Climate Talks Near Deal to Save Forests
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/16/science/earth/16forest.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
12/15/09
Elisabeth Rosenthal
New York Times
Summary: Negotiators have still yet to make a deal that would compensate sountries for preserving forests, natural landscapes, swamps, and other important fields that play a crucial role in curbing climate change. Rain forest destruction, which releases the carbon dioxide stored in trees, is estimated to account for 20 percent of greenhouse gas emissions globally.
response: Forests absorb carbon dioxide, which is the best heat-trapping gas linked to global warming. Destroying forests would not be a good idea because then that gas would be in the air. All in all, we need to protect our forests and stop global warming so the polar bears will be saved.
Friday, December 18, 2009
12/18/09
In 2025, India to Pass China in Population, U.S estimates
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/16/world/asia/16census.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Sam Roberts
12/15/09
New York Times
Summary: According the United States Census Bureau, by the year 2025 India will surpass China and be the most populated country in the world. China's fertility rate is declining due to recent government envlovment. Since 1990 China's overall population growth rate has slowed .5 percent annually.
Response: The fact that the government in China is promoting one child per family is huge. The Chinese people will be rewarded free medical, free school tuition for their child, plus other things if they obey this plan and only have one child. India is a very poor country, and the people there aren't as fortunate to have this option. It doesn't suprise me that they are going to be more populated than China, however something needs to be done to prevent that for the sake of our planet.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/16/world/asia/16census.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Sam Roberts
12/15/09
New York Times
Summary: According the United States Census Bureau, by the year 2025 India will surpass China and be the most populated country in the world. China's fertility rate is declining due to recent government envlovment. Since 1990 China's overall population growth rate has slowed .5 percent annually.
Response: The fact that the government in China is promoting one child per family is huge. The Chinese people will be rewarded free medical, free school tuition for their child, plus other things if they obey this plan and only have one child. India is a very poor country, and the people there aren't as fortunate to have this option. It doesn't suprise me that they are going to be more populated than China, however something needs to be done to prevent that for the sake of our planet.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
12/10/09 Blog #24
Climate Deal Likely to Bear Big Price Tag
John M. Broder
12/08/2009
New York Times
Summary: The climate talks in Copenhagen will entail profound shifts in energy, dislocations in how and where people live, changes in agriculture and forestry and the creation of complex new markets in global warming pollution credits. However this isn't going to be cheap, the cost for these changes will cost trillions of dollars.
Response: It doesn't matter how much all of these changes will cost, we need to prevent global warming and save the polar bears. If we don't help the environment now, then when are we going to? I'll tell you when... when it's too late!
John M. Broder
12/08/2009
New York Times
Summary: The climate talks in Copenhagen will entail profound shifts in energy, dislocations in how and where people live, changes in agriculture and forestry and the creation of complex new markets in global warming pollution credits. However this isn't going to be cheap, the cost for these changes will cost trillions of dollars.
Response: It doesn't matter how much all of these changes will cost, we need to prevent global warming and save the polar bears. If we don't help the environment now, then when are we going to? I'll tell you when... when it's too late!
12/10/09 Blog #23
No Slowdown of Global Warming, Agency Says
12/08/09
Andrew C. Revkin
New York Times
Summary: The decade of 2000 to 2009 appears to be the warmest one in modern record. The announcement is viewed as a renewed challenge to devise a global response to climate change.
Response: Well, obviously something needs to be done and fast. Global warming is not going to vanish on its own, our planet is suffering because of our poor decisions. Yes, its going to be a challenge but all of us living on this beautiful planet need to act and change our ways.
12/08/09
Andrew C. Revkin
New York Times
Summary: The decade of 2000 to 2009 appears to be the warmest one in modern record. The announcement is viewed as a renewed challenge to devise a global response to climate change.
Response: Well, obviously something needs to be done and fast. Global warming is not going to vanish on its own, our planet is suffering because of our poor decisions. Yes, its going to be a challenge but all of us living on this beautiful planet need to act and change our ways.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
post 22 12/6/09
Prairie Dogs Deemed Not Endangered
The Associated Press
12/02/09
New York Times
Summary: Black-tailed prairie dogs were denied protection under the Endangered Species Act, due to signs of rebounding. Decades of poisoning, shootings, the plague and loss of habitat to agriculture are blamed for a drop in prairie dog numbers since the early 1900s, from roughly one billion animals to an estimated 24 million today.
