Mar 10 2011
Yes, I had to do it. I try to teach environmental science without preaching, but this one topic is hardest for me to avoid. There are probably hundreds of other posts out there on the topic, but I still feel the need to let this out (sorry as it is a bit long with the [...]
Mar 09 2011
Today we watched a good bit of the PBS documentary Empty Oceans, Empty Nets. Feel free to click around the movie web site if you want want to explore the issues further. What were the main points? 1. The Problem. Yes, we seem to be overfishing the oceans. In the last 4 years, numerous articles [...]
Mar 09 2011
In class yesterday we learned about the worst oil spill in the United States until last summer, the Exxon Valdez. History: In 1989 Mr. Hazelwood was drunk driving a huge ship in Alaska named the Valdez, which was carrying oil for the company Exxon. The ship collided with some coral and since it was only single hulled, [...]
Mar 09 2011
*Again, a guest post since our class got cut short the other day. This one by EvanR. He linked to a few nice (short) videos with more on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Some scientists have estimated that there is 315 billion pounds of plastic floating in the oceans. There is not an island of [...]
