SUMMARY+ASSIGNMENT

In pairs, read through the brief articles provided by Ms. Bumphrey-Letnes. Talk about the main ideas. Use this page to write a summary for your classmates. You can use this written summary when you present the information you learned to the class. Some groups may summarize two shorter articles while others are reading longer ones.

Please focus on the ideas that relate to the environment and health. Tell us what is being done ot protect the environment or to harm it. Are there different view point presented in the article?

List the article title, the source, the dayte, the author, and a breif summary of what you learned from it.

Ask your teacher or peers if you need help. Please pay attention to spelling and use complete sentences.

All articles were taken from the database found at this link (can only access at the school). This may be a helpful resource for you research and action plan as well. []

SUMMARIES:

Pollution threatens Mexico's 'Riviera' The beautiful beaches and awesome underwater caves and coral reefs of Cancun, Mexico are being polluted do to the mass tourists and peoples who live there. Inside the caves there has been traces of shampoo, toothpaste, cocaine residue, pesticides, chemical runoff, etc. Many say without serious attention on preventing this, tourist development will kill the life of the caves. In fact, researchers say by 2030 the problems are likely to get 40% worse. Dillon and Ryder

Kansas Regulator Rejects Coal Power Plant A power plant in Kansas can't get new generators because of the C02 emissions. Noah and Jordan

Rachel Carson: "those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts." The US government banned DDT and other chemical pesticides because of Rachel Carson's discovery of what they do to animals that aren't pests. Derek, Andrew She wrote Silent Spring, published in 1962. 10 years later, after the public demanded action and John E Kennedy formed a group to investigate, DDT was banned.

Reaching the masses This article is about changing the world and making it more green through Soap Operas. It helps earth because some of the soap opera's inspired people to buy trees. It is important becuase we are using more resources. We were using 100% of the earth's reosurces and now we are using 140% of teh earth's resources. There are food and water shortages. Kirra, Ariana, Justine

Gasping for Air: Is Air Pollution pushing the Rockies to a point of no return? Our page was about pollution in the air and water in the national parks. It also said that since 1999 to 2006 that nitrogen levels in the air have increased about 50%. They also brought up that grasses are enroaching on wildflower meadows and trees are becoming more vulnerable to diseases and pests. Tanner and Cole

Dr. June Irwin was trying to ban pesticides from the town of Hudson, Quebec because people were getting sick. She gathered more people from the town to help and she eventually banned the companies and now there are more laws against pesticides. Bailey and Carter