1. ENERGIES AT HOME
Comenius bilateral 2012-14
Learning to be a responsible consumer:
Deciding our future!!!
2. WHAT IS Twenergy?
http://twenergy.com/
Twenergy is an online community created by Endesa in order to serve
as a reference in the field of energy efficiency and sustainable
development, providing guidelines for responsible energy
consumption.
Offers from information, advice and practical solutions to improve the
energy savings at home, office or transport, to initiatives in energy
efficiency, renewable energy and environment
3. NEW POINTS OF twenergy:
1.ENERGY SAVING
This space allows community members discover
content about Saving energy at home energy
saving tips, energy saving products and news on
Grants and subsidies, among others.
2.SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
A section featuring content about electric cars
sustainable architecture, Recycling, Waste and
endless curiosity about the world of sustainable
development.
4. 3.ENVIRONMENTAL
Under the title environmental news, information and news on the Ecological
Footprint, Environmental Management and Pollution news and current
affairs is.
4.ENERGY
Information and news about the world of energy is provided in this section,
emphasizing lasrenovables types of energy such as, solar, wind,
geothermal, hydro, and nuclear power.
5. 5. Twenergy PEOPLE
This section Twenergy digital Encounters, a space where
community members can ask questions . Plus there are plenty of
useful tools for users such as CO2 footprint calculator with which
you can find tons of annual CO2 generated by the user with their
consumption of gas and electricity in the home, Efficiency Test, a
quiz 20 simple questions to improve their efficiency or compare
products, where you can know what is more efficient appliances
such as refrigerators or dishwashers.
6. HISTORY
Twenergy born on September 29, 2009 as a social network and content
sections available to its users, which were organized in sections Learn (with
categories Science, Health, Lifestyle, Office and Transport) Act and Share
(intended and videos).
8. Water is a common good of the whole nation and all
Spaniards, water, essential basis not only of the
needs of the population but the economic
development of the whole country, must be
guaranteed to all Spaniards.
9. CLIMATIC DIVERSITY
Spain as a whole, can not be regarded as a dry country in the
global context. However, the available water resources show
huge differences, due to the climatic diversity its territory.
Access to water is one of the problems territorial important, and
is the most critical in relation to other natural resources.
10. PROBLEMS
Our country is a country affected by drought naturally.
We have always lived rain cycles and periods of product
shortages the Mediterranean climate of the peninsula. However,
those skilled point on climate change will make this change and
"in the next 50 years there will be less water in Spain distributed
and worse "
11. We summarize the best tricks we save water:
1. Take a shower instead of a bath and remember to turn off the tap whenever you're not
using.
2. Absorbers or install flow reducers on taps and cisterns.
3. Make a responsible use of the washing machine and dishwasher.
4. If you wash dishes by hand, do it in two piles or bowls.
5. Do not abuse detergents, bleaches or polishes.
6. Thaw in the refrigerator, not under running tap.
7. Recycle used oil and do not pour down the sink or bath medicines or other
substances pollute the water.
8. Opt for plants with an adequate sustainable growth climate in which you live.
9. Install a rainwater tank.
12. PROBLEM OF THE WATER IN THE WORLD
Drought causes devastating effects in countries that suffer.
Many countries have less water than they need.
Early next century, a third of the nations will have water
shortages permanently. Spring is each is poorer as a result of
logging and climate change. Underground lakes, dating from
prehistoric times, are being depleted rapidly.
14. CONTAMINATION OF THE WATER
As the technology improves, scientists are able to
Detect pollutants more items, quantities and more
small, freshwater deposits on Earth.
Our lakes, rivers, streams and underground tanks containing
often a chemical cocktail that includes everything from pills
birth, sunscreens, pesticides and even oil.
15.
16. ECOLOGICAL COUNTRIES
A study to rank countries according to an index
environmental performance validation based on emissions
carbon and sulfur, water quality and conservation practices
environment.
1 Switzerland
2 Sweden
3 Norway
4 Finland
5 Costa Rica