Thursday, June 5, 2008

Conclusion - “We’ll save the planet only if we’re forced to” – My Opinion

With the development of the world and the increasing of industrial activities, the world is polluted day by day because of these activities. Johan said that we have take this problem seriously and stop the bad activities that pollute the earth. If we do not stop polluting the earth, our life will become worse and worse. The human will suffer a lot if this problem continues to increase and their life will be endangered. We do not have any options and we should choose the green option or we will have a worse life.


I agree with Johan because what he say is true. The earth is polluting day by day and we should try to find solution, so the people will have a better life. We must try to encourage people and convene them to choose the green option because it may solve the problem. The pollution is harming all the world and we should stop polluting it.
Cool Cities(SDCI)


With the development of the world and the increasing of human activities, the world is polluted day by day because of these activities. With industrial revolution, the CO2 is increasing the world. This increasing is harm the earth and make the creature endangered. The industrial revolution is increasing of industries and factories which produce chemical that pollute the earth.

Nowadays, people try to find a good solution to save the earth. One of the solution that is created by SDCJ is making a network of cool cities which will depend on the natural resources. This city will offer a comfortable space for walking, transportations terminal complex, monorail station, Light rail transit station, water transportation and hybrid car parking areas that make people live in a good environment.


To conclude, I think building a cool city is a good solution to reduce the pollution in the earth. This city will cost a lot to build it and it need a lot of times and materials. I hope this city will be build soon to save our earth.

Why I would like to live in Madar city

Masdar is a planned city in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates which will rely entirely on solar energy and other renewable energy sources, with a sustainable, zero-carbon, zero-waste ecology. That’s means that this city will be the first city without polluted air, food, and water.

All people would like to live in cities like Masdar because of the characteristic of this city. For me, I would like to live in this city because I think this city will provide for us pure air, water, and food which are free from pollution. When we have all this water, air, and food free from pollution we will have a better health. If people have the city which is not polluted, the diseases in the world will be decreased. The number of people who is suffering from cancer will be decreased if all cities like Masdar city. This city will ensure my children and my family life. The planets and animals will be growing in a good way.

To conclude, Masdar will be a model for what the cities should be in the future. Cities in the entire world should be like Masdar city to ensure people health and life in the future.










Cool Cities in the USA


1. Iowa: First municipal wind turbine.
2. Klamath Falls: geothermal heating system keeps the sidewalks clear and dry.
3. Seattle: reduce its own pollution by 60% by constructing green buildings and operating alternative fuel vehicles.
4. Houston Texas: By 2010 all vehicles will become hybrid.
5. Salt Lake City: save $ 32000 a year on its energy cost by installing 861 light emitting diode (LED) traffic signals.
6. Washington DC: replace 414 of its pollution diesel buses with cleaner burning, compressed natural gas buses.
7. Colombia Missouri: working to produce 10% of their electricity with clean energy like wind and solar power by 2015.
8. Twin falls Idaho- School increased their efficiency of energy which caused to reduce the cost by $3.2 million.
9. ST. Paul has built a biomass fired power plant for heating building.



One planet living

Zero carbon: The CO2 which is build up by human activities is changing the climate day by day.
Zero waste: the valuable resources are wasted by discarded products and packaging and this creates removal problems.
Sustainable transport: using transports like car and airplane is contributing to change the climate, pollute the air, disturbed people by annoying them, and congestion
· Local and sustainable materials: The smoke which comes from manufacture and industries increases environmental damage and reduces benefits to local community sustainable. Food
· Local and sustainable food: industrial agriculture produces food that is low quality, damage local ecosystems, and may have high transport impacts.
· Sustainable water: The local supplies of freshwater are often lack to meet human needs, due to pollution, disruption of hydrological cycles, and depletion
· Natural habitats and wildlife: the biodiversity is endangered because of the development in natural ares.
Culture and heritage: the local ideantity is being lost because of the globalization which result a lost of cultural heritage
Equity and fair trade: people in the developed coutries are living in low level of poverty while people in developing countries have high level of poverty.
· Health and happiness: question about health and well be increase because the rising of wealth and greater health and happiness.