Thursday, May 29, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
5/21 & 5/23
5/21: Work on Environmental Point of View.
Prepare a written document that describes a shift in your thinking this year based on the materials, lessons, experiences you have had in this course. Be prepared to share this with the class on Friday. Your reflection should be at least 1 page , thoughtfully crafted and sincere.
5/23: Share Points of View with class!
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Have you turned these assignments in?
Greetings APes students
About half of you have turned in all of this material. If you have not turned in these assignments please see the firm deadline below!
Please make sure you have the following materials handed in by Friday, May 16th:
1) Journals - They should include the following entries:
a) Biomimicry Reflection from Chapter 3
b) Specific article & reflection from your Energy Project (Wildcats for a Better Tomorrow)
(See hw on syllabus for 4/21)
c) Pre-Percy Reflection (See articles on syllabus entitled "The Trouble with Percy" and "The Conflict Setting the Stage").
d) Post-Percy Reflection. What are your reactions to hearing him speak hear on campus? What specific topics engaged you the most? Explain.
* This next Journal entry applies only to students who viewed "Who Killed the Electric Car?" in class and/or who are NOT taking the AP exam or are not on Senior Project.
e) Look up an article related to Alternative Vehicles. This can be an article about electric cars, NGV, hybrid, etc. Write an editorial reflection describing your perspective on the topic in your journal. Please include the article and source in your journal entry.
2) MAMA Discussion of Final Results
One page discussion of final results. This should be written as a formal scientific discussion of your results. Refer back to your hypothesis. Analyze the final results and discuss reasons why your hypothesis was correct/incorrect. Be sure to include the actual data/# in your discussion.
If you missed the Results in class here they are:
MAMA Results 2008
Crissy Field
Copper: 8.1 micrograms/Liter
Mercury: .009 micrograms/Liter
Phoenix Lake
Copper: 0.5 micrograms/Liter
Mercury: Not Detectable
Galilee Harbor
Copper: 1.7 micrograms/Liter
Mercury: Not Detectable
Fort Point
Copper: 8.8 micrograms/Liter
Mercury: 0.01 micrograms/Liter
Berkeley Marina
Copper: 8.2 micrograms/Liter
Mercury: 0.01 micrograms/Liter
Walker Creek
Copper: 2.7 micrograms/Liter
Mercury: 0.016 micrograms/Liter
Raccoon Straits
Copper: 8.0 micrograms/Liter
Mercury: 0.01 micrograms/Liter
Cesar Chavez Park
Copper: 36 micrograms/Liter
Mercury: .02 micrograms/Liter
THe EPA Limits for each of these elements:
Copper: 1500 micrograms/Liter
Mercury: 11 micrograms/Liter
About half of you have turned in all of this material. If you have not turned in these assignments please see the firm deadline below!
Please make sure you have the following materials handed in by Friday, May 16th:
1) Journals - They should include the following entries:
a) Biomimicry Reflection from Chapter 3
b) Specific article & reflection from your Energy Project (Wildcats for a Better Tomorrow)
(See hw on syllabus for 4/21)
c) Pre-Percy Reflection (See articles on syllabus entitled "The Trouble with Percy" and "The Conflict Setting the Stage").
d) Post-Percy Reflection. What are your reactions to hearing him speak hear on campus? What specific topics engaged you the most? Explain.
* This next Journal entry applies only to students who viewed "Who Killed the Electric Car?" in class and/or who are NOT taking the AP exam or are not on Senior Project.
e) Look up an article related to Alternative Vehicles. This can be an article about electric cars, NGV, hybrid, etc. Write an editorial reflection describing your perspective on the topic in your journal. Please include the article and source in your journal entry.
2) MAMA Discussion of Final Results
One page discussion of final results. This should be written as a formal scientific discussion of your results. Refer back to your hypothesis. Analyze the final results and discuss reasons why your hypothesis was correct/incorrect. Be sure to include the actual data/# in your discussion.
