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| Newsletter no 4 | |
 | PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS – BANNED? The City Council In Lodz wants to pass a bill which will forbid selling and distributing plastic shopping bags. It is said that the bags are harmful to people’s lives and health. | |
| INTERNATIONAL ECOLOGY FAIR In Poznan International Ecology Fair took place. The main topic of this year fair was the renewable sources of energy. A lot of Polish producers and distributors presented innovative solutions connected with environmental protection. |  | |
 | FOREST PROTECTION – CONFERENCE In Warsaw a conference about forest protection was held. During this meeting documents which take climate changes and the future of forests in Europe into account are going to be signed. Ministerial Declaration is supposed to be a document which will take into account a long lasting vision of the future of European forests. | |
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“Gaja” Club A dam in Nieszawa a similar conflict as Rospuda Ecologists from “Gaja” club object to the building of a dam on The Vistula River. They claim that this investment is contrary to EU laws. What is more, the profits from selling the electric energy made by dams do not come to the local society but to the concern. The ecologists mention also that many EU countries care about the good condition of their rivers and not about building new dams. They also add that the dams have a negative influence on the quality of the water in rivers. Moreover, the level changes have a bad influence on agriculture and fishery. |  | |
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BUILDING OF THE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT 61 percent of Poles is in favour of the building of the nuclear power plant in Poland. During a conference the scientists stressed that nuclear energy is economical and better for the environment in comparison with the traditional one. | Author: Pavel, Gimnasium in Sierakowo, Poland | |
| Kossuth Lajos Gimnázium,Sátoraljaújhely, Hungary We are pleased to announce you that one of our students, who participated in the “Energy is our Future” 2007 school competition, Zsombor Bodrogi 11.B, was a finalist.“Energy is our Future” is a joint project launched by European Schoolnet and PlasticsEurope, the association of plastics manufacturers to help teachers and students understand how energy consumption affects climate change and how advanced materials like plastics can help us save energy and will help us create a sustainable future.  | "People all over the world have become more and more aware of the fact that the protection of evironment is of major importance in our consumer society. If man goes on wasting their resources, polluting the air people may make this planet impossible for mankind to live on.
There are a lot of ways to save our resources to use energy economically and waste less. It’s up to you! If you choose more environment-friendly and economical ways of using energy you can save the world. A lot depends on you! Goverments should encourage people to use renewable energy resources such as solar energy by giving people grants to use it for heating their homes. Wind is cheaper than electricity or oil. If you travel to Holland or only to Vienna you can see a lot of windmills which signal that these countries have recognized that it does not pollute the air and does not destroy the environment. I hope that the people in my country realize in time that you can use the environment not only in a destructive but in a more constructive way to ensure bright future for further generations" By Zsombor Bodrogi 11.B Student of Kossuth Lajos Gimnázium, SzKI, Kollégium és Alapfokú Művészetoktatási Intézmény Sátoraljaújhely, Hungary |