Did you forget to do a blog this 9 weeks? Make it up with this

How hormone mimics affect you:

http://www.medpagetoday.com/InfectiousDisease/PublicHealth/12767

3-2-1 response (and can you believe they put that stuff in baby stuff and to line most of the canned food you eat?!?)

Blog due on 12/9

Human health and the environment: fracking edition

http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/health/case_studies/hydrofracking_w.html

reply in the usual 3-2-1 format

blog due on 12/2

Video Clip on population pyramids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLmKfXwWQtE

respond in the 3-2-1 format

blog due on 11/18

Human population growth and the environment

http://e360.yale.edu/feature/how_environmental_limits_may_rein_in_soaring_populations/2453/

Btw: we're at 7.4 billion now, it was almost 7 billion in 2011 when this was published.

Respond in the 3-2-1 format

Blog due on 11/11

Community ecology and top predators- the importance

http://e360.yale.edu/feature/the_crucial_role_of_predators_a_new_perspective_on_ecology/2442/

Post your answer on your blog in the usual 3-2-1 format

Additional reading- How whale poo ends up on top of mountains (eventually)
http://phys.org/news/2015-10-declines-whales-fish-seabirds-large.html

Blog due on 11/4

The loss of pollinating insects

http://www.esa.org/ecoservices/poll/body.poll.scie.decl.html

You dont have to read this one, but its interesting info that's good for a potential future FRQ: http://www.syngenta.com/global/corporate/en/goodgrowthplan/commitments/Pages/help-biodiversity-flourish.aspx

Respond on your blog using the 3-2-1 format

Blog due on 10/28

Should we bother saving pandas?

Watch 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEMtc1w4z6c
Read 2 (both are really short):
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2009/sep/23/panda-extinction-chris-packham
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150916-why-we-really-should-save-pandas

Respond in the 3-2-1 format on your blog

Blog due on 10/21

Banana's and Biodiversity

http://www.damninteresting.com/the-unfortunate-sex-life-of-the-banana/

Post your 3-2-1 response on your own blog

Blog due on 10/14

What is biodiversity and why you should care:

http://www.globalissues.org/article/170/why-is-biodiversity-important-who-cares

Read the whole thing, all sub sections (except the 'more information' one)

Reply in the 3-2-1 format, 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

Blog due on 10/7

Wildfires, arctic biomes, and climate change

https://e360.yale.edu/feature/a_new_global_tinderbox_the_worlds_boreal_forests/2916/

Bit of a longer article, but a good read

Reply on your blog using the 3-2-1 response.

Blog due on 9/30

El Nino and Texas- wonder why it rained and flooded so much back in May???

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/godzilla-el-nino-could-bring-cold-and-very-wet-win/nnKjf/

also check out http://www.elnino.noaa.gov/ for more info (yes, the govt does have an ENTIRE WEBSITE  devoted to this one phenomenon)

Reply in the 3-2-1 format

Blog due on 9/23

Human activities and the nitrogen cycle

http://phys.org/news/2014-06-humans-derailed-nitrogen-track.html

Post your 3-2-1 response to this article on your own blog

Blog due on 9/16

First Blog of the year! Connecting land and sea ecosystems- bet you had no idea that the type of trees on a beach could affect the number for manta rays in the area...

http://e360.yale.edu/feature/the_vital_chain_connecting_the_ecosystems_of_land_and_sea/2529/

reply in the 3-2-1 format:

·            A) 3 things you found out from the article (summary of the important stuff)

·            B) 2 ways this applies to Environmental Science

·            C) 1 question you now have after reading the article

Summer project due on August 25th!

Friendly reminder that your summer assignment is due the 2nd day of school- if its not already completed, get on it...

If you're looking for a way to relate something you did over the summer to environmental science, this is a very basic rundown of many topics we will cover in class this year- see if you can tie your activity in with one of these 15 current environmental problems. 15 current environmental problems

Blog due on 4/22

Environmental issues with land use (ties to population growth, water resources and pollution, mining, farming practices, etc)

http://e360.yale.edu/feature/the_other_inconvenient_truth_the_crisis_in_global_land_use/2196/

Reply in the usual 3-2-1 format

Blog due on 4/15

Can he link air pollution, climate change, AND sea level rise all in one article? Yes. Yes he can.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/06/140610-connecting-dots-dust-soot-snow-ice-climate-change-dimick/

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Blog due on 4/8

Indoor air pollution and your health

http://www.lung.org/associations/charters/mid-atlantic/air-quality/indoor-air-quality.html

And check out what Paris, France had to do to help fight smog on March 23rd!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11489836/Driving-ban-on-half-Paris-motorists-after-air-pollution-briefly-tops-Shanghai.html

Reply in the usual 3-2-1 format

Blog due on 4/1

Houston's Air Quality and what is being done about it

http://www.npr.org/2013/05/30/185993899/breathing-easier-how-houston-is-working-to-clean-up-its-air

Reply in the usual 3-2-1 format

Blog due on 3/11

Pavement types and the environment

http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/roads-affect-environment.htm

Reply in the 3-2-1 format

6 min video clip to watch too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rreBKDko6OY

Blog due on 3/4

The dwindling water resources of Texas

http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2014/07/30/groundwater-depletion-in-colorado-river-basin-adds-big-risks-to-water-security/

Optional (but highly recommended) further reading: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/08/140819-groundwater-california-drought-aquifers-hidden-crisis/

Reply in the usual 3-2-1 format

Blog due on 2/25

Hydrogen fueled cars

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.04/hydrogen_pr.html

reply in the 3-2-1 format

Blog due on 2/18

A Scarcity of Rare Metals Is Hindering Green Technologies?

http://e360.yale.edu/mobile/feature.msp?id=2711

Respond in the usual 3-2-1 format

and check this out;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlTA3rnpgzU
could this be a reality??

Blog due on 2/11

How Uber could change the world- using (potentially) renewable energy

http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/technology/how-ubers-autonomous-cars-will-kill-10-million-jobs-reshape-economy/ar-AA91boY

Reply in the 3-2-1 format

Blog due on 2/4

Natural Gas and Fracking

Watch the video (< 3 minutes): http://www.propublica.org/series/fracking
Read the article: http://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/september/fracking-costs-benefits-091214.html

Reply in the 3-2-1 format

Blog due on 1/28

AMD- its a big deal

http://www.groundtruthtrekking.org/Issues/MetalsMining/AcidMineDrainage.html

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Blog due on 1/21

Coal ash and the recent EPA ruling

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/12/18/industry-environmentalists-brace-for-epa-coal-ash-ruling

Reply in the usual 3-2-1 format

to find out how they ruled: http://www2.epa.gov/coalash/fact-sheet-final-rule-coal-combustion-residuals-generated-electric-utilities

Blog due on 1/14

Soil Conservation

http://greenliving.lovetoknow.com/10_Ways_to_Conserve_Soil

Reply in the usual 3-2-1 format