http://blog.lib.umn.edu/esblog/ES1051/ Critical Thinking in Environmental Science en-us 2005-12-12T21:05:02-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/esblog/ES1051/034036.html Venezia, as it is said in Italian…It is the Queen of the Adriatic, city of canals and palaces. It is a city that once ago was build up by merchants and sellers. One each four corners of the city is... 4. Land Use and Land Management 2005-12-12T21:05:02-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/esblog/ES1051/033847.html Not only is Venice sinking, but it’s surrounding land is sinking as well. Though this is not new news, there are some interesting tactics being considered to save this international treasure. Are these innovative approaches worth the risk of... 4. Land Use and Land Management 2005-12-09T01:39:54-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/esblog/ES1051/033831.html I am an avid fisherman, and with the seasonal changes keeping me off the ice i have been thinking about the continuation of fisheries. I have recently been shown a magazine article, that talked about big DNR busts over... 5. Air and Water Resources 2005-12-08T18:00:01-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/esblog/ES1051/033829.html Coral reefs are a part of one of the most beauitful and spectacular ecosystems on the earth. They are home to at least 1/4 of all marine plant and animal species, while also protecting many of the world's coastlines from... 7. Humans, Knowledge, and Technology 2005-12-08T16:21:28-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/esblog/ES1051/033819.html Global climate change is a highly discussed, debated, and analyzed topic. There are many components that make up this debate ranging from why it is occurring to how we are going to slow its effects. A very important area of... 2. In the News 2005-12-08T13:15:23-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/esblog/ES1051/033789.html Introduction Although there are various articles discussing the importance of control and management of invasive species, I wasn’t able to find many articles against this subject. The reasons for providing control for invasive species were very persuasive. However, I did... 2005-12-08T10:04:50-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/esblog/ES1051/033787.html The Clean Air Act was created in 1943 to reduce the amount of smog and atmospheric pollution (Wikipedia). “The use of the federal government and state and local governments to enforce clean air standards has contributed to an improvement of... 6. Energy, Economics, and Policy 2005-12-08T09:55:35-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/esblog/ES1051/033793.html Recently there has been a national debate regarding our precious forests and woodlands. The repeal of a road less designation has affected not only Minnesota, but many other states as well. However, Minnesotans are facing a dilemma unlike other states... 2005-12-08T09:30:28-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/esblog/ES1051/033792.html Recently there has been a national debate regarding our precious forests and woodlands. The repeal of a road less designation has affected not only Minnesota, but many other states as well. However, Minnesotans are facing a dilemma unlike other states... 2005-12-08T09:30:28-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/esblog/ES1051/033788.html How population is growing very fast, I do beleive we have enough good to feed our world population, but we go about it the wrong way According to the agriculture.tusk web site the world population should be about 8.3 billion... 2005-12-08T09:27:41-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/esblog/ES1051/033781.html President Bush just signed an agreement with several other energy companies, to construct a coal burning power plant that does not produce any emissions. Environmentalists and several others have criticized the plans for this power plant, saying that is... 6. Energy, Economics, and Policy 2005-12-08T08:55:03-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/esblog/ES1051/033775.html The Bush administration has chosen not to enter the United Nations Climate Change Conference. The goal of the conference is to form an international pact which is hoped will reduce green house emissions drastically and help prevent the predicted chaos... 2. In the News 2005-12-08T04:36:05-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/esblog/ES1051/033774.html Information for this blog was taken from an NPR story which can be heard at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5043050 Water Pollution is one of U.S.’s major environmental and human health problems as well as one of the earliest problems of that nature to... 5. Air and Water Resources 2005-12-08T02:20:33-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/esblog/ES1051/033770.html On December 7th, 2005 USA Today released an article which may completely change the way in which we view the oceanic environment. Previously, scientists hypothesized that deep-sea volcanic vents were extremely rare. However, in the past few months, researchers studying... 5. Air and Water Resources 2005-12-08T01:34:58-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/esblog/ES1051/033765.html In Beijing, water resource management is a large issue facing the seat of the world’s largest economy. In Beijing water is being pumped and used faster than it can be replaced. Beijing is situated in Northern China near the... 2005-12-08T00:30:39-06:00