Is it worth saving energy, if so, "everything is okay"?There are huge oil and gas reserves, the world's largest hydropower plant and many nuclear reactors.Isn't it really enough?Enough, but you still have to save because ...
The International Energy Saving Day was recently founded on November 11, 2008.The initiator of the holiday was the environmental network "School project for the use of resources and energy".
It seems that the children had a vacation, they enjoyed themselves, adults don't care about him.In fact, the holiday was not invented by the children, but by adults and responsible people who take care of the fate of humanity and planet.
Unfortunately, we do not all see the need to save energy, so it is very important that the school project was the initiator of the energy saving day.If the children understand why they should save energy, adults do not have to convince adults of resources in the future.
And still?What gives us energy savings?
1. Money
Everything is easy with money.We spend less energy - we pay less for it.Maybe someone contested contemptuously: "Here is another one to count money!"However, this is only one of the advantages of energy saving.
2. Comfort
An essential part of the energy costs serves to maintain a comfortable temperature of the house and in the office.In winter - for heating in summer - for air conditioning.
A properly configured climatic system that not only generates energy consumption, but also supports a comfortable "weather in the house".Nobody flows in in winter in winter.
3. Nature
The proportion of "green" renewable sources in the world production of energy is constantly increasing.But the volumes of the "pure" energy soon correspond to those we receive, gas, coal and oil products.
When we burn hydrocarbons, we throw a large number of harmful damage to all living substances from which we not only suffer, but also our animals, rivers, forests and lakes.
The less we consume energy, the less dirt, the better, the better our forests are wonderful and clean our ponds.In addition, our children cannot see a rabbit, a stork or deer deer through the bars in the zoo, but on the forest path outside the train or the car.
4. Climate
The day does not pass, so that the media do not report a new hurricane, catastrophic heat, flood or drought.Scientists accuse global warming and combine them with an increase in concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere of the planet.
One of the most powerful pollutants in the atmosphere of carbon dioxide is energy.By reducing energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions, we can expose negative climatic processes.
Let skeptics claim that nothing is really proven that it is possible that the growth of the concentration of greenhouse gases is not a cause, but a result of warming.Is this an opportunity to give up the fact that it can harm our planet?Is it too dangerous to wait for reliable evidence?Who will be waiting for you and who needs it when the point is adopted without return?Certainly not we and not us.
5. Economy and technology
The lower the energy costs for the production of products, the lower the price, the higher the competitiveness of the goods, the more effective the economy.
The worthy energy consumption stimulates scientific thinking and developing modern technologies.Does anyone remember when American cars stopped watering Highiva with gasoline?After the first energy crisis from 1973.
The latest technologies offer technological leadership, were even more competitive and increase economic and military security.
6. Children
We all work, have fun, argue about politics and hurry up the career ladder.But we live for reasons of our children, don't we?
The less we consume the resources of the planet, the more they will remain our children and grandchildren.Isn't it worth saving at least for this?