Research Final Draft: Just Let the Planet Go to the Cows

Global Warming:  Just Let the Planet Go to the Cows When we take a close look at our planet it may be easy for some to recognize the state of decline our planet it is in. Some of the signs of decline are the terrible heat waves, grueling storms, out of control fires, and devastating [...]

Essay #2 Revision – Proposal Essay: Care to Share?

Support cost effective and environmentally sound modes of transportation at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). Ridesharing, two or more people sharing a vehicle to get to the same destination, is a positive transportation alternative that is cost effect and environmentally sound. Between faculty, staff, and students, UAF has approximately 4,000 commuters driving to campus [...]

Response # 14: Is Your Canteen Kleen?

The website Kleen Kanteen is a website that basically sells clean canteens. This website is mostly geared towards people who are aware of  the health problems that can arise when a person drinks water from reusable bottles that contain a chemical called bisphenal-a (BPA). BPA has been attributed to being an endocrine disruptor, and is [...]

Response # 13: Mercury in Our Food?

In 2009 the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) discovered that a lot of the food being sold contains mercury. Author Alexandra Gross explains in the journal article, Eating Mercury, that mercury can be deadly to humans because it attacks the nervous system. Mercury was actually discovered in forty-five percent of the foods tested [...]

Response # 13: Let the Klamath run Wild

In 2002 about thirty thousand salmon died in the Klamath River. The journal article entitled, Reuniting a River, by author Russ Rymer explains how the Klamath River having dams placed in it has upset the local fishing and farming industries that depend on it. The dams provide electricity for about seventy thousand residents. However, it [...]

Response # 11: Defining Sustainibility

In the journal, The Need for sustainability, author Peter McLean defines the need for sustainability and discusses how a biology teacher can impact a person’s view of nature and sustainable living. McLean recalls personal experiences from his biology class that appear to have given him an appreciation for the simple things in nature. His teacher [...]

Research Paper Final: Our Eighth Continent: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Our Eighth Continent: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch A combined effort by the people of the world has finally created an eighth continent!  This continent would not be a pleasant place to live, as it is made up of all of our unwanted filth, also known as marine litter.  Marine litter has been defined as [...]

Porter’s Research Final Draft: Pesticides in foods

Are pesticides supposed to be helpful for food consumption and storage? Everyone living based on good agriculture practice would probably say yes.  Although pesticides are helpful in maintaining an abundance of fruits and vegetables in gardens, they are more dangerous than good because they are not regulated properly, they pose health risks, and they have [...]

Research Paper (Final)- Climate Change: The Myth of Global Warming

Are humans responsible for the destruction of their habitat known as Mother Nature? Human-made pollution is evident; from litter in local streams to plumes of carbon dense smoke billowing out of power plants, it has become apparent sustainability is not a priority.  In addition, our resources are being used and abused much faster than the [...]

Research Final Draft:Looking in the Past to See the Future

Global climate change will effect every animal on this planet, including humans. Homes will be moved and cities will be changed. There will be no respect for political or social boundaries by the planet as it changes climates world wide. For this reason, climate change is a topic being discussed around the world from dinner [...]