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=About Me=

My name is Amanda. I work at Pizza Hut. Hockey <3. Taco Bell runs are my favorite.

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**Uses of the Allegheny Forrest**

 * National Forrest
 * Northwestern Pennsylvania
 * Covers over 500,000 acres
 * Two rangers stations
 * Known for blackberry, maple, and other hardwoods
 * Oil and gas
 * Native Americans burned forest to increase production
 * In the 1900's deer and predators were almost eliminated
 * Campgrounds and improvements

Nature and Land Based Activities

 * Backpacking
 * Day hiking
 * Mountain biking

**Viewing/Learning Activities**

 * Sightseeing
 * Gather mushrooms, berries, etc.
 * View/photograph fish

**Developed-Setting Land Activities**

 * Driving for pleasure
 * Bicycling
 * Walk for pleasure

**Water-Based Activities**

 * Boating
 * Snorkeling
 * Visit a beach

**Snow/Ice-Based Activities**

 * Snowboarding
 * Cross country skiing
 * Snowmobiling

=Water Shortages:=

Look at some of the articles on this site http://www.scientificamerican.com/report.cfm?id=water List some of the ways that areas are coping with water shortages and making water available.

When they announce that water will only be available for a short period of time they filled as many things as they could to conserve water. Policymakers need to figure out how get greater supplies of water without hurting the ecosystems. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=facing-the-freshwater-crisis

=Pollution= =Activity A:=

Sonneborn Inc Petrolia Plant
Petrolia, PA 16050 35 violations 9 other violations 26 effluent violations

Total Env Solutions Inc STP East Side
Dubois, PA 15801 13 violations 13 effluent violations

Orion Power Midwest Lp New Castle Power Plt
West Pittsburgh, PA 16160 3 violations 1 effluent violations 2 other violations

North Monterey County Unified Sd
Salinas, CA 93907 4 violations 4 reporting violations

Chateau Julien Winery
Carmel, CA 93923 1 violation 1 reporting violation

Granite Rock Co Harris Quarry
Hollister, CA 95023 2 violations 2 reporting violations

Copper Hill Condominiums
Baltimore, MD 21290 24 violations 24 other violations

Smithsburg/Edgemont WTP. Hag.
Smithsburg, MD 21783 4 violations 4 other violations

Upper County Outdoor Pool
Gaithersburg, MD 20877 2 violations 2 other violations

Question 2: Effluent violations are very common in all areas.

Question 3: They are point sources because effluent violations drain straight towards and into the water.

=Activity B=

Question 1: This is a problem because the birds eat all of the things that people litter and then they get sick and die from it.

Question 2: This affects so many things because when there is pollution then it hurts the water. For example, if someone puts oil into the water then it hurts everything in the water and everything drinking the water. Birds, aquatic animals and humans are affected.

Question 3: People need to become more aware of what is happening around then. If they become more aware of the problem then they may stop polluting and save the Earth.

Question 4: People should stop putting their pills, excess paints, etc. down the drain. Overall, if people recycled and used more caution with chemical materials, then the water would be in better condition.

=Water Conservation:=

1. Area of the house Bathroom. 2. How much water is lost and some recommendations to prevent water loss. 40% of water was lost. 3. How much water you saved the family and which conservation methods seemed to work the best. Which ones are easy to do and which are difficult? The easiest are to turn the tap off when brushing your teeth. Use a bucket to collect water while waiting for the shower to get hot. The hardest seems to be to put food dye in your cistern to see if the water is colored. 4. Do you use any of these conservation methods in your house? No. 5. Does your family ask you to do any of these conservation methods (but you don't do them too often)? We really don't try to conserve water to the extent that this household takes.

=Water Conservation Information:=

How can we help to conserve water in our homes? We can stop using bottled water.

Everyday an estimated seven billion gallons of clean drinking water leak out of the pipes in the U.S. Bottled water plants don't provide good jobs. According to the Washington Post in 2005 "Just one flush of a toilet in the U.S. uses more water than most Africans have to perform an entire days washing, cleaning, cooking, and drinking."

=Questions=

How are we going to run out of oil by 2050?
The U.S. military needs about 300,000 barrels of oil to fight. We need to make houses, cars, trucks, etc. more efficient and it w ould eliminate the need to build more nuclear power plants and to search the planet for new sources of hydrocarbons. The world's oil reserves are up to 80 percent less than predicted.

http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/invest/extra/P113797.asp http://defensetech.org/2007/02/28/oil-free-by-2050/ http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/10/02/global.warming/

How does carbon dioxide come from transportation?
A gallon of gasoline is assumed to produce 8.8 kilograms of CO 2. Hydrocarbons are burned, they release water, carbon dioxide, and energy. Hydrocarbon is gasoline.

http://www.epa.gov/OMS/climate/420f05004.htm

By 2025, China will produce 6 billion tons of CO2 annually.
The largest emitters of greenhouse gases are the wealthy industrialized nations and the countries with the largest populations. A country with a bigger population emits more gasses than smaller countries.

http://www.springerlink.com/content/q1888h3026488272/

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How is oil production/distribution as well as political and economic issues related?
 * Oil is more than energy **

View this resource to see where we get our oil: []

Write 5 statements that are concerns expressed in this article.

