Abstract
Our Planet
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| Fig. 1: The Earth, North America, view from space. “The Blue Marble” by NASA. |
Introduction
This entry is about how we can take better care of our world and its resources. There is a bunch of ways to take care of our world. We chose to introduce four important things to save our environment to you:
1. Recycling,
2. Saving energy,
3. Environmentally friendly mobility devices and, finally,
4. Use of renewable energies.
Enjoy it!
Picture Sources
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Fig. 1:
Photo “The Blue Marble” by courtesy of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Image by Reto Stöckli (land surface, shallow water, clouds). Enhancements by Robert Simmon (ocean color, compositing, 3D globes, animation). Data and technical support: MODIS Land Group; MODIS Science Data Support Team; MODIS Atmosphere Group; MODIS Ocean Group Additional data: USGS EROS Data Center (topography); USGS Terrestrial Remote Sensing Flagstaff Field Center (Antarctica); Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (city lights). Link: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=2429, accessed 2009-04-27. NASA Terms of Use may be found here: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/useterms.php