“I was thinking about the difficulties related to repopulating native plant species in a burned area or newly undeveloped area. This would entail the service learning experience with a few of the chapters from the text book regarding the complexities of environments, biomes, micro climates etc. and invasive species. The project might entail researching various on going efforts to "re-engineer/ re-establish" a damaged environment, such as an industrial site, burned area, OILS SANDS area and showing case studies of successful reintegration rather than focusing on the failures and difficulties but possibly identifying some complexities? Re-hab of the oil sands might be interesting and how it might be accomplished since the soils have been disturbed as well as many macro and micro climates.”
Hans Glenn
The way that I looked at this topic in connection with local environmental events, ENSTD121, and service leaning or as Dr. Ball has said (bringing sensible science to everyone - activation through awareness) began with:
- The topic submission
- The text Principles of Environmental Science; Inquiry & Application by William P. Cunningham and Mary Ann Cunningham Chapter 11, subsection 4 - "Environmental Effects of Resource Extraction"
- The local environmental activist groups, what they have to say and how they say it
Successful case studies: ?
Canada Week Feb 14-17, 2011 at BSU - Canada Week Explores US Connections to Northern Neighbor
Thursday, Feb. 17 Topic:
“Canada as an Energy Superpower: Providing Energy while Addressing Environmental Concerns”
(Positive information on oil sand) - thank you Hans for bringing this video to my attention.
“Canada as an Energy Superpower: Providing Energy while Addressing Environmental Concerns”
(Positive information on oil sand) - thank you Hans for bringing this video to my attention.
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1st Tailings Pond Reclaimed (Positive)
1st Tailings Pond Reclaimed (Positive)
One more for (GOOD) measure (Hans)
Fort Chipewyan - Alberta (Negative)
More (Negative) (Hans)
Water:
"Human impact on our environment, especially due to increased population and human sprawl. My major concern in a global perspective would have to be access to clean, potable drinking water, and how urban sprawl and our desire for an "easier" way of life is effecting our existing groundwater resevoirs. What I am thinking of specifically is not only the over-flowing landfills leaching toxic chemicals into the ground and what can be done about them (ie...the Thermal Gasification article I sent you), but also activities such as the planned Gold mining operations near Idaho City using Mercury to extract the gold from the ore, and the proposed gas/oil drilling taking place in Payette County and the effects of Hydraulic Fracturing ("fracking") or "mini-fracking" on existing groundwater supplies. Pennsylvania has been having major issues with their groundwater supply becoming contaminated from this same process(es)."
CJ McCurdy
Accessible clean, potable drinking water - Effects of extraction on our water system - Policy
(ICL Blog RSS Feed, Water Quality: Slip Sliding Away + Times-News Valley.com)
Water:
"Human impact on our environment, especially due to increased population and human sprawl. My major concern in a global perspective would have to be access to clean, potable drinking water, and how urban sprawl and our desire for an "easier" way of life is effecting our existing groundwater resevoirs. What I am thinking of specifically is not only the over-flowing landfills leaching toxic chemicals into the ground and what can be done about them (ie...the Thermal Gasification article I sent you), but also activities such as the planned Gold mining operations near Idaho City using Mercury to extract the gold from the ore, and the proposed gas/oil drilling taking place in Payette County and the effects of Hydraulic Fracturing ("fracking") or "mini-fracking" on existing groundwater supplies. Pennsylvania has been having major issues with their groundwater supply becoming contaminated from this same process(es)."
CJ McCurdy
Accessible clean, potable drinking water - Effects of extraction on our water system - Policy
(ICL Blog RSS Feed, Water Quality: Slip Sliding Away + Times-News Valley.com)
Open pit mining video to watch at your leisure. For more information on The CuMo Mine Project, visit the USDA Forest Service, the Idaho Conservation League, and Mosquito Consolidated
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