ENERGIES AT HOME

Comenius bilateral 2012-14

Learning to be a responsible consumer:Deciding our future!!!

WHAT IS Twenergy?

http://twenergy.com/

Twenergy is an online community created by Endesa in order to serve as a reference in the field of energy efficiency and sustainable development, providing guidelines for responsible energy consumption.

Offers from information, advice and practical solutions to improve the energy savings at home, office or transport, to initiatives in energy efficiency, renewable energy and environment

NEW POINTS OF twenergy:

1.ENERGY SAVINGThis space allows community members discover

content about Saving energy at home energy saving tips, energy saving products and news on Grants and subsidies, among others.

2.SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTA section featuring content about electric cars

sustainable architecture, Recycling, Waste and endless curiosity about the world of sustainable development.

3.ENVIRONMENTALUnder the title environmental news, information and news on the Ecological

Footprint, Environmental Management and Pollution news and current affairs is.

4.ENERGYInformation and news about the world of energy is provided in this section,

emphasizing lasrenovables types of energy such as, solar, wind, geothermal, hydro, and nuclear power.

5. Twenergy PEOPLE This section Twenergy digital Encounters, a space where community members can ask questions . Plus there are plenty of useful tools for users such as CO2 footprint calculator with which you can find tons of annual CO2 generated by the user with their consumption of gas and electricity in the home, Efficiency Test, a quiz 20 simple questions to improve their efficiency or compare products, where you can know what is more efficient appliances such as refrigerators or dishwashers.

HISTORY

Twenergy born on September 29, 2009 as a social network and content sections available to its users, which were organized in sections Learn (with categories Science, Health, Lifestyle, Office and Transport) Act and Share (intended and videos).

The water in SPAIN: IS IT A PROBLEM?

Water is a common good of the whole nation and all Spaniards, water, essential basis not only of the needs of the population but the economic development of the whole country, must be guaranteed to all Spaniards.

CLIMATIC DIVERSITY

Spain as a whole, can not be regarded as a dry country in the global context. However, the available water resources show huge differences, due to the climatic diversity its territory. Access to water is one of the problems territorial important, and is the most critical in relation to other natural resources.

PROBLEMS

Our country is a country affected by drought naturally.We have always lived rain cycles and periods of product shortages the Mediterranean climate of the peninsula. However, those skilled point on climate change will make this change and "in the next 50 years there will be less water in Spain distributed and worse "

We summarize the best tricks we save water:

1. Take a shower instead of a bath and remember to turn off the tap whenever you're not using.

2. Absorbers or install flow reducers on taps and cisterns.

3. Make a responsible use of the washing machine and dishwasher.

4. If you wash dishes by hand, do it in two piles or bowls.

5. Do not abuse detergents, bleaches or polishes.

6. Thaw in the refrigerator, not under running tap.

7. Recycle used oil and do not pour down the sink or bath medicines or other substances pollute the water.

8. Opt for plants with an adequate sustainable growth climate in which you live.

9. Install a rainwater tank.

PROBLEM OF THE WATER IN THE WORLD

Drought causes devastating effects in countries that suffer.Many countries have less water than they need.Early next century, a third of the nations will have water shortages permanently. Spring is each is poorer as a result of logging and climate change. Underground lakes, dating from prehistoric times, are being depleted rapidly.

DROUGHT

CONTAMINATION OF THE WATER

As the technology improves, scientists are able toDetect pollutants more items, quantities and moresmall, freshwater deposits on Earth.Our lakes, rivers, streams and underground tanks containingoften a chemical cocktail that includes everything from pillsbirth, sunscreens, pesticides and even oil.

ECOLOGICAL COUNTRIES

A study to rank countries according to an index environmental performance validation based on emissions carbon and sulfur, water quality and conservation practices environment.

1 Switzerland2 Sweden3 Norway4 Finland5 Costa Rica

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