Project Green Canopy
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As a MCC’ian it is great to be associated with lots of flora & fauna which campus offers in plenty. But at the same time a question might arise why trees and not something else for environment?
Well, I strongly feel that trees are the best knights & soldiers our mother nature has provided for protecting and defending the environment. All it takes is a small sapling, some effort to plant it in the right place, watering them at regular intervals and protecting them from creatures of five senses and those who don’t use their sixth sense-common sense.
As we all know trees breathe in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen. Oxygen is humans’ source of life and no matter how much we breathe in is never too much. As carbon dioxide is one of the most common green house gases, planting more trees can help our country in getting more carbon credits and also prevent ozone depletion. Trees not only absorb carbon dioxide but also other toxic gases such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide.
Moreover a fully grown tree provides enough oxygen not only for us but for future generations too. They also help prevent soil erosion, provide fresh air, good shade from hot sun and help in getting rains. As Chennaities I am sure we all know the importance of water and shade.
For those of who think carbon deposit is not a big issue, just watch out, for few years from now it is going to decide a country’s economy in one way or the other.
G8 countries have already started lots of projects for minimising carbon emission. For instance in U.S. Obama’s administration has asked the car manufactures to cut down emission by one fourth.
Agriculture plays an important role in our country’s GDP and our farming pivots around monsoons rather than on irrigations. The effects of global warming are felt more deeply by us than our neighbouring countries. Thanks to the failed monsoons, soaring food prices and sky-rocketing inflation, most of us have at least partially opened our eyes to the importance considering trees as an asset. Growing more trees control global warming and there by catastrophes like El Nino.
Car & bike freaks if you want to zip in your automobiles you need to plant trees, If not you might not be able to bear the fuel prices in future and also the brunt of carbon deposits. So if you want to own a car or bike in future you need to start planting trees from now on.
So folks, I am sure you all will agree with me in taking a drive to plant this city green. The pilot project we, Mass Communication students offer you is called Green Canopy. By this we want to grow more trees not only in MCC but through out Chennai. As the saying goes “The journey to a thousand mile starts with a single step” let all of us join together to take the first step and I am sure more than a thousand will follow. To begin with we are planning to bring in saplings and start from our campus, later to all the college campuses in Chennai and there after throughout Chennai. This can only be achieved if you all join hands with us.
We are talking about growing trees and not just about planting trees. I’m sure that few years from now you will wake up to the chirping of the birds and will be looking out of a flight window at Chennai’s green canopy which will make you happy as you were a part of it. Not to mention the memory lane that will be flooded with all the good things that were associated with Green Canopy.
Grow Trees, Save Yourself!
As a MCC’ian it is great to be associated with lots of flora & fauna which campus offers in plenty. But at the same time a question might arise why trees and not something else for environment?
Well, I strongly feel that trees are the best knights & soldiers our mother nature has provided for protecting and defending the environment. All it takes is a small sapling, some effort to plant it in the right place, watering them at regular intervals and protecting them from creatures of five senses and those who don’t use their sixth sense-common sense.
As we all know trees breathe in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen. Oxygen is humans’ source of life and no matter how much we breathe in is never too much. As carbon dioxide is one of the most common green house gases, planting more trees can help our country in getting more carbon credits and also prevent ozone depletion. Trees not only absorb carbon dioxide but also other toxic gases such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide.
Moreover a fully grown tree provides enough oxygen not only for us but for future generations too. They also help prevent soil erosion, provide fresh air, good shade from hot sun and help in getting rains. As Chennaities I am sure we all know the importance of water and shade.
For those of who think carbon deposit is not a big issue, just watch out, for few years from now it is going to decide a country’s economy in one way or the other.
G8 countries have already started lots of projects for minimising carbon emission. For instance in U.S. Obama’s administration has asked the car manufactures to cut down emission by one fourth.
Agriculture plays an important role in our country’s GDP and our farming pivots around monsoons rather than on irrigations. The effects of global warming are felt more deeply by us than our neighbouring countries. Thanks to the failed monsoons, soaring food prices and sky-rocketing inflation, most of us have at least partially opened our eyes to the importance considering trees as an asset. Growing more trees control global warming and there by catastrophes like El Nino.
Car & bike freaks if you want to zip in your automobiles you need to plant trees, If not you might not be able to bear the fuel prices in future and also the brunt of carbon deposits. So if you want to own a car or bike in future you need to start planting trees from now on.
So folks, I am sure you all will agree with me in taking a drive to plant this city green. The pilot project we, Mass Communication students offer you is called Green Canopy. By this we want to grow more trees not only in MCC but through out Chennai. As the saying goes “The journey to a thousand mile starts with a single step” let all of us join together to take the first step and I am sure more than a thousand will follow. To begin with we are planning to bring in saplings and start from our campus, later to all the college campuses in Chennai and there after throughout Chennai. This can only be achieved if you all join hands with us.
We are talking about growing trees and not just about planting trees. I’m sure that few years from now you will wake up to the chirping of the birds and will be looking out of a flight window at Chennai’s green canopy which will make you happy as you were a part of it. Not to mention the memory lane that will be flooded with all the good things that were associated with Green Canopy.
Grow Trees, Save Yourself!
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