Response: Even though prairie dogs do not play an extreme role, I do not think they should be denied protection. Despite the evidence of their signs of rebounding, their numbers have dropped drastically and the Endangered Species Act needs to step up and take control of the problem.
Post 21, 12/6/09
Michigan: Fear Over Asian Carp Brings Request to Close Waterways
The Associated Press
12/2/09
New York Times
Summary: Fears of Asian carp entering the Great Lakes and wiping out other fish have led to demands that the government close the waterways connecting the lakes and the Mississippi River. Governor Granholm and environmental groups asked Michigan’s attorney general to take legal action to force the Army Corps of Engineers to temporarily shut down three shipping locks near Chicago.
Response: I think they need to do more then just temporarily shut down these locks. The Asian carp are going to continue to get closer to entering the Great Lakes, which is why they should just seperate the Mississippi from the Great Lakes.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Blog #21 11/29/09
As Sewers Fill, Waste Poisons Waterways
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/23/us/23sewer.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Charles Duhigg
11/22/09
New York Times
Summary: Brooklyn's sewage is treated at Owls Head Water Pollution Control Plant. Every
time there is a hard rainfall a rising tide throughout Brooklyn’s sewers occurs, and untreated feces and industrial waste start spilling from emergency relief valves into the Upper New York Bay and Gowanus Canal.
Response: This article is very informative, Brooklyn's sewage system is not the only city with poor treatment. Many sewer systems are still being frequently overwhelmed, causing sewage spilling into waterways.
Blog # 20 11/29/09
Protecting the Forests, and Hoping for Payback
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/science/earth/29trees.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
11/28/09
William Yardley
New York Times
Summary: Some of the Deschutes National Forest's ponderosa pines have been used the last few years to demonstrate the United States Forest Service's priorities in the changing West. Two ofthese priorities include improving forest health and protecting against devastating wildfire while still supporting the timber economy.
Response: Something that really bothers me about this is the fact that the United States
Forest Service is cutting down trees that are helpful and play an important role in the environment. Global warming is an issue, and by eliminating a forest you are increasing global warming factors, after all forests absorb carbon dioxide.
Monday, November 16, 2009
11/15/09 Blog #18
Pelican Removed from Endangered List
The Associated Press
11/12/2009
New York Times
Summary: The Pelican went on the Endangered List in 1970 by Interior Department officials. The reason they were at risk was because the fish they ate were tainted with pesticides, causing their eggs to have really thin shells and break. The brown pelican fled and was able to reproduce safely which brought them out of risk.
Response: This article is not important. The pelican isn't that big of deal and they don't give enough information in the article. It is good they are informing people about the tainted fish issue, and the fact that the animal is not at risk anymore.
The Associated Press
11/12/2009
New York Times
Summary: The Pelican went on the Endangered List in 1970 by Interior Department officials. The reason they were at risk was because the fish they ate were tainted with pesticides, causing their eggs to have really thin shells and break. The brown pelican fled and was able to reproduce safely which brought them out of risk.
Response: This article is not important. The pelican isn't that big of deal and they don't give enough information in the article. It is good they are informing people about the tainted fish issue, and the fact that the animal is not at risk anymore.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
11/15/09 Blog #17
Turtles Are Casualties of Warming in Costa Rica
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/14/science/earth/14turtles.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Elisabeth Rosenthal
11/13/2009
New York Times
Summary: The Pacific turtle population has vastly diminished due to the haphazard development and warmer temperatures that link to global warming. Playa Grande, Costa Rica was a tourist attraction known for their sea turle museum. However with the leatherbacks being threatened with extinction, Playa Grande’s expansive turtle museum was abandoned three years ago.
Response: This article is important because its expressing a larger issue than the decrease in the Pacifiic sea turtles, its expressing the disaster of global warming. Global warming is becoming a huge issue and the sea turtles dieing because of it is only one of the smaller problems.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Blog #16 11/7/09
Title: Mt. Kilimanjaro Ice Cap Continues Rapid Retreat
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/03/world/africa/03melt.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Author: SINDYA N. BHANOO
Date: November 2, 2009
Source: New York Times
Summary: The ice cap on Mount Kilimanjara in Tanzania has been rapidly declining 26 percent since 2000. Eighty five percent of the ice that was present there in 1912 has vanished, however scientists are not sure whether or not that is due to global warming. It is uncertain whether the melting is due to human activity or climatological influences.
