Francisco Gomez Morales APES

[Francisco Gomez Morales APES @SanFranAPES]

With this stay-at-home order currently going on, there are less people out driving which decreases the level of anthropogenic pollution going into our air. By staying at home or even going on a walk, we are helping our air quality while maintaining orders. @franklinlorax #apesair

[Francisco Gomez Morales APES @SanFranAPES]

I also have LED lights but I only have them behind my tv. It’s usually enough to keep my room lit at night so it saves energy.

[Francisco Gomez Morales APES @SanFranAPES]

That’s great! I need to get some of those in my house to be more efficient.

[LukeRaduenzAPES @RaduenzLuke]

The lights I use in my basement are very energy efficient. They are equivalent to a 100 watt light bulb, but only use 20 watts. They are also supposed to last up to 50,000 hours, which is about 48,000 more hours than a typical incandescent bulb 💡 #apesenergy @franklinlorax

[Francisco Gomez Morales APES @SanFranAPES]

I use LED lights behind my tv to light my room up whenever I need to. I also unplug and turn off everything if I’m not using it so that it’ll save energy. LED lights are more efficient than traditional lights found in most homes which is why I use them @franklinlorax #apesenergy

[Francisco Gomez Morales APES @SanFranAPES]

And whenever these changes happen, they can also cause other reactions to occur as well. Such as an earthquake causing a tsunami or a volcano creating new land.

[Ahmad Ahmad @Aa513439apes]

Due to tectonic plates, the land on earth is constantly changing and reshaping itself. As a result, there can be things like earthquakes and volcanos. #apesland @franklinlorax

[Francisco Gomez Morales APES @SanFranAPES]

That’s right, and if we don’t use sustainable methods of logging, we won’t have any trees to use for resources later on.

[Francisco Gomez Morales APES @SanFranAPES]

Many things are made from trees. Paper, desks, doors, etc that we may all take for granted. We shouldn’t because trees are cut down for our needs. We should keep using sustainable methods of logging to ensure that we can maintain our renewable resources. @franklinlorax #apesland

[Francisco Gomez Morales APES @SanFranAPES]

I need to do that too. My mpg is decent but could definitely improve to help my ecological footprint.

[Omar Suleiman @OS511246APES]

In order to reduce my ecological footprint I should increase my mpg! @franklinlorax #apespop

[Francisco Gomez Morales APES @SanFranAPES]

That's a great way to conserve energy. I do the same thing by only using my LED lights in my room to see instead of the traditional light bulbs that require more energy.

[Tyler Geiger @TG506401apes]

My ecological footprint would require 4.1 earths to sustain. Something I could do to reduce this number is changing my lightbulbs to LEDs to conserve energy. #apespop @franklinlorax

[Francisco Gomez Morales APES @SanFranAPES]

I have a big eco footprint along with many others in the US, but to try and reduce it, I use my LED strip lights to see in my room. They are 80% more effective than traditional lighting. They convert the energy into 95% light and only 5% is wasted as heat! #apespop @franklinlorax

[Francisco Gomez Morales APES @SanFranAPES]

This is very true. Also, if the fires were to be suppressed, timber would keep collecting on the ground adding fuel for an even bigger fire to destroy the forest instead of help it.

[Ahmad Ahmad @Aa513439apes]

*FOREST FIRES ARE NOT ALWAYS BAD!* In fact one of the main roles of a pine cone is to open up and spread seeds. However, some pine cones such as the Jack Pine develop a serotinous cone. These are Pine cones that can need fire to open up and spread seeds #apeseco @franklinlorax

[Francisco Gomez Morales APES @SanFranAPES]

It's great to see you spending your time helping out the Earth by getting rid of some invasive species there. Otherwise, they would keep growing and hurt the Crooked Creek Preserve.

[Francisco Gomez Morales APES @SanFranAPES]

Forest fires aren’t all that bad. Well only if they are small. These pine cones need fire so they can be opened and have their seeds distributed by winds. Also, if fires are suppressed, they eventually cause bigger fires that burn down forests completely. #apeseco @franklinlorax

[Francisco Gomez Morales APES @SanFranAPES]

It's great to see that you began using a reusable water bottle! I can also see that you're making an effort to use it too by bringing it to school every day, thus making less waste accumulate in the environment.

[Francisco Gomez Morales APES @SanFranAPES]

It sounds like a great and efficient method of making sure your water is as clean as it can be for drinking!

[LukeRaduenzAPES @RaduenzLuke]

In my house we have a Brita filter on our kitchen sink. Whenever we want some water to drink, we let it run through the filter first. That way we are positive that our water is purified and doesn’t include suspended solids or bad bacteria. @franklinlorax #apeswater

[Francisco Gomez Morales APES @SanFranAPES]

It’s that time of the year again. Snow everywhere, especially driveways and roads. But instead of salting my driveway, my family and I shoveled it so that the salts don’t migrate into lakes and rivers to harm animals and other aquatic life. #apeswater @franklinlorax

[Francisco Gomez Morales APES @SanFranAPES]

Yes I agree. We also need to take care of them and start planting more of them.

[Miguel Acosta @miguelA5440]

Looking outside and seeing all the trees is beautiful. Trees do so much for us and it’s time to appreciate that beauty. They take the CO2 and turn it into oxygen for us to breath. They are so wonderful. @franklinlorax #apesintro

[Francisco Gomez Morales APES @SanFranAPES]

It’s always great to have plants. I have a few plants myself in my house, but not as much as you. Keep it up!

[LukeRaduenzAPES @RaduenzLuke]

Here are 7 plants in my house that I enjoy taking care of. I find tons of value in having these due to them taking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, and in its place creating more oxygen through photosynthesis for all living things to breathe!🌳🌱 #apesintro @franklinlorax

[Francisco Gomez Morales APES @SanFranAPES]

Why use a container when you’re just going to throw it away when you’re done with it? And no, this isn’t JUST about the turtles, it’s about reducing the amount of pollution going into the ocean. Buy reusable water bottles, especially the metal ones. #apesintro @franklinlorax