Hopeh

tbc =About me=

I love hanging out with friends and doing random things. I like to go to the zoo and see the animals. I have two cats named Mr.Toodles and Miss Priss. I actually enjoy school most of the time but then other times it can be rather boring and tiring. I love summer time because it's nice and warm and it's when I get out most with friends. I have a job but i don't like working. I'd much rather be at home or at a friends house.

=Uses of the Allegheny Forest=

Recreation activities:
 * 17% of oil originated in PA
 * trees were used to make lumber
 * tannin industry
 * lumber was good to make homes out of
 * paper and wood pulp
 * from the 1900's to the 1940's it started maturing
 * different ages of animals and plants
 * taller trees help regulate temperature of water for the aquatic life
 * elder trees provide food for wildlife such as berries, nuts, leaves
 * mature trees provide for furniture to be made
 * this forest gives a place for people to camp, hunt, have picnics, spend time with family, hike, etc.
 * Nature Based: Day hiking, visiting the wilderness, visit farms, Migratory bird hunting
 * Viewing Based Activities: viewing and taking pictures of natural scenery, visit nature centers, sightseeing, gather mushrooms and berries
 * Developed Land Activities: walking, family gathering, picnicking, horseback riding, driving for pleasure
 * Water Based Activities: Swimming in outdoor pool, swimming in lakes or streams, visit a beach, Anadromous fishing
 * Snow Ice Based Activities: Any type of snow activities, Downhill skiing, snowmobiling, cross country skiing

=Water shortages= People can save water by turning on and off water while washing dishes instead of leaving it running. It's better to go to a car wash rather than wash your car yourself in order to save water.

=Water pollution Activity A= Pennsylvania-Allegheny Energy Supply Armstrong Power Station, Sharon City WWTP, International Paper Co, Caskett Shells In, Pleasant Hills WWTP Alabama-Lakeview Market, Jackson Mill Barge Facility, Daniel Mills Farms, Hantal Alambama Corporation, South System So Natural Gas Colorado-Maybell Sewer Treatment Plant, Edna Mine, Spaulding Peak Treatment Plant, L & N, Inc, Regional WWTF Indiana-Schneider WWTP, Clinton Prairie Jr Si Hs, Medora WWTP, Oakwood mobile Home Park, Mulzer Crushed Stone Florida-Devinshire Estates, Wingate Creek Mine, Laguna Spas, Links Maryland-South Carroll High School WWTP, Mexico Farms, LLC, Marriottsville Quarry, Vienna WWTP, Harford Sands

1) I looked at Pennsylvania, Alabama, Colorado, Indiana, Florida and Maryland. Some of the pollution problems were: Gasoline Service Stations, Sewage, Mining, etc. 2)Some common pollutants are Sewage pollutants, mining, and waste from mobile homes. 3)These problems are Non-point source pollution.

=Climate Change Research=

How many animals will go extinct due to global warming? Climate change over the next 50 years is expected to drive a quarter of land animals and plants into extinction. Its estimated that more then 1milion species will be lost by 2050. More than one in 10 of all plants and animals are already irreversible due to the extra global warming gasses released into the atmosphere. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2004/ian/08/biodiversity.sciencenews

Will the ice caps ever come back? After several thousands of years the Greenland Ice Sheet will be gone. http://www.aip.org/history/climate/floods.htm In the last two decades global warming is increasing rapidly causing ice caps to melt. http://www.awitness.org/journal/melt_ice_cap_glacier.html