If you missed the Results in class here they are:
MAMA Results 2008
Crissy Field
Copper: 8.1 micrograms/Liter
Mercury: .009 micrograms/Liter
Phoenix Lake
Copper: 0.5 micrograms/Liter
Mercury: Not Detectable
Galilee Harbor
Copper: 1.7 micrograms/Liter
Mercury: Not Detectable
Fort Point
Copper: 8.8 micrograms/Liter
Mercury: 0.01 micrograms/Liter
Berkeley Marina
Copper: 8.2 micrograms/Liter
Mercury: 0.01 micrograms/Liter
Walker Creek
Copper: 2.7 micrograms/Liter
Mercury: 0.016 micrograms/Liter
Raccoon Straits
Copper: 8.0 micrograms/Liter
Mercury: 0.01 micrograms/Liter
Cesar Chavez Park
Copper: 36 micrograms/Liter
Mercury: .02 micrograms/Liter
THe EPA Limits for each of these elements:
Copper: 1500 micrograms/Liter
Mercury: 11 micrograms/Liter
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
HW: 5/7
AP examers: Study for AP exam. Please email me questions tonight that you have about the exam and we will go over these on Friday.
Non AP examers: Please find one article about electric cars or alternative fuel vehicles and write an editorial reflecting on the content. This reflection is due in class next block.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
AP Exam Takers
If you are taking the AP exam, check out this website. It contains excellent review materials for major topics that may be covered on the exam.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Wildcats for a Better Tomorrow Resources
About the Links: If you have trouble with a link, please try searching for the information provided. The Science Friday links are not working currently, however if you do an independent search you should be able to find the program. Thanks
Geothermal Links:
Geothermal Heats Up: (Hills just north of Sonoma wine country. geothermal reservoir under rugged terrain. Largest tapped geothermal field in the world!)
*Radio program
Geothermal Energy Basics: NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
Wind Energy Links:
The Science Friday File on Wind Energy
*Radio program
American Wind Energy Association: Wind Web Tutorial
(excellent resource for wide variety of content)
Wind Energy Basics: NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
Solar Energy Links:
Solar Power Scales Up (March 14th, 2008)
*Radio program
Solar Energy Basics (NREL: National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
Biomass Energy Links:
Scientists Seek New Ways to Produce Biofuel
*Radio Program
Biomass Energy Basics (NREL: National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
Wave Energy Links:
Harnessing Energy From the Sea
*Radio program
PG & E, San Francisco and Golden Gate Energy Combine Efforts to Explore Tidal Power Options in SF Bay
Hydropower Links:
Thirst for Energy Fuels Controversial Power Project
*Radio program
Hydroelectricity (EPA)
Hybrid Links:
California Company Develops Plug-In Hybrid
*Radio program
Conversion Kit Allows Hybrid to Go Gas Free
*Radio program
Geothermal Links:
Geothermal Heats Up: (Hills just north of Sonoma wine country. geothermal reservoir under rugged terrain. Largest tapped geothermal field in the world!)
*Radio program
Geothermal Energy Basics: NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
Wind Energy Links:
The Science Friday File on Wind Energy
*Radio program
American Wind Energy Association: Wind Web Tutorial
(excellent resource for wide variety of content)
Wind Energy Basics: NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
Solar Energy Links:
Solar Power Scales Up (March 14th, 2008)
*Radio program
Solar Energy Basics (NREL: National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
Biomass Energy Links:
Scientists Seek New Ways to Produce Biofuel
*Radio Program
Biomass Energy Basics (NREL: National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
Wave Energy Links:
Harnessing Energy From the Sea
*Radio program
PG & E, San Francisco and Golden Gate Energy Combine Efforts to Explore Tidal Power Options in SF Bay
Hydropower Links:
Thirst for Energy Fuels Controversial Power Project
*Radio program
Hydroelectricity (EPA)
Hybrid Links:
California Company Develops Plug-In Hybrid
*Radio program
Conversion Kit Allows Hybrid to Go Gas Free
*Radio program
Monday, April 14, 2008
APes Syllabus: April 15-May 2
APes Energy Syllabus
Wildcats for a Better Tomorrow Project
Focusing our energy on tomorrow's energy...
