Reading Response #11 – Fast Food

Fast Food by Mike Rdsenwald The article Fast Food by Mike Rdsenwald is a great bit of information about how green energy and technology are making their way into new territory. The use of green products in making and powering a race car has quite an allure to many, and while it may not be [...]

Reading Response #11: An Inconvenient Truth

Al Gore’s documentary about the current environmental crisis combines the matter-of-fact-ness of scientific evidence with Hollywood producing. He didn’t want to just target science or environmental gurus, he wanted to rope in a general audience. Putting together a documentary rich with information that’s still entertaining to the average Joe is no small task. This documentary [...]

Reading Response 13

I didn’t quite like this article. I didn’t understand the point of it, and I didn’t really understand quite who the audience would be. (I assume it’s biology teachers.) I’d go as far to say that it is completely useless. Peter McLean tries to explain in his article, The Need for Sustainability, that teachers must [...]

Reading Response 12 – Earth911.com

Earth911.com provides a multitude of information regarding green living. Here, any internet surfer can find information on how to save energy, better their gardens, eat healthier, purchase green products and find information on how to reduce their carbon foot print. The website is quite easy to navigate. The toolbar at the top of the screen [...]

Reading Response 11 – Sperm Whales Bear Testimony

Again I find myself reading an information poor document. Obviously, the main point of this article is to inform the general public about the growing amount of pollutants in the ocean, and by keeping the verbiage to a minimum I agree that the author does accomplish this goal. I do, however, feel that the author [...]

Essay#1-Proposal; Fairbanks Brave the Cold and Plug it in!

In 2002 Fairbanks and Anchorage were on the Environmental Protection Agency’s list of worst offenders for Carbon Monoxide pollution.  Other cities that made the top six were Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Phoenix and Spokane.  How does lowly Fairbanks with a population around 80,000 make a list comparing its pollution to cities like Anchorage and Los Angeles [...]