Carbon Footprint

Almost everything we do – from turning on a computer or a light to driving a car and even breathing – results in CO2 being released into the air. CO2 is a greenhouse gas. This means, once it is in the atmosphere, it traps the sun's heat, like a greenhouse, and keeps the Earth warm. The more greenhouse gases in the air, the warmer the Earth gets – too much of them causes ice to melt at the poles, sea levels to rise, coral reefs to die and farmland to turn to desert. This is climate change.

Measuring how much CO2 our activities produce is a good way of calculating our impact on the planet. This measure is called our "carbon footprint". The bigger our carbon footprint, the more we are affecting our planet.

CO2 is absorbed by plants and reabsorbed by water, but we are producing CO2 three-times faster than it can be removed from the air. We need to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases we produce. The carbon footprint on the right shows which activities produce the most CO2 and also how easy it is to reduce your carbon footprint.

CO2 goes into the atmosphere when we burn oil, gas and coal. Planes burn a lot of fuel. The more flights and car trips you make, the bigger your carbon footprint. Try taking the bus or train, or, better still, walk or cycle. 
Did you know: Transport accounts for about 22% of the CO2 released into the air in the UK.

Coal, gas and oil are burned by many power stations to create electricity, releasing CO2. Solar-, hydro- and wind-power produce much less CO2. Ask if your family can switch to a renewable energy supply.
Did you know: Of all the power stations, coal-fired ones produce the most CO2 – 1kg per kWh of electricity produced.

Trees absorb CO2 and produce oxygen to give us cleaner air. When trees are burned, the carbon in their trunks is released as CO2. 
Did you know: Fossil fuels, such as coal, are made from trees that were buried millions of years ago. But they didn't rot: high pressures and temperatures trapped their carbon inside.

Leaving televisions and computers on standby uses electricity and wastes money. Switch off your gadgets when you are not using them. 
Did you know: It's wise not to leave gadgets charging overnight. Even when fully charged, they keep draining electricity.

Plastics used for packaging and carrier bags contain carbon. When they are binned and burned in incinerators, this creates and releases CO2 into the atmosphere. Cut back on plastic-bag use.
Did you know: Up to 1tn carrier bags are taken home every year – 150 for every person on Earth.

More interesting carbon facts

Our home-energy use adds CO2 to the air, so be energy efficient to reduce your carbon footprint.
Did you know: You can save energy by taking showers not baths, putting on a jumper not turning up the heating, and using low-energy lightbulbs.

Where does your food come from? Try to buy seasonal, locally sourced food. It will be fresher and help local businesses, and less fuel will have been used to grow and transport it to your supermarket. 
Did you know: One in four heavy goods vehicles on UK roads is transporting food.

You can reduce your carbon footprint by adding more green to the world. Joining a tree-planting scheme – or just keeping a houseplant will help because plants take in CO2.
Did you know: The world's trees take in around 26m tonnes of CO2 every year.

Revolver : Dubbed as the number 1 in the all time top 1000 albums

Revolver  is the seventh studio album by English rock band the Beatles. It was released on 5 August 1966 by Parlophone Records in the United Kingdom and on 8 August 1966 by Capitol Records in the United States. The album was produced by George Martin and features many tracks with an electric guitar-rock sound that contrasts with their previous LP, the folk rock-inspired Rubber Soul (1965). In Britain, the 14 tracks from Revolver were released to radio stations throughout July 1966, "building anticipation for what would clearly be a radical new phase in the group's recording career". Of the 13 eventual studio albums released by the group, Revolver represents the middle album, and its music represents the Beatles' "middle period.

The album reached number one on the British chart on 13 August 1966 and charted for 34 weeks. It also reached number one on the American chart and stayed at the top spot for six weeks. The album was remastered 9 September 2009 for the first time since its 1987 digital compact disc release. It was ranked number 1 in the All-Time Top 1000 Albums and number 3 in the Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In September 2013 after the British Phonographic Industry changed their sales award rules, the album was declared as having gone platinum.    

Princliples: All forms of life are important

ALL FORMS OF LIFE ARE IMPORTANT                     

Why is this so? Well it is important because, look for example people need plants and plants need animals that's why all life forms are important, our heavenly father made it so our world be balance as well as our needs in everyday. so we should not abuse it but we should use in a right way,.

And Every single being is important no matter if you think something or someone is useless we the chances are that we are wrong about that every thing in this world has it's specific niche. A niche is an ecological role in a biome.

The Beatles: Who are they?

The Beatles  were an English rock band that formed in Liverpool, in 1960. With John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, they became widely regarded as the greatest and most influential act of the rock era.Rooted in skiffle and 1950s rock and roll, the Beatles later experimented with several genres, ranging from pop ballads to psychedelic and hard rock, often incorporating classical elements in innovative ways. In the early 1960s, their enormous popularity first emerged as "Beatlemania", but as their songwriting grew in sophistication they came to be perceived as an embodiment of the ideals shared by the era's sociocultural revolutions.

Starting in 1960, the Beatles built their reputation playing clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg over a three-year period. Manager Brian Epstein moulded them into a professional act and producer George Martin enhanced their musical potential. They gained popularity in the United Kingdom after their first hit, "Love Me Do", in late 1962. They acquired the nickname the "Fab Four" as Beatlemania grew in Britain over the following year, and by early 1964 they had become international stars, leading the "British Invasion" of the United States pop market. From 1965 on, the Beatles produced what many critics consider their finest material, including the innovative and widely influential albums Rubber Soul (1965), Revolver (1966), Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), The Beatles (White Album) (1968), and Abbey Road (1969). After their break-up in 1970, they each enjoyed successful musical careers. Lennon was shot and killed in December 1980, and Harrison died of lung cancer in November 2001. McCartney and Starr, the remaining members, remain musically active.

According to the RIAA, the Beatles are  best-selling band in the United States, with 177 million certified units. They have had more number-one albums on the British charts and sold more singles in the UK than any other act. In 2008, the group topped Billboard magazine's list of the all time most successful "Hot 100" artists; as of 2014, they hold the record for most number-one hits on the Hot 100 chart with 20. They have received ten Grammy Awards, an Academy Award for Best Original Score and fifteen Ivor Novello Awards. Collectively included in Time magazine's compilation of the 20th century's 100 most influential people, they are the best-selling band in history, with estimate sales of over 600 million records worldwide. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked the Beatles as the greatest artist of all time.