Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Clean and Green
Our Earth, Our Home
Climate and the LES
Climate and New York City
100

This word means to use less of something.

Reduce

100

This type of energy comes from the sun and can be used to power homes, schools and office buildings.

Solar Energy 

100

This type of ecosystem is covered with trees and is home to animals like monkeys, birds, and tigers.

Forest 

100

This natural disaster, which is becoming more common due to climate change in New York City, can destroy homes with flooding and dangerously strong winds


Hurricanes 

100

During the summer, New York City experiences this type of weather

Hot or humid

200

Instead of throwing away old clothes, you can do this to them to give them a new life.

Reuse

200

This type of pollution is made up of harmful gases and particles that make the air dirty and hard to breathe.

Air Pollution 

200

This process is causing the Earth’s temperatures to rise, leading to melting ice caps and more extreme weather

Climate Change 

200

When extreme heatwaves happen, this group of people, who often don't have air conditioning, are most at risk.

The Elderly or Senior Citizens 

200

This area of New York City, which is close to the ocean, is particularly vulnerable to flooding due to rising sea levels.

Lower Manhattan 

300

This material is often used for water bottles and should be placed in the recycling bin, not the trash!

Plastic 

300

When factories dump chemicals into rivers like the East River, it causes this type of pollution.

Water Pollution 

300

This word means to ensure that everyone has a fair chance of living the healthiest life possible and that no one group of people endures an unequal burden of climate change.

Environmental Justice

300

Communities that live near factories or highways often have higher levels of this, which can lead to health problems like asthma.

Air Pollution

300

This large, green space in the middle of Manhattan helps to keep the air clean and cool the city during hot weather that used to be home to an African-American community. 

Central Park

400

This type of shopping bag can be reused many times instead of a single-use plastic bag. It sometimes costs 25 cents to purchase.

Reusable Bag

400

These energy sources, like coal and oil, are not renewable and pollute the environment.

Fossil Fuel

400

Flooding causes rivers and__ to rise

Sea Levels

400

The Lower East side is over burden with this many number of bridges that contribute to  poor health quality.

#

400

This New York City subway system helps reduce air pollution by encouraging people to use public transportation instead of driving cars.

MTA or the subway

500

This type of bin collects paper, plastic, glass, and metal to be recycled. Most of the time, this bin is blue.

Recycling Bin

500

This type of energy is derived from renewable sources that do not pollute the atmosphere, such as wind, solar, and hydropower (water).

Clean Energy 

500

This term describes the long-term weather patterns in an area, which are changing due to global warming.

Climate 

500

The East River Generating Station is natural gas-fired power plant located along this River

East River

500

After this major hurricane hit New York City in 2012, the city began making plans to protect itself from future storms.

Hurricane Sandy