http://www.newsday.com/business/more-vermont-families-seeking-food-assistance-1.2500880
The huge issue of there being just too many people can be seen easily through this article. Here it states how the resources for lower class families are vanishing with the downfall of our economy leaving more and more of them to look to places like this town food shelf. To hear that 100 more families than expected show up in need is just rediculous because that is way too many for a single town itself. What's even sadder is that donations aren't keeping up with these rising numbers. If you ask me there should be so many donations that there are extras, if that is even possible! People living in the same community should want to provide as much as they can to support their fellow neighbors. All in all this writing piece is simply another example to show us that we seriously need to get control of our booming population as Mr. Gessler has repeatedly told us in class!
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
HW #10
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/report-sea-levels-in-region-could-surge-over-70-years-1.2464859
The thought of this comes across as pretty scary to me even though I don't even live in this region of Long Island. Flooding is a threat because it can quickly and easily spread further across our land. 1 to 41/2 feet is a lot for sea levels to rise no matter how long of a period it is over. Although a report is being sent to advise local and state governments I don't believe that much is going to change as a result. People will continue to damage coastal property and natural resources just as they have been for so long now. It is interesting how this is all related to climate change which is a concept that tons of individuals do not even feel is accurate. I feel that people should really start to get their acts together and take actions to help prevent this terrible thing from happening to our environment.
The thought of this comes across as pretty scary to me even though I don't even live in this region of Long Island. Flooding is a threat because it can quickly and easily spread further across our land. 1 to 41/2 feet is a lot for sea levels to rise no matter how long of a period it is over. Although a report is being sent to advise local and state governments I don't believe that much is going to change as a result. People will continue to damage coastal property and natural resources just as they have been for so long now. It is interesting how this is all related to climate change which is a concept that tons of individuals do not even feel is accurate. I feel that people should really start to get their acts together and take actions to help prevent this terrible thing from happening to our environment.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
HW #9
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/group-gets-58g-to-set-oyster-bay-protection-plan-1.2451497
I was very happy to hear this news and learn that there is a group dedicated to this issue. This article mentioned the fish passage ladder also which we had talked about in class and I found interesting because I know what it is now. If I had read this piece beforehand I wouldn't of had any idea of what that was. The invasive species were also brought up like Mr. Gessler had wanted our blogs to be based on this week. The leader of this group is trying to address the growth of these invasive species in the area. I think it is a great idea what they are doing and strongly support it. It's excellent to hear that meetings are continuously being held as well to further this effort.
I was very happy to hear this news and learn that there is a group dedicated to this issue. This article mentioned the fish passage ladder also which we had talked about in class and I found interesting because I know what it is now. If I had read this piece beforehand I wouldn't of had any idea of what that was. The invasive species were also brought up like Mr. Gessler had wanted our blogs to be based on this week. The leader of this group is trying to address the growth of these invasive species in the area. I think it is a great idea what they are doing and strongly support it. It's excellent to hear that meetings are continuously being held as well to further this effort.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
HW #8
http://www.newsday.com/news/giant-panda-gives-birth-to-third-cub-in-atlanta-zoo-1.2425586
I was very excited as I read this amazing news since this animal is currently endangered. I never knew that cubs were that tiny either so I was able to learn something new from this article! It is very smart to keep both the mother and baby under watch with a camera at all times. Experts around the area should do their best to keep the two of them safe and have them continue to reproduce healthy offspring. The fact that pandas can sometimes act pregnant when they are really not also fascinated me because not many animals have the ability to do that. I'm looking forward to seeing what they end up naming this new adorable cub!
I was very excited as I read this amazing news since this animal is currently endangered. I never knew that cubs were that tiny either so I was able to learn something new from this article! It is very smart to keep both the mother and baby under watch with a camera at all times. Experts around the area should do their best to keep the two of them safe and have them continue to reproduce healthy offspring. The fact that pandas can sometimes act pregnant when they are really not also fascinated me because not many animals have the ability to do that. I'm looking forward to seeing what they end up naming this new adorable cub!
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