语作文

在日常生活中如何保持绿色环保生活英语作文

How to Live a Green Life Every Day

Hi there! My name is Emily and I'm a 4th grader at Oakwood Elementary School. Today I want to talk to you about something that's really important for our planet – living an environmentally friendly or "green" lifestyle. The way we live now is hurting the Earth in lots of ways, like causing air and water pollution, creating too much garbage, and wasting natural resources. But there are simple things we can do every day to take better care of the environment. Here are my top tips for going green!

Use Less Energy

One of the best ways to help the planet is to use less energy from non-renewable resources like coal, oil and natural gas. The energy made from burning these fossil fuels creates greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change and global warming. Everytime you turn off lights when leaving a room or unplug electronics when not using them, you save energy. At home, we wear sweaters inside during winter instead of cranking up the heat. In summer, we open windows instead of blasting the air conditioning. My parents also adjusted our thermostat a few

degrees to use our heating and cooling system less. These small changes can really add up!

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

You've probably heard the three R's – reduce, reuse and recycle. Following them is one of the easiest ways to go green. Reducing means cutting down on the amount of stuff you use and throw away. You can carry a reusable water bottle instead of buying plastic bottles, bring your own bag when shopping, and avoid disposable items like paper plates. Reusing is finding a second life for items you'd normally toss out. Get creative and turn your trash into treasure! Old jars make great storage containers and you can repurpose boxes as organizers. Finally, recycling keeps items out of landfills. Most plastics, papers, metals and glasses can be recycled infinitely into new products. At school, we have recycling bins and do bottle/can drives. At home, we have separate bins for trash, recycling and compostable food waste.

Save Water

Fresh clean water is a limited resource that's essential for all life. Yet so much of it gets wasted through leaky faucets, long showers and over-watering lawns. Start paying attention to your daily water use. Take short 5 minute showers instead of baths,

never let the faucet run when brushing teeth, and wait until you have full loads to run the dishwasher and washing machine. When cleaning or washing hands, turn off the tap while lathering up. Outside, we collect rain in barrels to water plants instead of using the hose. Simple tricks like fixing leaks and only watering the yard in the early morning or evening (when it's cooler) prevents evaporation.

Walk, Bike or Take Public Transit

Instead of driving a personal car, walk, bike or take public transportation more often. Vehicle emissions create smog and pollute the air we breathe, while burning gasoline depletes natural resources. They also contribute massively to greenhouse gas levels causing climate change. Whenever possible, leave the car keys at home and use muscle power to get around. It's better exercise and doesn't generate any emissions! My family maps out our weekly errands to do them by bus or bike. For longer trips, we carpool or take the train. Every car trip avoided helps reduce our carbon footprint.

Eat Plants not Meat

Did you know that raising animals for meat, dairy and eggs has a huge environmental impact? The farmland, fertilizers, water, fuel and other resources required make animal agriculture