In the article “How Does Saving Energy Help The Environment” (SaveOnEnergy, 2019), the website stated about preventing climate change, reducing of greenhouse gas emissions to protect the air and the harmful impacts of greenhouse gas emissions to our environment.
In order to generate electricity, power plants burn coal, crude oil or other fossil fuels. Consuming more energy and power means more burning of fossil fuels and this would result in more carbon emissions and harm the environment. On top of that, the effects of greenhouse gas emissions include rising air temperatures, heat waves, rising sea levels, smog, acid rain and even increased intensity in natural disasters.
Reducing energy usage is the most evident way to preventing climate change and reduce carbon emissions. In addition, it helps to conserve limited natural resources and save the ecosystem and animals. The website stated that oil spills, which often occur during the transportation of fossil fuels, impact underwater species the most and throw of the chemical balance of the oceans. This would result in endangering underwater animals and making it dangerous for humans to swim.
The article expressed the great impacts of greenhouse gas emissions due to high energy usage. This is directly related to our project research as high energy usage would affect the environment we live in. However, the article could be more specific on the examples given and it could have included statistics for better understanding.
Reference:
SaveOnEnergy. (2019). How Does Saving Energy Help The Environment? Retrieved 2019, October 31 from https://www.saveonenergy.com/learning-center/energy-saving-tips/how-does-saving-energy-help-the-environment/
Gerald's 
Thank you, Gerald, for this well-developed annotated summary. The details you provide are informative and relevant to your project, as you mention. I appreciate the great effort.
There’s only one small problem with the placement of the reference as prescribed by the suggested format style. (see https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1zzddSbctpAPkq9D6aJEXph8Qwl9FVwue )
I’ll share more about this in class.