why should i conserve energy

Why Should I Conserve Energy ?

Energy use has changed a great deal since people relied solely on the sun, their own strong bodies or beasts of burden as energy resources.

Long ago, people learnt to use water power to turn paddle wheels and wind power for transportation and irrigation.

People learnt to usechemical energy stored inmaterials like wood to cookand heat their homes.

But machines and technologies introduced duringthe Industrial Revolution of the late 18th centuryrequired the use of other energy resources,especially fossil fuels.

Fossil fuels like coal, oiland natural gas areconsidered to beNon renewable energyresources.

Our fossil fuel reserves formed overmillions of years from decaying plantsand animals.As we use them up, they will not bereplenished in our lifetimes.

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT -

FOSSIL FUELS

With the world depending upon coal, oil and gas for a majorityof its energy needs and the prediction that the world willnearly double its need for energy resources in several decades,it is important to conserve energy and to investigate alternateenergy resources.

There are many renewable energy sources that are alternatives to fossil fuels.

HOW CAN I HELP ??

Remind everyone to keep the doors and windows shut when the AC is on

Remind your mother who does the cooking to put lids on the saucepans to keep the heat in while the food is cooking.

Switch off! Don’t leave it on standby!

If you can see alight like this whenthe TV is off, it isusing almost asmuch energy as if itwas on!

Suggest to parents who do the shopping to buy energy saving light bulbs.

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