ostrava steel industry and underground coal mines

OstravaOstravaSteel industry and underground coal minesSteel industry and underground coal mines

About OstravaAbout Ostrava

An industrial city in the east of the Czech Republic, close to Poland

The third largest city in the Czech Republic

A lot of cultural institutions and sport clubs

Candidate for the European Capital of Culture 2015

Best-known for industry and coal mining

HistoryHistory

1763: deposits of black coal were discovered industrial boom flood of immigrants

19th century: new mines first steel works in Vítkovice concentrated of metallurgy

1951: Nová Huť was established, part of international company ArcelorMittal

HistoryHistory

Vítkovice (1855-1860)

TodayToday

What does it look like today?What does it look like today?

We suffer from pollution

Causes a lot of illnesses

limits for pollution

ArcelorMittalArcelorMittal

The biggest metallurgical company of our country Produces 3 milion tonnes of steel per year Belongs to the largest pollutants

PollutionPollution of ArcelorMittalArcelorMittal

ArcelorMittalArcelorMittal

2009: 6 times more dust than it should be extreme conditions the worst air in the whole

European Union!We should do

something about it!

TransportTransport

Automobile transport = integral part of industry As harmful as cigarettes

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We want to helpWe want to help

Plant trees Use new technologies Install filters on smokestacks Use enviromentally friendly materials Sort out rubbish

We decided to begin in our school.

Our schoolOur school

Our school really cares about the environment We do our best to lower the use of electricity

Electricity use in the schoolElectricity use in the school

1 PC uses about 0.23kW.h per day, all our PCs use 11.5kW.h per day

1 copying machine uses per day : 0.25kW.h,all the copying machines (6x): 1.5kW.h

All the data projectors: 10kW.h per day

Total consumptionTotal consumption

per 1 day: 21.5 kW.h

per 1 school year: 3547.5 kW.h and that is

14,200 Kč (€ 600) for all the electric devices

So much money?I won‘t use computers.

LightingLighting

The school replaced the old light bulbs with fluorescent tubes

The school still pays more than 200,000 Kč(€ 8,000) per year

QuestionsQuestions

Can we save money?

Do we want more field trips (abroad), more school events?

Do we want to reconstruct the school building?

And the answer is…And the answer is…

YES!

Tips and tricksTips and tricks

we follow these instructions the school pays less for electricity more money for "important things“ happier students

Tips and tricksTips and tricks

1) No lesson turn off all the electric devices 2) Sunny outside switch off the lights, pull up

the and enjoy the sun 3) Buy economical light bulbs

That‘s easy.

Thank you for your attention! Thank you for your attention!

Presentation by:© Magdaléna Ptáková, Tereza Patrmanová, Dominik Mašek, Simona Brothánková, Marie Drobíková

Animations by:Marcela Pešková