Cody+L

toc =**About Me**=

I am a junior in high school. I am a chill and relaxed person and easy to get along with. I have a dog named Gracie she is a black lab. My favorite food is tacos and wings.

=Uses of the Allegheny Forest= 1. It is used for its oil and wood such as black cherry, maple, and other hardwoods to make paper. Also is used for water protection, and variety of wildlife habitats

2. Day Hiking, Visit a wilderness or primitive area, visit farm or agricultural setting. a. One thing I did not know is you can drive off-road.

=WATER POLLUTION Activity A=


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__1.Pennsylvania__ Mecandles Twp Municipal Authority Bethel Park Mun Auth Piney Fork STP**
 * Max Env Tech Inc

__2.New York__ Oneida Fish Hatchery Cadyville WWTP**
 * St Regis Falls WWTP

__3.Florida__ Hookers Prairie Mine Goldkist Inc Live Oak Processing**
 * Marsh Cove WWTF

__4.Texas__ City of Armarillo City of Lefors**
 * City of sonora

__5.California__ West Central Landfill Graystone Quarry**
 * Laytonville Rock

__6.Iowa__ Ankeny City of STP Wesley city of STP**
 * Milo city STP


 * 1) **2**
 * Sewage pollution, Water pollution, and city pollution**


 * 1) **3**
 * Point source**

=**Activity B**=


 * 1. People are polluting on shore and it goes into the ocean and harming the animals.

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=Climate Change Research= http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/wildfires.html

three conditions in order for a wildfire to burn: 1.fuel 2.oxygen 3.a heat source

Sources that help spark wildfires. Lightning, campfires, cigarettes, hot winds, the sun

Why are wildfires occuring more often? fuel in the form of leaves, branches, and undergrowth. Weather in U.S. is getting hotter and dryer. Weather patterns. Homes built in areas called the wildlands. http://www.namic.org/fedkey/06Wildfires.asp

=Individual Project: Vehicles= Cody Lauer Pd 3 Individual Project The Escalade weights approximately 6,000 lbs which is one major reason why the Escalade’s mpg is low. One major reason why the Ferrari has a low mpg is because of its large amount of horsepower which takes a lot of fuel away. Both cars have an automatic transmission which can affect your fuel efficiency if you keep it in lower gears make the engine rev higher and reduce gas mileage. With the comparison of both cars the Ferrari Fiorano is the more fuel efficient vehicle.
 * Vehicles || **2010 Cadillac Escalade** || **2009 Ferrari Fiorano** ||
 * MPG (city/hwy) || 10/16 mpg || 12/15 mpg ||
 * Standard Engine || 6.2L V8, 16 valves || 6.0 V12, 48 valves ||
 * Horsepower@RPM || 403@5700 || 620@7600 ||
 * Transmission || Automatic || Automatic ||
 * Length || 17 ft || 15.25 ft ||
 * Weight || About 3 tons || 2975 lbs ||

=Oil is more than energy=

Cody Lauer Pd 3

1. Rising oil imports widened deficit, which increased the gap between imports and exports.

2. Our demand drives up oil prices on the global market, which oftentimes benefits oil-producing nations that don’t sell to us.

3. Our oil independence will also be increasingly harder and more dangerous to satisfy.

4. Yet the United States holds less than 2 percent of the world’s oil reserves.

5. The United States imported 4 million barrels of oil a day from dangerous or unstable countries.

I think it is dangerous to rely on other countries for such a valuable resource as oil. What if that country does not care what it does with the oil or does not care about you. What if the country suddenly runs out of oil and is not producing anymore. So yeah it is very risky to rely on other countries.

=Products from Petroleum Activity=





=Essay Topics= 1. Make all teachers turn off their lights and put in motion sensor lights [] [] In the first article it says if you always remember to turn things off there is a chance that the motion sensor lights could actually waste more energy and money but if you are a forgetful it could be helpful so in all honesty it depends on the person.

2. We could switch to a four day week instead of five

3. make faucets automatic- they save energy in big building like airports but not so much in a home.

=ESSAY ON ENERGY= The First problem I think Punxsutawney area schools has is the usage of lights when they do not need to be used. From what I have seen from some research is that a lot of rooms always have lights on or at least half on all day and teachers aren’t even in the rooms sometimes. One thing I think that could help save energy and money is to install motion sensor lights that turn on only when it picks up movement and turns off when nobody is around. For proof hotels have done motion sensor lighting on several things and have saved anywhere between 10 to 30,000 dollars a year.

Another thing is I don’t consider it a major problem but it could help save is doing something with how many days of the week we come to school. My suggestion would be to switch to a four-day week instead of a five-day week. You may be thinking I’m just saying this so I can get and extra day off but there is prove that a school saved 65,000 dollars in one year just by taking a day off of the week.

Next situation I have is the faucets we have in our schools. What I think we could do is to put in automatic faucets. The problem at school is that sometimes the faucets leak and won’t stop and I have seen the water just flowing right out of the faucets in the bathrooms because kids just don’t turn them off. I didn’t find any places that benefitted from automatic faucets but its obvious the less water that comes out the more water and money you will save.

=Land Stand Paragraph= My overall purpose for land use in the U.S. is to expand the cities. First reason is because cities have major factories and industries that make a lot of money for our country. Next is that farming has become obsolete and that is not helping our country. Finally is if more people are living in the city now its only going to increase so we should focus on the cities.

=Mozambique Movie=

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