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Activity 2.3.2 Ranches as Grassland Conservation

  Activity 2.3.2 Ranches as Grassland 1. Exploratory Jim makes sure the grass lands, and the fields are health for use or to restore that have major impact to the environment and us. 2. Diagnostic because construction worker builds over the field, we keep messing with the grass lands it makes it hard for the plants to grow and that the lands get damaged and have a negative impact on us and the environment. 3. Cause and Effect  because he's able to have a clean field the people are able to use the field, and they are able to enjoy the lands in a natural way. 4. Priority I think that even though its simple the fact that they are using natural resources to provide for the grasslands, which benefits everyone like the plants, animals and community. 5. Application this is having the great benefits on fixing the grassland and the environment. we are not only getting a positive impact with more natural management being handled. 6. Critical      I think it is a great ide...

Activity 2.3.1 Ranchers, Anglers, and Beavers

  Activity 2.3.1 Ranchers, Anglers, and Beavers 1. Exploratory The BLM Bureau of Land Management is the program that deals with the PFC- the proper functions contain is affecting the land, like how it's affecting the water source and the drought that comes with it. They try to find a way for the environment to improve its issue dealing with droughts and wildfire  2. Diagnostic The constant migrations with cattle made it hard for the land to grow because of the constant over use of the land. It mentions in the article how they would want to use beavers and improve management of the land 3. Cause and Effect    because of the constant migration with cattle, it was hard for anything to grow so once they started making changes, they were able to use the proper management to fix the land and get it to have more wildlife 4. Priority the goal was for them to fix the lands and be able to grow more wildlife and manage the cattle migration 5. Application They were abl...

4.2 Environmental Policy Framework

 4.2 Environmental Policy Framework  Davis and Lewicki (2003) Bryan (2003) Environmental Framing Consortium Identity “Who am I?” People have to choose their character that they want to be in life, and they can do this by discovering themselves. Cultural different groups with their own beliefs, social customs attitudes and family structures. Characterization “Who are they?” Statements made by another person to show how they see or understand that person. Political A form of government that helps keep the pollical degree stable over see any electrical outcomes. Characterization stereotypes are often used in this area. Induvial go straight to this when a conflict between a group or induvial come up. Conflict Management Focuses on disputes and see over how conflicts are managed. Legal Laws, regulations, legal procedures and court decisions that deals with the right of the people Conflict Management How people manage the different point of view in conflicts. Fact-Finding Let techni...

Activity 4.1 – US Environmental History and Major Regulations.

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Environmental History      From the article "Sustainability: A comprehensive Foundation" by Tom Theis and Jonathan Tomkins will be discussing about the issues, what we deal with it daily, how it became an issue overtime and how we are going to solve or improve the matter. In chapter 2 we discuss the evolution to the environment policy in the United States, it goes over the basics of the Human dependency from the environment and its system, along with the social network that is put on the media and how it's also being spread, and along with the economics reaction to it. This topic is a global human issue that people should be aware of what's going on a daily basis and how it's affecting both us and the earth. (Theis,17)     We go over the importance of conservation movements, which are discussions that can get controversial like politics or the environmental movement, The environmental risk management which are options on how to help live in a safer and healthier...

Activity 3.3.3.1 Current Events in Plastic Pollution

PLASTIC POLLUTION Introduction     I've recently read article on how one of the biggest pollutions is plastic, which was not a shock I was aware of it being a problem. However, while taking this class, I know how a realization on how much of an issue this is on our community and around the world, from my article that I've read it discusses on how health and the environment is at risk from all of the plastic waste and how if we continue It'll be a greater effect on us Information Microplastic is a major issue for a pollution, it part of the plastic waste that we don't throw away properly. Microplastics are the size of rice that has 2 main sources the primary and secondary Microplastic. Primary is used to produce in the materials we use for an example cosmetic, as Secondary is when it breaks down from the large plastic waste which things like fabric gets put in the environment causing the water source to be contaminated. An exposure would be issues for the respiratory, Im...

Activity 3.3.3-My Plastic Use

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 My Plastic Use What is Microplastics     Microplastic is a piece of plastic from our daily usage that's the size of a 5 millimeter or a size of a a grain of rice. there are 2 parts to this microplastic, the Primary sources is where the plastic is engineered to a smaller piece, which are found in many other products Glitters is considered a microplastic, but in women's cosmetics many were showed that make up like fiber is found in our mascara. The reason it breaks down is because of sciences made it like hoping it would help with our personal and medical reasoning. As for the secondary source for this plastic it was also created from larger broken-down plastic material for an example 2 litter bottles, the mini fibers from a rope or clothing etc. This information is found in the Ted Talk video with our speaker Sarah Dudas and how she was able to explain what it is, how it's found and how it affects us. she also gives us a visual on what to look for in our household to show...

Activity 3.2.2.1 Non-Renewable Energy

  Non-Renewable Energy Exploratory When looking at the video The Mountain remover research found out the that a major disease effecting the kidney and lungs. During the research found that thousands of people dyed due to high birth defects then the people who live in the area. Diagnostic The removal is a new method for reclaim coal up to 800 feet of mounts in elevation Using explosive like bombs or dynamite. The cold is extremely treated she told us that she was a single parent so that it could be sent to the power plant and there was a providing us three percent of the electricity of the demand. Cause and Effect Mountaintop remover blows up mountains daily, this causes many Environment issues including dumping over the valleys varying the streams and contaminating many waters. And once they find the cold and burn it plugs the air conditioning and billions of gallons of metal sulfate and other impurities that can lead to many medical health issues Priority Many researchers argue th...