Optional Blog due 12/19

More environmental issues of old mining operations

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-11-12/the-epa-can-t-wait-to-reopen-the-mine-that-poisoned-north-idaho

3-2-1 response

Blog due on 12/12

Gold mining and mercury in Senegal, and Uranium mining and the impacts (2 short-ish articles)

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180209100653.htm (from Duke)
http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2017/ph241/stevens1/ (from Stanford)

3-2-1 reply

Blog due on 12/5

2 shortish articles over soil salinization

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

https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/310365/Irrigation-salinity-causes-and-impacts.pdf

3-2-1 response on your blogs (3 things you learned, 2 ways it relates to APES, 1 new question)

Optional: Want to know more? Check out: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4336437/

blog due 11/28

Atrazine and your water supply

https://www.texastribune.org/2018/11/15/report-toxic-herbicide-found-many-texans-drinking-water/

3-2-1 response on your own blog as always

Blog due 11/14

Dioxins and PCBs

https://www.epa.gov/dioxin/learn-about-dioxin (short read)
https://www.epa.gov/pcbs/learn-about-polychlorinated-biphenyls-pcbs (just look at "what are", "commercial use", "release and exposure", and "health effects")

Post your 3-2-1 response as always. Focus on sources and its effects on human health. Dont be afraid to do a little more research on these things either. Be prepared for test questions covering material listed here.

Also check out https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2017/06/407416/toxic-exposure-chemicals-are-our-water-food-air-and-furniture, but for this just scroll to the bottom for a list of simple things you can do to help reduce your exposure to some toxic chemicals.

Blog due on 10/31

Keystone species and trophic cascades

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRGg5it5FMI

Yes, its a youtube clip. Please watch the whole thing (only 20 minutes) and post your 3-2-1 reply

blog due on 10/24

Speaking of island biogeography, human population growth, and habitat fragmentation...

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/11/living-on-the-edge/544658/

3-2-1 response on your blog

Blog due on 10/17

Chytrid Fungus and Frogs:

https://e360.yale.edu/features/quest_to_save_amphibians_climate_change_cascades_drought

optional reading on the 2nd banana extinction: https://www.cnn.com/2015/07/22/africa/banana-panama-disease/index.html

Blog due on 10/10

Invasive species

https://www.environmentalscience.org/invasive-species

3-2-1 response on your blog

Then watch this short (~3 min) video clip on Lionfish in Florida waters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzaeYzAC8Ro

Blog due on 10/3

Bees and Man Made Chemicals, 2 short articles

https://www.npr.org/2018/09/25/651618685/study-roundup-weed-killer-could-be-linked-to-widespread-bee-deaths

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/13/130510-honeybee-bee-science-european-union-pesticides-colony-collapse-epa-science/

3-2-1 reply on your blog

Blog due on 9/26

From the Convention on Biological Diversity: "At least 40 per cent of the world’s economy and 80 per cent of the needs of the poor are derived from biological resources."

So.... on the importance of Biodiversity

https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/blogs/why-biodiversity-big-deal

3-2-1 response on your own blog.

more facts and figures on biodiversity importance: http://www.globalissues.org/article/170/why-is-biodiversity-important-who-cares

Blog due on 9/19

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.

Optional reading: https://www.princeton.edu/news/2011/10/31/savannas-forests-battle-biomes-princeton-researchers-find

Blog due on 9/12

Pick ONE of the two articles below addressing nutrient cycling and human impacts, then post a 3-2-1 response on your blog

https://e360.yale.edu/features/phosphate_a_critical_resource_misused_and_now_running_out

https://e360.yale.edu/features/can-the-world-find-solutions-to-the-nitrogen-pollution-crisis

   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 9/5 1st of the year!

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 

Curious how whales can impact nutrient cycles (esp with Iron and Nitrogen)? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M18HxXve3CM

Practice Blog (not for a grade) Due (its not due)

Florida's Red Tide, human activities, and how it effects the local ecology.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/toxic-red-tide-making-floridians-sick-angry-n897181

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

·             3 things you found out from the article

      2 ways this applies to Environmental Science

·             1 question you now have after reading the article

       Additional, unrelated article about flaring close to $1 million dollars EVERY DAY in Texas and New Mexico: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/in-americas-hottest-drilling-spot-vast-volumes-of-gas-go-up-in-smoke/ar-BBMAUKR

Recycling in the current economic environment...

Recycling under seige-

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/recycling-once-embraced-by-businesses-and-environmentalists-now-under-siege/ar-AAxclAb

Blog due 4/25 -LAST BLOG OF THE YEAR!

Pick one to read (or both for the overachievers). 1 dealing with waste (new unit), 1 dealing with land use (unit we just finished).