If you are 18 this might be a research project you can do:
Creating a Mini star here on Earth: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Requests for public tours should be directed to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Public Affairs Office at (925) 422-4599. Tours are limited to persons 18 years of age or older. The Public Affairs information line, (925) 422-4599, is also available to answer questions about the Laboratory's mission, programs, and activities.
Wildcats for a Better Tomorrow Project
Focusing our energy on tomorrow's energy...
If you are 18 this might be a research project you can do:
Creating a Mini star here on Earth: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Requests for public tours should be directed to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Public Affairs Office at (925) 422-4599. Tours are limited to persons 18 years of age or older. The Public Affairs information line, (925) 422-4599, is also available to answer questions about the Laboratory's mission, programs, and activities.
Current Links to Check out
World Clock
(In particular check out world population, oil pumped, cars produced, species extinct!)
AP exam May 17
If you are taking the exam, please review the free response questions and answers found here.
Practice Multiple choice questions can be found here.
Our text book on line has great practice questions as well.
(In particular check out world population, oil pumped, cars produced, species extinct!)
AP exam May 17
If you are taking the exam, please review the free response questions and answers found here.
Practice Multiple choice questions can be found here.
Our text book on line has great practice questions as well.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
APes Links & Info
Greetings APes students
Here are some important resources/links related to our discussion/work/life:
1. Thursday evening San Francisco Event:
China & The Environment
Can you attend this?
2. My Green Electronics:
This page guides you on how to recycle your own electronic wastes. All you need to do is enter
your zip code and resource centers pop up in your area.
There is an Energy Calculator on this page.
And much more about reducing, reusing, recycling and rethinking electronics.
3. World Water Day
Did you know March 22 was World Water Day? Check out this web page. Lots of information about world water use, consumption and conservation can be found here!
4. KQED 3/26
Plastic Bag Ban -- One Year Later
San Francisco may have been the first city in the country to ban plastic bags, but one year after supervisors approved the landmark law it's clear that the City by the Bay won't be the last to yank plastic bags from major grocery stores. The ban has helped spawn a few cottage industries in California, and blazed a path that cities around the world are following.
Reporters:
• David Gorn
Here are some important resources/links related to our discussion/work/life:
1. Thursday evening San Francisco Event:
China & The Environment
Can you attend this?
2. My Green Electronics:
This page guides you on how to recycle your own electronic wastes. All you need to do is enter
your zip code and resource centers pop up in your area.
There is an Energy Calculator on this page.
And much more about reducing, reusing, recycling and rethinking electronics.
3. World Water Day
Did you know March 22 was World Water Day? Check out this web page. Lots of information about world water use, consumption and conservation can be found here!
4. KQED 3/26
Plastic Bag Ban -- One Year Later
San Francisco may have been the first city in the country to ban plastic bags, but one year after supervisors approved the landmark law it's clear that the City by the Bay won't be the last to yank plastic bags from major grocery stores. The ban has helped spawn a few cottage industries in California, and blazed a path that cities around the world are following.
Reporters:
• David Gorn
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Monday, March 17, 2008
HW Due March 24 & March 28
Homework Due Monday, March 24th
Please read & respond to the following things:
1. Read about Mercury in your text pg. 541-543
2. Look at pictures in this article entitled Metal Desert: Mining's Toll on Human & Natural Resources
3. Read & write a written reflection in your journal or via email about ONE of these articles below. Please pick the article that is the most interesting to you. Please tell me why you picked the article. Be able to make connections, observations and questions that pertain to our studies and to the reading at hand within your reflection. Thank you!
