Educação ambiental como ferramenta para o uso racional de energia elétrica

Abstract

This paper was developed from a case study, where the field research was used and the qualitative research was adopted. The investigation presents the generation of electric energy as an instrument for the practice of environmental education in the school, through visits to the SHP (Small Hydroelectric Plant) of the Palmeira River. The study indicates the environmental education as a contemporaneous school practice and emphasizes its contributions for the environment. It also suggests the realization of a brief reflection about the difficulties of the man on the rational use of electric energy. From the contextualization of the company Hidroelétrica Panambi S/A – Hidropan – the social relevance which the social and environmental initiatives represent for the environmental and economical balance of the country is elucidated. Finally, the necessity to create propositions of similar works is highlighted, with a view to involving the school community on the issue of the environmental education. There is a belief that the companies have an essential role on the formation of subjects who are conscious and co-responsible for the sustainability of the planet.