http://crossfire.blogs.cnn.com/2013/10/24/should-seaworld-free-the-killer-whales/
In this article it's discussing how whether SeaWorld should release killer whales or not. In my opinion, setting free the whales now would be worse. If they were realized they would die sooner than they would in captivity. In the wild they have a certain amount of physical needs and after being in captivity so long they wouldn't even be able to survive without help!
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Thursday, October 24, 2013
current event #10 - NOAA says no to importing captured beluga whales into US.
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2013/08/07/NOAA-says-no-to-importing-captured-beluga-whales-into-US/UPI-26851375906566/
This article made me think about the Blackfish movie and how whales and sea creatures along with other creatures in general are being held captive away from their natural habitat. I know that some animals are endangered or have no home to even call home again, but is captivity really the answer? How do we as human beings even know what the best solution is to keeping animals captive? They have no voice so just assuming we're just the experts on their lifestyle is completely unfair. Then when
we get mauled, or attacked or die because they snap, what can we say to that? We are such an advanced race we should be able to figure out what we can do to better our planet in general.
"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Fisheries Service has refused to grant an import permit for the whales, captured in the Sea of Okhotsk off the eastern coast of Russia, saying doing so would worsen the decline of the wild population from which they were taken."
This article made me think about the Blackfish movie and how whales and sea creatures along with other creatures in general are being held captive away from their natural habitat. I know that some animals are endangered or have no home to even call home again, but is captivity really the answer? How do we as human beings even know what the best solution is to keeping animals captive? They have no voice so just assuming we're just the experts on their lifestyle is completely unfair. Then when
we get mauled, or attacked or die because they snap, what can we say to that? We are such an advanced race we should be able to figure out what we can do to better our planet in general.
"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Fisheries Service has refused to grant an import permit for the whales, captured in the Sea of Okhotsk off the eastern coast of Russia, saying doing so would worsen the decline of the wild population from which they were taken."
current event #9 - october 17, 2013 - "U.S. Bottled Water Sales are Booming (again) Despite Opposition"
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/05/17/u-s-bottled-water-sales-are-booming-again-despite-opposition/
This article is from National Geographic talking about the water bottle crisis around the world. After watching the video in class about how water bottles are really a bad impact on the world and this article really back that claim up.
"“Americans are drinking more bottled water because they find it convenient, appealing and also healthy,”"
This article is from National Geographic talking about the water bottle crisis around the world. After watching the video in class about how water bottles are really a bad impact on the world and this article really back that claim up.
"“Americans are drinking more bottled water because they find it convenient, appealing and also healthy,”"
current event #8 - october 10, 2013 - "Seven people mauled by bears in recent days".
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2013/08/19/7-people-mauled-by-bears-in-recent-days/
In this article it talks about how animals like these bears rarely attack humans unless they feel threatened. But when a young girl decides to go for a jog the bear decides to attack. The girl wasn't trying to hurt the bear, just simply run away from it and it took her completely down.
""It clawed me and it was growling," she said. "It was scary.""
In this article it talks about how animals like these bears rarely attack humans unless they feel threatened. But when a young girl decides to go for a jog the bear decides to attack. The girl wasn't trying to hurt the bear, just simply run away from it and it took her completely down.
""It clawed me and it was growling," she said. "It was scary.""
current event #7 - "Using killer whales as slaves" - october 3rd, 2013.
http://www.nuvo.net/indianapolis/using-killer-whales-as-slaves/Content?oid=1326757#.UmnF9ZTwL5k
This article was written in March of 2010 after the death of Dawn Brancheau. In class we recently talked about and watched the documentary "Blackfish". The whole documentary was about how non-humane SeaWorld was and how they kept the whales and stood up for their mistakes when injuring their trainers. These animals do snap and because of this, there's really no way for these animals to be "trained".
After being taken away form their families, forced into captivity, and training at weird times of the day can make any living thing break.
"While any loss of human life is regrettable, and there probably are ways to ensure an accident like this doesn't happen again, to blame Kilikum for this is ridiculous at best and short-sighted at worst."
This article was written in March of 2010 after the death of Dawn Brancheau. In class we recently talked about and watched the documentary "Blackfish". The whole documentary was about how non-humane SeaWorld was and how they kept the whales and stood up for their mistakes when injuring their trainers. These animals do snap and because of this, there's really no way for these animals to be "trained".
