Sunday, October 26, 2008

Green House Effect



1 What is the greenhouse effect?


The phenomenon whereby the earth's atmosphere traps solar radiation, caused by the presence in the atmosphere of gases such as carbon dioxide, water vapor, and methane that allow incoming sunlight to pass through but absorb heat radiated back from the earth's surface









2 What are the 3 most common greenhouse gases?


The three most common greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide, water vapor, and methane.



3 How are the greenhouse gases produced? By many things like deforestation






4 How does the greenhouse effect impact our lives?


It impacts our life because itcauses the earth to be hotter.




5 Is the greenhouse effect good or bad? Why?
I think it is very bad because It could cause many health problems

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Offshore Drilling

1. What is offshore drilling?
Offshore drilling is act of extracting resources, primarily oil, in an ocean or lake.


2. Why is it good?
It is a a viable source of domestic production for oil to be obtained.

3.
Why is it bad?
Pollution from everyday operations and oil spills from platforms, pipelines and tankers can occur, and when oil is brought up from beneath the ocean floor, chemicals and toxic substances such as mercury

4. How do you feel about it?
I feel that there are too many risks off offshore drilling, and if it is going to be done, there should be a 100% chance that the oil will be obtained safely with no spills possible.

Thursday, October 9, 2008

^^^^All Blogs Info^^^^

I think I should get a 50/50 for all of my blogs because i worked hard on all of my blogs from start to finish without taking any breaks at all. I should get a hundred percent since I checked my punctuality, grammar, and the main issues in all of my blogs. I made sure I focused on my work and I really stressed to get an A on my blogs. That's why i should get a 50/50 on all my blogs.

Friday, October 3, 2008

Recycling is good

1. Most people agree that recycling is a good thing. Why should we recycle glass, plastic, paper and metals.Recycling saves resources used to make new materials like it saves energy . Recycling significantly decreases both air and water pollution, Recycling is good for the economy.



2. What is better recycling or reusing things? Why? Give an example.

Recycling, because if we reuse things, we won't be impacting the world, just our own lives.



3. How can Fayetteville residents recycle? Use your blue rollout recycling cart and put it by the curb by 7 a.m. in the morning.

4. Where is the closest recycling drop-off center to your home (or our school)?
Waste management Macedonia Church Rd.

5. What can you realistically do to promote recycling?
I would tell publishers to write advertisement's of recycling in the daily newspapers, or i could also make blogs on the Internet to promote people to start to recycle.