How Turning Off Your Lights is Helping the Environment

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When we talked about helping the environment, we meant the present unhealthy condition of our planet. Talking about how we could help our environment is related to the way we utilize our electricity. Turning off lights is probably the easiest and the most economical way of helping our environment. Let us find out how lighting management could affect our environment.

First of all, let us agree that electric power generation uses non-renewable energy fuel and it pollutes the air we breathe in. Second thing is that the smoke generated from this fossil fuel is one of the major causes of greenhouse effect which in turn increased the temperature of our planet. Examples of burning fuels are natural gas, coal, oil, and gasoline. These fuels raise the carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere which is the main contributor to the greenhouse effect and global warming. Such increase in our earth's temperature is enough to alter the balance of nature.

The recent strong typhoons, flash floodings and landslides all over the world are side effects of the melting of huge icebergs from the North and South Pole. These worldwide disasters are caused by the global warming of the earth. We all know that global warming is the increase in both ocean and land temperature. It is about time you and I stop the warming up our planet.

By turning off the lights you can lessen the power demand for electric power generation. The reduction of unnecessary heat from each individual lessens the temperature of the globe. It means also we are reducing the burning of fossil fuel thus limiting the emission of air pollutants to our environment. Using your lights efficiently at home and at the office could also cut your electricity bill.

Non-renewable energy resources as we all know can not be replaced and the faster we consume it, the greater problem we are imposing on the whole world's economy. These non-replaceable energy resources require preservation management plan from every countries in the world. It is a universal responsibility for each and every one of us to help preserve our natural resources.

It is a known fact that utilization of the fossil fuel pollutes the air we breathe in. It is also a threat to you and to your family's health. Scientists from all over the world also believe that the recent strong typhoons and heavy rain falls are due to the increase in temperature of our lands air surface and ocean waters. One way to conserve and to clean our environment is to observe energy-efficiency program. A simple way of turning off lights for one hour a day could mean a day of preserving our fossil fuel for our future generations. Let us save our planet while it is possible.