1. Saving Our Planet One “Helping” Hand at a Time

3. a rise in sea level

5. Global warming is mainly caused by human activity!

7. These gases are called greenhouse gases because they trap in the heat and energy from the Sun in order to warm the Earth. (Think of an actual greenhouse around the Earth.)

8. These gases are the Earth’s greenhouse.

10. Humans are damaging the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels.

12. Examples of fossil fuels include:

13. petroleum

14. natural gas

16. Did you know?

17. You send greenhouse gases into the air every day!

19. Run the AC

20. Use the microwave

22. Most power plants burn fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, which produces greenhouse gases.

23. These gases are what damages our Earth’s atmosphere.Greenhouse Gases

24. Did you know?

25. You can make a difference if you reduce, reuse, and Recycle!

27. Turn lights off when you leave a room.

28. Don’t leave cell phone chargers, hair dryers, etc. plugged in—they use electricity even when they are not on.

29. Take cloth grocery bags to the store with you to put your groceries in.

30. Don’t leave your television on at night.

32. Make quilt pieces out of used clothing

34. Since recycling saves energy, it saves fossil fuels.

36. You can recycle items other than paper, glass plastic and aluminum.

38. You can drop them off at any Niketown store or Nike Factory store. You can also mail them in.

39. The company uses the footwear to make sports surfaces for basketball courts, tennis courts, running tracks, and playgrounds.

41. A company called Greendiskwill reprocess this technology in an eco-friendly way.

44. When you recycle plastic… You save petroleum!

45. When you recycle paper… You save trees!

46. Lend a helping hand to your planet!

47. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/ http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/21642033 http://en.wikipedia.org/ Presentation by: Megan Hanshaw Sources