Sustainibility Argument Writing.

Why You Should Be Sustainable.

Wouldn't it be nice for everyone to be healthy and happy and for the world to be a more clean, green longer lasting place?! We would all live longer and the world would be just so fantastic and thriving on seedlings and having things being grown on it. Well, I'm here to inform you about some of the things you can do to have your part on helping our environment be more sustainable and to tell you my opinion on why I think it is better to be sustainable.

So firstly, do you want our planet to be a safe healthy environment now and in the future? When you grow up and possibly have children and when they grow up, do you want them to live in a safe, healthy environment? I'm sure your compassionate enough to care about that. So if we continue living the same way we have been then there quite possibly may not be a planet left for us to live on. Did you know there is only approximately 1.32nd of the earth left for growing natural, renewable sources on! That's pretty small, and when I'm dead and gone there's probably be even less than that. I worry and think about the future generations of not just my family but everyone else too. It's a very scary, serious issue. And everyone should be immensely concerned.

Secondly, it is so important that we don't use up all of our natural, easily-renewed sources, because like I said we only have approximately 1.32nd of the earth left for growing organic sources on, and this is because we have been using too much nonrenewable sources and wasting valuable land space we can't get back and now we've taken up all our land when we could just used it sensibly in the first place! I don't think people realise how much they can do to have their part in saving the planet now while we've got the chance, and how simple it can be, I'm not saying it's the simplest of tasks, but just the little things in life like using the green bags at the supermarket instead of plastic bags, or instead of an over packaged packet of chips you could just have a carrot or an apple?! It's not overly hard it's just a matter of not being lazy and thinking everyone else is going to do something so that means you don't have to, because if we all think like that then obviously nothings going to get done about it. Another thing is that in this time of recession we should be helping ourselves and growing our own produce to support ourselves, since all the prices of everything is shooting up lately. Maybe one weekend you should just not plan anything and take the time to plant some trees and make a vegetable garden, you could try making a compost bin or a worm farm. How about you Google it? I'm sure there are millions of ideas on the net to help you on your road to being sustainable.

You know if we're lucky we may even be able to regain more growing space to improve that pitiful 1.32nd?! But that would only be if everyone on this planet helped out in some way, shape or form. But i think there is a very slim chance of that happening. It would be great to get more land space, because it would encourage people to actually grow more of our own fresh and healthy produce instead of always buying that terrible processed stuff! It would A) be better for humans and our health and B) It'd be better for the world financially, because we would be saving money on the groceries we would be buying, except we're not because we would be growing our own stuff. Having our own extra land space for growing our own fresh, fruit and vegetables would probably encourage people to stop buying and eating the yucky, chemical filled, processed junk we all seem to enjoy, which can't be good for you. You know if everyone lived healthily then the years for an average human to live would probably increase, because of having a healthy diet full of you own organic food and by breathing in the healthy air that isn't polluted.

So I have just stated many reasons why you should be sustainable and many ways and ideas to help on your road to doing that. A sustainable life is the healthiest, most economical choice, you need to make a stand against unsustainable things and do the most you can to help it. We can change the world, but it's now or never for us and the planet. Come on New Zealand, help make a difference.

Diary On My Sustainable Life!

Well, I've decided to...

1. Use less water i.e. have shorter showers and turn taps off when I'm not using them.

2. Turn all electricity and appliances off at night or when I'm not using them.

3. Use baking paper and reusable snap lock bags and containers to wrap my food in, and try buying products that are safe to the earth and planet. There is this really nice brand of shampoo and conditioner called Natures Organics and its only $1.39 !!! And they don't test on animals and only use earth friendly products! Talk about awesome.

Kris Wilson - Sustainable Archtecture.

On Wednesday 3rd June Kris Wilson came into our class and talked to our class about sustainable architecture, he said that it is about living and interacting with our environment in a way that can continue so we remain healthy and happy for the future. He taught us that when you build a house normally, you produce allot of waste, but when you do it sustainably then you don't produce as much waste. He said we should think about the location, like if you're way out in the country side then you would have to keep coming in an out of town to get groceries but it could be good if you are farming. When you build you should always use renewable sources like timber, or there is a really good kind called, Douglas Fir, it's good because it is dense and antibacterial. When you are planning a house you should find the spot where you get the most sunlight and put windows there to get natural light. Kris said that these days people are trying to have really big houses, but you should try to have a house big enough for you and your family, another really good idea is making a transportable home, which means it can be pulled apart in bits and then put back together in a differant location. Double glazing is sensible and an overhanging roof to block out the sun in really hot days. Solar panels are good for heating your water and your home. You can also make your walls thicker to fit extra insulation!

There are so many great ideas for living sustainably I am so going to try it!

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Jo, Clement and Lauren.

On Tuesday the 2nd June, these people came to our class from Waikato University, they work in a group called S.I.F.E (student in free enterprise) and they were telling us about how much waste we produce that can actually be recycled, like paper and cardboard. They did this exercise where they cut the apple in half and then in quarters and then in half again, etc... and then they ended up with 1.32nd of it left, and the apple represented earth and the little bit left was the space left for farming and growing produce. They showed us a powerpoint of sustainibility and taught us that everything counts like, turning off the taps when your brushing your teeth or having a compost heap to half the ammount of rubbish you usually produce. In some countries they have produce and plants growing on the top of buildings to make up for the waste they created whilst building. They taught us of differant types of sustainibility, like economical, social and environmental. Did you know that there are 60 open landfills in New Zealand and 1000 closed landfills! It was really cool that they spent the time to talk to us about it and teach us alot of important facts for teaching the future generation.

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Sustainibility No.2

In class we have been talking about sustainibility and how you can help the world by reducing bad things you do. We have to design an eco-friendly house and explain the adaptations of it, I think.

An eco house is built in a way that reduces energy consumption and waste. An eco house reduces the buildings bad impact on human health and the environment, through better design, construction, siting and maintenance.

An eco house is a combination of sustainable design, sustainable development and sustainable living. Studies have shown that buildings are the most damaging polluters on the planet, consuming over half of all the energy used in developed countries and making over half of all the climate-changing greenhouse gases.

A good eco house should give the owner the a bit of both by providing less of an impact on the environment along with a healthier place to live and lower ongoing running costs.

Here a link to help you start off your friendly living!
http://www.ecobob.co.nz/EcoHelp/What-is-an-eco-house.aspx

Sustainibilty No.1

Hi,

Sustainibilty is a good thing, its things that are good for the environment and make New Zealand clean, green fighting machine! We all need to do our bit to make New Zealand a cleaner country to be.

Join me in learning about sustainibility and making New Zealand the cleanest country ever!

Check this blog all the time because when I start learning more about sustainibility I will be writing heaps!

Bye for now!