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GOING GREEN

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  • What is it ?
    power plant
  • What is it ?
    bottle bank
  • What`s the difference between CONSERVE and PRESERVE?
    Conserve ( protect something from damage, change, or waste. In order to conserve fuel, they put in extra insulation.) Preserve (to keep something as it is)
  • What is it?
    logging (C1), deforestation ( B2)
  • to reduce something in size or amount, especially supplies of energy, money (begins with D______.
    to deplete (of/). If we continue to deplete the earth's natural resources, we will cause serious damage to the environment.
  • existing very commonly or happening often
    prevalent ( Drought conditions have been prevalent across the area for several years)
  • What is it?
    car exhaust fumes/ emissions
  • What is it?
    oil spill
  • What is it?
    landfill
  • a person who is interested in or studies the environment and who tries to protect it from being damaged by human activities
    environmentalist
  • Energy that is produced using the sun, wind, etc., or from crops, rather than using fuels such as oil or coal:
    renewable energy
  • the amount of carbon dioxide that our activities produce.
    carbon footprint
  • State of being able to provide everything you need, especially food, energy, without the help of other people or countries:
    self-sufficiency
  • producing a great number or amount of something
    prolific ( prolific species, prolific singer, prolific business, etc)
  • to prevent something, esp. a system, process, or event, from continuing as usual or as expected
    to disrupt
  • to cause something or someone to change direction
    to divert Recycling helps to divert waste from landfills.