Response: It is definitely not a good thing that this ice cap is rapidly melting, however it is good to hear that it might not be due to global warming. Something needs to be done quickly to solve this melting ice cap issue. We all need to make better choices to save the earth.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/03/world/africa/03melt.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Author: SINDYA N. BHANOO
Date: November 2, 2009
Source: New York Times
Summary: The ice cap on Mount Kilimanjara in Tanzania has been rapidly declining 26 percent since 2000. Eighty five percent of the ice that was present there in 1912 has vanished, however scientists are not sure whether or not that is due to global warming. It is uncertain whether the melting is due to human activity or climatological influences.
Response: It is definitely not a good thing that this ice cap is rapidly melting, however it is good to hear that it might not be due to global warming. Something needs to be done quickly to solve this melting ice cap issue. We all need to make better choices to save the earth.
Blog #15 11/8/09
Title: Creating a Landfill to Have Cleaner Air
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/science/earth/08tva.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Author: The Associated Press
Date: November 7,2009
Source: New York Times
Summary: In order to clean the air, a landfill needs to be created. Smokestack scrubbers will eliminate most
sulfur emissions produced from coal by the Kingston Fossil Plant, but there is no way for total elimination. Sulfur dioxide is produced by burning fossil fuels, and it contributes to the harsh pollutants such as acid rain.
Response: It is better to clean the air, even though making a landfill is required. We all breathe the air, it needs
to be clean. I hate seeing the gross black smoke coming out of the smokestacks downtown, and hopefully soon Detroit will scrub their smokestacks to emiminate some of the sulfur emissions.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Blog # 15, 11/1/09
Title: Thirsty Plant Dries Out Yemen
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/01/world/middleeast/01yemen.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Author: Robert F. Wroth
Date: October 31, 2009
Source: New York Times
Summary: "More than half of this country’s scarce water is used to feed an addiction." The water wells are running dry, and deep, ominous cracks have begun opening in the parched earth. In the village of Yemen, farmer's crops are turning increasingly to a thirsty plant called qat. Qat are leaves which when consumed act as a narcotic, the addiction being fed by the country's scarce water.
Response: This article makes me think. I don't understand why the farmers just don't change their ways and grow other crops in order to make their profit. They dont only need qat in order to make money, they could grow something else that doesn't consume so much water.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/01/world/middleeast/01yemen.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Author: Robert F. Wroth
Date: October 31, 2009
Source: New York Times
Summary: "More than half of this country’s scarce water is used to feed an addiction." The water wells are running dry, and deep, ominous cracks have begun opening in the parched earth. In the village of Yemen, farmer's crops are turning increasingly to a thirsty plant called qat. Qat are leaves which when consumed act as a narcotic, the addiction being fed by the country's scarce water.
Response: This article makes me think. I don't understand why the farmers just don't change their ways and grow other crops in order to make their profit. They dont only need qat in order to make money, they could grow something else that doesn't consume so much water.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Blog # 13 10/29/09
Title: Polar Bears vs. Development in Alaska
Author: Stefan Milkowski
Date: 10/29/09Source: New York Times
Summary: The Alaskan Governor promised 200,000 square miles of land, and ice for the polar bears under the Endangered Species Act.According to the Polar Bear Specialists Group, just one of the 19 subpopulations of bears is increasing, eight are declining and three are stable.
Response: Sense climate change is the biggest threat to polar bears, the Alaskan Government giving 200,000 square miles to the species is more then nessesary. They are close to becoming extinct, and they need to be protected. THis land outlaws all hunting and developing on the polar bears property which gives them the space they need to survive.
Response: Sense climate change is the biggest threat to polar bears, the Alaskan Government giving 200,000 square miles to the species is more then nessesary. They are close to becoming extinct, and they need to be protected. THis land outlaws all hunting and developing on the polar bears property which gives them the space they need to survive.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Blog #12 10/23/09
Title: To Cut Global Warming, Swedes Study Their Plates.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/23/world/europe/23degrees.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Author: Elisabeth Rosenthal
Date: 10/22/09
Source: New York Times
Summary: Changing one’s diet can be as effective in reducing emissions of climate-changing gases as changing the car one drives. The Swedish National Food Administration was given the task last year of creating new food guidelines giving equal weight to climate and health. For example, it has been recommended that Swedes eat carrots instead of cucumbers, because the cucumbers are grown in heated greenhouses that consume energy.
