A regular t-shirt may say on the tag that it is made with 100% cotton but what about the dyes and stains in the shirt that are used to maintain color? After a while, on average 25 washes, the dyes begin to wear out and escape into the air and add to global warming.

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From Sweatshirts to Satellites: 

Saving Our Earth


You may think ”my old favorite cotton sweatshirt that I had forever has
absolutely nothing to do with global warming.” But, you would be wrong.   Did you know that each year a regular clothes washer emits 160 pounds of carbon dioxide! If you think that’s a lot, you must not know that a drier emits almost five times that amount! That’s a whopping 700 pounds!
                                                    Tips and Tricks for Saving our earth!
  1. Try to buy energy efficient energy star appliances for your home and kitchen! Look for this logo on your washer and drier to make sure that they are good for the earth.

energy star logoClick on this logo to go to the Energy StarŪ Website!
2. Watch this video for more information about saving our earth.

     Click on the link below to learn about saving the ozone layer!
                                          
                                      You might be wondering how all of this relates
                                       to our G.V.C topic: Space. Keep reading all of
                                       the pages in this category and you will find out!
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