Great ideas for using leftover wallpaper

We have 10+ great ideas for using leftover wallpaper now, rather than storing it for later.

1. Line shelves with the wallpaper rather than purchasing shelving paper.


2. Create art for another room. Tape or glue a piece of the wallpaper into a picture frame with a wide matt for instantly glamorous modern art. (This work especially well if your wallpaper has an interesting smaller-scale print.)


3. Use wallpaper as a book protector or cover. If you want all of your books to disappear on a self, cover them with the wallpaper.


4. Donate the wallpaper to a school or community center for kids to use in arts and crafts.


5. Use the wallpaper in your own scrapbooking or crafting, rather than buying specialty paper.


6. Make a growth chart for young kids with a long strip of the wallpaper.


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   Small pieces of wallpaper are perfect for bookmarks and even to use as nameplates in the front of books. Non-textured wallpapers work best, since they won't damage the book's pages. Just be sure to use an acid-free glue to protect the pages.


8. If you have a glass-topped tea tray in need of some updating, cut a piece of wallpaper to fit under the glass—and voila! your tray will match the room.


9. Thicker wallpaper makes for great note cards—so long as it's not pre-glued. You can also use wallpaper scraps for gift tags, to wrap small gifts or as a gift card holder.


10. Make a unique coaster from a leftover tile and some wallpaper. You can completely cover the tile or decoupage a small portion of the wallpaper onto the tile.

বর্তমান একবিংশ শতাব্দীতে এসে সারা বিশ্ব ব্যাপকভাবে পানীয় জলের সংকটে ভুগছে। প্রাকৃতিক বিপর্যয়, মানবিক বিপর্যয় এবং অর্থনৈতিক দৈন্যতার এই সময় পানি সমস্যা দিন দিন বাড়ছেই।

এই সমস্যা কতটা ? একটা তথ্য দেই - সারা বিশ্বে ১।১ বিলিয়ন মানুষ পানি পায় না ।

অন্যভাবে আরেকটি তথ্যের উপর নির্ভর করতে পারি : সারা বিশ্বে ২।৬ বিলিয়ন মানুষের স্যানিটেশন সুবিধা নেই। আর এই সংখ্যা অধিকাংশ ক্ষেত্রে উন্নয়নশীল দেশগুলির আলোকে প্রদত্ত।

এরকম আরো কিছু তথ্য আছে -

১ । সারা বিশ্বের বর্তমানে রয়েছে শুধুমাত্র ১৭৭টি বড় নদী (যাদের দৈর্ঘ্য ১০০০ কিমি এর বেশী), যাদেরই রয়েছে স্বাভাবিক গতিপথ অর্থাৎ এই নদীগুলোর উপর এখনও কোন বাঁধ দেয়া হয়নি কিংবা এদের চলার পথে কোন প্রতিবন্ধকতা নেই এখনও।

২। গত ত্রিশ বছরে সারা পৃথিবীর মিঠা পানির প্রাণীর সংখ্যা বিলুপ্ত হয়েছে ৫০% । আর এধরনের মিঠা পানির প্রাণীর বিলুপ্তি জীববৈচিত্র্যের পাশাপাশি ঘটাচ্ছে প্রাকৃতিক বিপর্যয়।

এরকম আরো তথ্যে তথ্যে পরিপূর্ন করা যায় আমাদের পানীয় জলের ঘাটতির ব্যাপকতা । আর তৃতীয় বিশ্বের জনবহুল দেশ হিসেবে আমাদের দেশের পানীয় জলের সংকটের তীব্রতা নিয়ে বলাই বাহূল্য।

সূত্র : ইন্টারনেট

বি: দ্র: সামনেই আসছে গ্রীষ্মকাল আর আমাদের সীমাহীন কষ্টের দিনগুলি। এ বিষয়ে সামনে আরো লেখা দেয়ার ইচ্ছা রইল।

What are some of the major factors contributing to the water crisis?

Unchecked and Unplanned dam building and excessive irrigation are among the main reasons. On average, agriculture uses up to 70% of all water diverted from river basins.

Dams have already fragmented 60% of major rivers worldwide and displaced up to 80 million people.

Hundreds of dams are under construction worldwide and even more are being planned.

Where is the water crisis the most serious?

Most developing countries face serious water problems.

In Africa, almost half of the population suffers from one of the six major water-related diseases, such as diarrhoea, which kills millions of children worldwide millions every year.

But many developed nations such as Spain and Australia are also having water problems due to pollution, over-use or mismanagement.

How bad is the global water crisis?

