Trip to the landfill!!!

The landfill was actually an interesting experience. I learned a lot of factual information and I was really surprised about certain things. One of the things that I thought was interesting was what they did with the televisions and the refrigerator. I didn’t know that they take out every little part from whatever is recyclable. Also I didn’t know that they receive income for selling some of the parts that they receive. Another interesting thing was how they receive methane gas from the trash. I was really amazed about that and also how they are able to sell that to Edison so it could be used to power some houses. That is a very interesting approach on try to go green; using the material we simply throw away. The last thing would have to be when I seen how they actually process the trash. I seen the tractors compressing the trash and moving it around, it was really interesting. One thing I really noticed was the birds, they were everywhere and it was kind cool to see all of those birds flying in circle. Final thought I liked how they gave us the orange vest I could use that for useful things. Thanks for the interesting trip. 

Climate change :O

1.       According to evidence, is the climate changing right now?

a.       Yes it has; the earth’s average temperature has risen by 1.4F over the past century and is projected to raise another 2 to 11.5F in the next 100 years. Small changes of earth’s average temperature can cause great and dangerous shifts in the climate and weather. Rising temperatures have been accompanied by changes in the weather and climate. Many places have experienced heavy rainfall, droughts, and sever heat waves. With everything happening our oceans are becoming more acidic and our glaciers are melting and causing ocean/sea levels are to rise.

2.       What does evidence say about humans’ roles in the changing climate?

a.       We are releasing tons of carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases that are harming the environment. Some of the greenhouse gases com from busing fossil fuels, deforestation, and some agricultural practice. The buildup of greenhouse gases causes the earth’s climate rise and can harm humans.

3.       How is climate change likely to affect our society and our world?

a.       Our lives revolve around the climate and obviously the world. A warming climate will bring major changes for our water supplies, agriculture, power, and transportation system.

4.       Given what you have just learned, briefly describe what you think the world will be like in 50 years if we continue with our current path and do nothing to slow the rise of CO2 levels in the atmosphere.

a.       If we allow CO2 to rise our future and the future of our children would be destroyed.  If the predictions are accurate our global temperature will rise 2 to 11.5 degrees Fahrenheit. That would cause major temperature changes all around the world. I think that places that weren’t hot will become hot and places that did not rain as much will see more rain. I think that our world would change dramatically because a lot of people are changing to energy efficient vehicles, and power. I believe people will actually try to reduce the amount of CO2 emissions. But if they don’t major global warming will happen and climate and weather changes will happen.  

Today I minimized the amount of energy that I didn't use. I did not use the following objects: phone, tablet, television, computer, car (unnecessary driving), light, and iPod. For the first five hours it was not difficult, I was able to get a lot of homework done without using any electricity. After, I was eager to watch some football or grab my phone to check the score for my fantasy league. So I decided to workout, to ease my mind off the things I wanted to do. I was able to work out for two hours and it made it easier to not want to do things I wanted to do. I actually had to go to work after so I ate and went straight to work until 11 o'clock at night. I got home and went straight to bed because I had work at 6 in the morning. It was easier for me to accomplish this task because I was able to keep my mind occupied with other things. Whether if it was work or if it was doing homework. Some of the things that I was able to cut back were watching TV. I already don't watch as much already it just came to me that I don't have to watch football if I didn't have the time. I knew I had options to watch football or check the scores so it made it that much easier. It was very difficult not being able to pick up my phone to call someone or to simply to go on the internet. If I could continue this process I could probably reduce the amount of light I use. If I'm not in the room I'll turn off the light or I will go into a room where light is already being used. In all honesty, I wouldn't be able to give up my car, phone, laptop, or tablet. I use all of those materials for good use, and for my phone I would probably go crazy without it for more than a 24 hour period. Like I said earlier I could reduce the amount of light that I use. Also, driving to unnecessary places, because I could save gas and money. I could improve my homes consumption of energy by replacing standard light bulbs to energy efficient ones. Also solar power would also help increase energy efficiency. When I was walking around my backyard I noticed that my father uses a lot of water for hid plants and out water fountain. We could use a dripping system to water hid plants instead of the sprinklers. Finally, error can reuse or recycle the water that is being used for the water fountain. If everyone were to figure out all of the things we don't really need, we could improve our environment and we can cut back on all the unnecessary consumption of energy.