Response: I am happy to read this article, it is good that countries around the world are trying to "go green," hopefully soon more and more will jump on the band wagon. If we want to save this beautiful earth from global warming countries around the world need to start making smarter choices.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/23/world/europe/23degrees.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Author: Elisabeth Rosenthal
Date: 10/22/09
Source: New York Times
Summary: Changing one’s diet can be as effective in reducing emissions of climate-changing gases as changing the car one drives. The Swedish National Food Administration was given the task last year of creating new food guidelines giving equal weight to climate and health. For example, it has been recommended that Swedes eat carrots instead of cucumbers, because the cucumbers are grown in heated greenhouses that consume energy.
Response: I am happy to read this article, it is good that countries around the world are trying to "go green," hopefully soon more and more will jump on the band wagon. If we want to save this beautiful earth from global warming countries around the world need to start making smarter choices.
Blog #11 10/23/09
Title: Polar Bear Habitat Proposed for Alaska
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/23/science/earth/23bear.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Author: John M. Broder
Date: October 22,2009
Source: New York Times
Summary: More than 200,000 square miles of land, sea and ice along the northern coast of Alaska has been designated to the shrinking polar bear population by the Interior Department. This is the most land area ever given for the protection of any species. The bears' range was shrinking because of the melting ice caps due to global warming.
Response: This is an extremly important article, and it is huge that this land has been given to the polar bears'. Personally, I am esctatic about this. I love polar bears and to read the government is help ing save them from extinction is great. In May 2008, the polar bear was threatened with extinction. The next step that needs to be taken is the outlawing of hunting in the polar bears' habitat's.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/23/science/earth/23bear.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Author: John M. Broder
Date: October 22,2009
Source: New York Times
Summary: More than 200,000 square miles of land, sea and ice along the northern coast of Alaska has been designated to the shrinking polar bear population by the Interior Department. This is the most land area ever given for the protection of any species. The bears' range was shrinking because of the melting ice caps due to global warming.
Response: This is an extremly important article, and it is huge that this land has been given to the polar bears'. Personally, I am esctatic about this. I love polar bears and to read the government is help ing save them from extinction is great. In May 2008, the polar bear was threatened with extinction. The next step that needs to be taken is the outlawing of hunting in the polar bears' habitat's.
Monday, October 19, 2009
10/19/09 Blog #11
Title: Even Rabbit Droppings Count in Nuclear Cleanup
Date: 10/14/09
Author: Matthew L. Wald
Source: New York Times
Summary: Anything that moves near a nuclear weapons plant may be capable of setting off a Geiger counter. And at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation , animals' droppings alone might be enough to trigger alarms.
Response: This article is interesting and informative. It's crazy reading about a government contractor spending a week mapping radioactive rabbit poop with detectors mounted on a helicopter.
Date: 10/14/09
Author: Matthew L. Wald
Source: New York Times
Summary: Anything that moves near a nuclear weapons plant may be capable of setting off a Geiger counter. And at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation , animals' droppings alone might be enough to trigger alarms.
Response: This article is interesting and informative. It's crazy reading about a government contractor spending a week mapping radioactive rabbit poop with detectors mounted on a helicopter.
blog #10 10/16/09
Title: Cleansing the Air at the Expense of Waterways
Date: 10/12/09
Author: Charles Duhigg
Source: New York Times
Summary: In Masontown, Pennsylvania residents have been complaining for years about the yellow smoke coming from the nearby coal-fired power plant. This smoke has left a film on their cars and pebbles of coal waste in their yards. The plant's owner, Allegheny Energy has been sued by five states that claim the air pollution has caused respiratory diseases and acid rain.
Response: This article is very positive, and it is good that the plant was sued. After they were sued for causing problems, the plant changed by trapping more than 150,000 tons of pollutants each year before they escaped into the sky.
Date: 10/12/09
Author: Charles Duhigg
Source: New York Times
Summary: In Masontown, Pennsylvania residents have been complaining for years about the yellow smoke coming from the nearby coal-fired power plant. This smoke has left a film on their cars and pebbles of coal waste in their yards. The plant's owner, Allegheny Energy has been sued by five states that claim the air pollution has caused respiratory diseases and acid rain.
