Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Some varied sources for environment and sustainability issues

 Here are some places you can go on the internet to research and find ideas on sustainability.

To enter the conversation, we have to at least know what some of the issues and arguments are.  Here's a start.

They range from international to national to local to academic or scientific to personal and more experience-based.

See what is out there and find your own, too!

 http://www.iea.org/

http://www.scientificamerican.com/ and specifically

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=being-green-11-enviro-habits

 http://aleklett.wordpress.com/

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/

http://topics.wsj.com/subject/E/Environment/2569

http://www.theatlantic.com/

and more specifically
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2011/01/15-innovations-in-sustainable-food/69403/

 http://green.autoblog.com/

 www.thedailygreen.com


http://www.groovygreen.com/groove/

http://eco-chick.com/

http://earthship.com/edu/community_gworld.htm

 http://energy.gov/science-innovation/energy-sources/renewable-energy




Is wind power viable in Ohio?  Is it viable anywhere, and what are the pros and cons of this energy?  There is only one way to know, my friends.  You have to research.  There are no shortcuts! Hope these links help you find information to ponder and digest.












Thursday, April 4, 2013

Comments for Jake and Colt: Gandhi

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Comment for Emily and Amanda: Alfred Hitchcock

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If you want a recommendation of one film to watch from Hitchcock's vast list of movies, I'd pick Notorius from 1946, with Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman.


Comments for Mahmood and Said: Pele

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Comments for Abdi and Williamson: Crazy Horse

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Comments for Clint and Derek: Captain America

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Notice the two different feels for the character from different generations.

Essay Three Topics brainstorms

In the comments section under this post, please post your four ideas for Essay Three.  Two of your ideas should be for the photo essay, Prompt 1, and two ideas should be for the more traditional essay connected to our textbook, Prompt 2.

Thanks!

Mike Lohre