peak oil and green energy



"Conservation a Dirty Word"

Farming Methods

• Use of chemicals on the land
• The effects of felling trees and uprooting hedges
  

Recreation

• Killing animals and plants (e.g. plant collection, over fishing, over hunting, egg collecting, insect collecting).
• Blood sports (e.g. fox hunting, badger baiting, hare coursing, wildfowling, game bird shooting).
• Accidental killing of plants and animals (e.g. careless fire lighters and campers, flower pickers, litter
  spreading etc.).

Industrialisation

• Building houses, factories, towns, cities and roads.
• Disposing of the by-products of industry such as slag heaps, waste heaps, air and water pollution, dangerous
  chemicals and nuclear waste.
• Using renewable materials (e.g. trees for making paper, crops, animals for food etc.).
• Using non-renewable resources (e.g. minerals, coal and oil).

"Methods of Conservation"

By law
Giving protection to animals and plant species or special areas of land or water.

Restoration
To restore unsightly countryside (e.g. waste tips and slag heaps etc.).

Alternative Energy
A need to find alternative resources to replace coal and oil etc.

Nature Reserves and Zoos
Of special value in preserving rare animal species.

Recycling
Reprocessing of unwanted products (e.g. newspapers, scrap metals, glass and sewage etc.).

Education
Making more people aware of the need to protect and preserve the environment through schools, youth organizations and the media.

http://www.ypte.org.uk/environmental/what-is-conservation-/5



I would inform Jimmy Cardigan on the reason renewable energy is not are main source of energy. Renewable energy has generally been more expensive to produce and use than fossil fuels. Renewable resources are often located in remote areas, and it is expensive to build power lines to the cities where the electricity they produce is needed. The use of renewable sources is also limited by the fact that they are not always available — cloudy days reduce solar power; calm days reduce wind power; and droughts reduce the water available for hydropower.

http://www.eia.doe.gov/energyexplained/index.cfm?page=renewable_home

I agree with the government intervention to steer us away from fossil fuel. Fossil fuel are use more than can be produce. It known to release greenhouse gases which cause pollution. Scientist believe it the leading cause of climate change. Different source of energy such as solar and wind power use less energy.

Renewable energy

 

Sustainable Agricuture

8 Major Element of Sustainable Farming
1: Sustainable Crop Production
2: Ecosystem Management and Protection
 3: Resource Conservation and Energy Efficiency
4: Integrated Waste Management
 5: Fair Labor Practices
 6: Community Benefits
7: Product Quality
8: Product Safety and Purity
http://www.scscertified.com/fff/sustainable_agriculture.php

The ecological principles woven into this framework is that Sustainable farming is healthy for the environment. protect the natural resource base on which agriculture depends.reduce air, soil and, above all, water pollution from pesticide residues and from fertiliser and livestock effluent run-offs.biotechnology breeding plants with genetic resistance to diseases, pests and broad-spectrum herbicides, but also in developing traits that deliver clear benefits for food/feed processing, consumer, industrial and pharmaceutical applications.
http://www.agronomica.org/SF.htm

No, I  don't buy organic or naturally labeled food because they usually expensive. I'm disconnect with the current food system because I don't know the facts of the food system agricultural production and consumption pattern.

The "Third Frontier" is genetitic engineering in food and environment.

Yes I would be interested in growing my own vegetable and fruits if I was giving a space on campus to do so.

 

Introduction to Colliquium

I was expect to learn and understand the definifition of the word colliquium and why we are require to take in FGCU and not the other universities in Florida. My personal behavior that are unsustainable are using more energy from renewable source .Wasting water by taking fiften minute to take a shower and five minute to brush my teeth while letting the water run. Not using any public transportation to get to school or work; and flying four time out of the year.

Political Science relating to sustainability or ecology
1.Examines the politics of environmental degradation in countries of the global south, a.k.a. the developing world, through case studies of topics including Amazonian deforestation in Brazil, international development projects in India, and oil drilling in the Niger Delta.

