Blog Due on 12/11

DDT and risk assessment

http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/files/ddt.pdf

Instead of the usual 3-2-1 format, answer questions 1-5 at the end of the reading

Blog due on 12/4

India, population growth, and clean drinking water

http://e360.yale.edu/feature/anand_shah_clean_water_india/2688/

reply in the 3-2-1 format

Blog due on 11/27

Yes I will be checking this one even though we're on thanksgiving break

Human population growth and the environment
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/jun/30/stephen-emmott-ten-billion

Respond in the usual 3-2-1 format

Blog due on 11/20

In honor of McGuinness (and because it is relavent)

SAVE THE BANANA!!!
http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2008-06/can-fruit-be-saved?nopaging=1

Reply in the usual 3-2-1 format

Article due on 11/13

The importance of symbiosis and the role of community ecology in preserving endangered species

http://e360.yale.edu/feature/microbiomes_at_the_roots_a_new_look_at_forest_ecology/2699/

Reply in the 3-2-1 format

Article due on 11/6

It's a little long, but a good story about protecting biodiversity and human interest

Read the article below and post a reply on your blog in the 3-2-1 format discussed in class


http://www.nytimes.com/newsgraphics/2013/10/27/south-china-sea/

Article Due on 10/23

As Threats to Biodiversity Grow, Can We Save World’s Species?
Read the article below and post a reply on your blog in the 3-2-1 format discussed in class

http://e360.yale.edu/feature/as_threats_to_biodiversity_grow_can_we_save_worlds_species/2518/

Article due on 10/16

Oil Spill in N. Dakota on Oct 10, 2013! Read the article below and post a reply on your blog in the 3-2-1 format discussed in class.

But in case you forgot:  3 things you found out from the article. 2 ways this applies to Environmental Science.  1 question you now have after reading the article


http://money.msn.com/business-news/article.aspx?feed=OBR&date=20131010&id=16987066

Article Due on 10/9

How is climate change affecting arctic biomes? Read the article below and post a reply on your blog in the 3-2-1 format discussed in class.

But in case you forgot:  3 things you found out from the article. 2 ways this applies to Environmental Science.  1 question you now have after reading the article

http://e360.yale.edu/feature/arctic_tundra_is_being_lost_as_far_north_quickly_warms/2229/

Article Due on 10/2

ITS THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN! (with the music to 'final countdown' playing in your head)
No article due this week

How does El Nino affect world economics?  Read the article below and post a reply on your blog in the 3-2-1 format discussed in class.

But in case you forgot:  3 things you found out from the article. 2 ways this applies to Environmental Science.  1 question you now have after reading the article

http://www.magazine.noaa.gov/stories/mag24.htm

Article Due on 9/25

How are humans affecting the nitrogen cycle, and how are scientist looking at the problem?  Read the article below and post a reply on your blog in the 3-2-1 format discussed in class.

But in case you forgot:  3 things you found out from the article. 2 ways this applies to Environmental Science.  1 question you now have after reading the article

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090604144322.htm

Article Due on 9/18

How good are lithium ion batteries?  Read the article below and post a reply on your blog in the 3-2-1 format discussed in class.

But in case you forgot:  3 sentence summary of the article. 2 things you learned from the article.  1 question you now have after reading the article


http://www.abtassociates.com/newsreleases/2013/study-identifies-benefits-and-potential-environmen.aspx

Summer Assignment

Yes, you still have to do the summer assignment!
DUE SEPT 7TH

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