Friday, August 27, 2010

Universal Symbols

Universal symbols can often depict certain objects or areas as well as directions.
For example -
  • Male or Female


  • Different Forms of Transportation eg. automobile, bus, train, ship

  • Designated Areas eg. First Aid Station, Bar/Pub, Restuarant/Eatery, Parking Bay, Petrol Station

  • Directional Arrows

  • Objects eg. Telephone Booth, Esculator, Rubbish Bin


Symbol which are encircled with a line through them represent "NO" eg. No Parking, No Dogs, Non-Smoking etc.



Two or more symbols can often be combined together to further describe or explain eg. Female Only Beauty Salon, Stairs (Up only), Shared Traffic (Cars AND Buses) etc.




Symbols can be made for absolutely anything, even those things most would consider self explanatory!

Earth Symbol

Sunday, August 22, 2010

My Four Industries

Logging industry
Mining industry
Arms industry
Meat packing industry

The Emissions Trading Scheme

The ETS is a market-based approach used to control and ultimately reduce pollution emissions. The government sets a limit on the overall amount of pollutants to be emitted by firms. Each firm is allocated a cap which is sold to them in the form of an emissions permit (the right to emit a specific volume of pollutant). The total amount of permits sold cannot exceed the limit. Firms that need to increase their emission permits must buy permits from those firms who require fewer permits. In effect, the buyer is paying a charge for polluting, while the seller is being rewarded for having reduced their emissions.