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Dubai students respond to Go Green campaign
Twenty-five Grade One students from the Dubai International Academy sent in pointers on how to lead a more environmentally friendly existence in response to Gulf News's Go Green campaign.
- Compiled by Huda Tabrez/Community Journalist
- Published: 23:14 July 5, 2008
- Tell people to cut the amount of water they use; otherwise water will not be there, says Yashvi Sitanshu Ghelani.
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Dubai: Twenty-five Grade One students from the Dubai International Academy sent in pointers on how to lead a more environmentally friendly existence in response to Gulf News's Go Green campaign.
The six-year-olds primarily focus on the need to conserve water, electricity, recycle waste and to stop polluting the marine environment.
The young conservation soldiers offer simple and practical advice for people to follow. Perhaps the world will change.
Dear Mr Newspaper,
Tell people to cut the amount of water they use; otherwise water will not be there.
Yashvi Sitanshu Ghelani
Dear Mr Newspaper,
Tell people to switch off their television sets when they are not watching.
Merel Streefkerk
Dear Mr Newspaper,
Tell people we should not throw rubbish in the sea because it kills the fish.
Camila Goncalves
Dear Mr Newspaper,
Tell people to decrease the usage of water by not leaving their taps on when they are brushing their teeth.
Sophie Nea Kramer
Dear Mr Newspaper,
Tell people don't throw rubbish in the sea or fish will die. And recycle paper, plastic and metal.
Jamil Saadi Ahmad
Dear Mr Newspaper,
Tell people not to dump waste in the sea. Dump it in the recycling bin.
Dhiren Kewalramani
Dear Mr Newspaper,
Tell people to stop cutting trees because they are damaging the homes of animals.
Sari Van Gestel
Dear Mr Newspaper,
Tell people to sort their garbage and send it to the recycling centre or animals will die.
Hannah Rieder
Dear Mr Newspaper,
Tell people to turn off electronic items if they don't need them, to reduce the amount of electricity used.
Shamma Younus
Dear Mr Newspaper,
Tell people that if they cut trees, they must plant some trees, too.
Ye Eun Jun
Dear Mr Newspaper,
Tell people to switch off lights when they don't need them.
Adam Klesc
Dear Mr Newspaper,
Tell people to be good to animals and save toilet paper.
Leila Al Banna
Dear Mr Newspaper,
Tell people not to throw things in the water because the water is getting messier every day.
Youniss Kandah
Dear Mr Newspaper,
Tell people to reduce use of electricity by switching off the lights when not in use.
Paul Kopilevich
Dear Mr Newspaper,
Tell people not to pollute the water, as the fish will die.
Sam Kia
Dear Mr Newspaper,
Tell people to reduce the amount of plastic bags dumped in the sea because it kills animals.
Cameron Worsley
Dear Mr Newspaper,
Tell people to use both sides of the paper so that we can cut less trees and save the animals' homes.
Sonja Soko
Dear Mr Newspaper,
Tell people that we have to reduce our usage of water otherwise we can never save it.
Emily McBurney
Dear Mr Newspaper,
Tell people to save water.
Hidde Zondervan
Dear Mr Newspaper,
Tell people don't throw yucky things on the floor but put it in the recycling bin.
Willem Van de Kreke
Dear Mr Newspaper,
Tell people to reduce the use of electricity.
Jef Justens
Dear Mr Newspaper,
Tell people not to damage our Earth by leaving a tap running even when not in use.
Maya Shehata
Dear Mr Newspaper,
Tell people not to throw rubbish on the streets and in the water because the fish will die.
Jack Morgan Davies
Dear Mr Newspaper,
Tell people to reduce usage of electricity and not have the television on when they are not watching it.
Sebastian Soerensen
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