... is a parking lot adjacent to the zoo. These lots are usually filled with gas powered vehicles. Yet, with the influx of vehicles that run through alternative sources of energy, the zoo could help promote these alternate modes of transportation by implementing solar powered charging stations in the parking lot. The pv cells in these charging stations could utilize our most abundant resource, ... another way for the Nashville Zoo to serve as an educational and a community building site. There are many examples of how to introduce these green practices to the Nashville Zoo. The Cincinnati ...

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... basic need of every living thing on our planet. The conservation of this resource is thus paramount to make sure that it sustains life. Bathing is among the activities that wastes a lot of water; there is no means of determining the exact amount of water that is adequate. Additionally, the heating systems of the water ... in a tap and thus allowing the water to warm before being released. Having the tap fixed directly on the heating system reduces the amount of water that might come out before being heated, and thus water wastage will reduce considerably. For instance, the boiling area...

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... which attributes about 21% to the total water usage for the average American household (Weinzierl 283). Most of the solutions aimed at reducing water usage in the shower also reduce the total amount of energy lost through the drain. This is because most water passing through the shower head is heated by the ... has been installed, reducing your shower time by 5 minutes can save over 10 gallons per day, or over 3650 gallons per year. Other ways of saving water include turning off the water while lathering soap on the body or while shampooing the hair, installing a low flow shower head, an...

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... is most likely going to be more drought because of the longer dry periods. That is bad for us because of the problems that we already have with water management and conservation. Also with the sea levels rising because of global warming, it will contaminate so of the underground freshwater. There will also be more wildfires ... heat and that trapped heat can hold more moisture. Large rainstorms and floods are projected to happen every 4 to 6 years now because of global warming. Because of the heavy rain that we are getting from global warming, pollution, sediments, and nutrients into our...

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