Red Spruce In Vermont Where Have All The Red Spruce Gone' Acid Rain in Vermont Forest Ecology Term Paper Grant 1 “Acid Rain.” It is a term that has been imbedded in us for many decades and yet still it is an issue today. It is a term that was coined in 1872 by Dr. Robert Angus Smith, an English chemist. (Mello 21). He noticed that the air in the cities contained many different

Reef Destruction And Conservation Efforts Reef Destruction and Conservation Efforts Recent government studies have shown that coral reefs and marine fish are in great danger. Researchers have determined that within fifty years coral reefs existence will be cut in half. Coral reefs are one of the most diverse and biologically productive ecosystems on earth. They are unique among marin

Rome Introduction People often think of Rome as simply a country of romance. The past explains a different truth. We often examine the past not only out of curiosity but also as a blueprint of time. The following is guide to Rome’s past. Rome had many different intriguing parts of civilization. Agriculture, Occupation specialization, class stratification, state government, urbanism

Science Fair---salinity On Plants WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF EXCESS SALINITY ON PLANTS Salt is a mineral that is found both in solid and liquid form. The liquid is called brine. Salt contains two elements, chlorine and sodium, and is known chemically as sodium chloride. Mineralogists call salt that is found in mines halite. Salt is essential to health. Body cells must have salt in or

Science Summary SUMMARY The article is about how the wolves were once extinct for more than 50 years. So now today the Sierra Club members chose the Blue Range Primitive Area because of the earlier information they gathered to make the case for giving the area permanent protection. That means restricted roads, logging, and no motorized vehicles in the mountain lion’s habitat. The S

Soil Erosion Soil erosion is not one of the most sought after conservation movements today. Today's main focus is energy and environmental concerns. Soil erosion is significant, however, for various reasons. Currently, the Mississippi River is altering it natural course due to soil deposits from the northern portion. Additionally, soil erosion affects farming and pollution. Soil erosion

Snowy Mountains Environmental Problems on the Snowy Mountains The Snowy Mountains has a delicate ecosystem and unfortunately there are several environmental problems. These environmental issues are erosion, salinity and siltation. These issues effect the water quality and applies pressure on the Kosciusko National Park. Although grazing was banned in 1969, erosion and siltation has re

Speech On Water Conservation Introduction: I bought this bottle of water when I was coming to the class. This bottle cost me a dollar and did you know that this similar water bottle might cost 5 to 10 dollars within next 5 to ten years if we don’t conserve and protect our fresh water supply. I. About 70% of the earth’s surface is covered with water. A. Of all this water, only .3%

Superfund Superfund is a fund that was established by congress to pay for containment, cleanup or remediation of abandoned toxic waste sites. Fees paid by the toxic waste generators and by cost-recovery from clean-up projects finance the fund. There are five important parts to Superfund: CERCLA, SARA, NCP, NPL, and HRS, together these make-up the Superfund program. The Comprehens

Sustainable Tourism Sustainable tourism is very important for the advancement and the current and future welfare of our environment. This is an important issue facing our society and must be dealt with in order for our environment to survive. Sustainability, as a model for development, establishes the need to satisfy the requirements of today's society without making it impossible fo

American Literature Glacier Deposits What is a glacier' A glacier is a moving mass of ice that survives year to year, formed by the compacting of snow, and then into granular ice and set in motion outward and downward by the force of gravity and the stress of its accumulated mass. Glaciers are usually found in high altitudes and latitudes. The classifications- Glaciers ar

The Killing Game “The killing game” Before reading “The killing game” by Joy Williams, I considered myself a “non-hunter”. However, after reading “The killing game”, I had mixed feelings of how I felt about hunting. I think Williams unjustly stereotyped all hunters as being “immoral” without consideration for another point of view. I decided to look equally at both sides of this is

The Greenhouse Effect: Mythological Beast Or Real Monster In Our Midst The Greenhouse Effect: Mythological Beast or Real Monster in Our Midst The greenhouse effect results from dirt in the middle of the Earth's atmospheric infrared window. This dirt comes from many sources, such as atmospheric trace gases, naturally occurring particulate matter, microscopic space debris, evaporated wat

The Rain Forest The Rain Forest A rain forest is a wooded area characterized by lush vegetation and high temperatures. Rain forests deforestation is increasing more with every year, although there are many conservation groups that are steadily saving the rain forest acre by acre. Some characteristics of the rainforest are: temperatures are usually hot and steamy, the average yea

The Rainforest The Rainforest True to their name, rainforests receive an incredible amount of rain. About 60 inches of rain falls every year in an average rainforest. Some very wet rain forests can receive up to 400 inches of rain. Temperatures in a rainforest range from 70 to 85, but it can get much warmer. The temperature in a rainforest rarely drops below 70 at night. The

