Masdar City

Masdar city is a carbon-free city with is the first city of its kind. This city will be built in Abu Dhabi in the next few years. so people will see a new life style of living becouse by living in this city you will be able to save the world from global warming which is a problem thats facing earth.

I was asked if i could live in a city like Masdar and of course I'll agree becouse by living in this city I will make a great change in my life becouse by living there i will reduce my pollution rate and also will be able to try a new way of living i mean without cars, so most of my movement will be walking and thats not only good for earth but also good to my heath so living there will make me more healthier and happy also.

so in conclusion i can say that if i had a chance to live in this city I certainly will live there.

one planet living

· Zero carbon:
o The climate is changing because of human’s activity which raise the level of CO2. Zero carbon means no carbon produce.

· Zero waste:

o We must protect our valuable resources by having no discarded products.

· Sustainable transport:

o Transporting either by plane or cars affects the climate a lot and causes other problems like noise pollution. So we need cleaner way to transport.

· Local and sustainable materials:

o The way we use our materials in construction or manufacturing make the problem bigger.

· Local sustainable food:

o Producing industrial agriculture and transfer it make a lot of pollution.

· Sustainable water:

o Water is not available nowadays for everyone, that because of pollution.





· Natural habitats and wildlife:

o We are losing different kinds of animals and plants and all that because of development and overuse of natural resources.

· Culture and heritage:

o In many countries the local heritage is being lost, because of globalisation and the results of that is loss the local identity.

· Equity and fair trade:

o Many people in developing countries can’t have their basic needs while same people in industrialised countries live in poverty.

· Health and happiness:

· Wealth and greater health are rising and that make us think about contentment.

Cities in the USA

1. Iowa: First municipal wind turbine.
2. Klamath Falls: geothermal heating system keeps the sidewalks clear and dry.
3. Seattle: reduce its own pollution by 60% by constructing green buildings and operating alternative fuel vehicles.
4. Houston Texas: By 2010 all vehicles will become hybrid.
5. Salt Lake City: save 32000 a year on its energy cost by installing 861 light emitting diode (LED) traffic signals.
6. Washington DC: replace 414 of its pollution diesel buses with cleaner burning, compressed natural gas buses.
7. Colombia Missouri: working to produce 10% of their electricity with clean energy like wind and solar power by 2015.
8. Twin falls Idaho- School increased their efficiency of energy which caused to reduce the cost by $3.2 million.
9 ST. Paul has built a biomass fired pourer plant for heating building.

Critical Thinking

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Cool Cities

The world in now facing a big problem with is global warming; countries must realize this problem and take it seriously. Reducing the pollution must not only start by each person using to energy, even tough it’s a good start for solving the problem. We have already passed this step, and we are looking ahead for a more wide vision by making a city that produces zero pollution which is called a cool city.

What should be done in Abu Dhabi to make people more aware of the situation?

Their must be some solutions that must be done in Abu Dhabi to show people living here about global warming which is caused by pollution that we make. Even though Abu Dhabi is a small country compared to other countries but still it is one of the largest countries that make pollution. So the government must aware citizens about the problem and also shows ways to reduce it. Making a movie about the problem was a big step made by Al Gore he showed us how hard things can get if we didn’t do anything so; in my opinion media will be a good chouse for a start. Conferences might be also a good idea because, it is always better to watch some one talking in front of you other than talking behind a camera. So I guess ideas are available but we only need to start making them real.

Why is it called "inconvenient truth"?

Inconvenient refers to an unwanted thing or something that’s causing trouble.

In my point of view the name is the best for describing this problem that we are facing.

That’s because most people don’t like to be told that they are wrong, they always want to be satisfied with the way they live.

Its like telling someone that he will die soon.. Although it's true but, no one wants to be told that.

Inconvenient Truth

The main idea of the movie is about Global Warming and it is mainly a documentary movie. Al Gore is the man who made the people think about this problem after the accident that killed his son he realized that this life is worth nothing. So it opened his mind about the problem that the world is facing.

Al Gore made the movie to wake up people and show them the pollution that they are making to the world. The movie showed statistics from old days till now and showed the increase of the carbon dioxide throw out these years. The director of the movie is Davis Guggenheim was so good in making point heart touching and won for that several awards.

My reaction to the movie was that it made me realize that we are making many thing that are affecting us and the people that will come after because they will not find a good place to live. So I can say that the movie made a major change in my thinking and in history. It also made me recognize many things and help me think I am more wise way.

Lebanon

Lebanon is a country in the Middle East and its capital is Beirut. Lebanon was called in the bible" the land of milk and honey ". There are many mountains and beaches and many landscapes that are worth to see their. Lebanon also has borders with many countries like Syria, Jordan, Israel, Turkey and Cyprus.

Many problems started to show after the French left. Christians where majority back then, Muslims where not that strong and that what made the tension between them. In 1975 the tension reached the limit, after a bus full of Palestinians was killed in downtown Beirut. Then the war between both troops started.

Nowadays Lebanon has been destroyed and rebuilt several times. Arabs started to send money to help the recovering after the war that was held after being a tourist country. Hopefully one day thing will return as before.