After being taken away form their families, forced into captivity, and training at weird times of the day can make any living thing break.
"While any loss of human life is regrettable, and there probably are ways to ensure an accident like this doesn't happen again, to blame Kilikum for this is ridiculous at best and short-sighted at worst."
Thursday, September 26, 2013
current event #6 - september 26th, 2013.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/09/130926143151.html
This article, is talking about solar storms & storms that are in the sky. Scientists find a new understanding of how they can find new weather patterns and understand weather patterns on Earth from so far away. This article is further showing how advanced technology outer space is becoming.
"Sep. 26, 2013 — Solar storms -- powerful eruptions of solar material and magnetic fields into interplanetary space -- can cause what is known as "space weather" near Earth, resulting in hazards that range from interference with communications systems and GPS errors to extensive power blackouts and the complete failure of critical satellites."
This article, is talking about solar storms & storms that are in the sky. Scientists find a new understanding of how they can find new weather patterns and understand weather patterns on Earth from so far away. This article is further showing how advanced technology outer space is becoming.
"Sep. 26, 2013 — Solar storms -- powerful eruptions of solar material and magnetic fields into interplanetary space -- can cause what is known as "space weather" near Earth, resulting in hazards that range from interference with communications systems and GPS errors to extensive power blackouts and the complete failure of critical satellites."
Thursday, September 19, 2013
current event #5 - september 19, 2013.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/09/130918211434.htm
This article was a very interesting read because it was about something our class discusses. As many know we are worried about how people will sustain the Earth due to the fact that we require so many different things.
In this article they say that the Earth will be habitable for at least 1.75 BILLION years!
"Sep. 18, 2013 — Habitable conditions on Earth will be possible for at least another 1.75 billion years - according to astrobiologists at the University of East Anglia."
This article was a very interesting read because it was about something our class discusses. As many know we are worried about how people will sustain the Earth due to the fact that we require so many different things.
In this article they say that the Earth will be habitable for at least 1.75 BILLION years!
"Sep. 18, 2013 — Habitable conditions on Earth will be possible for at least another 1.75 billion years - according to astrobiologists at the University of East Anglia."
current event #4 - september 12, 2013 LATE
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/09/130919142200.htm
This article was about how geologists stimulated earthquakes. They weren't harmful, to where they caused no harm to the civilians around the area, but they could be able to see how an earthquake worked in the core of the Earth. They all differentiated in amount damage.
"Sep. 19, 2013 — More than 20 years ago, geologist Harry Green, now a distinguished professor of the graduate division at the University of California, Riverside, and colleagues discovered a high-pressure failure mechanism that they proposed then was the long-sought mechanism of very deep earthquakes (earthquakes occurring at more than 400 km depth)."
This article was about how geologists stimulated earthquakes. They weren't harmful, to where they caused no harm to the civilians around the area, but they could be able to see how an earthquake worked in the core of the Earth. They all differentiated in amount damage.
"Sep. 19, 2013 — More than 20 years ago, geologist Harry Green, now a distinguished professor of the graduate division at the University of California, Riverside, and colleagues discovered a high-pressure failure mechanism that they proposed then was the long-sought mechanism of very deep earthquakes (earthquakes occurring at more than 400 km depth)."
Thursday, September 5, 2013
current event #3 - september 5, 2013.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=81952
this article i looked into, was about how there was plankton boom in lake ontario, seen from a NASA telescope.
the photo was taken from the actual ISS in orbit above Canada. i love everything about space and the fact that astronauts can tell all of this from so far away is just fascinating!
this article i looked into, was about how there was plankton boom in lake ontario, seen from a NASA telescope.
the photo was taken from the actual ISS in orbit above Canada. i love everything about space and the fact that astronauts can tell all of this from so far away is just fascinating!
Thursday, August 29, 2013
extra credit picture #2 - august 29, 2013.
current event #2 - august 29, 2013.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/08/130829-glacier-canyon-greenland-ice-global-warming-environment/
this current event is about how there are canyons and crater under the ice sheets.
"...according to a study released today in the journal Science. Unlike the ice sheet covering Antarctica that sits atop numerous lakes, the Greenland Ice Sheet blankets a giant subglacial canyon nearly twice as long as the Grand Canyon located in Arizona. (Read: "Changing Greenland" in National Geographic magazine.)"