Friday, March 28
Content Assessment (To be decided in class on 3/18)
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Homework Due Next Class: 3/18/07
Hope Homework:
Please Read the first two short articles. Please also watch the 3 minute "video" below featuring David Rothenberg playing with beluga whales in Russia.
Respond briefly to each. How does each relate to our curriculum and class? What connections /inferences can you make? Which reading/video did you "enjoy" or get the most out of and why? (Your response should be at least 1 page long. No longer than 2 pages. This is just informal. However, I am looking for a content rich response that indicates you have witnessed/reviewed these 3 things! Thanks and Enjoy!) You may EMAIL hw or bring it into class on recycled/double sided paper. thanks!
Shy Affectionate SF: Kathleen Dean Moore
The Unsung Solution: By Bill McKibben (Middlebury Professor)
What rhymes with waste-heat recovery?
Making Low Carbon Energy a Precious Resource
can this reduce global warming?
David Rothenberg plays with beluga whales in Russia
video
"It sounded like the perfect place to continue my musical investigation. Over the years, I’ve come to think that animal sounds share more characteristics with music than with human language. Each phrase sung by birds, wolves, cicadas, or dolphins must be performed correctly to convey its message, but we humans can never translate exactly what is said. This has led me to believe that music might be a useful way to communicate with animals, and thus extend human art into the natural world, hoping for a connection, a response. I started testing this theory by playing with birds, and now I’m ready to try it with the most intricate musicians of the wild world: whales. Because they live underwater, there are additional challenges—such as how to do it without getting my clarinet all wet."
"The beluga whale, whose name means “the white one” in Russian, might be one of the best species to try to make music with. Called sea canaries by sailors who frequented the Arctic regions, their wide range of whistles, clicks, and buzzes is far more diverse than the vocalizations of dolphins, whose sounds and behavior have been studied the most.?
Serenading Belugas in the White Sea: Orion Magazine, by David Rothenberg
Please Read the first two short articles. Please also watch the 3 minute "video" below featuring David Rothenberg playing with beluga whales in Russia.
Respond briefly to each. How does each relate to our curriculum and class? What connections /inferences can you make? Which reading/video did you "enjoy" or get the most out of and why? (Your response should be at least 1 page long. No longer than 2 pages. This is just informal. However, I am looking for a content rich response that indicates you have witnessed/reviewed these 3 things! Thanks and Enjoy!) You may EMAIL hw or bring it into class on recycled/double sided paper. thanks!
Shy Affectionate SF: Kathleen Dean Moore
The Unsung Solution: By Bill McKibben (Middlebury Professor)
What rhymes with waste-heat recovery?
Making Low Carbon Energy a Precious Resource
can this reduce global warming?
David Rothenberg plays with beluga whales in Russia
video
"It sounded like the perfect place to continue my musical investigation. Over the years, I’ve come to think that animal sounds share more characteristics with music than with human language. Each phrase sung by birds, wolves, cicadas, or dolphins must be performed correctly to convey its message, but we humans can never translate exactly what is said. This has led me to believe that music might be a useful way to communicate with animals, and thus extend human art into the natural world, hoping for a connection, a response. I started testing this theory by playing with birds, and now I’m ready to try it with the most intricate musicians of the wild world: whales. Because they live underwater, there are additional challenges—such as how to do it without getting my clarinet all wet."
"The beluga whale, whose name means “the white one” in Russian, might be one of the best species to try to make music with. Called sea canaries by sailors who frequented the Arctic regions, their wide range of whistles, clicks, and buzzes is far more diverse than the vocalizations of dolphins, whose sounds and behavior have been studied the most.?
Serenading Belugas in the White Sea: Orion Magazine, by David Rothenberg
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Water Disease HW
HW Due on 3/13:
1. Review the "Common Diseases Transmitted to Humans Through Contaminated Drinking Water" found in your book (Chapter 21).
