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.

Monday, April 12, 2010

Minerals in daily life

april 12th

website: http://www.emporia.edu/earthsci/amber/go336/talkingt/#Asbestos
author: Julie Talkington
site from google.

I use fluorite everyday to brush my teeth, it is in my toothpaste. I use Graphite everyday when i am at school because it is in my pencils. Halite sometimes is used because it is used to preserve food and for food seasonings, which is used in mostly all of our food. sometimes i wear a gold bracelet. i am using Quartz everytime I wash my hands which is alot!

Wind Farms

Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Canadas Wind Farms
date: 3/10/10
author: TINA LAM
http://www.freep.com/article/20100226/NEWS06/2260374/1322/Storm-brews-over-Ontario-winds
This is about the canadas wind farms.

pros:
it will help our environment
we will have green energy. it will be better for our air.
cons:
its very expensive
it affects shoreline property values.
turbines aren't exactly a good view.


My opinion is that Canada should go through with this because it is helping us with the environment. This will cost alot of money but there going to help us too. The view and the fishing business is not really that big of a deal because we can import seafood and fish from other places or buy it at the grocery store. We need clean air to live and to have nature as well.

We could protest against this. We can even talk to Canada about the cause and effects of installing turbines. We could convince them to wait a while and see what happens first as well.