How to make schools in the U'S'A greener

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How to make schools in the U.S.A greener!

• By Mason Scher, Caroline Miller, and Kay Gardiner

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Solar Panels

• 6 or 9 for 1 watt
• For instillation, upfront cost, solar panels,
  inverter box, and wiring, it will cost about
  30,000 to 40,000 for a small family home.
• These systems produce clean, reliable energy
  without using any fossil fuels
• By using solar panels, you could save your
  whole electric bill or possibly more.
• Solar panels convert sunlight into energy
• Rebuttal
• The watts would cost thousands of dollars.
• The government wont pay you back as much as
  you spend.
• They look ugly on the roof, so where would we
  put them?
• They are way too much money and the school may
  not even be able to afford it.
• Solar panels dont save as much money as
  people say.

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More recycling bins

• Recycling means to use again and again.
• At Kingwood we only recycle paper, and usually
  it doesnt get recycled.
• We need bigger recycling bins in classrooms and
  in hallways.
• We need to recycle more than just paper. We
  need to recycle aluminum cans, paper, plastic,
  glass, school supplies, cardboard, and use
  recycled bags.
• It does not cost money.
• Rebuttal
• The students would be to lazy and not even
  recycle.
• No one has time to bring the recycled items to
  the center.
• Kids could trip on the bins if they are in the
  hallway.
• Where would we put the recycled items? There
  isnt enough room.
• It may cost money.

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Styrofoam vs. plastic

• When Styrofoam melts, it releases harmful
  carcinogens into your food
• One Styrofoam tray costs about 11 cents.
  12,630 per year for 500 trays everyday.
• One plastic tray costs about 3.00. 1,500 for
  500 trays
• Burning Styrofoam puts harmful styrene gasses
  into the air that can affect the nervous system
• Many places dont recycle Styrofoam, but when
  it is recycled it creates more of it that doesnt
  need to be created.
• Rebuttal
• Too many germs will get on the trays.
• It will cost too much money to keep cleaning
  them.
• What is wrong with Styrofoam?
• The lunch ladies wont have enough time to keep
  cleaning them.
• The plastic trays cost too much money to buy
  and may need to be replaced regularly.

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Dear..

• President Barack Obama
• Vice President Joe Biden
• U.S Department of Education
• Governor of NY David Patterson
• (future) Governor of NJ Chris Christie

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Fun Facts!

• To produce each weeks Sundays newspaper,
  500,000 trees must be cut down.
• If you recycle 1 aluminum can, it will save
  enough energy to power a TV for 3 hours.
• If Kingwood used solar panels, it could save them
  about 111,916 which is the total electric bill
  for the year.
• It is about 350.00 per week to buy styrofoam
  lunch trays for the school and about 12,630 for
  the year.
• Americans throw away 25,000,000,000 styrofoam
  coffee cups every year
• About 1/3 of an average dump is made up of
  packing material, which is usually styrofoam.
• An estimated 80,000,000 Hershey Kisses are
  wrapped each day, using enough recycled aluminum
  foil to cover over 40 football fields. Many
  people do not know that you can recycle the
  wrappers.
• Rainforests are being cut down at the rate of 100
  acres per minute!

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Bibliography

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• Solar Energy International. For Older
  Kids.http//www.solarenergy.org/older-kids
• Solar Panel Info. How Do Solar Panels Work?
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• Love to know Corp. How does Recycling Help the
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• Babel Fish. Polution and Recycling.
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  17th, 2009)
• Bonenberger, Peter. Recycling Reduces
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• Help-Stop-Global Warming.com. How Recycling Can
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• Dawn. Recycling Facts. http//www.recycling
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• Bloch, Michael. Recycling Styrofoam.
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