what resources do we waste, you may ask? well, funnily enough, we waste most of the resources we need to survive. let's talk about it as a verb now.
Water
Freshwater only makes 2.5% of the total volume of the world's water. But considering 70% of that freshwater is in the form of ice and permanent snow cover and that we only have access to 200,000km3 of freshwater overall, and the demand for water could soon exceed our supply.
Oil
The fear of reaching the last reserves of oil continues to haunt the oil industry. the BP Statistical Review Of World Energy measured total global oil at 188.8 million tonnes, from proved oil resources at the end of 2010. This is only enough to oil for the next 46.2 years.
We need to be careful about using our resources well. to save oil, we can ride in cars less, and use vehicles that are eco-friendly, like bikes. the whole world needs to work together to save our planet. we can help to save water by taking shorter showers. you can water your garden less. thank you for reading my small descriptive speech.
We need to be careful about using our resources well. to save oil, we can ride in cars less, and use vehicles that are eco-friendly, like bikes. the whole world needs to work together to save our planet. we can help to save water by taking shorter showers. you can water your garden less. thank you for reading my small descriptive speech.
Great piece Hamish - it makes me think about how something with a use can then become waste, and what do we do with it then?
ReplyDeleteThis is very thought provoking Hamish, I use a lot of yoghurt tubs :( Do you think electric cars are a better option? Should we get one? Where does the electricity come from in New Zealand...is it clean and green?
ReplyDeleteThe thing about electric cars is that they use precious ores underground to power their batteries..
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