global warming - or how really really bad things are going to happen and how to stop them
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I designed this as a presentation to both middle schoolers and high schoolers in the spring of 2007. Please be aware that the information contained within is slightly outdated.TRANSCRIPT
Global WarmingHow really really bad things are going to happen and how to stop them.
Ben Guttmann
Earth
Venus
What's theBig Deal?
It's Getting Hotter
The five warmest years onrecord have been:
1. 20052. 19983. 20024. 20035. 2006
Source: EPA.gov
This is CausingBad Things
Melting IceCauses
Sea Level to Rise
How can westop this?
We have toreduce CO2emissions
66%
Less Energy
$30
Cheaper over the life of the bulbSource: Energystar.gov
Recycled aluminium cans take
95%less energy to produce than new cans.
Source: earth911.org
On average, your food travels over
1500 miles
Source: localharvest.org
One gallon of gasoline weighs
6 pounds
Source: hybridcars.com
But when burned, that produces
Of the greenhouse gas CO2
20 pounds
Al Gore's
An InconvenientTruth