2. Make a small chart organizing the source of the disease and the disease.
3. Pick one disease that you want to know more about it and write up a 1/2 page summary about what you learned about this disease. (Go one step deeper than the book goes--in terms of content!)
Entire HW should be 1 page total. This can be emailed to me on Thursday or printed on recycled paper/written on recycled paper and turned in during class time.
1. Review the "Common Diseases Transmitted to Humans Through Contaminated Drinking Water" found in your book (Chapter 21).
2. Make a small chart organizing the source of the disease and the disease.
3. Pick one disease that you want to know more about it and write up a 1/2 page summary about what you learned about this disease. (Go one step deeper than the book goes--in terms of content!)
Entire HW should be 1 page total. This can be emailed to me on Thursday or printed on recycled paper/written on recycled paper and turned in during class time.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
APes Surveys!
Please take both of the surveys below. They are anonymous so please be honest and thoughtful in your responses. Thank you!
Evaluation of instructor
Evaluation of course
Evaluation of instructor
Evaluation of course
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Water Unit!
Monday, March 1:
Introduce Water Unit with more water facts, terms
20 minute water story storming group work
20 + minute water story presentations
Homework: (Due Tuesday, March 11)
Water Bottle Case Study Project
Journals Due Next Class!
Wednesday, March 5:
Water terms
"Water Bowl"
Water options
Homework:
Invasive Species field trip next class- Dress appropriately!
Permission Slips
Water Bottle Case Studies
Friday, March 7:
Invasive Species project field trip
A block 8 am to 9:45
C block 12:30 to 2:00
Homework:
Finish Water Bottle Case Studies!!!
Introduce Water Unit with more water facts, terms
20 minute water story storming group work
20 + minute water story presentations
Homework: (Due Tuesday, March 11)
Water Bottle Case Study Project
Journals Due Next Class!
Wednesday, March 5:
Water terms
"Water Bowl"
Water options
Homework:
Invasive Species field trip next class- Dress appropriately!
Permission Slips
Water Bottle Case Studies
Friday, March 7:
Invasive Species project field trip
A block 8 am to 9:45
C block 12:30 to 2:00
Homework:
Finish Water Bottle Case Studies!!!
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
QUIZ in class Thursday CANCELLED & Take Home Essays Due by Friday!
Thursday QUIZ in class is now cancelled.
Take Home Essays due by Friday! (This should allow students extra time- if needed- to ask me clarifying questions and/or work on them.)
Take Home Essays due by Friday! (This should allow students extra time- if needed- to ask me clarifying questions and/or work on them.)
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Field Trips
Marin Resource Recovery Recenter:
Tuesday, Feb. 19th @ 9:20 am to 11 am
Check out this article: Importance of Marin's Landfill
Also: Frequently asked questions about Redwood Landfill & Recycling Center
Also: Marin County receives Recycling State Honor
If you are missing this field trip and have not talked to me please email me to let me know you will not be there. Also please do the journal assignment below if you can not make this field trip!
Journal Assignment: Please visit the Marin Sanitary Service web page. Answer the following questions:
1. What strides has Marin Sanitary Service made in the last 10 years in terms of preventing waste from going to the landfill?
2. What service does the Marin Sanitary Service provide?
3. What does the Marin Recycling Center accept and process?
4. Give a brief history of MSS?
5. What types of hazardous wastes does the Marin Recycling Center accept?
6. What are the general materials that are accepted in the Marin Sanitary Service Curbside program? Name 5 items that are not accepted in the curbside program?
7. How much of Marin county's waste is diverted from the landfill (see Marin County honored article above)? What makes Marin's recycling program so unique from other state recycling programs? (again see Marin County honored article above)
8. Does your town recycle? Name the company/service that serves your community. Describe what your program accepts (look this up on line).
Tuesday, Feb. 19th @ 9:20 am to 11 am
Check out this article: Importance of Marin's Landfill
Also: Frequently asked questions about Redwood Landfill & Recycling Center
Also: Marin County receives Recycling State Honor
If you are missing this field trip and have not talked to me please email me to let me know you will not be there. Also please do the journal assignment below if you can not make this field trip!