Response: This article is very positive, and it is good that the plant was sued. After they were sued for causing problems, the plant changed by trapping more than 150,000 tons of pollutants each year before they escaped into the sky.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
10/11/09 Blog #8
Title: Alaska: Habitat for Sea Otters
Date: October 7,2009
Author: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Source: New York Times
Summary: The Fish and Wildlife Service designated more than 5,800 square miles as critical habitat for sea otters in the Aleutian Islands, Bering Sea and Alaska Peninsula. Ninety percent of the world’s sea otters live in coastal Alaska, but for reasons unknown their numbers have plummeted in many areas.
Response: This is very good, Endangered species are on the rise, and sea otters like many animals native to Alaska are becoming more at risk. Giving sea otters this designated land should hopefully reduce the growing extinction risk.
Date: October 7,2009
Author: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Source: New York Times
Summary: The Fish and Wildlife Service designated more than 5,800 square miles as critical habitat for sea otters in the Aleutian Islands, Bering Sea and Alaska Peninsula. Ninety percent of the world’s sea otters live in coastal Alaska, but for reasons unknown their numbers have plummeted in many areas.
Response: This is very good, Endangered species are on the rise, and sea otters like many animals native to Alaska are becoming more at risk. Giving sea otters this designated land should hopefully reduce the growing extinction risk.
10/11/09 Blog #7
Title: 7 Preserves Envisioned to Manage Wild Horses
Author: Jim Robbins
Date: October 7, 2009
Source: New York Times
Summary: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is proposing to create seven new wild-horse preserves, to address the problem of a growing population crowding the Western range. The program would expand the use of contraceptives and would spray/neuter more herds on public lands in the West.
Response: I don't think that this will work, it would take a lot to geld wild herds. The problem does need to be addressed, however I feel that this way of doing it will not be successful.
Author: Jim Robbins
Date: October 7, 2009
Source: New York Times
Summary: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is proposing to create seven new wild-horse preserves, to address the problem of a growing population crowding the Western range. The program would expand the use of contraceptives and would spray/neuter more herds on public lands in the West.
Response: I don't think that this will work, it would take a lot to geld wild herds. The problem does need to be addressed, however I feel that this way of doing it will not be successful.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Blog #6 10/2/09
TITLE: State Issues Rules on Upstate Natural Gas Drilling Near City’s Water
Author: Jad Mouawad
Source: New York Times
Date: September 30, 2009
Summary: State environmental regulators released rules governing natural gas production in upstate New York, these rules include provisions to oversee drilling operations near New York City’s water supplies. The report sets strict rules on where wells can be drilled and requires companies to disclose the chemicals they use.
Response: This rule the regulators released is beneficial and is good for the envirnment and community. Gas drilling in upstate New York could contaminate the city's drinking water, and this frightens many residents.
Author: Jad Mouawad
Source: New York Times
Date: September 30, 2009
Summary: State environmental regulators released rules governing natural gas production in upstate New York, these rules include provisions to oversee drilling operations near New York City’s water supplies. The report sets strict rules on where wells can be drilled and requires companies to disclose the chemicals they use.
Response: This rule the regulators released is beneficial and is good for the envirnment and community. Gas drilling in upstate New York could contaminate the city's drinking water, and this frightens many residents.
Blog #5 10/2/09
TITLE: Southeast Drought Study Ties Water Shortage to Population, Not Global Warming
Author: Cornelia Dean
Date: October 1, 2009
Source: New York Times
Summary: The drought in the Southeast during the years of 2005 to 2007 was a result from "random weather events," not global warming. Columbia University reseachers say that "its severe water shortages resulted from population growth more than rainfall patterns."
Article Crtitique: After reading this article, i feel a sense of relief and shock. I am relieved to read about the conducted research results concluding that global warming is causing enviromental problems. The part of this article that shocked me was reading how great the population of Georgia has grown from 1990 to 2007.
Author: Cornelia Dean
Date: October 1, 2009
Source: New York Times
Summary: The drought in the Southeast during the years of 2005 to 2007 was a result from "random weather events," not global warming. Columbia University reseachers say that "its severe water shortages resulted from population growth more than rainfall patterns."
Article Crtitique: After reading this article, i feel a sense of relief and shock. I am relieved to read about the conducted research results concluding that global warming is causing enviromental problems. The part of this article that shocked me was reading how great the population of Georgia has grown from 1990 to 2007.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
9/27 Blog #4
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/science/earth/27waste.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Title: Smuggling Europe's Waste to Poorer Countries
Source: N.Y. Times
Date: 9/26/09
Author: ELISABETH ROSENTHAL
Summary: Exporting waste illegally to poor countries has become a growing international business, as companies try to minimize the costs of new environmental laws. Rotterdam, the busiest port in Europe, has unwittingly become Europe’s main external garbage chute.