To Drill Or Not Drill To Drill or Not Drill The scarcity of oil becomes a more and more serious issue in our country. The oil price rises from below $10 a barrel in 1998 to $26 per barrel in 2001. Our government is planning to drill oil from Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ANWR in Alaska to solve the oil crisis. However, there are many environmental groups oppose this idea becaus

Trash SCIENTIFIC ASSESSMENT On October 12, 1999, our population grew to six billion people. Along with this exorbitant number of people, come their garbage. Each person producing four pounds a day, or three fourths of a ton each year (Miller,1999). The United States is responsible for creating 33% of the world’s municipal solid waste and has a population of 276 mill

Tsunamis All around the world natural disasters such as earthquakes, volcanoes, tornadoes, and hurricanes, are waiting to strike like a time bomb waiting to explode. Once unleashed, these natural disasters could become deadly. One of nature’s tremendous natural disasters is the great waves of the mighty ocean. In the past people referred to them as ‘tidal waves’ a name that is mislead

Timbering In WV Timbering: No one Takes the Blame West Virginia is the third most forested state in the nation. The total forested area of West Virginia is 11.9 million acres. West Virginia's forest products industry supports a mere 20,000 employees compared with the devastations that it is causing. The forest products industry contributes $2.1 billion annually to West Virginia's eco

Urban Ecology For my field trip report, I went to my neighborhood. Actually, I go there everyday because well, that is where I live. I went out and made my observations during the early evening. The urban environment of North Hills is a rather large place and the environment seems quite hostile. There are clear edges and boundaries within my backyard. There is a flat concrete area follow

Urban Sprawl As I stroll the streets of Downtown Davenport, to investigate the latest flood, I couldn’t help but notice a theme that resonated through most of the buildings, streets, and housing around that area: poverty. I toured the area known as the Gold Coast of Davenport, a historic neighborhood of grand Victorian houses that is directly north of Downtown Davenport, and I was sadde

Towards Sustainability Not until the spread of the Industrial Revolution in the late nineteenth century, has man possessed the ability to adversely alter, on a global scale, the geologic and climatic cycles that have existed for millennia. Planet earth, which man calls home, is approximately 5 billion years old. The science of paleo

Values What are values' Values are a set of beliefs, ideas, and morals. Honesty, respect towards others, and learning to solve problems without resorting to violence are examples of values. Values helps a person determine what is right from what is wrong. Values help to build a person's character and personality. Now a days, many young teenagers are growing up without values. It is not u

Understanding Abusive Parents STUDY OF FAMILY INTERACTION LEAD TO NEW UNDERSTANDING OF ABUSIVE PARENTS Researchers at the University of Toronto have taken important steps toward producing a profile of an abusive parent. Prof. Gary Walters and doctoral student Lynn Oldershaw of the Department of Psychology have developed a system to character

Under Age Drinking Everyone knows that it is illegal to consume alcohol until the age of 21. Many people are In agreement with this legal restriction. Some would even say that it needs to be raised. Why is 21 the "magical" age that makes one intelligent and mature enough to consume alcohol' Surely, some adults abuse alcohol and some teenagers would be perfectly able to drink responsibly.

Video Game Violence A small child picks up a copy of his favorite game Unreal Tournament, he immediately begins slaughtering his opponents with a wide variety of weaponry. Blood, guts, and internal organs are scattered as far as the eye can see. Could this child be utterly transformed into a psychopathic serial killer from playing a violent video game such as this' Can battling demon

Violence In The Media Violence in the Media The event we chose which has ethical implications relative to the media is copycat murders and how they are portrayed by the news. At the end of this past summer, there was a tally of about 23 deaths within 10 weeks. This however is not rare at all, especially among families. The Justice Department has records that show in the years of 1

Virtue Aristotle Aristotle defined virtue as the excellence of the soul, and happiness is the virtuous activity of the soul. In the moderate, self-controlled and courageous, everything is in harmony with the voice of reason. Aristotle differentiated intellectual virtues from ethical virtues. Intellectual virtues are developed by teaching; ethical virtues are formed by habit (ethos). Virt

Work Barbara Brandt says “The work ethic fosters the widely held belief that people’s work is their most important activity and that people who do not work long and hard are lazy, unproductive, and worthless”(246). Put into my own words, I would conclude that the American people agree that working, a lot, is nothing out of the ordinary. The type of job you hold can determine where you

White Supremacy Hooks justifies her use of the term ‘white supremacy’ as opposed to ‘racist’ when describing the institutionalized oppression based on ‘race,’ stating, “…‘white supremacy’ is a much more useful term for understanding the complicity of people of color in upholding and maintaining racial hierarchies that do not involve force…” (Hooks , 1995). She claims that ‘white supremac