Journal Assignment: Please visit the Marin Sanitary Service web page. Answer the following questions:
1. What strides has Marin Sanitary Service made in the last 10 years in terms of preventing waste from going to the landfill?
2. What service does the Marin Sanitary Service provide?
3. What does the Marin Recycling Center accept and process?
4. Give a brief history of MSS?
5. What types of hazardous wastes does the Marin Recycling Center accept?
6. What are the general materials that are accepted in the Marin Sanitary Service Curbside program? Name 5 items that are not accepted in the curbside program?
7. How much of Marin county's waste is diverted from the landfill (see Marin County honored article above)? What makes Marin's recycling program so unique from other state recycling programs? (again see Marin County honored article above)
8. Does your town recycle? Name the company/service that serves your community. Describe what your program accepts (look this up on line).
Monday, February 11, 2008
Field Trip Next Class!
Sewage Agency of Southern Marin
If you missed this field trip, please do the following journal assignment:
Journal Assignment:
Please visit the following web page: Sewer Agency of Southern Marin
1. Based on the link above, what service does the Sewer Agency of Southern Marin provide?
2. What happens to solid and organic material that is removed from the waste water at this agency?
3. Describe the two types of sewers Bay Area homes have?
4. When are sewer backups and backflows a big problem? How can individuals prevent this? (See Sewer Smart page)
See Recent News Stories here. We will NOT focus on these issues on our field trip. We will mainly focus on the process of how our sewage is treated.
A block:
8 am to 9:45 am (Please meet in the circle with your permission slips)
C block
12:30 pm to 2:00 pm (Please eat lunch BEFORE this. Meet in the circle!)
Please don't be Late!
If you don't have a permission slip please go to the Outings Page and print out that permission slip, fill it out appropriately and bring it with you.
Thank YOU.
If you missed this field trip, please do the following journal assignment:
Journal Assignment:
Please visit the following web page: Sewer Agency of Southern Marin
1. Based on the link above, what service does the Sewer Agency of Southern Marin provide?
2. What happens to solid and organic material that is removed from the waste water at this agency?
3. Describe the two types of sewers Bay Area homes have?
4. When are sewer backups and backflows a big problem? How can individuals prevent this? (See Sewer Smart page)
See Recent News Stories here. We will NOT focus on these issues on our field trip. We will mainly focus on the process of how our sewage is treated.
A block:
8 am to 9:45 am (Please meet in the circle with your permission slips)
C block
12:30 pm to 2:00 pm (Please eat lunch BEFORE this. Meet in the circle!)
Please don't be Late!
If you don't have a permission slip please go to the Outings Page and print out that permission slip, fill it out appropriately and bring it with you.
Thank YOU.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Take Home Essays
Here are the Take Home Essays (Due Thursday, Feb. 21)
Journals will not be due until Wednesday, March 5!
If you missed the MALT lunch time presentation: Please go to the MALT web page and read the Amazing but True fact sheet about Marin Agriculture. For your journal assignment: Reflect on this article OR compost!!!!! :)
Journals will not be due until Wednesday, March 5!
If you missed the MALT lunch time presentation: Please go to the MALT web page and read the Amazing but True fact sheet about Marin Agriculture. For your journal assignment: Reflect on this article OR compost!!!!! :)
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Wed, Feb. 13th Field Trip: Sewage Agency of Southern Marin
FYI: Next Wednesday during the class period we will be heading to the Sewage Agency of Southern Marin. A block you will miss Advising. C block we will leave in the middle of lunch at 12:30 and return at 2:00.
Please check out these recent news stories:
2.7 million gallons of sewage spill into Richardson Bay
2 minute Video Story
Second massive sewage spill in bay revealed
Please check out these recent news stories:
2.7 million gallons of sewage spill into Richardson Bay
2 minute Video Story
Second massive sewage spill in bay revealed
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Next Class We are in the Garden!!!!!!
