Thursday, June 10, 2010

Geologic Time

date:june 10th
about geologic time
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explorations/tours/geotime/gtpage1.html
author:Jim Kupius
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/beta/evolution/brief-history-life.html
author: Lexi Krock

1.The mezozoic era
2. The period in the Paleozoic that is famous for coal swamps is the Carboniferous period.
3.The cambrian period was the first explosion of Life.
4.Holocene epoch
5.The extinction of the dinosaurs marked the end of the Mesozoic Era.
6.The last ice ages in michigan happen in the peliosticene epoch
7.longest to shortest: era, period, epoch

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Floridas Sinkholes

date: june 9th
http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/guide/sinkholes.html
got off blog sheet
no author
about floridas sinkholes
http://www.content4reprint.com/finance/central-florida-faces-ever-widening-sinkhole-problem.htm
author:Michael Letcher
1. Sinkholes are caused when a crack in underground limestone,They appear when the limestone underneath the soil dissolves resulting in a shift or depression in the surface soil.
2. Florida has so many of them because there are a feature of Florida's natural karst topography and the sinkholes provide a primary pathway for rainwater to replenish subsurface groundwater and that is an important part of the aquifer system that supplies 95% of Florida's drinking water.
3.Due to the cold weather that's been so damaging to Florida's citrus crops this winter has led sinkholes
4. Another hazard besides property damage is price and availability of homeowners insurance. And blocking highways and roads, damaging cars.

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Nashville Floods

date: june 6th
author: WILLIAM HARLESS and JOSEPH BERGER
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/04/us/04flood.html?src=mv
a bout the nashville floods

The Nashville flood was the rising of the Cumberland River it was overflowing from a thunderstorms. The Cumberland River was 50 feet above what it normally is. There are levees and flood control dams to prevent flooding. The problem is that the water levels were too high and powerful for these two things.

Oil Disaster in Gulf

date:june 6th
author: none
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/05/gulf-oil-spill-setback-for-untested-containment-dome-.html

This is about the Oil Disaster in Gulf

This was caused from a fire that occured in the oil rig, affecting the whole gulf coast. Louisana is now having problems.There is water pollution which is damage for the ecosystems There are 42,000 gallons of oil are leaking out into the ocean everyday. They are trying to do stuff to fix it but its failing.

Monday, May 17, 2010

Windspires

date:may 17th
http://www.wcs.k12.mi.us/rei/index.htm
author: Warren Consolidated Schools

Grosse Pointe North should not raise money to to install a Windspire because we cant afford to install one. It costs alotta money and takes alot of time and help from other people to get this set up.

People might complain that it was too much money, and also to loud or it is taking up to much space.

Windspires would help with the needs of our house because we use lots of electricity and with the windspire it will lower the bill a little and be better for the environment.

Monday, April 26, 2010

Kennecott or Not?

Kennecott or Not?
Date : 4/26/10
author: none

http://www.northwoodswild.org/projects/sulfide-and-uranium-mining
opposed to mine
1.AMD is Acid Mine Drainage. It is caused from creating a brew of toxic heavy metals.
2. The conceres are that the way it is going to affect the enviroment.

Michigan Mine Clears Permitting Hurdles
http://www.eagle-project.com/library/media/Heartland_Institute.pdf
3.before building a new water-treatment plant to meet the state and federal water discharge quality standards. Humboldt’s millworks will be upgraded or replaced.
4. It will bring full time jobs with good wages, to help the economy.

21st Century Mining
http://www.eagle-project.com/our-company21st-Century-Mining/

5. Kennecott plans to assure water quality so it will not endanger wildlife.

Iceland Volcano

http://www.pdc.org/PDCNewsWebArticles/2010/Iceland/eruption.htm
date: 4/26/10
author: none
found on blog sheet
about the Eyjafallajojull

Why is there a volcano erupting in Iceland? The reason is because the plates have split and risen up the strato volcano
Why is an Iceland volcano grounding most of air travel in Europe? The reason is because it is all ash. You cant fly planes throught the ash it will mess up the engine.
Besides stopping air travel, what is another negative effect of the volcano’s eruption? The air pulluted, its getting ashy,and many towns had to be evacuated
Why isn’t this volcano affecting the United States? It hasnt been blown are way. We are west of Iceland and the air blows from west to east.