Jonathan Bamber, the lead author of the study believes that the canyon predates the ice sheet at least four million years. Before the land was completely iced over there was a bedrock canyon.
this current event is about how there are canyons and crater under the ice sheets.
"...according to a study released today in the journal Science. Unlike the ice sheet covering Antarctica that sits atop numerous lakes, the Greenland Ice Sheet blankets a giant subglacial canyon nearly twice as long as the Grand Canyon located in Arizona. (Read: "Changing Greenland" in National Geographic magazine.)"
Jonathan Bamber, the lead author of the study believes that the canyon predates the ice sheet at least four million years. Before the land was completely iced over there was a bedrock canyon.
Thursday, August 22, 2013
extra credit picture #1 - august 22, 2013.
current event #1 - august 22, 2013.
the current event that I chose was about the southern right whales & how and why they haven't been able to come and nurse their claves in the recent years.
"However, in recent years these remote beaches have also been filled with dead whale calves. In 2008 alone, almost one hundred whales, 89 of them calves, died at Península Valdés and in surrounding areas. 2012 was a record-breaking season, with 116 whale deaths, 113 of them calves."
the scientist are having issues figuring out why they are dying off but have come up with either toxic areas or disease based upon tissue samples.
http://www.macroevolution.net/southern-right-whales.html#.Uhafv_XD-M8
"However, in recent years these remote beaches have also been filled with dead whale calves. In 2008 alone, almost one hundred whales, 89 of them calves, died at Península Valdés and in surrounding areas. 2012 was a record-breaking season, with 116 whale deaths, 113 of them calves."
the scientist are having issues figuring out why they are dying off but have come up with either toxic areas or disease based upon tissue samples.
http://www.macroevolution.net/southern-right-whales.html#.Uhafv_XD-M8
blog post #1 - august 22, 2013.
a.)
my name is gabri mays & i'm 16 years old. i'm from atlanta, & i have a mom, dad, and little sister who's almost 13. all that jazz. we live comfortably.
be able to live comfortably, has made me aware about the problems on our planet. we recycle and compost in our house, we use energy efficient light bulbs and we are very conservative of our water.
when i turned 15 my family took a weekend trip to st. louis, missouri for my mom's 20 year college class reunion. my dad is originally from there & we visit annually by car, but this time we took a plane because its faster and no one wanted to hear my dad complain the whole 8 hours because he had to drive. my mom went to washington university in saint louis so she was a very proud alumni & was so excited to go back.
on one of the free days we had we went to the saint louis earth day celebration in forest park, the biggest park ever. lol. but my parent surprised me by taking me here because i've heard things about this celebration from family and the internet, & i was so happy to be apart of this function. i heard people speak, i got gift bags, we entered in many competitions. it was amazing. i felt like i was actually apart of something bigger than me. i felt like there were people around me who actually wanted to change the ways that we as a nation & as a world have.
needless to say, i believe that anything is possible and i'm a firm believer of optimism. people can change, but we just have to get used to the IDEA of change, and that's where we have a problem.
b.)
5 things in my home that impact the environment are:
electronics: in my home we have 5 televisions, 4 computers, every member in my home has an iphone, & various electronics. if we continue to use these things the way we do then that could really be harmful to our environment. mainly because of the way we dispose of them.
water use: in my family we love to work out and do things outside that require cleaning ourselves. lol. we need to control the use of our water. because I am one who loves a 30 minute steam shower which is heavenly, but totally unpractical.
car use: my mom, dad, & I all drive. we have expensive cars that require the "93" gas. if we all didn't drive every day we could try to control the exhaust.
paper: we use heaping amounts of paper towels and toilet tissue for the most obscure reasons.
electricity: we don't turn off every single appliance in my home & if we did then we could save energy.
c.)
in my house I chose a stir fry seasoning packet. the ingredients are as follows:
- powdered soy sauce
- sugar modified corn starch
- hydrolyzed corn gluten
- spices
- maltodextrin
- garlic powder
- natural flavor
- caramel color
these ingreidients don't seem very harmful but the things I was concerned about were the things like "hydrolyzed corn gluten" & "maltodextrin".
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