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Human Interference to the Environment
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by St Thomas More College Girls Sec Sta Lucia : Sharon Mangion for
15-18
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It was a beautiful afternoon, the few clouds in the sky were a fluffy white and the breeze was refreshingly cool as we made our way to Buskett. One of the greatest problems that the world is facing today is that of environmental pollution, increasing with every passing year and causing irreparable damage to the earth.Upon our arrival we were left speechless with the major human interference to the trees’ habitat which as the years go by they provide the perfect homes for thousands of species of plants and animals. Another trace of human interference is the pollution made by humans, as computer parts and several other wastes were thrown in this habitat.
Read MoreThe Corner
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by The Archbishop's Seminary : Antonio Polidano for
11-14
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Nature communicates with us with its own language. It doesn’t communicate with us in our language but in signs that we humans take for granted. The photo (taken in the limits of Ħaz Zebbuġ), shows a picture of the ruins of a room in a field after being destroyed by natural forces. By looking at this photo I could see a corner (that was once part of the room) that means that nature is telling us to bring an end to more destruction to our environment. One way is by controlling the amount of buildings being built. The message is clear – if we try to destroy nature, it will destroy us back. As you can see in the photo, the only standing part is a derelict corner which is slowly being crept over by wild plants.

Is this the new cat’s home?
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by The Archbishop's Seminary School : Matthew Ellul for
11-14
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Wied Blandun is situated between Fgura and Paola. It is abandoned and nobody cleans it up. There are lot of dirty stuff, like this cupboard and there are a lot of other things like shoes thrown away in the grass. This cupboard is now used as a home for the cats that live outside the streets. It would be nice if somebody would take care of this and for example instead plant some trees. The Local Council can do this. If somebody took action it would be a more beautiful place and people will visit it more often and finally it will be renovated from this thrash that make it unsuitable for people to walk in this small valley’s passages.

Brighter Sustainability Effort
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by The Archbishop's Seminary School : GABRIEL LIA for
11-14
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The massive cardboard structures painted in an explosion of screaming colours were giving a spectacular show on the Granaries of Floriana. The carnival floats obey the three rules:RECYCLE, REUSE, REDUCE because they use a lot of recycled material.The floats are made by wood,paper,iron,newspapers and cardboard.When the five-day festival is over they break the float and take the material that can be recycled.Then the participants start working to produce another elaborate float for next year. These brightly coloured floats dominate the local scenery during Carnival, whilst sending out one of the most important messages to public- that of sustainability since most of these floats are made from recycled materials. These floats are giving an example that recyling is useful and we can be creative and come up with innovative ideas from materials that otherwise end up piling our already massive landfills.

Hidden Energy
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by The Archbishop's Seminary : Antonio Polidano for
11-14
dissemination(s): school media
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Humans look at things in different perspectives: some would say that the photo above is beautiful, some would focus on the large wave and say that it simply shows a rough bay but we are missing the positive aspect that really concerns us. The photo (taken at Saint Julian’s) shows a very small and beautiful bay that is covered with large and colorful pebbles. All moving man-made objects rely on energy but the thing is that the energy used may harm us and our environment. An example is fossil fuels that are used too often and in a very large amounts. We are currently running out of fossil fuels and we have to start using other sources of energy. One alternative source of energy is that generated from natural forces such as waves. Wave power can be used to turn turbines to generate electricity!
