Oh the hypocrisy!

https://www.thenation.com/article/exxons-pro-fracking-ceo-suing-stop-fracking-near-his-mansion/

Couldn't find the status of the suit, but hilarious...

Blog do on 12/7

Dioxins and PCBs

https://www.epa.gov/dioxin/learn-about-dioxin
https://www.epa.gov/pcbs/learn-about-polychlorinated-biphenyls-pcbs

Pick one to read, post your 3-2-1 response as always. Be prepared for test questions covering material listed here

Blog due on 11/30

~6 min video clip on population pyramids, courtesy of TedED

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

3-2-1 response as always

Blog due on 11/16

How water, food, waste management, and energy are all tied in with the environment.
Note: this does not go into much detail but serves as a decent intro into the subject. Come FRQ time you will need to be able to provide more details and more specific solutions then what it stated here.

http://www.prb.org/Publications/Lesson-Plans/HumanPopulation/Environment.aspx

3-2-1 format in your response.

Blog due on 11/9

How predators effect nutrient cycles

http://phys.org/news/2015-10-declines-whales-fish-seabirds-large.html

reply in the usual 3-2-1 format

Blog due on 11/2

The importance of pollinators (beees)

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

Additional, optional, reading on the same topic: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8467746.stm

Blog due on 10/26

http://www.greenfacts.org/en/biodiversity/l-2/2-biodiversity-synthesis-report.htm#0

Make sure you click on the Level 2 details tab to get a bit more in depth info

Respond in the usual 3-2-1

Blog due on 10/19

Importance of genetic diversity

http://www.science20.com/seeing_green/why_cheetahs_never_prosper_or_genetic_bottleneck_problem-80924

Reply on your blog in the usual 3-2-1 format

Also check out https://www.damninteresting.com/the-unfortunate-sex-life-of-the-banana/
The title says it all

Blog due on 10/13

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 10/5

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.

Also, check this out- IT HAS BEGUN!: http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/solar-road-tiles-get-their-first-public-test/ar-BBwV7UF

Blog due on 9/21

How humans effect nutrient cycles

https://blogs.ntu.edu.sg/hp331-2014-29/?page_id=110

post your 3-2-1 response on your blog

Further optional  reading (short one discussing the Nitrogen cycle): http://phys.org/news/2014-06-humans-derailed-nitrogen-track.html

Blog due on 9/14

Connecting terrestrial ecosystems with marine food chains

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

Blog due on 9/7- 1st blog of the year!

How one environmental issues (climate change and increased carbon dioxide) are affect food webs/biomes in the world:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/oct/13/marine-food-chains-at-risk-of-collapse-extensive-study-of-worlds-oceans-reveals

Read the article and then post your 3-2-1 response on YOUR blog (the summer assignment one).

·            A) 3 things you found out/learned from the article

·            B) 2 ways this applies to Environmental Science

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

Welcome to APES

Welcome to APES at MHS- this is where you will go to do a weekly homework assignment (due every wednesday by midnight).  A link to an article will be posted here for you to read that relates to environmental science issues in the real world. This is usually a very easy assignment to do and will help you answer both test questions and FRQs in class as well as on the AP Exam in May.

Blog due on 4/20- THE LAST ONE!

Feeding the world without GMOs- why some think we should

http://cdn3.ewg.org/sites/default/files/EWG%20Feeding%20the%20World%20Without%20GMOs%202015.pdf?_ga=1.202358481.1156280090.1460117712

Respond in the 3-2-1 format

blog due on 4/13

Pick ONE article to do:

The pro's and con's of fish farming (we do need to feed 7.5 billion people, but how?)

http://www.talkingfish.org/did-you-know/all-about-aquaculture-environmental-risks-and-benefits

-OR-

Climate change and ocean acidification

http://science.time.com/2013/08/26/ocean-acidification-will-make-climate-change-worse/


3-2-1 response as always

blog due on 4/6

Can Schreer 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/

Reply in the usual 3-2-1 format

Blog due on 3/30

Florida Fish Kills- occuring now!

http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/25/us/florida-fish-kill/index.html

Plus, watch the 1:30 video here (and read the article if you'd like, very political though): http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-farago/on-floridas-massive-fish_b_9530084.html

Props to Garrett for this one (thank him, its short). Respond in the usual 3-2-1 format

Blog due on 3/9

Ocean Acidification

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cqCvcX7buo

This is a 21 minute mini-documentary on ocean acidification. This will be on your test. Post your 3-2-1 response on your blog as usual.

Blog due on 3/2

Groundwater withdraw issues in Cali

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/08/140819-groundwater-california-drought-aquifers-hidden-crisis/

Optional but cool video on the Colorodo River: http://e360.yale.edu/feature/video_colorado_river_running_near_empty/2443/

Respond in the 3-2-1 format

Blog post due on 2/24

Renewable energy and....the Marines??

http://e360.yale.edu/feature/marines_push_to_front_lines_in_renewable_energy_innovation/2667/

Reply in the usual 3-2-1 format

Blog due on 2/17

Read the following

https://www.populationeducation.org/content/what-are-pros-and-cons-solar-and-wind-energy

Respond in the 3-2-1 format

Blog due on 2/10

How Uber and automated cars will change the world

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

3-2-1 response as usual

blog due on 2/3

Watch the following video: http://www.propublica.org/series/fracking (2:32 long)

Read the following article: http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/health/case_studies/hydrofracking_w.html

Keep in mind that burning natural gas is WAAAAY cleaner than coal, but is it the best option long term?

Use the 3-2-1 format to respond

Blog due on 1/27

Read the following short blurb on oil and its environmental impact

http://environment-ecology.com/energy-and-environment/92-how-does-oil-impact-the-environment.html

The watch this about coal mining (2 minutes long)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOoVtmORk0k

Reply in the 3-2-1 format

Blog due on 1/20

Acid Mine Drainage- Big Deal

Read the following 3 sections only: summary, environmental impacts, prevention and mitigation
http://www.groundtruthtrekking.org/Issues/MetalsMining/AcidMineDrainage.html

Next read this:
http://www3.epa.gov/reg3wapd/nps/mining.html?tab=2#acid (no need to read what is above it, and you will need to know 1 passive and 1 active treatment and how they work)

Reply in the 3-2-1 format:

·             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 1/13

Soil Salinization (important AP topic!)

Please read both (neither is long), we will discuss in class and you will see this on your TEST

Article: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/earths-soil-getting-too-salty-crops-grow-180953163/?no-ist

Additional info from A&M http://publications.tamu.edu/SOIL_CONSERVATION_NUTRIENTS/PUB_soil_Managing%20Soil%20Salinity.pdf

Blog due on 1/6

Short article on how fracking and deep injection wells are affecting tectonic activity (wait... you mean drilling for natural gas causes earthquakes? mind - blown)

http://ecowatch.com/2015/04/23/oklahoma-earthquakes-caused-by-fracking/

reply in the 3-2-1 format using your blog

additional info: http://seismo.berkeley.edu/blog/seismoblog.php/2015/04/22/fracking-injecting-and-quakes