Gemma's IST

Here’s one I made using this website on an essay I wrote about Harold Holt: http://www.wordle.net/

I also made one using poems I’d wrote, but this post keeps mucking up.

World problems that could easily be fixed

• Problem:

-          environment/energy

Connected problems:

-          War

-          Ozone layer

-          Cost

-          Global warming

-          Food/material shortage

• Solution:

-          Solar powering

-          Electric cars/vehicles

-          Rainwater collection

-          Use of ethanol and methane gas (heating and power)

-          Recycling of more materials

-          Environmentally friendly building materials (recycled materials)

-          Energy saving appliances (solar powered)

-          Elimination of land fill (recycle food scraps, and proper disposal/reuse of materials)

How these solutions will affect problems

29/07/11

Currently, the world spends millions of dollars annually on oil and petrol and the prices continually climb higher for a number of reasons. One being war, making it harder to access. Another, the declining availability of the resource. Also, the cost of shipment is no laughing matter.

Though, if we were to switch to a renewable energy source, those problems would cease.

Now as you, and probably the government would argue that if we discontinued our use of fossil fuels, the government would lose money from lack of sales, but in truth, with the eliminated shipment costs and fuel prises, we wouldn’t be spending as much as we are now.

Also you might argue, ‘What would we run our cars and houses on?’, the answer: solar power and gas.

There are many people around the world who have made environmentally friendly houses (and not just what it’s made of) and have even become self sufficient, eliminating the need to pay electricity, rent, water, and heating bills (the only thing they really have to pay for is food and gas, but you can grow your own food, and not everyone uses gas in their homes, so these are optional).

I will add more to this article later.

Have you ever had a time where you were so bored that you wish your brain would liquify so you could stop thinking?

I feel a lot like that today. I was trying to study in the library earlier, but it was really annoying so I did half of it, then read something random to keep me occupied. Usually I can space out and be entertained by starring at a wall, but this time it was almost maddening.

Have you felt this way?

Welcome to your brand new blog at Edublogs.

To get started, simply log in, edit or delete this post and check out all the other options available to you.

Also, please consider becoming an Edublogs Supporter – you can remove ads from yours and other blogs, upload up to 5GB or audio, video and every other sort of content and access great features under your ‘Plugins’ menu.

Supporters are what keeps Edublogs running and providing free blogs for education, so give it a go today

For assistance, visit our comprehensive support site, check out our getting started with Edublogs guide or stop by The Edublogs Forums to chat with other edubloggers.

You can also subscribe to our brilliant free publication, The Edublogger, which is jammed with helpful tips, ideas and more.

And finally, if you like Edublogs but want to be able to simply create, administer, control and manage hundreds of student and teacher blogs at your school or college, check out Edublogs Campus… it’s like Edublogs in a box, all for you.

Thanks again for signing up with Edublogs!