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How Safe and Healthy are our homes?

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We  often  tend  to  hear  about  air  pollution  in  busy roads,  near  industrial  plants  such  as  power stations,  incinerators  etc.  But how often have we ever reflected upon the air quality of our homes?  The probability is that we may have equipment or other materials at home that are releasing worse air quality than the air outside. 

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High Bills? No Problem!

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What is Energy? Energy is the ability to work. Energy comes from different forms: – heat energy, light energy, motion energy, electrical energy, chemical energy and nuclear energy. Energy is in everything. We use energy for everything we do, when turning on the heater, when we cook and playing with the computer, when watching television, when heating water, when switching on the light. In other words energy provides lighting and in our homes, schools, offices, streets, in other words everywhere.

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Healthier to use Renewable Energy

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The use of fossil fuels for our energy is one of the ways in which  we pollute the world. The exhaust floats off to the atmosphere creating greenhouse gases which thicken the atmosphere and trap heat around us causing global warning. The operation of the gas station or power station is really poisonous for the air around us and these will affect trees and animals that live there.       

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Handy Dumping Site?

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Enjoying the sun under the umbrella, during my summer holidays, reading a book and sipping cold lemonade is a relaxing moment for me. That is – until I smell smoke of something being burnt nearby.  Being absorbed in the story, at first I ignore it however, soon enough I can hear the fire engines alarm approaching our street.    This is a frequent ritual that happens in our street mostly during summer. 

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Green or Red?

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We all need homes to live in.  But are we living in environmentally friendly homes?  If  we go from one room to another in our homes, we are likely to find things that are not so eco-friendly like having a fan on with windows closed or water from the shower going literally down the drain instead of saving it to be used for other purposes.

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