Environmental Topics to develop in November, 2012

This is an Environmental Topics’ list to develop during this month of November.

Make a short reach, read the most appealing topic.

Next week, you have to make a short presentation-description upon the topic you will develop, later you will expose and finally we will discuss in class-forum during the coming weeks.

The mean idea is to rehearse a debate instead of the final practical test.

As attachment there are the evaluation rubrics to discuss and apply for the final test.

The Oral Presentation and the Debate Rubric.

List of issues

• Climate change — Global warming • Global dimming • Fossil fuels • Sea level rise •Greenhouse gas • Ocean acidification • Shutdown of thermohaline circulation •Environmental impact of the coal industry • Urban Heat Islands

• Conservation — Species extinction • Pollinator decline • Coral bleaching • Holocene extinction • Invasive species • Poaching • Endangered species

• Energy — Energy conservation • Renewable energy • Efficient energy use • Renewable energy commercialization • Environmental impact of the coal industry • Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing

• Environmental degradation — Eutrophication • Habitat destruction • Invasive species

• Environmental health — Air quality • Asthma • Environmental impact of the coal industry • Electromagnetic fields •Electromagnetic radiation and health • Indoor air quality • Lead poisoning • Sick Building Syndrome • Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing

• Genetic engineering — Genetic pollution • Genetically modified food controversies

• Intensive farming — Overgrazing • Irrigation • Monoculture • Environmental effects of meat production • Slash and burn • Pesticide drift • Plasticulture

• Land degradation — Land pollution • Desertification

Soil — Soil conservation • Soil erosion • Soil contamination • Soil salination

• Land use — Urban sprawl • Habitat fragmentation • Habitat destruction

• Nanotechnology — Nanotoxicology • Nanopollution

• Nuclear issues — Nuclear fallout • Nuclear meltdown • Nuclear power • Nuclear weapons • Nuclear and radiation accidents •Nuclear safety • High-level radioactive waste management

• Overpopulation — Burial • Water crisis • Overpopulation in companion animals • Tragedy of the commons • Gender Imbalance in Developing Countries • Sub-replacement fertility levels in developed countries

• Ozone depletion — CFC • Biological effects of UV exposure

• Pollution — Environmental impact of the coal industry • Nonpoint source pollution • Point source pollution • Light pollution • Noise pollution • Visual pollution

Water pollution — Environmental impact of the coal industry • Acid rain • Eutrophication • Marine pollution • Ocean dumping •Oil spills • Thermal pollution • Urban runoff • Water crisis • Marine debris • Microplastics • Ocean acidification • Ship pollution •Wastewater • Fish kill • Algal bloom • Mercury in fish • Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing

Air pollution — Environmental impact of the coal industry • Smog • Tropospheric ozone • Indoor air quality • Volatile organic compound • Atmospheric particulate matter• Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing

• Reservoirs — Environmental impacts of reservoirs

• Resource depletion — Exploitation of natural resources • Overdrafting

Consumerism — Consumer capitalism • Planned obsolescence • Over-consumption

Fishing — Blast fishing • Bottom trawling • Cyanide fishing • Ghost nets • Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing •Overfishing • Shark finning • Whaling

Logging — Clearcutting • Deforestation • Illegal logging

Mining — Acid mine drainage • Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing • Mountaintop removal mining • Slurry impoundments

• Toxins — Chlorofluorocarbons • DDT • Endocrine disruptors • Dioxin • Toxic heavy metals • Environmental impact of the coal industry • Herbicides • Pesticides • Toxic waste • PCB • Bioaccumulation • Biomagnification• Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing

• Waste — Electronic waste • Litter • Waste disposal incidents • Marine debris • Medical waste • Landfill • Leachate • Environmental impact of the coal industry • Incineration • Great Pacific Garbage Patch • Exporting of hazardous waste• Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing

The Earth Song (exercise with lyrics)

¡¡We all are a part of ONE world!!

"When a butterfly flaps its wings in one part of the world it can cause a hurricane in another part of the world. Anonymus.  

To introduce the environmental topics we are going to study in the coming weeks, we invite you:

1) To read the lyrics (before you listen to the song.)

2) To look for the new words in the dictionary; and write those new words in your notebook.

EARTH SONG 

                                         By Michael Jackson

What about sunrise 

What about rain 

What about all the things 

That you said we were to gain... 

What about killing fields 

Is there a time 

What about all the things 

That you said was yours and mine... 

Did you ever stop to notice 

All the blood we've shed before? 

Did you ever stop to notice

The crying Earth the weeping shores? 

Aaaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaaah 

What have we done to the world? 

Look what we've done 

What about all the peace 

That you pledge your only son... 

What about flowering fields 

Is there a time 

What about all the dreams 

That you said was yours and mine... 

Did you ever stop to notice 

All the children dead from war? 

Did you ever stop to notice 

The crying Earth the weeping shores? 

Aaaaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaaaah 

I used to dream 

I used to glance beyond the stars 

Now I don't know where we are 

Although I know we've drifted far 

Aaaaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaaaaah 

Aaaaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaaaaah 

Hey, what about yesterday 

(What about us) 

What about the seas 

(What about us) 

The heavens are falling down 

(What about us) 

I can't even breathe 

(What about us) 

What about the bleeding Earth 

(What about us) 

Can't we feel its wounds? 

(What about us) 

What about nature's worth 

(ooo,ooo) 

It's our planet's womb 

(What about us) 

What about animals 

(What about it) 

We've turned kingdoms to dust 

(What about us) 

What about elephants 

(What about us) 

Have we lost their trust? 

(What about us) 

What about crying whales? 

(What about us) 

We're ravaging the seas 

(What about us) 

What about forest trails 

(ooo, ooo) 

Burnt despite our pleas 

(What about us) 

What about the holy land 

(What about it) 

Torn apart by creed 

(What about us) 

What about the common man 

(What about us) 

Can't we set him free? 

(What about us) 

What about children dying? 

(What about us) 

Can't you hear them cry? 

(What about us) 

Where did we go wrong? 

(ooo, ooo) 

Someone tell me why 

(What about us) 

What about babies? 

(What about it) 

What about the days? 

(What about us) 

What about all their joy? 

(What about us) 

What about the man? 

(What about us) 

What about the crying man? 

(What about us) 

What about Abraham? 

(What was us) 

What about death again 

(ooo, ooo) 

Do we give a damn?

3) Once you have learnt the new vocabulary ¡Let's listen to the song!

Listen the song HERE

4) Write 5 paragraphs commentary about the song. Be sure to mention how important the enviroment to you is

5) Send to your teacher the paragraphs by e-mail.

We must stop desertification of harvesting lands!!