• 1.1 billion people lack access to water and 2.6 billion lack adequate sanitation; most of these populations are in developing countries
• Over 50% of the world’s wetlands have been lost in the last century alone
• Most of the world’s largest rivers are losing their connection to the sea and nearly a quarter of those left risk being disconnected in the next 15 years
• Only one-third of the world’s 177 large rivers (1,000km and longer) remain free-flowing, unimpeded by dams or other barriers
• There has bee more than a 50% decline in freshwater species populations over the last 30 years, making species loss in freshwater ecosystems faster than any other biome

Green economy will help fight climate change

Green economy will help fight climate change
“The McKinsey study shows once and for all that taking action on climate change is both urgent and affordable”, said WWF Director James Leape.

Brussels - New figures released today show that moving to a “green” global economy could not only protect the planet from the worst effects of climate change but is surprisingly affordable.

Pathways to a Low Carbon Economy- a new study by McKinsey and Co – shows that global warming can be kept below the critical 2°C rise and that it is well within our means to do so.

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Green economy will help fight climate change..

Green Roofs : More Green on Your Roof

In most of architecture design, almost buildings are designed to shed rain, and as such are built with hard, impenetrable roofing surfaces.

As a result, rainwater bounces off and collects as runoff, picking up impurities—including infectious bacteria from animal waste as well as harmful pesticides and fertilizers—on the way to municipal storm sewers, which in turn eventually empty into local bodies of water.

But we can make this runoff more effective for our environment.

Minimizing this runoff means that more impurities will remain in local soils where they can be broken down more easily into their constituent elements than if they are concentrated downstream.

To achieve this goal, landscape architects have developed so-called “green roofs,” which use living plant matter and soil on top of a building to absorb, collect and reuse rainwater while preventing runoff. Many buildings employing green roofs are able to find abundant uses for the water they collect, from watering exterior plants at ground level to flushing toilets inside.

Why Plastic Bag should be ban by us personally ?

Why We should ban personally plastic bags ? It's simple !

Just Simple to assign its feature and our reason to ban it in our daily life.

Plastic bags are not biodegradable. They clog waterways, spoil the landscape, and end up in landfills where they may take 1,000 years or more to break down into ever smaller particles that continue to pollute the soil and water.

Plastic bags also pose a serious danger to birds and marine mammals that often mistake them for food. Thousands die each year after swallowing or choking on discarded plastic bags.

Finally, producing plastic bags requires millions of gallons of petroleum that could be used for transportation or heating.

Renewablae Energy : We need it badly

Renewable energy resources are kind of those energy which are not destructing itself for producing energy for us, such as wind, solar and hydropower. This kind of energy offer clean alternatives to fossil fuels. They produce little or no pollution or greenhouse gases, and they will never run out.

Solar Energy

The best energy resources we have in this planet is The sun. Sunlight, or solar energy, can be used for heating, lighting and cooling homes and other buildings, generating electricity, water heating, and a variety of industrial processes.

Moreover, Most forms of renewable energy come either directly or indirectly from the sun. For example, heat from the sun causes the wind to blow, contributes to the growth of trees and other plants that are used for biomass energy, and plays an essential role in the cycle of evaporation and precipitation that makes hydropower possible.

So We can call The Solar Energy Resource as "Premio resource of Recyclable Energy".

Wind Energy

After Solar power, we can assume Wind is secondary resources as recyclable energy generating factor. Wind is the movement of air that occurs when warm air rises and cooler air rushes in to replace it. The energy of the wind has been used for centuries to sail ships and drive windmills that grind grain.

At present, researchers are expressing their own view for wind energy which is captured by wind turbines and used to generate electricity.

Hydropower

This is also secondary resources of recyclable energy. Where Water flowing downstream powerfully there it is a powerful force.

As we know, Water is a renewable resource, constantly recharged by the global cycle of evaporation and precipitation. The heat of the sun causes water in lakes and oceans to evaporate and form clouds. The water then falls back to Earth as rain or snow, and drains into rivers and streams that flow back to the ocean. Flowing water can be used to power water wheels that drive mechanical processes. And captured by turbines and generators, like those housed at many dams around the world, the energy of flowing water can be used to generate electricity.

Biomass Energy

Now a days, Biomass has been an important source of energy.

With wood , people are promoting the most common source of biomass energy, but other sources of biomass energy include food crops, grasses and other plants, agricultural and forestry waste and residue, organic components from municipal and industrial wastes, even methane gas harvested from community landfills.

Biomass can be used to produce electricity and as fuel for transportation, or to manufacture products that would otherwise require the use of non-renewable fossil fuels.

Hydrogen

Primarily, we can say this is next-generation technology as recyclable energy resource. Hydrogen has tremendous potential as a fuel and energy source, but the technology needed to realize that potential is still in the early stages.

Hydrogen is the most common element on Earth—for example, water is two-thirds hydrogen—but in nature it is always found in combination with other elements. Once separated from other elements, hydrogen can be used to power vehicles, replace natural gas for heating and cooking, and to generate electricity.

