Response #2: Simple Recycling

Recycling has never been so feasible.  The website www.earth911.com covers the topic of recycling.  The site is not only easy to use, but fun and interesting for the viewer. For someone who is new to the idea of recycling, the idea can be daunting.  Earth911 is a great resource full of tips and tricks and [...]

Porter’s Response #2: An Unrealistic Plan for Energy

Is solar energy really that much better? This is a question that I am left pondering after reading an article by Kate Connolly titled German Blue Chip Firms Throw Weight Behind North African Solar Project. Although the article had many great points on  solar energy, it failed to convince me that solar power could really [...]

Posting on the blog – a reminder

In order for your post to receive full credit, you must have selected 3 categories: *term (Spring 2010) *assignment type (reading response, short essay, research draft) *subject matter (energy, conservation, pollution, etc) Thanks!

Response #1: Veggies are good, but meat is tasty.

Our planet is in trouble, plain and simple; something needs to be done to slow down, if not reverse this. Buying products that are eco-friendly, following the Three R’s (reduce, reuse, recycle) are ways of helping. Kathy Freston has an idea as well: become vegetarian. In her article, Vegetarian is the New Prius she explains [...]

Reading Response 4: Alternative fuel:Biodiesel

http://www.biodiesel.org/ The world is constantly changing and new, beneficial products are being released all the time. Biodiesel is the new alternative fuel being used. The National Biodiesel Board has created a great website to inform those ready to take care of our planet. I found this web site very informational as well as inviting, I [...]

Response #6 Lets Gain Back Some Qualities

The world is growing and so is the energy consumption, it’s a fact. How and what to do with these facts are a question many times asked. In the article, The Need For Sustainability it discusses what is happening because of high energy consumption and what individuals can do about it. The high energy consumption [...]

Respone #5 Lets Get The Oil

In the article, OIL EXPLORATION CAN BE A BOON TO ALASKANS AND ENVIRONMENT by Don Young explains the general feelings about oil exploration in Alaska. Alaska has the highest standards for oil drilling in the United States and that’s why after 20 years the environmental effects of the Prudhoe Bay project are unseen. The group [...]

Response #4 Going Green Gots To Be Easier On The Wallet Greens

The idea that bio fuels are the way to go green has become a topic of dispute. In Who Wants My Bio Fuel, it shows arguments for and against using bio fuels. Using bio fuels replaces the burning of fossil fuels, which omit harmful gasses into the air and fossil fuels are also limited. In [...]