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