EnvironmentWhat is the environment?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDNLzHIHLIw
The natural environment encompasses all living & and non-living things occurring naturally on Earth
Questions to consider1. What is nature worth?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TartoYpK1yI
2. In your opinion, what is the most pressing environmental issue today?
Animal Issues3. What is “the cove?”
http://www.takepart.com/covehttp://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/other/video
s/blood-dolphins-return-to-the-cove.htm4. Discuss the significance of “Blackfish”
http://www.dailylife.com.au/news-and-views/dl-opinion/keeping-animals-in-captivity-for-our-own-entertainment-must-stop-20131126-2y7uz.html
What is the purpose of these commercials?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suE_WJWUEVshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fbq0lDeUd0E
Air Issues5. Discuss the impact of air pollution
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1DNjJd2YfA
How did China try to reduce air problems before hosting the 2008 Olympic Games? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QbM76jbr-c
6. How is air pollution a global issue?http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=UcWpkWBX04E
Climate Change7. What are the causes & effects of major
weather events?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUJlWsw1sGU
Sea Level Rising – the global sea level has risen by 8 in. since 1870 (EPA). As a result, there are 11 islands that may disappear (including Solomon Islands & Bangladesh)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdZhD8zhiS0
Climate Changehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuvY5YG5zA4
Oil Spills8.What is the impact of oil spills on animals?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHNtcqksWwg
What was the impact of the Exxon-Valdez spill?http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=YPAH8XUEMY4
Global Warming9. What is global warming?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJAbATJCugs
How are politics related to global warming & different points of view?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agfoRVfr6no
Presidential Policies on the Environment10. Of the following four Presidents –
Theodore Roosevelt, LBJ, Nixon, or Carter – which one do you think had the biggest impact on the environment? Justify/defend your answer.
Theodore Roosevelt
John Muir & Conservation efforts of National Parks
Newlands Reclamation Act 1902 Allowed the federal gov’t to create irrigation
projects to make dry lands productiveYellowstone National Park (1872)Grand Canyon (1919)
LBJ’s “Great Society”Lyndon B. JohnsonWilderness
Preservation Act (1964)Protected 9.1 million
acres of nat’l forest from development
Water Quality Act (1965)Required states to
clean up rivers & lakes
Clean Air Act Amendments (1965)Established exhaust
emission standards for cars
Air Quality Act (1967)Set guidelines on air
pollution & increased federal gov’ts power to enforce clean air standards
Nixon’s PoliciesSilent Spring (1962)
Rachel Carson published; warned of the harmful effects of chemicals on the natural world
Led to Earth Day demonstrations
Clean Air Act (1970) Regulated levels of air
pollution EPA established
(1970)
Carter’s PoliciesJ. CarterAlaska National
Interest Lands Conservation ActProtected more than
100 million acres of land & doubled the size of the nation’s park & wildlife refuge system
3-Mile IslandLove Canal, NY
Environmental disaster
Long-buried chemicals began seeping up through the ground
Exposure was linked to high rates of birth defects
Environmental IssuesClimate change
Global warmingGlobal dimmingFossil fuelsSea level riseGreenhouse gasOcean acidification
ConservationSpecies extinctionPollinator declineCoral bleachingPoachingEndangered species
EnergyEnergy conservationRenewable energyEfficient energy use
Environmental DegradationHabitat destruction
11. Of the 4 environmental issues listed, which one do you think we should be most concerned with & why?
Issues continued…Genetic engineering
Genetic pollutionGenetically modified food
controversies
Intensive farmingOvergrazingIrrigationEnvironmental effects of
meat production
OverpopulationBurial
Land degradationDesertification
Soil, Soil conservation, Soil Erosion, Soil Contamination, Soil salinization
Land useUrban sprawlHabitat fragmentationHabitat destruction
Nuclear IssuesNuclear powerRadioactive waste
12. Of these 6 issues, which one do you think is most concerning & why?
Issues continued…Ozone Depletion
Pollution
Water pollution Acid Rain Marine pollution Ocean dumping Oil spills Ocean acidification Wastewater
Air pollution Smog Indoor air quality
Resource Depletion Exploitation of natural resources
(over-consumerism) Fishing; Bottom trawling; Illegal &
unregulated fishing; Shark finning; Whaling
Logging / Clearcutting / Deforestation
Mining
Toxins Chlorofluorocarbons DDT Dioxin Heavy metals Herbicides Pesticides Toxic waste
GROUP PROJECTIn assigned groups, you will research one
of the following topics.Acid RainAir PollutionGlobal WarmingAnimal/Species ExtinctionDeforestationOzone DepletionOcean Issues
sea water rising, oil spills, wastewater, & pollution
TO DOResearch
Each group member needs to research for your topic If you don’t have a cell phone w/
Internet access, print your research
No Wikipedia Consider
World Wildlife Federation (WWF)
National Geographic IPCC EPA
Poster – bring your own!TitleAt least 5 Visuals (pictures,
charts, graphs, etc.)Background (5 W’s & How)Current Info & ResearchChanges in Policies, Future
Implications, Recommendations
PresentationEach group will present
their topic to the class