Response: This article is important because it discusses the negative impact Europe's smuggling of electronic waste is doing to the environment. Europe's electronic waste, and other garbage that is supposed to be recycled is polluting air and water and releasing the chemicals that are linked to global warming.
Title: Smuggling Europe's Waste to Poorer Countries
Source: N.Y. Times
Date: 9/26/09
Author: ELISABETH ROSENTHAL
Summary: Exporting waste illegally to poor countries has become a growing international business, as companies try to minimize the costs of new environmental laws. Rotterdam, the busiest port in Europe, has unwittingly become Europe’s main external garbage chute.
Response: This article is important because it discusses the negative impact Europe's smuggling of electronic waste is doing to the environment. Europe's electronic waste, and other garbage that is supposed to be recycled is polluting air and water and releasing the chemicals that are linked to global warming.
9/27 Blog #3
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/25/science/earth/25shark.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Title: Palau to Ban Shark Fishing
Source: N.Y. Times
Author: Cornelia Dean
Date: 9/24/09
Summary: Palau, an island nation in the Western Pacific, is banning fishing for sharks in its waters. The ban will apply to waters covering about the size of Texas that are home to many different shark species.
Article Critique: I think this article is extremly important, and this issue is one that needs attention. If more bans aren't made concerning other wildlife animals, more and more species will be in danger for extinction.
Title: Palau to Ban Shark Fishing
Source: N.Y. Times
Author: Cornelia Dean
Date: 9/24/09
Summary: Palau, an island nation in the Western Pacific, is banning fishing for sharks in its waters. The ban will apply to waters covering about the size of Texas that are home to many different shark species.
Article Critique: I think this article is extremly important, and this issue is one that needs attention. If more bans aren't made concerning other wildlife animals, more and more species will be in danger for extinction.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
9/20 Post #1
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/15/us/15ash.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Source: New York Times
Date: 9/14/09
Author: Shaila Dewan
Title: T.V.A. to Pay $43 Million on Projects in Spill Area
Summary: A coal ash spill in Roane County, Tennessee will cause the Tennessee Valley Authority to spend 43 million dollars on economical development projects. The money will not be spent directly on the spill; however it will be used on capital improvements to the county school system, a public relations campaign and projects like a new sewage treatment plant and the conversion of an old movie theater into an arts education center.
Critique: After reading this article, I feel that the T.V.A should consider a different approach because of the upset with some members of Roane County. The authority has spent $40.2 billion to buy out 142 property owners. This is a waste because not everyone is satisfied.
Source: New York Times
Date: 9/14/09
Author: Shaila Dewan
Title: T.V.A. to Pay $43 Million on Projects in Spill Area
Summary: A coal ash spill in Roane County, Tennessee will cause the Tennessee Valley Authority to spend 43 million dollars on economical development projects. The money will not be spent directly on the spill; however it will be used on capital improvements to the county school system, a public relations campaign and projects like a new sewage treatment plant and the conversion of an old movie theater into an arts education center.
Critique: After reading this article, I feel that the T.V.A should consider a different approach because of the upset with some members of Roane County. The authority has spent $40.2 billion to buy out 142 property owners. This is a waste because not everyone is satisfied.
Monday, September 14, 2009
9/20 Post #2
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/us/13water.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Source: The New York Times
Author: Charles Duhigg
Summary: In Charleston West Virginia, coal companies have been polluting the water with toxic waste that has been affecting the community. Chemical factories, manufacturing plants and other workplaces have violated water pollution laws more than half a million times, in the last five years.
Critique: This article topic is very important, and I feel the information provided could possibly impact my family and our community in the future. Water pollution has no scent or taste, many people who consume the dangerous chemicals do not realize it.
Title: Clean Water Laws Are Neglected, at a Cost in Suffering
Date: 9/13/09Source: The New York Times
Author: Charles Duhigg
Summary: In Charleston West Virginia, coal companies have been polluting the water with toxic waste that has been affecting the community. Chemical factories, manufacturing plants and other workplaces have violated water pollution laws more than half a million times, in the last five years.
Critique: This article topic is very important, and I feel the information provided could possibly impact my family and our community in the future. Water pollution has no scent or taste, many people who consume the dangerous chemicals do not realize it.
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