2.Considers the special problems posed by environmental collective action for international policymakers; some of the primary actors and organizations involved in addressing environmental problems; and selected international environmental issues such as global warming, ozone depletion, and rain forest destruction.

3.An intensive investigation into the history and theory of environmental ethical and political thought.

4.Examines the politics of environmental transformation in Florida, including issues of water supply, growth management and Everglades restoration. This course supplements the department's offerings in environmental politics.

(http://www.registar.ufl.edu/catlog/programs/courses/political.htm)

Eco footprint

According to Eco Footprint calculation if everyone lived like me we would need 3.8 Planet Earth to provide enough resources and it will take 16.8 global acres of the Earth productive area.To reduce my footprint by 0.6 to 3.2 Planet Earths I could eat fewer animal-base foods, purchase products that use less packaging or are made out of recycled material , use more energy from renewable sources, switched to more energy-efficent appliances, use more public transportation instead of driving my car, and take a local holiday instead of flying.  If the average American ecofootprint is 4.6(earth)  it will take 20.3 global acres of the Earth's productive area to sustain there lifestyle. To reduce the foot print by 0.7 Planet Earths to 4.6 Planet Earths is to eat more local food and fewer procressed foods, and use other source of transportation.( http://www.footprintnetwork.org/)

Climate change

Climate changes are cause by natural and human.  Natural factors responsible for climate changes are continental drift, volcanoes, and ocean currents.  Human contributed with the rise of greenhouse gases and our others daily activities.  To find the most reliable source on climate change is by visiting the United State Environment Protect Agency website to lean about scientific finds concerning changes in the climate or join the global debated about what or how the government and industries should react.  The media portrayed climate change to be caused by human activities.  The portrayal makes me more likely to alter my lifestyle by being more aware of the amount of electricity I used, find other source of transportation, and use less paper.  The future effect of the climate change for my children and grand children’s will probably be more severe storms and floods, rising sea level which will reduce the quality and quantity of freshwater supplies, and most of the world endangered spices may become extinct.

Global Environmental Issues: Global Warming

The most pressing global environment issue facing us today is Global Warming. Global Warming an issue of climate change cause by human activities such as driving, turn on lights, and heating and cooling the homes. If I was giving $100 billion to address global warming  and have to divide the money 100% on the issues of Global Warming. I would hire a group of scientist to plant and protect trees that store the carbon dioxide our society produce on a daily basic (20%). Which will help the economy by employing individual in the planting and maintenance of million of trees each years (10%). Fund  law to give company tax break on encouraging carpool. Carpool minimizes the amount of greenhouse gases put into the air by automobile (10%). Fund laws to give insurance tax breaks on healthy individual by lowing their insurance rates by being healthy. Being healthy active help with the air pollution and energy saving cost by using less energy products such as watching television,  being on the computer, and using appliances (10%). Funding public transportation (20%). Help fund the law to pass the Clean Air Act in every state. The Clean Air Act is making companies change their product such as hair spray and cars to stop air pollution and endangering are lives (30%).

"discipinarties" and relationshop to sustainability

Louv. R. emphasis on the "Nature-Deficit Disorder" and "The Third Frontier"

1.His argument seems believable in "Third Frontier," Louv stated "research flood trees with genetic material taken from viruses and bacteria to make them grow faster to create better wood products, or to enable trees to clean polluted soil." Cattle are injected with hormones to make them grow faster and dairy cows are given a genetically engineered hormones called rBGH to increase milk production...2. Our improved quality of life trump our need for nature. For example, we rather play farm ville on facebook than take a class on gardening or volunteer at Echo or Eco Preserve...3.Our generation is succumbing to this disorder of nature. Education shouldn't be straight from a book. I believe all sscience student should go on a nature walk or dissect animals. ..4. "The Third Frontier." is technology taking over are involvement with nature in a negative way. We believe we should have control over are animal and plants reproduction system.