Climate Change
The results of greenhouse gases building up in the atmosphere
global warming
a tool you use to categorize your income and expenses
budget
avoid the main topic and talk about other things
beat around the bush
a way to shift energy use from fossil fuels in homes
solar panels
14 3/8
Fourteen and three eighths
These are increasing in frequency and intensity due to climate change
extreme weather events
something you want to be high for savings and low for a credit card
interest rate
A period of peace before a difficult situation
the calm before the storm
collecting fruit and veggies scraps so they can break down and become natural fertilizer
composting
.2974
Point two nine seven four
the main source of methane from cows
their burping
a card you use to withdraw money or pay directly with funds from a bank account
debit card
with endless possibilities
the sky's the limit
glass, metal, paper, and cardboard
256,719,030
two hundred fifty six million, seven hundred nineteen thousand, and thirty
an energy source that needs to be phased out
fossil fuels
money you owe
debt
when everything is going wrong at once
When it rains, it pours
transportation of products
$972.54
nine hundred seventy two dollars and fifty four cents
a long period of dry weather
drought
the opposite of borrow
lend
A change that feels good
A breath of fresh air
a phrasal verb that means to advocate for something
take a stand
96 11/12
ninety six and eleven twelfths