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When individuals talk about events that affect the world we live in, two words are normally used - green and environmental. Every one has got on the band waggon from governments to huge organizations, trying to promote sustainability and renewable resources. Looking around the milestones, what milestones have politicians, scientists and the developed countries deemed critical to the modern green lifestyle? Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs A simple green option to lighting is the CFL or compact fluorescent lamp, which has been designed to reduce the usage of the old, energy inefficient incandescent bulb. These light bulbs utilize a lot less power and are longer lasting when comparing them to the incandescent bulbs they take over from. Even though there are a lot of positive points to these bulbs, it is worth remembering that they contain mercury like any other fluorescent light bulb, so disposal is difficult. But saying that, they are more environmentally and wallet friendly, as they last so much longer; even though the price is a little bit higher, you do not use as many. Extreme Weather When you look at weather patterns over history, extreme weather is the name for those instances that happen only rarely. Since 2000 many extreme weather occurrences have taken place, these natural catastrophes starting with a astonishing heat wave in Europe in 2003, through to earthquakes across Haiti in 2008. There is debate amongst climatologists whether the human race is having a damaging effect on our planet, though it has been agreed that catastrophes like this are only the start and there is more to come. Renewable Energy Sunlight, wind, geothermal heat, rain and wood all generate energy that is renewable, these natural sources of energy are called renewable energy resources. To advance sustainable development in the world, these energy resources need to be made use of, which has been taking place for the last decade and hopefully will continue to expand. We can no longer rely on the supplies we have at the moment to generate electricity and need to look in other directions to create it So instead of using our depleting supplies of nonrenewable resources, we must look to expanding the renewable energy sources as a long term answer; this also has the added benefit of cutting down on emissions. Mexican Gulf Oil Tragedy The oil spill in the Mexican Gulf was one of the most recent problems to hit the world headlines. The Deepwater Horizon oil platform was at the heart of the trouble, with a big explosion and fire on April 20th 2010. To begin with the reports said that the oil leakage was negligible, how wrong those comments actually were. The approximate amount of oil lost per day was quadrupled by the end of May, from 5,000 to up to 19,000; the size of the problem was growing. We may not hear about tragedies surrounding oil very often, but they are becoming more frequent, which is bad news. When is enough, enough, when do we acknowledge that we may not be capable of drilling underwater for oil without damaging the planet? Being green is a matter of personal commitment - everybody can choose own way. I am trying to be green condos in Toronto realtor. Can you imagine any solution for you?
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