Why bother lying?

We have all heard about this sustainablility idea and most of us have recycling bins to use but how many of us use them or even care about sustainability? I believe that we do need 2 do something about climate change and reducing our emissions, but it's hard because most of the things we have like cars etc, most of us wouldn't give up.
If i had to pick between a ford and an audi car, honestly i would chose the ford because i have a ford fiesta at the moment and i really like it. Recently i had to use the train and bus to get to uni and it actually cost more than petrol per week and it took longer. Using the car for many people is more convenient than public transport, i don't think many people will give up using a car to travel just to be more sustainable. Also thinking about where i'd like 2 live in the future, i think i'd rather live in the country with more space than in a city or town because i grew up living in the country and i have horses so ther would be space to keep them in the country.
For my familly holidays have always been in the UK because some people in my familly don't lke flying and because flying can be really expensive so we just go on holiday in this country and travel by car which still isn't very sustainable. For me personally doing geography, i would like to go abroad in the future more to see more of the world. This is probably because i haven't been abroad very much and i'd like to see what other countries are like and to see how people in different countries live. Although travelling by air isn't helping the environment i'm sure many people will keep using aeroplanes to travel abroad because other methods like coaches/trains/ferries take longer.
 www.holidays-uncovered.co.uk

As for phones and similar gadgets, i'm not really into the latest iphones or blackberries, i prefer just a simple phone because i can work out how to use it. Although i do use a computer quite alot which probably isn't good for the environment. I would probably give up shopping for clothes for a year because i'm not really a big shopper.
I'm not really a healthy eater although i do like fruits like bananas, grapes, strawberries etc so if i had to give up out of season fruits to be more sustainable i could but would giving up out of season fruits fruits reallly make a difference?Our world has large ebergy needs and thes needs will probably grow. i think solar power/tidal energy sources etc could help meet some of our energy needs. However i don't believe using wind power with the wind turbines isn't really going to help meet power needs. Where i live near rugby, we have threats of 3 wind farms being built round us. These turbines are going to have to be extra tall to provide any energy at all. Even then there's no guaranty that they will work.
Overall i probably wouldn't change much to be more sustainable which is shocking as i do geography. I don't think many people will change their ways now that we have technologies etc. Most people my age and younger have been brought up with technologies and stuff which poorer countries don't have. we've been spoilt really and many of us don't realise how lucky we are compared to some other countries in the world. I believe we will all have to change sometime to become more sustainable but i think we will have to come up with more sustainable ways, which allow us to keep using the things we have now, for people to change and become more sustainable which won't be easy.
 www.swansea-edunet.gov.uk

An Inconvenient Truth

The film An Inconvenient Truth with Al Gore promotes the awareness of climate change and sustainability very effectively. The message of Al Gore's talk is communicated well and is very clear for everyone. It is very persuasive about climate change but gives the message clearly that we need to do something about cutting our emissions or our earth could change drastically. He uses graphs and images to illustrate the point about climate change, which are easy to understand even if you don't know anything about climate change. Al Gore uses video clips about his life experiences which gives the talk a personnal touch so the audience can connect with it.
The information given is very informative and relevant to the topic and us, climate change will affect us. Essential information about climate change is included without making the talk too technical or confusing. Al Gore explains the details simply for people to understand while adding jokes about the information which makes it interesting to watch.
I found the talk really interesting, it is strange that we can have such a large impact on the earth because it is so big but the evidence is there that we are contributing to climate change. The talk shows that if we don't do something about our CO2 emissions, our climate will change and species will die out. 

How sustainable is my community

 
This is my area covered by the electoral ward.
My community is sustainable in some ways but it could be more sustainable.
In my area there are 699 households and 1,182 cars owned by the residents.Most people have 1 or more cars but only 10 per cent of the population of this area don't have a car. Most people that work commute out of the area to get to work. There are buses which stop in the villages in the area which are used but most of the population uses their cars which isn't the best for the environment but it's convienient and easy because it saves people the time and effort waiting for and looking up buses and what time they stop in a village.
 There are many amenities in this ward including small shops in some of the villages where people can get food and things they need, these amenities are accessable by everyone either by car or walking, cyling etc. There are a mixture of ages in this ward which shows that it is sustainable because youing famillies move here so this area is keeping up with the needs of future generations.
Our ward has recyling bins provided for us by daventry district council so we can recyle paper, cardboard, tins and bottles etc. Most people recyle but things that could go in the recyling bins sometimes get put in the ordinary bins which isn't sustainable. Out of the 699 households in this ward 672 have central heating which are all powered by oil which is a fossil fuel so adds CO2 to the atmosphere adding to global warming but this is sustainable because people need to keep their homes warm but it isn't sustainable because it harms the environment.
Overall the yelvertoft ward is fairly sustainable but like other communities there are things that could be more sustainable in the community.

This link is where i found the information on my ward area.
http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadAreaSearch.do?a=3&r=1&i=1001&m=0&s=1290016012755&enc=1&areaSearchText=cv23+0sr&areaSearchType=14&extendedList=true&searchAreas=

How sustainable is your lifestyle

"Improving the quality of human life while living within the carrying capacity of supporting ecosystems" (Caring for the Earth, IUCN/WWF/UNEP, 1991)

I believe it's important to protect the environment because it provides our resources for energy and food amongst other things. We need to find other ways of getting energy to help with the fight against global warming or the earth as we know it now will disappear. Also oil is starting to reach its peak so we might soon run out so we have to find alternative sources because now we have energy e.g. lights, heating etc we can't go back to how it was in the 19th centuary when there was no lights or cars etc. The scottish government has a purpose to help scotland grow economically but sustainably, this website shows a video of its energy efficiency action plan. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Environment/SustainableDevelopment 

Overall my lifestyle is sustainable in some ways but i could be alot more sustainable. For example i recyle as many things as i can like paper, plastic, tins and glass bottles but sometimes things that should be recyled don't get put in our recyling bin because rubbish takes time to sort into different bins so in a busy lifestyle its hard to remember to recyle everything. In our district we are provided with our own recycling bins for different waste e.g one for paper and cardboard, one for tins,plastics and bottles, one for garden waste like cutting off trees and just an ordinary waste bin. So really we should recyle everything that can be recycled.

I do use a car to drive to university each day when i could take the train or bus. Its just easier for me to take the car instead like many other people. At home i use computers, televisions and things that use electricity and our heating in our house is powered by oil!

we need to be more sustainable and find other ways of cutting our energy consumption to meet the governments CO2 emission cutting targets for 2050 or risk losing our earth's wildlife like the polar bear and our climate as it is today for future generations.