Essay #3: Cleaning Up

Cleaning Up by:  Kimberlyn Sheldon English 213 Writing for the Environment   A crumpled up candy wrapper, a crushed soda pop can, a store bag hanging from the spiny willows, I observe these items soiling the beauty of my small Alaskan village. Our majestic surroundings were not meant to be littered with unnatural waste. I [...]

Essay #3: There is no garbage in the world, only resource which is misplaced.

   The modern life style decides we are producing trash every day. Think about the rubbish in the kitchen. After cooking dinner, the dustbin will be full and we need to throw them every day. It is hard for us to calculate how much trash we are making every day. If we do not recycle [...]

Essay #3: Save the Electricity, Save the World

Electricity is one of the most important energies in people’s daily life. Without electricity, life will be tough and boring. We could only use candles for illumination and firewood for cooking. There would be not PCs, no TVs, and even no radios. Electricity brings us a great life and it is an affordable energy. The [...]

Essay 3 Proposal – Lighting the Way: One light bulb at a time

 Essay 3 Proposal – Lighting the Way: One light bulb at a time Kimberly Johnson English 213   Many Americans are hearing ways to lower emissions, conserve energy and protect the planet. One simple method is commonly overlooked as a useful solution for lowering emissions and conserving energy for the planet. Traditional Light bulbs are [...]

Essay #3: Too Hot

Sometimes we are just wasting our energy. I live In Wickersham Hall in campus. When it comes to winter, the heating is provided, which is pretty beneficial for us. Although the temperature in campus is rather low, the office mates in the campus community working on supplying heating in winter should decrease the heating they [...]

Essay 3 Proposal- Starting a UAF Recycling Club: Stop What Your Doing and Recycle!

Mattie Bly As fears of global warming and environmental hardships increase, so does the movement of environmentalism. Environmentalism is a social movement with intentions of improving and restoring earth’s natural environment. An effective way to take part in this movement is by recycling. Recycling is easy, affordable, and readily available almost all over the country. [...]

Essay 3 Proposal: Protecting the Rouge – Let’s Clean Up Our Act

In recent decades, there has been significant improvement in the water quality of lakes and rivers in the Detroit area. Not long ago, it used to be that the waters were so polluted that no fish, turtles, or other wildlife could even live in them. They were so full of trash and so tainted with [...]

Research Part 4, Draft 2: The Plight of Our Oceans

Oceans cover two thirds of the Earth’s surface. Without them, the great diversity of plants and animals, including humans, could not survive on this planet. They consume carbon dioxide and produce a significant amount of the world’s oxygen. They impact the weather and the global climate. They are an essential ecosystem with a large, complex [...]

Essay #3: We Need Moose And Caribou Too

Michael McNulty English 213 Environmental Topic Essay 11/7/11           Canis Lupus, the wolf, while in many areas of the U.S., Alaska still has a healthy population with an ADF&G estimate of 7,000-11,000 wolves state-wide; the main species being the Gray Wolf, with about 4 sub-species. With no natural predators, wolves easily [...]