Research for video- Tuesday and Wednesday

TUESDAY- CAR LESS DAY

What is the effect of not living this way on our environment, society and economy?
o Continued use of your car when there is public transport available contributes to the increasing air pollution
o A percentage of your weekly pay going towards increased fuel costs
o There will be large demand for oil as New Zealand is heavily dependent on oil for transport for goods and people
o If we keep using the amount of oil that we are at this moment petrol prices will increases even more and we won’t have any resources when in need of a emergency
o Widespread persistent pollution in the air
o Expensive, hazardous, noisy and polluting
o Short car journeys cause maximum air pollution and are bad for the car engines too

What are the benefits of operating this way on our environment, society and economy?
o Not having to use your own car
o Using less oil so there won’t a large demand for oil as now the demand of oil is exceeding the supply
o Not polluting the air as much as there will be a decrease in cars and more of buses so there will be fewer cars on the road
o Having resources to use in emergencies
o There will also be less traffic on the road
o You will consume fosil fuels at a slower rate
o Not having to pay much on fuel as the fuel prices are rising

What are the benefits to each of us personally in living/operating this way?
o Not having to use your car so you would be saving on petrol and car expenses
o Using public transport
o Being able to meet new people as well when you take public transport
o Cycling to the destination, goes door to door, no parking costs, keep you fit, often fasten than a queued city traffic
o Helping with global warming

WEDNESDAY –POWER SAVING DAY

What is the effect of not living this way on our environment, society and economy?
o There is a huge demand for people as people still seem to be using them so power costs will rise because of the impact that it has on the environment
o Could have a serious impact on the next generation with the power we use today
o Using limited resources that we don’t have which will damage the earth.
o Using up all the resources and not having any for emergency circumstances.
o Wasting renewable electricity
o People are turning to wind power and solar heating because New Zealand is approaching the limits of acceptable hydro power generation from bug rivers and dams

What are the benefits of operating this way on our environment, society and economy?
o Saving on power and having a cheaper power bill at the end of the month.
o Increasing awareness and responsibility and demand for better choices.
o Showing everyone out there, that there is a way to save on power and help the environment.
o Improving quality in life in ways that will help the earth’s support system.
o By saving power you could use energy bulbs instead of normal light bulbs as they do not consume the amount of energy that a normal would.
o Minimising CO2 emissions by using any fossil carbon fuel (coal, oil, or gas) efficiently as possible

What are the benefits to each of us personally in living/operating this way?
o Not having large power bills
o Knowing that you are helping out the world and not using the limited resources that we have.
o Killing bacteria off your clothes buy drying them outside in the UV light in the sunshine
o Helping with global warming
o Not wasting power