The last topic of the climate change unit was risk assessment. View the following website, "How it All Ends" for a interesting (and strange) lesson in using risk assessment to aid in decision making. It is an interesting argument to take action to stop global warming.
"How it All Ends"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF_anaVcCXg&feature=related
If you really what the above information with even more details see the following link by the same lecturer
"How it All End: The Nature of Science" (in three parts)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A58X73GnzE&feature=related
Reducing Carbon Emissions
Each member of the ecology classes calculated their "Carbon Footprint" which is a calculation of the number of tons of carbon produced by an individual. Students where then asked to summarize their findings and brainstorm ways in which they could reduce their footprint. The following are a few of their ideas:
Drive less (car pool, consolidate errands, mass transit, walk or bike short trips)
Eat less meat
Buy locally (produce, etc.)
Buy organic foods
Take shorter showers
Turn off computers and surge protectors when not in use
Replace incandescent bulbs with fluorescent
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
You can find you own carbon footprint at the following site:
http://www.carbonfootprint.com/
Drive less (car pool, consolidate errands, mass transit, walk or bike short trips)
Eat less meat
Buy locally (produce, etc.)
Buy organic foods
Take shorter showers
Turn off computers and surge protectors when not in use
Replace incandescent bulbs with fluorescent
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
You can find you own carbon footprint at the following site:
http://www.carbonfootprint.com/
Climate Change
This winter the ecology class studied the atmosphere, how light is absorbed and the greenhouse effect. We then applied this knowledge to the global threat of climate change or global warming. This heated topic is muddled by input from media, business, politicians and grass root organizations. To make decisions regarding the environment, it is important to research carefully and find evidence that is reviewed by the greater scientific community. Since many of the students watched "An Inconvenient Truth" last year we, instead, watched Glenn Becks,"Exposed, A Climate of Fear". We then used the website, "Media Matters of America", a media watch group to evaluate the arguments presented by "Exposed". The students found the show's arguments were misleading and misinterpreted or misrepresented scientific evidence. To see "Exposed" (in 5 parts) and "Media Matters", go to the following web sites.
Exposed: The Climate of Fear
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpv56A9yHrg
Media Matters of America
http://mediamatters.org/items/200705080009?f=s_search
http://mediamatters.org/items/200705040001?f=s_search
Exposed: The Climate of Fear
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpv56A9yHrg
Media Matters of America
http://mediamatters.org/items/200705080009?f=s_search
http://mediamatters.org/items/200705040001?f=s_search
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