Here, in two 10-minute segments, is a recent 60-Minutes report on the accident in the Gulf of Mexico and a link to a report on progress (finally) capturing some of the escaping oil: Part I: Watch CBS News Videos Online Part II: Watch CBS News Videos Online
Day 23 (May 12): Check out this 3 minute report from ABC’s World News: and here is a great interactive history lesson on major oil spills from the NY Times.
I doubt many of you are still checking this since the AP exam is over, but here are some Gulf oil disaster updates for those that might be… After Setback, BP Scrambles to Find New Solution http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126629347&sc=17&f=1007 Sopping Up an Oil Slick with Castaway Hair (“hair sausages?!”) http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126536482 And, here is the slick viewed from [...]
So, last year the APES text (published 2008) had a section on carbon offsets-first time I’ve seen it in a school textbook. There are many companies out there now marketing carbon offsets to reduce your “carbon footprint.” Terrapass is a popular one. You can offset one year’s worth of air travel (an estimated 8,000 pounds [...]
Today we discussed potential solutions to the problem of the enhanced greennhouse effect, also known as global warming. The only way to truly solve this problem is to attack the problem at its source: Greenhouse Gases. We need to decrease the amount of greenhouse gases, especially Carbon Dioxide, in the atmosphere by either reducing the [...]
At the end of class on Friday Mr Willard left us with 5 questions regarding global climate change. These questions were as follows: 1. Is the Earth warming? 2. If so, is this warming unnatural? 3. If it is unnatural, is it anthropogenic (human-caused)? 4. What might happen as a result of this climate change? [...]
To commemorate Earth Day PDS 5th grade teachers and students made signs to carry around the Ferry Boat reminding parents to turn cars off while in line picking up their children. They also modified the “stop and go” signs to reflect the No Idling initiative for all teachers on traffic duty to carry. LS plans [...]
Today in class, we continued talking about the secondary effects of car exhaust and coal burning. Today we spent the day talking about the formation/affects of acid rain in particular. Acid rain in a problem in the troposphere, and is therefore a regional problem. Even though acid rain has always been referred to as “rain,” [...]
*Note: This is a guest post from Alice G. in 8th period since I forgot ask for a scribe! Your car breathes in from the air and the fuel tank and it breathes primary pollutants out, which then are converted into secondary pollutants. The central reaction in your car starts with the reactants in the [...]
Last year, a student send me a 12-minute bit from 60 minutes on coal power. The piece is centered on an interview with Jim Rogers of Charlotte’s own Duke Energy. Watch this, then read on: *IF the embedded video will not play, try this link: Powered by Coal (60 minutes) So…what do we do in [...]
