Carbon Footprint

Carbon footprint is a measure of the global amount of the carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases which are produced by a human. The measure of this carbon footprint is taking by asking the person how his live going in home, travel and the food he usually eats. These things are collected by his answer in some of the special calculation. In this calculation we can notice how much carbon dioxide the person create also in this result we can see how many earths we need.

I carried out measuring my carbon footprint from two sites which were www.footprint.wwf.org.uk/ and www.myfootprint.org/. After I answered my quizzes about food, Travel, home and stuff in different categories that were related to identify my footprint and I have recorded 4.64 earths (WWF) and second recorded was 6.05 earths (Myfootprint.org). These numbers means that I need more than 5 earths to live in according.

My classmates were doing the same idea, and the results were similar with some students and with the other were not. Hamad and I were having some results, so we are in the second place after Faisal who got 4.57 earths and who will encourage Ahmed Al Zaabi to reduce his carbon footprint by three earths.

The UAE footprint average is about 145.27 which make even by 31.10 earths (Myfootprint.org). When I look for the source of this huge carbon footprint I found because of the cooling.

I recommend firstly my country should start recycling to preserve the health of people and the environment we live in. Second, issue a new law to minimize the CO2 emissions whether for factories and industries or even the people, to accustom them to share the transportation. For myself, I will start to save the energy and use items that can be recycled. Furthermore, I will learn more about the footprint and how to reduce it and I will advise the people around me.

Bibliography

FOOTPRINT CALCULATOR. 23 Apr. 2009
http://footprint.wwf.org.uk/home/calculator_complete.

Productions, Kinga Dow. REDEFINING PROGRESS. 23 Apr. 2009 http://www.myfootprint.org/en/visitor_information/.

An Inconvenient Truth: Part 2

Arguments and criticisms arise for any documentary, movie, or research that discusses an important issue. The documentary An Inconvenient Truth didn’t escape that. Although it is a powerful portrayal of global warming and its impacts, there are still questions on whether it gives the complete truth. I will write about two authors who have two different views about the movie.

Mr. Hall has a negative review about the movie and Al Gore. First, All the facts presented in this movie have been proved and there is no new information in the movie. Second negative thing that Al Gore uses his family tragedies to show that he sympathetic of other. Third, Hall think that Al Gore was against global warming. He wrote that the global warming started rising in the 1990s during Al Gore and Clinton’s campaign and auto makers fought against energy standards no one tried to stop them because they benefited financially from it. Furth, There are many other acts against the environment done by Al Gore which are stated in his Wiki Blog. (Hall)

On the other hand, Mr. Vognar has a different view than Mr. Hall . First, he wrote that the movie presented many facts about the effects of global warming and the causes behind it. Second, the documentary was well presented and it has awakened many people to the fact that Global Warming is something that threaten the world. (Vognar)

In conclusion, the movie was great and the senses verbal communications were great too. I felt very convenient and I was like one of the people who were sitting with Al Gore in the movie. Finally we should take care of our planet and change our lifestyle in order to help protect the environment.

Bibliography
Hall, Phil. "AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH." 15 May 2006. http://www.filmthreat.com/index.php?section=reviews&Id=8451.

Vognar, Chris. "An Inconvenient Truth." 06 Feb. 2006. http://www.guidelive.com/portal/page?_pageid=33,97283&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&item_id=45377.