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180328-lebanon-is-drowning-in-its-own-waste

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/01/argentina-new-river-soya-beans

3-2-1 reply as always

blog due 4/18

Feeding the world with bugs

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/insect-farms-gear-up-to-feed-soaring-global-protein-demand/ar-AAvQhey

Check out https://chirpschips.com/ and http://entomofarms.com/ for more info

3-2-1 reply as always

Optional blog reading for 4/11

Climate change and air pollution

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jul/05/dark-snow-speeding-glacier-melting-rising-sea-levels

blog due on 4/4

1 video and 1 reading for this blog post:

JUST WATCH THE 10 MINUTE VIDEO AT THE BEGINNING:
Outdoor air pollution effects: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/what-air-pollution-does-to-your-body_us_5a1a7f47e4b064948074da5f

***Note: you may need to try a different browser if the video doesn't populate.

Reading about formaldehyde: https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/formaldehyde/home/index.html

Optional Reading
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/air-pollution-is-killing-millions-around-the-globe-each-year_us_5a1ed396e4b017a311eb9c5f

blog due on 3/28

Air pollution and human health

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/air-pollution-is-killing-millions-around-the-globe-each-year_us_5a1ed396e4b017a311eb9c5f

3-2-1 response

Also check out https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/23/magazine/what-does-it-take-to-stop-accepting-pollution-as-the-price-of-progress.html for another good, optional, read.

blog due on 3/7

2 articles- respond to the 1st on your blog, no response necessary for the 2nd article (but read, its relatively short)

Reply on your blog needed:
Frogs, sex changes, and herbicides
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/08/science/08frog.html

No reply needed, but important info:
Groundwater aquifers, endangered species, water conservation practices
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/mar/02/san-antonio-texas-water-usage-salamander
*credit to Kendrick for this one

More info on the Aral Sea

If youre interested:
https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/2016/06/aral-sea-springs-life-160623082720228.html

Blog due on 2/28

Groundwater withdrawals in the US

Article you need to read (sad the graphics are all wonky... ):  https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/06/science/beneath-california-crops-groundwater-crisis-grows.html

Optional, but good/valuable, reading
1) How google is sparking a "water war" in South Carolina-
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/google-s-controversial-groundwater-withdrawal-sparks-question-of-who-owns/article_bed9179c-1baa-11e7-983e-03d6b33a01e7.html

2) From UC-Davis, issues with groundwater overpumping-
http://www.caes.ucdavis.edu/news/articles/2016/01/challenges-arise-when-groundwater-gets-drawn-down

Blog due on 2/21

South African Water Crisis:
1) https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/24/africa/cape-town-water-crisis-trnd/index.html
2) https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/02/cape-town-water-crisis/553076/

Kinda cool renewable stuff: carbon neutral boat currently sailing across the globe: http://www.energy-observer.org/en/

Blog due on 2/14

Renewables: Pros and Cons 

Select ONE of the three articles below and respond in the 3-2-1 format

http://populationeducation.org/content/what-are-pros-and-cons-solar-and-wind-energy
http://populationeducation.org/content/what-are-pros-and-cons-hydropower-and-tidal-energy
http://populationeducation.org/content/what-are-pros-and-cons-biomass-and-geothermal-energy

Want to know more about China and its renewable energy policy?  https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/05/business/energy-environment/china-clean-energy-coal-pollution.html

Read and realize they are moving ahead of the US in renewables. They realized that maximum growth without regard for air quality was not in the national interest long term... 

Blog not due on 2/7 because its posted late

Interesting to see...

http://e360.yale.edu/features/hillary_clinton_donald_trump_on_energy_and_environment_2016_presidential_election

also kinda cool to check out: http://www.alternative-energy-tutorials.com/wave-energy/wave-energy-devices.html

blog due on 1/31

Energy in China and Health Impacts of Coal

http://money.cnn.com/2017/07/18/technology/china-us-clean-energy-solar-farm/index.html

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-coal-kills/

3-2-1 response on your blog

blog due on 1/24

Environmental Impacts of Fracking

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

also check out (its short) http://www.climatecentral.org/news/regulations-may-limit-north-dakota-oil-flares-18204

Around ~$1 million dollars worth of natural gas is flared off in North Dakota EVERY DAY from fracking.... just saying 300 million cubic feet of flared methane A DAY cannot be a good thing

Blog due on 1/17

The Haunting Legacy of South Africa's Gold Mines

http://e360.yale.edu/features/the_haunting_legacy_of_south_africas_gold_mines

A bit longer, but you have tomorrow off school, so shouldn't be a problem

Optional: radioactive mine waste (short but good):  http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2017/ph241/stevens1/

Blog due on 1/10

2 short articles over soil salinization

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

https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/310365/Irrigation-salinity-causes-and-impacts.pdf

3-2-1 response on your blogs (3 things you learned, 2 ways it relates to APES, 1 new question)