Research Outline-Got to Use US Energy

I. US being dependant on foreign fuel puts the US at the will of foreign countries.

A. Foreign countries can control prices.

1. Make prices hard on Americans.

2. Create a gas shortage.

B. Create Political Pressure on the US

1. Control American economics.

2. Pressure on economic based politics.

C. Foreign countries profits from the US are often used to support unfavorable activities

1. Foreign oil companies often support terrorist activities.

II. Buying foreign fuels may support environmentally harmful tactics of producing energy.

A. Producing for pure profit.

1. Profit more important than worrying about the environment.

B. Lower standards for safety precautions.

1. Smaller precautions taken to keep the environment clean.

2. Slower reactions to oil spills.

C. Old technology used.

1. No innovation occurring.

2. Old technology not as clean and inefficient

III. US produce energy with more environmentally friendly precautions.

A. Higher standards.

1. Better precautions taken

2. Safer standards for employees.

B. Newer technology

1. Better technology that is greener.

C. Pressure by Americans to use clean means to produce energy with.

1. Americans would like to support cleaner businesses.

2. Competition from other companies using cleaner forms of production.

IV. Support innovative ways of producing renewable resources.

A. Find more forms of renewable resources.

1. Give reason to support renewable energy research.

B. Improve ways of capturing renewable energy.

1. Improve ways of gathering energy.

2. Update old structures to make them more efficient and sustainable.

C. Help the environment stay healthy.

1. Reason to use cleaner energy.

2. Would have to use renewable energy to meet US energy needs.

V. Open more jobs in the US

A. Jobs researching new forms of energy.

1. Scientific studies.

2. Lead to other innovative findings that would support the US.

B. More jobs in the labor field.

1. Skilled labor needed.

2. Occupations from many fields needed to support energy collection.

C. More jobs support better US economy.

1. More money in the economy.



Research option A outline: Coral Reefs

Thesis: Although coral reefs have been around for over 50 years, human activity is causing their disappearance because of tourism, fishing, and pollution

 I) Intro
     a) About coral reefs
          i) types
              (1) fringing
              (2) barrier 
              (3) atoll 
         ii) habitat
         iii) growth
II) Tourism 
     a) Activities
     b) Souvenirs
     c) Attractions
III) Fishing
     a) Dynamite/blast fishing
     b) Cyanide fishing
IV) Pollution
     a) Land
         i) Agriculture
         ii) Costal developments
         iii) Sewage
     b) Air
         i) CO2
              (1) ocean acidification
V) Conclusion

Research Essay Option A Outline: Reconstructing the Past for the Future

I.  Introduction

A. Importance of evironment

1. Climate Change

2. Human effect/policy

B. Brief intro into paleoenvirontmental reconstruction

1. Lake coring

2. Sediment analysis

C. Thesis

1. Although modern climate data is important, it is essential that ancient environments are explored by means of lake coring, paleosol analysis and pollen analysis to fully understand the changes present in modern climates because this method will provide and accurate time line of the earth’s develoment, strong data support to understand modern climate change and to predict future climate change.

II. Reconstruction of Environments

A. Lake coring

1. Varves

2. Pollen analysis

B. Sediment deposisiton

1. Size of grain

2. distribution of sediments

C. Varve accumulation

1. Method of relative dating

2. Creates time line of environmental changes

III. Data support

A.  Provides robust and strong data

1. Relative dating

2. Able to cross reference with other data sources

B. Longer period of data set

1. Dealing with geological time scale

2. Much stronger than past 10 yrs or human history

C. Length of time provides clearer picture

1. broad image to depict long term change

IV. Understanding of Modern Environment

A. Reconstruction

1. Provides image to compare modern environment to

2. Provides understanding of factors climate change

B. Analogs to Modern

1. sediments describe climate changes

2. sediments describe causes of changes

C. Ability to predict current effects

1. prediction long term effects of human factors

2. prediction of long term effects of large natural disasters

V. Conclusion

A. Need for wider understanding of climate change

1. Last few decades is not enough

2. Wider view gives better ideas for what we can change now

B. Policy

1. New understanding should be given to the public

2. Better ability to legislate

C. Individual life

1. Whole perspective allows for understanding of individual impact

2. Puts perspective into changes made at home