Be Green and Go Green

Preserving this earth will bene-

fit this planet that we live on

and can put a few extra change

in your wallet. Having a clean

environment can lead to good

health and a longer life and a

bill that is less costly. Here are

some tips to start saving mon-

ey and help the earth:

1) Turn off water when it is

not in use.

2) Unplug appliances when

you are not using them.

3) Reduce your showers to 5

minutes.

4) Walk or bike to work

(carpool if it is long dis-

tance)

5) Recycling bottles, papers,

plastic bags, and glass.

6) Skip the bottle water and

use a water filter purify

tap water instead of buy-

ing bottle water.

7) Set your thermostat a

few degrees lower in the

winter and a few degrees

higher in the summer to

save on heating and

cooling costs.

8) Use a drying rack or

clothesline to save the

energy otherwise used

during machine drying.

9) Install a low-flow shower-

head.

10) Plant a tree in your back-

yard

Tips to Save $ and the Earth-Tips to Be Green

This year, Georgia FBLA’s

state project is Dollar Sen$e!

The purpose of this project is

to expose students to the

practices that stretch the

business and consumer dol-

lar. Here at Morrow High

School’s FBLA chapter, our

green chapter project will

involve active members to

spend an entire day to plant

flowers, trees, and paint murals

in a deserted piece of land. By

doing this project, members

will be able to see the agricul-

tural process and to give back

to the community-one tree at a

time.

Dollar Sense-Green Chapter Project

Future Business Leaders of America-FBLA-PBL February 3, 2011

Volume 10, Issue 3

Going Green Tips 2

Green Chapter Projects

2

The Importance of Recycling

2

Earth Day 3

Environmental Issues 4

Save the Rainforest 5

Green Sea Turtle 6

Inside this issue:

Extras!

The next chapter

meeting is next Mon-

day on February 3,

2011.

Special recognition

towards Rubi Torres

for being member of

the month.

Members, don’t for-

get to collect money

for the March of

Dimes!

The importance of recy-

cling is not only benefi-

cial for the earth but also

for businesses as they

secure better relations

with the consumers over

the matter of saving the

environment. They will

also spend less on pro-

duction costs and the

consumers will pay less

for the goods which will

encourage more pur-

chasing as their dollar will have

more value on recycled prod-

ucts. People want to support

companies that have a positive

influence in society and that

can be respected for

reasons of morality.

When companies and

the consumers can

work together they can

combine the im-

portance of recycling

and truly make a differ-

ence to the Earth’s

health.

down rainforests, climate

change, and more! The world

is in a fragile state and as peo-

ple continue to neglect these

problems, they will continue to

accumulate over time. Pollu-

tion for one is one of the big-

gest environmental issues that

is harming the atmosphere and

the people breathing it. Pollu-

In to-

day’s

society,

the

world is

being

plagues

with

pollution, waste dumping, lit-

tering, destroying land, cutting

tion contains harsh and even

toxic chemicals that can affect

the lungs of individuals. There-

fore, to reduce pollution, com-

panies should not use coal and

use reusable energy as fuel.

The Importance of Recycling!

Environmental Issues

launched by Denis Hayes, who

was the original national coor-

dinator in 1970, took it interna-

tional in 1990 and organized

events in 141 nations.[1][2] Earth

Day is now coordinated global-

ly by the Earth Day Network,[3]

and is celebrated in more than

175 countries every year.[4]

April 22 corresponds to spring

in the Northern Hemisphere

and autumn in the Southern

Hemisphere. Numerous com-

munities celebrate Earth Week,

an entire week of activities

focused on environmental is-

sues. World Environment Day,

celebrated on June 5 in a dif-

ferent nation every year, re-

mains the principal United

Nations environmental ob-

servance

Earth Day

Earth Day is a day that is in-

tended to inspire awareness

and appreciation for the

Earth's natural environment.

Earth Day was founded by

United States Senator Gaylord

Nelson as an environmental

teach-in first held on April 22,

1970. While this first Earth

Day was focused on the United

States, an organization

“To be green is

promising a brighter

and greener picture,”

Killa Nile, 9th Grader

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Save the Rainforest

Have a Green Heart and Save the Green Sea Turtles

Why does burning of tropical

rainforest lead to global warm-

ing but burning

an equivalent

amount (mass) of

corn stocks does

not? Tropical

rainforests when

compared to

agricultural lands

are a huge sink

for carbon stor-

age. The rainfor-

est have substan-

tially more carbon in them

along with much more bio-

mass, detritus and a longer

turnover

time. The

amount of

carbon in the

original sys-

tem is corre-

lated to the

amount that

is put in the

atmosphere

when it is

burned. The

effect when these trees are

burned

and the

land is

scorched

the amount of CO2

released into is much more than

burning of annual crops such as

corn.

Also saving the rainforest can

save organisms that are native

to the area who make their home

and gather food there. It also pre-

serves endangered species such as

plants.

has enacted regulations to re-

strict certain U.S. commercial

fishing gears (gillnets, long-

lines, pound nets, and trawls)

that have known, significant

bycatch of sea turtles. To effec-

tively address all threats to

marine turtles, NOAA Fisher-

ies and the USFWS have devel-

oped recovery plans to direct

research and management ef-

forts for each sea turtle species.

Therefore, conservation of sea

turtles is important. You can

help by not littering near

oceans and joining different

organizations that promote

clean beaches and mating be-

tween a female and male turtle.

Major threats to sea turtles in

the U.S. include, but are not

limited to: destruction and

alteration of nesting and forag-

ing habitats; incidental capture

in commercial and recreational

fisheries; entanglement in ma-

rine debris; and vessel strikes.

To reduce the incidental cap-

ture of sea turtles in commer-

cial fisheries, NOAA Fisheries

“The majestic green

beauties of the sea are

crying out their

extinction!”

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