PDS AP Environmental Science 5th Period 2010-11

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 [...]

*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 [...]

Ironic, to me, that in the age of plastic that plastic bags are dying AND in the digital age printer paper is booming. Check these stories out: Cities/countries banning plastic bags- China http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/01/080110-AP-bags.html San Francisco http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89135360 HP CEO discusses why printing on paper NOT declining- http://www.fastcompany.com/1725332/innovation-agents-vyomesh-joshi-evp-of-imaging-and-printing-group-at-hp