Batteries. Dead batteries. Recycled Batteries.

By Mallory Coats



Most people know why you should recycle batteries but most people dont know how they are recycled.

this is the process broken down so its possible for the average human to understand.



1. the batteries are shipped away.

2. they are heated up so much that the chemicals leak out and the plastic is vaporized.

3. the metal is melted down.

4. then that melted metal becomes a new battery.



end of story

Energy Saving Tips at Home

Here are some ways to save energy at home:

Fireplace

• Using a fireplace sends valuable heat up the chimney. Reduce the loss by installing glass doors.


• Have the chimney checked and inspected reguarly and burn only fully dried hardwoods to produce the most heat output.


• Provide an outside air source to fuel the fire in your fireplace to prevent sucking out conditioned room air.


• Keep your fireplace damper closed in the winter when not in use.


• In the summer, open the damper to create a natural cooling draught.


• If you don't use your fireplace, plug the chimney with fiberglass insulation and seal the doors with silicone caulk.


• Use grates made of C-shaped metal tubes to draw cool room air into the fireplace and circulate warm air back into the room.

www.hribar.com/energy-saving-tips.htm

Feather, water, and organic mattresses?

When people buy a new mattress they don't think about what it could be doing to the environment. They are thinking about what a great night's sleep they are going to have. But really, every mattress is made of a variety of chemicals that have not thoroughly been tested for safety. These chemicals are very bad for the environment. Fortunately there is another option. Natural latex comes from trees that are only within 800 miles of the equater. The latex they produce though can be made into mattresses that can last up to 30 years! And another great thing about this latex? It constantly is replenished by the trees!! I think we should start using these mattresses more! They are efficient and all around great!

Ways to Save Energy #2

Here are some more ways to save energy:

• Plant a tree. One well-placed tree can reduce 25% of cooling costs.


• When planting trees, place leafy shade tree to the south and west, and evergreens to the north.


• Use cellular shades for your home or office.


• A ceiling fan should blow down in the winter and up in the summer.


• Set your ceiling fan to on rather than auto.


• Make sure your window air conditioner is proper size.


• Vacumm registers and vents regurlary.


• Raise the thermostat to about 78-80 degrees when you go to bed or leave the house.


• If your home can't accomodate central air conditioning, try a whole-house attic fan.


• During the winter, remove window air conditioning and seal the windows with caulk and weathering strips.

www.savewithces.com/365in2008.html

Video Games may save the world

Some people consider video games as bad news that do nothing but corrupt minds and turn them into psycho killers... quite the opposite is true. Because the atmosphere is not doing so great, people are becoming anxious and are starting to spread the word. Toyota had a contest to see whoever could make a level that informs about helping the enviroment with a Prius. Another way to help is to put out unnaturally caused forest fires. Little Big Planet 2 informs you to do this. Super Mario Sunshine is a game where you clean up oil (this sounds familiar) so an island city can be clean. In Super Mario Galaxy, there is a part where you have to blow up trash. This could all lead to a healthier planet, because kids played videogames

Energy Saving Tips

Waisting water uses electricity by supplying water to residents in the town/city. If you use less water then you can use less electricity and save money. Using less water can cut down water bills and save water for the oceans. By using less water you can also cut down carbon dioxide from forming in the air because water plants won't be working as long. Please turn off your water when doing this like dishes and brushing your teeth.

Algae Energy

by Ivy Long

Three years ago an inventor (Jim Sears) shut himself up in his garage and began tinkering with a desgin to mass-produce biofuel. The experiment worked and today Sear's company, Solix Biofuels is located in Fort Collins, Colorado. If we were to replace all the diesels in the United States we could do it on an area of land that one half of 1 percent of the current farm land that we use now. This is a new soure of biofuel.