Greetings APes Students,
Please dress for the garden next class. Warm clothes, good shoes that you don't mind getting muddy!!!!!
We will be working with soil.
Go directly to the garden on Thursday.
Thanks! See you then!
Please dress for the garden next class. Warm clothes, good shoes that you don't mind getting muddy!!!!!
We will be working with soil.
Go directly to the garden on Thursday.
Thanks! See you then!
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Quiz next class
FYI: The quiz next class will cover the following content:
Read Chapter 13 pg. 271-286 (Focus on the following terms: High input agriculture, Plantation agriculture, Traditional subsistence agriculture, Traditional intensive agriculture, interplanting, alley cropping, soil erosion, sheet erosion, rill erosion, gully erosion, desertification, salinization, soil conservation, conservation tillage, terracing, contour farming, strip cropping, windbreaks, organic fertilizer, compost, green revolution, Natural capital degradation (food production- pg. 285))
Read Chapter 13 pg. 271-286 (Focus on the following terms: High input agriculture, Plantation agriculture, Traditional subsistence agriculture, Traditional intensive agriculture, interplanting, alley cropping, soil erosion, sheet erosion, rill erosion, gully erosion, desertification, salinization, soil conservation, conservation tillage, terracing, contour farming, strip cropping, windbreaks, organic fertilizer, compost, green revolution, Natural capital degradation (food production- pg. 285))
Friday, February 1, 2008
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Garden Work!
MA Garden Work week of January 28th postponed due to Rain & Mud!
We can get out in the garden for some great work after we have 3 dry days in a row. Keep your fingers crossed!
We can get out in the garden for some great work after we have 3 dry days in a row. Keep your fingers crossed!
Monday, January 28, 2008
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Service Opportunity!
San Rafael Cleanup Day
Saturday, February 9 from 9am-11am.
We will be cleaning up two areas of San Rafael:
Kerner/Bellam Corridor – near Circuit City. Sidewalks, path next to the Canal, and open space between the Bay and Windward Way Bay Way Beach – off San Pedro Road, 1.5 miles east of Montecito Shopping Center
Participate in the Cleanup Day (Photo proof or something) in exchange for one journal entry!
For more info
Saturday, February 9 from 9am-11am.
We will be cleaning up two areas of San Rafael:
Kerner/Bellam Corridor – near Circuit City. Sidewalks, path next to the Canal, and open space between the Bay and Windward Way Bay Way Beach – off San Pedro Road, 1.5 miles east of Montecito Shopping Center
Participate in the Cleanup Day (Photo proof or something) in exchange for one journal entry!
For more info
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Environmental Records of 2008 Presidential Candidates
Below you will find some links that have some interesting summaries of the 2008 Presidential Candidates' environmental records.
Sierra Club Summaries
On the Record: League of Conservation Voters Environmental Profiles for '08 Candidates
Interviews & Info on the presidential candidates' energy plans and environmental positions (grist-environmental news & commentary)
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Sustainable San Rafael 1/24/08 @ 7 pm
Join Sustainable San Rafael in
"Zero Waste Dialogues -
Thursday, January 24, 2008 @ 7 pm (San Rafael City Council Chambers, 1400 Fifth St)
Join Sustainable San Rafael and your Marin neighbors in an evening
of open facilitated discussion where, together, we will explore
ways to reduce unnecessary consumption and loss of our earth's
resources while we move our community to Zero Waste.
What's the right thing to do about recyling, plastic bags,
packaging, outdated and broken electronics, construction materials,
and the senseless stream of single-use, disposable, poorly-
designed, wasteful products and the systems that support them?
It's time we transform our County's system of MANAGING waste to
ELIMINATING waste. Marin County can demonstrate massive -- and
rapid -- greenhouse gas reduction by enabling effective Zero Waste
programs.
