Friday, November 5, 2010

11th Hour Question 2

What was something that was shocking to you after watching this movie? What is something that you can do to help create a cleaner and healthier Earth?

28 comments:

Unknown said...

I was shocked by how much of the energy and nonrenewable resources that can be cut down just by changing a few things in our home like using solar panels or low-flow shower heads or toilets. Wind energy also contributes to that. I can recycle-which we do, reuse plastic bags, use ceramic plates instead of paper, or take shorter showers.

Tooker said...

After watching this movie, it was shocking to me that we are destroying out environment. The human species is basically setting itself up for suicide. It is kinda scary to think that we are using up natural resources that the enviroment is giving to us, but if we would have to reproduce these goods, it would take 35 trillion dollars. To help create a cleaner Earth, we could clean up the litter and reduce the number of resources we are using, casue the human population will reach it's carrying capacity and we will see a decline in the human species.

Pete said...

I was very shock about how much waste is is made ot make one truck load of product. I knew it was up there but not that high. I can buy products that are green and are good for the environment. If many people buy products good for the enviromnet and the industry will change to meet the new demand. That will help the environmet.

Rachel Rogers said...

I was shocked by how much harm we are actually causing our environment and how many species are becoming extinct because of our interactions with the environment. I can help reduce the amount of pollution by recyling paper products and conserve energy and water.

bulldozer said...

I couldn't believe how much damage we really are causing to our earth. I also couldn't believe that when we cut down trees and believe that they are going to grow back.. that land actually turns into desert. Also how if we did a few simple things that made our homes a little more green we could make the world of difference.

Unknown said...

One thing that I could not believe was that the trees don't come back after we cut them down unless we plant more and the land turns to desert. Another thing that I could not believe is how many animals that we are making extinct every year; because we have an endangered animals list and some of the animals that are going extinct are not even on there. I guess we did not know that we were going to make some of them extinct. I know now how important it is to recycle because we don't have too much time until we make ourselves go extinct. Lastly I was shocked that the average person went to the store 5 times a week.

Rina Larson said...

I was shocked to learn just how rapidly the human population has been growing since the Industrial Revolution. I was also shocked by the number of species that becomes extinct as the direct result of human activity. To reduce the amount of stress i put on the environment, I can recycle paper, plastic, glass, and other recyclable products. I can also reuse items like plastic bags, and avoid drinking out of plastic bags to reduce waste.

Unknown said...

I was shocked at how much we just waste. Alot of things we dont use is just thrown out.Little things we do at home can help alot. Flouresent lights, not useing as much water.

Unknown said...

i was so surprised when i found out how much our plantet is taken advantage of. i knew it was bad but i didnt know just exactly how bad it was. i dont know why we dont use more of our new technologies like solar and wind power. they are just as efficient. Also i was surprised how many little things we can do that we wouldnt have to go out of our way to do taht could make the world a much better place

boschee said...

One particular thing that was really shocking to me was how it would cost the US 35 trillion dollars a year to do what nature does for us, such as how trees take carbon dioxide out of the air and replace it with oxygen, or how bees take nectar from flowers. We can all help by recycling plastics and the clothes we don't use anymore in our homes. Also, installing solar panels on the outside of our homes can save a lot of energy it takes to heat our homes.

Armstrong said...

I was shocked at how much we are using up our nonrenewable resources. We could be saving and preserving those resources by using solar energy and creating cars that don't need gas. What I can do to help create a cleaner and healtheir earth is to recylce and by just doing something little like turning off the water while you brush your teeth.

mehlhoff said...

I was shocked at how much energy we actaully use. In which we can easily reduce by changing our habits. We can do things such as car pool and shut the water off when were not using it to help create a cleaner and healthier Earth.

Unknown said...

well, first off who is bulldozer? just wondering. And after watching this creepy yet very interesting movie i learned how we are not treating our beautifuul earth how we should be. We are treating badly and that is how we are goindg to die. We are essentially killing ourselves :S. Well that is what i thought was crazy and surprising have a good day Mrs. Deuter :). And Mrs. Ham :). And everyone who is reading this :).

-Ryan :D

Emily L said...

Something that was shocking to me was how much we are actually polluting the earth. IT does not seem like we are producing that much pollution but it is actual alot and it is definatly affecting the environment that we live in. Also it is amazing how much we could cut down on pollution and fossil fuel use if we started to use our renewable resources such as solar and wind energy. Something that i can do to make the Earth a cleaner and healtheir place to live would be to recycle as much as possible. I could also try to cut back on the watering of my lawn and plants. Something else that I could do would be to try to drive less and use less fuel or get a more fuel effient vehicle which would create less pollution.

Unknown said...

Well i was disapointed in how much waste and pollution is put into the earth i mean it is just so sadding. so i think that we could recylce some more and reuse and reduse and that will help alot and just do alot of stuff different. so that i pplant doesnt become like any other plant.

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Landon said...

One shocking thing i saw was the alarming amount of plastic that the world goes through in a year...and that stuff doesnt break down very fast and when it does leaves many harmful chemicals in the environment. A thing we can do to cut down on this is reusee, reduce, and recylce most plastic bottles and containers. Just send them to the recycling plant and have them be reused.

Unknown said...

We use so much energy that it is hard to even fathom it. We are really hurting our environment, and it is not the world that will die because of our pollution but us. If everybody did a little bit, we could make a difference to stop this harm. It would save other species on this Earth, and us.

Unknown said...

i was shocked at how much it actually affected are environment. i thought people were just going crazy, some of them still are, we can start buying appliences that dont use as much energy to work. and the president can stop buying oil from were ever the they buy it and start useing are oil, and with the money we save we can use it on producing more stuff to help the envirnoment.

Unknown said...

what shocked me was that all these guys are hypocrites and all fly around in jets that produce alot of carbon and pollute the air alot more than a car

Unknown said...

What I found that was very shocking is how much we really are polluting Earth. I knew the number was up there but not as bad as we are. What I actually did think of during this movie is investing in solar and wind energy. My father and I have always wanted to make a wind farm but never invested. After seeing the wind and solar farms were showed in the video it encouraged me to talk to my father to invest in it.

Unknown said...

There are alot of debates on energy and pollution. People think enery powered cars are the best. They are not the greatest because it takes alot of energy to power the cars. The cars that have gas motors have alot of pollution to. There are many ways to conserve energy.

Unknown said...

I was shocked that we use so much of the earth's energy and natural resources.

Kimberly said...

I found it shocking how much the human population has been growing. I knew there was a lot of population growth, but i didnt know it was that high. To help the Earth, we can find alternate resources that aren't so polluting, and we can reduce, reuse, and recycle.

Unknown said...

I was shocked on about how much natural resources that we use. Also im shocked on how much Forestry we have cut down and destroyed. Some things that we can do to help is use less natural resources and go green by like solar or wind power.

Unknown said...

It was very sad to see everything we are doing to the world we live in. We need to be more consious of how we are using our resources because they are limited and we need to use these resources responsibly. We should watch how much we use our resources and consider some more envirionmently friendly options that would help save the environment.

Unknown said...

I was shocked on how all of the nonrenewable resources can be cut down and just by changing a few of our daily habbits. And it is scary just knowing that the human population is gunna be in big trouble if we dont change.

Unknown said...

I was shocked by the amount of resources that are used by us and how kids are getting sick from the air polution that are found in larger cities around the world. Some things that we need to do to help change this is to just be more responsible with how we use the resources that we have.