Hello WC Folks,
Several things to announce.
First, the required
Please submit your reading summaries to Post #12 & #13 by the class on Thur 9/10/2009. Refer to the Syllabus (Post #3) for the related requirements and suggested reading journals.
Second, the optional
If you have further thoughts on the discussion about three greatest crises on the environment (Post #9), please add the comments below.
The Week 1 powerpoints files are available for you on Post #11. And Week 2 PPT on #17.
Chihche
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There were many great points brought up about pollution in class the other day. I now find it difficult to pin-point any single action as the cause but think that burning of fossil fuels as well as deforestation are equal threats. These 2 are connected because not only does burning fossil fuels create pollution in the air, soil and water but deforestation takes away part of the ability to filter and contain those toxins. The trees produce the second largest quantity of our oxygen. The first being algae. They also prevent erosion and can even isolate polluted bodies of water from clean sources. Not to mention that both are leading causes of poor health is animals and humans and even death in many cases.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading everyone's, I think the greatest crisis is overpopulation. If the earth wasn't so overpopulated, global warming wouldn't be as bad, the natural resources would get used up as fastly, not as many trees would need to be cut down, etc..
ReplyDeleteI agree with Samantha. The problem with the population contributing to global destruction is this... The USA does not have the largest population of people but there are enough of us. Other countries like India actually have denser populations but don't produce as much pollution per capital as the U.S. Our problem stems from the fact that majority of Americans contribute too much to environmental destruction through lifestyles and product demand. So although our population may not necessarily be too great our carbon foot prints out weigh those numbers.
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