Together we will examine what we can do as responsible citizens and
what we can achieve as a community united in pursuit of zero
pollution and zero waste.
San Rafael City Council Chambers
1400 Fifth St, San Rafael, CA 94901
Thursday January 24, 2008
6:30 meet and greet
7:00 program
COST: FREE
Who should attend? Waste professionals, Marin Co. Hazardous and
Solid Waste JPA and LTF members, City and County elected and
appointed officials and staffs, educators, friends, neighbors, and
everyone interested in sustainability and greenhouse gas reductions.
RSVP requested (not required)
Please email ZeroWaste@LMNTLmktg.com
"Zero Waste Dialogues -
Thursday, January 24, 2008 @ 7 pm (San Rafael City Council Chambers, 1400 Fifth St)
Join Sustainable San Rafael and your Marin neighbors in an evening
of open facilitated discussion where, together, we will explore
ways to reduce unnecessary consumption and loss of our earth's
resources while we move our community to Zero Waste.
What's the right thing to do about recyling, plastic bags,
packaging, outdated and broken electronics, construction materials,
and the senseless stream of single-use, disposable, poorly-
designed, wasteful products and the systems that support them?
It's time we transform our County's system of MANAGING waste to
ELIMINATING waste. Marin County can demonstrate massive -- and
rapid -- greenhouse gas reduction by enabling effective Zero Waste
programs.
Together we will examine what we can do as responsible citizens and
what we can achieve as a community united in pursuit of zero
pollution and zero waste.
San Rafael City Council Chambers
1400 Fifth St, San Rafael, CA 94901
Thursday January 24, 2008
6:30 meet and greet
7:00 program
COST: FREE
Who should attend? Waste professionals, Marin Co. Hazardous and
Solid Waste JPA and LTF members, City and County elected and
appointed officials and staffs, educators, friends, neighbors, and
everyone interested in sustainability and greenhouse gas reductions.
RSVP requested (not required)
Please email ZeroWaste@LMNTLmktg.com
Friday, January 11, 2008
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Author Events in Marin
Tues., Jan. 15, 7:00 pm
Michael Pollan talks about In Defense of Food
(author of The Ominvore's Dilemma)
Thur., Jan. 17, 7:00 pm
Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize winner, talks about Creating a World Without Poverty: How Social Business Can Transform Our Lives.
Both events will be at Book Passage in Corte Madera
Michael Pollan talks about In Defense of Food
(author of The Ominvore's Dilemma)
Thur., Jan. 17, 7:00 pm
Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize winner, talks about Creating a World Without Poverty: How Social Business Can Transform Our Lives.
Both events will be at Book Passage in Corte Madera
Monday, January 7, 2008
January 9th: Syllabus!
Syllabus: January 9th - February 21st
Land Use Case Study Project
Major Dates:
Tuesday, January 15: Lunch Time Presentation
Tuesday, February 5th: Lunch Time Presentation
Wednesday, February 13th: Sewage Treatment Plant Fieldtrip
A block: 8 - 9:45
C block: 12:10- 2:00
Tuesday, February 19th: Marin Recycling Fieldtrip
A & C blocks: 9:15- 11:00
Friday, March 7th: More Broom Pulling (Same place in San Anselmo/ Ridge)
A block: 8:00 -9:45
C block: 12:50- 2:30
Land Use Case Study Project
Major Dates:
Tuesday, January 15: Lunch Time Presentation
Tuesday, February 5th: Lunch Time Presentation
Wednesday, February 13th: Sewage Treatment Plant Fieldtrip
A block: 8 - 9:45
C block: 12:10- 2:00
Tuesday, February 19th: Marin Recycling Fieldtrip
A & C blocks: 9:15- 11:00
Friday, March 7th: More Broom Pulling (Same place in San Anselmo/ Ridge)
A block: 8:00 -9:45
C block: 12:50- 2:30
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