Geothermal Energy

The heat inside the Earth produces steam and hot water that can be used to power generators and produce electricity, or for other applications such as home heating and power generation for industry.

Geothermal energy can be drawn from deep underground reservoirs by drilling, or from other geothermal reservoirs closer to the surface.

Ocean Energy

The ocean, the big ocean. As we know we are surroundings by these oceans and it has provides several forms of renewable energy, and each one is driven by different forces.

Energy from ocean waves and tides can be harnessed to generate electricity, and ocean thermal energy—from the heat stored in sea water—can also be converted to electricity. Using current technologies, most ocean energy is not cost-effective compared to other renewable energy sources, but the ocean remains and important potential energy source for the future.

All above, with some home and with some desire to make our planet alive.

To prevent Global Warming We need to maintain few steps

We know, Greenhouse effects just hampering our planets subsistence level. Global Warming Predictions are jumping like following picture :


To prevent Global Warming more, Researchers always trying to find some general methods to restrict this as;

1. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle products instead of disposables.

2. Buying products with minimal packaging (including the economy size when that makes sense for you) will help to reduce waste.

3. Whenever you can, recycle paper, plastic, newspaper, glass and aluminum cans.
[By recycling half of your household waste, you can save 2,400 pounds of carbon dioxide annually.]

4. Use Less Heat and Air Conditioning can lower your heating costs more than 25 percent, by reducing the amount of energy we can reduce increase of carbon-di-oxide in our air.

5. Turn down the heat while you’re sleeping at night or away during the day, and keep temperatures moderate at all times. Setting your thermostat just 2 degrees lower in winter and higher in summer could save about 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide each year.

6. Replace regular light bulbs with compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs. Replacing just one 60-watt incandescent light bulb with a CFL will save you $30 over the life of the bulb. CFLs also last 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs, use two-thirds less energy, and give off 70 percent less heat.

7. Less driving means fewer emissions. Besides saving fuel, walking and biking are great forms of exercise. Explore your community’s mass transit system, and check out options for carpooling to work or school. Less Driving means more walking also, which is a part of fitness and regular exercise. It can make your health fit too.


8. Home appliances are now in a range of energy-efficient models, and compact florescent bulbs are designed to provide more natural-looking light while using far less energy than standard light bulbs.

9. Avoid products that come with excess packaging, especially molded plastic and other packaging that can't be recycled. If you reduce your household garbage by 10 percent, you can save 1,200 pounds of carbon dioxide annually.

10. Use Less Water, save water for more usages.

It's also a good idea to turn off the water when you're not using it. While brushing your teeth, shampooing the dog or washing your car, turn off the water until you actually need it for rinsing. You'll reduce your water bill and help to conserve a vital resource.

11. Save electricity and reduce global warming by turning off lights when you leave a room, and using only as much light as you need. And remember to turn off your television, video player, stereo and computer when you're not using them.

12. Plant a tree, start digging. During photosynthesis, trees and other plants absorb carbon dioxide and give off oxygen. A single tree will absorb approximately one ton of carbon dioxide during its lifetime.

13. Share information about recycling and energy conservation with your friends, neighbors and co-workers, and take opportunities to encourage public officials to establish programs and policies that are good for the environment.

These few steps will take you a long way toward reducing your energy use and your monthly budget. And less energy use means less dependence on the fossil fuels that create greenhouse gases and contribute to global warming.

Environment Tips

10 Little Things you can do for the Environment

1. Use a glass when brushing your teeth. Every year, billions of liters of fresh water is wasted by simply not using a glass when brushing your teeth.
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2. Don’t use straws. They say the straw is the most stupid invention. They are unnecessary and only add to our waste problem.
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3. Say NO to plastics when shopping. Bring your own reusable bags when doing your grocery, or when buying single items like books or cd’s, a plastic bag, or even a paper bag is unnecessary.
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4. Turn off the lights. When there is ample daylight or when no one is in the room. You not only save on electricity, you also lower temperature as light gives off heat.
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5. Walk. Take the stairs. Or car pool or take public transportation. You not only lower your carbon gas emissions, you are also doing your heart good when you walk regularly.
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6. Unplug cell phone chargers after use. As well as all unused electronic appliances. Some appliances use more electricity even when not in use. Microwave oven with timers uses more electricity on stand by mode the entire day than when you cook dinner with it.
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7. Use both sides of the paper. And make sure to recycle it after. You not only lessen your wastes but you also help stop the unnecessary cutting of more trees.
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8. Turn off shower when soaping. And make sure to avoid long and frequent showers. Showering three times a day not only uses precious fresh water, but also creates more waste water that goes into our rivers and lakes. It dries your skin too.
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9. Never burn anything. Burned resources are lost forever. Burning also releases harmful substances into the atmosphere. Reduce and reuse always. Compost and recycle what you can.
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10. Tell your friends about this. Spread the word, and together we can make a difference.