What do you think? Research more information if needed to back up your statements.
 * I believe that we do rely a lot on offshore drilling and importing oil. This has become a big problem in my opinion because a lot of the countries that we receive oil from are unstable. When we receive oil from unstable countries that puts us in risk of not being able to get oil at some points. I think we shouldn't rely on other countries to provide us with oil, because that means that we're always at risk for not receiving oil. **



=Essay topics= 1. Using more energy efficient lighting. 2. Why lights are left on when no one is in the room. 3. How we can conserve more energy within the school.

=Research=

It is possible to conserve more energy in school than what we are. We can turn off unused electrical usage. We can unplug all electronics after school hours. We can start an energy club that will come up with more ideas on how to conserve energy. We can make sure there are no water leakage in any of the sinks. Make sure that no furniture or other items are blocking heat vents. When it is hot, turn off the lights or open a window. We can possibly invest in motion sensors trigger changes in the building's lighting and heat.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/02/02/green_high_school_sprouts_energy_saving_devices/ http://www.midamericanenergy.com/eew/efficiently/school.html http://www.ehow.com/how_2383797_conserve-energy-school.html

=Rough Draft Essay.=

In today's society it is very important to conserve energy. I believe that taking extra steps in our schools is one important step to energy conservation. There's a wide range of possibilities on how to use less energy in schools. If we choose just a few of these, then we are still making a difference. It's very important to teach students about conserving energy and helping the environment. If we start now, we will make a bigger impact in the future. We can simply start by just turning off unneeded lighting. Many individuals in the school believe that there are too many lights in each classroom anyways. Some teachers even turn off a set of their lights because it is too bright. By decreasing the amount of lights in each classroom and simply shutting lights off when they aren't being used is a simple way to conserve energy. Another way to help energy conservation is by getting energy saving light bulbs. That way they'll last longer and save energy at the same time. If we save money by cutting down our energy usage, we can use that money on other items for the school. For example, the money we save can be put towards a different variety of classes that the students can choose from. Another way we can use the extra money is by putting it towards more energy efficient items. Overall, I believe that conserving energy in schools is an important factor in today's society.

=Essay.= In today's society it is very important to conserve energy. I believe that taking extra steps in our schools is one important step to energy conservation. There's a wide range of possibilities on how to use less energy in schools. If we choose just a few of these, then we are still making a difference. It's very important to teach students about conserving energy and helping the environment. If we start now, we will make a bigger impact in the future. We can simply start by just turning off unneeded lighting. Many individuals in the school believe that there are too many lights in each classroom anyways. Some teachers even turn off a set of their lights because it is too bright. By decreasing the amount of lights in each classroom and simply shutting lights off when they aren't being used is a simple way to conserve energy. Another way to help energy conservation is by getting energy saving light bulbs. That way they'll last longer and save energy at the same time. If we save money by cutting down our energy usage, we can use that money on other items for the school. For example, the money we save can be put towards a different variety of classes that the students can choose from. Another way we can use the extra money is by putting it towards more energy efficient items. If we do this, we'll be able to save all of the money from conserving energy and use it towards something bigger and better in the future. Overall, I believe that conserving energy in schools is an important factor in today's society. If we get students concerned with saving energy in schools, then there's a chance that we can get them concerned with conserving energy in other factors of their life.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/02/02/green_high_school_sprouts_energy_saving_devices/

=Land Stand Survey results=

I believe that we should focus on more agriculture. I think agriculture is important because it supplies the economy with food. I think that highways and buildings are overrunning the land and causing a negative effect on the economy. If we focus on agriculture we can focus on bettering the economy.

Information to include in the fact section: // 144,000 sq km // 133,376,684 people. Dhaka, 12,560,000 Chitagong 2,023,489 Khulna 770,498 $1,600 80% natural gas, arable land, timber, coal Rice, wheat, jute, tobacco. Noncalcareous Dark Grey Floodplain Soils 54% variations in rainfall, moderately warm temperatures, and high humidity.
 * 1) Area (in square kilometers)
 * 1) Total population
 * 1) Major cities and their populations
 * 1) Per capita income
 * 1) Percentage of people undernourished
 * 1) Natural resources
 * 1) Major agricultural products
 * 1) Soil type
 * 1) Literacy rate
 * 1) Description of its climate (include temperature and precipitation patterns)

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