Reduce air pollution Things Man Can Do To

Reduce air pollution Things Man Can Do To Alleviate Global Warming Investing in clean energy Green jobs

PROBLEM STATEMENT Process Decision Program Chart Global Warming Reduce Air Pollution Green Jobs Environment Friendly Product (Alt Energy) Clean up air Tighter Regs O Clean Energy Solutions Force Compliance X Geothermal O Create better products Retrofit Solar O Recycle/Reuse O Reusing unhealthy materials X Energy saving Appliances O

Problem Symptoms Oil & Natural Gas Electricity from Coal Plants Driving Vehicles GLOBAL WARMING Deforestation

Reduce Air Pollution

1 ACRE OF TREES = O 2 GLASS BOTTLES OXYGEN FOR 18 PEOPLE EVERY DAY! CARDBOARD ALUMINUM CANS

Investing in Clean Energy

Cost savings. Besides a mortgage, the next largest cost of homeownership is the heating and cooling of your home. “An average retrofitted home can save $700 to $1150 a year in energy costs. ” 12000 10000 Mortgage 8000 6000 Heating & Cooling 4000 Other 2000 0 Home Costs On a national scale. Retrofitting just 1 of 5 American homes would avoid needing to build 13 mid-sized power plants a year.

Commercial buildings consume: 18% of the energy 35% of electricity ENERGY ELECTRICITY Commercial Private/Other Coal power = 150 pounds of air pollution 50 watt solar panel = The same amount of energy but with no pollution

Club. Solar $12/month X 3 years = 1 panel

Green Jobs

What is a green job? A green-collar job can be anything that helps put America on the path to a cleaner, more energy efficient future. Between 2010 – 2030 75% of the buildings in the US will either be new or substantially rehabilitated $150 billion over 10 years will create 5 million new green-collar jobs.

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Tools to help with the challenge: 1 st – people who care about the goal and agree to fight to ensure jobs for low-income people 2 nd – linking public green investments to local employment 3 rd – the development and funding of job training programs

Clean Energy Solutions Reduce Air Pollution Retrofitting home Test for Harmful Gases Recycle/Reuse Use Mass Trans. /Carpool/Walk Retrofit Homes Produce Efficient Appliances Green Jobs Solar Panels Replant Trees Making Green Building Materials More Jobs Fewer Disasters Benefits Water Power Wind Power SOLVE GLOBAL WARMING Safer Air/Less Pollution Healthier Planet

Solving global warming will improve our lives by cleaning up air pollution while investing in clean energy, green jobs and smart energy solutions that get the U. S. economy moving again. We need to drive smarter cars, save money with energy efficient homes and offices, and build better communities and transportation networks. (Natural Resources Defense Council, 2010)

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