Going Green By: Michael Raletz. Green is the New Black! One of the most important topics of the 21 st century A growing industry opening up new job.

Going GreenBy: Michael Raletz

Green is the New Black! One of the most important topics of the

21st century A growing industry opening up new job

markets Saving the planet

Recycling Solar Energy

Hybrid/Electric Cars

Why should I go green? Save the O-zone

Reduce waste making the environment look nicer

Save money

The Big Picture

The result in taking part of one, if not all ways of going green, is saving the environment

Each little step goes a long way

The o-zone is being destroyed everyday, it’s our job to reduce that waste and save the environment.

Recycling Most common form of going green Used everyday by most , and one of the

easiest forms of saving the environment More and more recycling programs are

being set up world wide Each becoming more specific in proper

disposal (Paper/waste/plastic/etc…)

Recycling Facts For every1 ton of plastic that is recycled

we save the equivalent of 2 people’s energy use for 1 year and almost 2000 pounds of oil.

Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a TV for three hours, or the equivalent of half a gallon of gasoline.

If everyone read just their Sunday paper online for now on and there was no paper versions, 500,000 trees would be saved per week.

Hybrid/Electric Cars Popular way of doing your part while

saving money on rasing gas prices! New look on hybrid cars increases in

sales

Before After

Hybrid/Electric Cars By 2013, Every major car company will

have an electric car on the road Major cities and major corporations such

as Wal-Mart have started rolling out nationwide electric car charging stations

Solar EnergySolar energy is one of the most pure forms of going green.

No pollution comes from solar energy

Cost ? One of the main reason for lack of

switching to solar power is the initial money up front

In the last 4 years however, solar panels have reduced in price by 45%

Villari’s Solar Power Field Restaurant/Bar/

Outside Tiki Deck/Banquet Hall

1,275 panel solar field

Fully completed in late October 2011

Before Solar FieldRan on normal Grid Electricity

Cost $60,000 per year in electricity.

Since Solar Field Was Installed Started running at

slight power on July 15th

Fully Functional in Late October

$22,000 have been saved

161,766.18 pounds of CO2 gas has been avoided.

Boring electrical knowledge Each panel produces 235 watts of power

1,275 panels x 235 watts = 299,625 watts of power in entire field

Any excess solar power not used, can be sold back to the township

What happens on a rainy day? What happens if there is no sun out?

The Ginger Effect!

Restaurant also works off a gridlock which allows to pull energy from the grid when needed.

Rise in Jobs Opportunities

With all this new technology and developments

New jobs are being created in all of these areas for innovators and more to better improve the functionality of such hybrid and electric cars

Smart Growing Industry

In Conclusion…Some important ways to save our environment and go green is

Recycling

Switching to hybrid or electric cars

And making the switch to solar energy