=Individual Activity=

=Oil is more than Energy=

=Essay Topics=


 * Heating
 * Cafeteria Waste
 * Energy from the lights

=Essay Rough Draft=

Hope Heckman Period 3 Waste in the Cafeteria In the cafeteria people eat everyday. Sometimes people get food that they want and then extra. Most of the time people don’t eat everything they get and that turns into waste. The more waste there is the less room there will be for waste in landfills. In a study in NYC they estimated that ½ a pound of food waste is thrown away per person. I don’t know if our school is that bad, but that is a lot! People can reduce waste by perhaps bringing in a lunch box or a reusable lunch bag. They can also pack a sandwich or whatever they want inside a reusable container. By using a reusable thermos for drinks people can reduce waste that way too. Avoiding pre-assembled lunch kits with excess packaging you just throw away would be a good idea to get the waste amount down. People should bring their own utensils that can be reused for food they eat instead of using plastic that gets thrown away. People who pack a lunch should pack only as much food as they will eat, instead of what they will eat plus more that they probably won’t even touch and just throw away. If people buy a lunch in the school they can take only what they need so they don’t end up throwing away food or extra condiments. Instead of using a tray for only wrapped items they can just carry what they have and that could save water for washing that tray. Everyone can come together and all tell people to reduce lunchroom waste as well. I think all beverages should be in a dispenser that people can use at their own risk and get the amount they want. By doing this it will prevent countless cartons of milk thrown away. For those who drink milk, juice, and bottled or canned pop people need to remember to recycle so that can be reprocessed and reused. Over all I think people just need to take a minute and actually think about how much waste is really building up and how to reduce some of the waste. One way to reduce waste is if the supplier we get our food from uses plastic containers and takes the containers back and wash it and reuse them. Food waste consumes resources, energy and time. It also harms the environment, increases greenhouse gases and disrupts the balance of food resources leading to poverty, malnutrition and hunger. In an article that I read it said “There is not a shortage of food in the world; food is unequally distributed and wasted in vast amounts.” If we all helped each other and weren’t so greedy about things, tons of people out there wouldn’t be starving. Extra cans of food we might have in the cafeteria we could possibly donate to shelters. Disposing of uneaten food costs the U.S $1 billion a year. Food waste causes Global Warming. It’s biodegradable and most people believe food waste simply composts without harming the environment. Rotting food in landfills releases methane. Methane is a gas that is more damaging to the ozone layer than carbon dioxide and that is one of the ways that cause global warming. In the Cafeteria people eat four times a day, breakfast, A, B, and C lunch. During all those times people use trays and then those trays need to be washed. Washing trays waste water rapidly. I think that perhaps they can have a system to where they don’t use as much water. We are running out of water, and other natural resources so everyone needs to start getting smart about this stuff. Recycling bottles and other plastics and aluminum cans can reduce the waste amount and it can be reused over and over again.

http://www.campuserc.org/virtualtour/cafeteria/BestPractices/Pages/default.aspx

Hope Heckman Period 3 Waste in the Cafeteria In the cafeteria people eat everyday. Sometimes people get food that they want and then extra. Most of the time people don’t eat everything they get and that turns into waste. The more waste there is the less room there will be for waste in landfills. In a study in NYC they estimated that ½ a pound of food waste is thrown away per person. I don’t know if our school is that bad, but that is a lot! People can reduce waste by perhaps bringing in a lunch box or a reusable lunch bag. They can also pack a sandwich or whatever they want inside a reusable container. By using a reusable thermos for drinks people can reduce waste that way too. Avoiding pre-assembled lunch kits with excess packaging you just throw away would be a good idea to get the waste amount down. People should bring their own utensils that can be reused for food they eat instead of using plastic that gets thrown away. People who pack a lunch should pack only as much food as they will eat, instead of what they will eat plus more that they probably won’t even touch and just throw away. If people buy a lunch in the school they can take only what they need so they don’t end up throwing away food or extra condiments. Instead of using a tray for only wrapped items they can just carry what they have and that could save water for washing that tray. Everyone can come together and all tell people to reduce lunchroom waste as well. I think all beverages should be in a dispenser that people can use at their own risk and get the amount they want. By doing this it will prevent countless cartons of milk thrown away. For those who drink milk, juice, and bottled or canned pop people need to remember to recycle so that can be reprocessed and reused. Over all I think people just need to take a minute and actually think about how much waste is really building up and how to reduce some of the waste. One way to reduce waste is if the supplier we get our food from uses plastic containers and takes the containers back and wash it and reuse them\’Food waste consumes resources, energy and time. It also harms the environment, increases greenhouse gases and disrupts the balance of food resources leading to poverty, malnutrition and hunger. In an article that I read it said “There is not a shortage of food in the world; food is unequally distributed and wasted in vast amounts.” If we all helped each other and weren’t so greedy about things, tons of people out there wouldn’t be starving. Extra cans of food we might have in the cafeteria we could possibly donate to shelters. Disposing of uneaten food costs the U.S $1 billion a year. Food waste causes Global Warming. It’s biodegradable and most people believe food waste simply composts without harming the environment. Rotting food in landfills releases methane. Methane is a gas that is more damaging to the ozone layer than carbon dioxide and that is one of the ways that cause global warming. In the Cafeteria people eat four times a day, breakfast, lunch A, B and C. During all those times people use trays and then those trays need to be washed. Washing trays waste water rapidly. I think that perhaps they can have a system to where they don’t use as much water. We are running out of water, and other natural resources so everyone needs to start getting smart about this stuff. Recycling bottles and other plastics and aluminum cans can reduce the waste amount and it can be reused over and over again. Overall, I think that we should be able to get what we want, instead of having to get what the state allows us to and then waste it.

http://www.wastefreelunches.org/SchoolsReduceWaste.html http://www.campuserc.org/virtualtour/cafeteria/BestPractices/Pages/default.aspx

= Osha =

= = =Land Stand Paragraph=

I believe that our main focus should be on not building unnecessary buildings, roads, and bridges. By building these objects it uses big machines to build them up. Using the machines require fuel, and energy to power them. Some machines may emit pollution into the air, causing the air to get worse than what it is now. Building unnecessary things is a waste of money and time. I think that construction workers should focus more on the roads that need repaired, rather than roads that will create a straight stretch. It takes a long time to build a building or a road or a bridge. So why waste time to do so? Overall, I think we need to focus on things that need fixed up rather than things that do not exist yet.

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