Research Part 2

Thesis: Although Alaskan Natives disagree with it, the polar bear should remain on the endangered species list because their environment continues to change and it greatly affects their energy expenditure, hunting, reproduction, and weaning. Armstrup, S. C., York, G., McDonald, T. L., Nielson, R., & Simac, K. (2004)            Detecting denning [...]

Research Project Part 3: Lets recycle!

We, as the caretakers of our earth, must take seriously these three simple words: reduce, reuse, recycle. Many people believe that these three vital steps to improving our living and our world, are neither important nor very successful. What is reducing, reusing, and recycling exactly? Well to begin reducing, simply means to make less the [...]

Research Draft Part 3

Research Draft: Benefits of Choosing Organic Choosing organic has its many benefits to local famers, the people that consume the food and the environment that it is grown in. Organic farming is healthier and provides more nutrients to the consumer and soil. Although consumers are paying more by purchasing organically farmed foods, it is healthier [...]

Research Draft 1: Sit Down and Enjoy Your “Modified” Corn

Mattie Bly Research Draft 1 Sit Down and Enjoy Your ”Modified” Corn  As early as the 1980′s, dramatic advances in molecular biology research have transformed our agricultural industry.  Among these advances are genetically modified (GM) crops. GM crops are ones that have been modified or enhanced to contain desired traits. These desired traits can increase resistance to [...]

Reaserch Project Part 3 – Improper Disposal of Medications

Improper Disposal of Medications Zach Bohan Eng 213 Academic Writing Social and Natural Science   Throughout the history of mankind, humans have simply disposed of something when there was no way to consume or use it. The Native Americans would use every part of the animal that they could including the bones, but there was [...]

Research Draft: Deadly Air: Making it through Childhood

  Deadly Air: Making it through Childhood By Kimberly Johnson English 213 Academic Writing Social and Natural Sciences   Surviving through childhood is dropping even in the United States due to air pollutants. In the United States alone about 3 million tons of toxic chemicals are released into the environment — contributing to cancer, birth [...]

Research Draft Part 3: Ethanol is Not Cool

Ethyl alcohol, more commonly known as Ethanol, is the most widespread type of alcohol you will find on the market. Today, it is often used in fuels, beverages, and solvents. A desire to lower our need for foreign oil has driven the demand for this alcohol and its use as a biofuel. Producing ethanol from [...]

Research Paper Rough Draft 1: Are Environmental Factors Causing the Decline in Returning Salmon?

Are Environmental Factors Causing the Decline in Returning Salmon? By David Mondok English 213 Academic Writing Social and Natural Sciences After years of discussions about the decline in returning salmon, I have begun to contemplate about the reason for the decline in returning population of salmon. With all the research that has been done on [...]

First Rough Draft: We Don’t Need Any Poisoned Salmon

We Don’t Need Any Poisoned Salmon   By Michael McNulty English 213 Academic Writing For Social And Natural Science                               Even if you live out of Alaska, you must have heard something about the issue called Pebble Mine; if you haven’t, congratulations, you live in a very sheltered world. As we [...]

Research Draft: Fish on a Farm

Fish on a Farm: The Result of a Fish Farmer While fishing concerns are prominent in the state of Alaska, aquaculture is a hot topic all across the world.  With the dangers it causes and effects it has on both the environment and human health, it seems appropriate for such a topic to be frequently [...]