Environmental+Issues+&+Actions


 * Environmental Issues**: An environmental problem about which individuals and/or groups disagree. The disagreement may be over how a problem is to be solved, or it may be over whether or not the problem is, in fact, a problem.

· Whether or not to allow Mega Farms in Oakland County, as the fumes and waste might be harmful to the environment and neighbors. Found at CNS through MSU. · Debate over whether addition of water and juice bottles to the 10 cents refund law would reduce litter of just hurt retailers. Found at CNS through MSU. * Ash landfills at Consumers Energy plant are leaking toxics into Saginaw Bay/website: http://blog.mlive.com/bctimes/2008/10/ash_landfills_at_consumers_ene.html#mor (Alex F.) We are reserching the Ogallala Aquifer. Go to these web site for more information. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogallala_Aquifer http://www.npwd.org/new_page_2.htm By: James R. and Grant and Nick S. This is a web site that shows all of the pollutants in the country and in Michigan. What we looked at is toxic chemical releases and lead hazards, and it shows other pollution problems. http://www.scorecard.org/env-releases/lead/ Ben, Maien, Clark, Spencer Press on this link to read about if you think that Oakland County should stop buying unused property to build things. http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2008/11/14/opinion/doc491d52f371388000192736.txt ~Tala and Maria Inorganic Pesticides:[|http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a713568321~db=all~order=titl-Lily] How pesticides hurt the enviroment:http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Nov18/0,4670,SalmonPesticides,00.html-Lily
 * || Please post //credible// **Links & Resources** with the appropriate topic ||
 * **Land** || Michigan roads are poor= [|Link](Alex K.)

How bags are killing animals Alison http://www.planetark.com/campaignspage.cfm/newsid/62/newsDate/7/story.htm

Carpooling info. http://www.doityourself.com/stry/carpooling Alison

[|http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_comes_out_of_a_car's_exhaust_pipe] What comes out of a cars exhaust pipe || www.lbl.gov/Education/ELSI/**pollution**-main.html - 3k - http://www.city-data.com/world-cities/Detroit-Environment.html http://www.deq.state.mi.us/documents/DEQ-AQD-TOXICS-CONTROLING_AIR_POLLUTION.pdf Sally .K.- Allison .H.- Emily .W.
 * **Air** || Global warming has increased in Michigan. Workers met at the state capital (lansing) to discuss what should be done. [|http://www.]in Michigan and below are three websites we thought were great!!

Support Renewable Energy
One of the simplest ways you can have a direct impact on global warming and the environment is to help create more renewable energy sources. In the United States, we have an abundance of green power from wind, sun, hydro, geothermal and some forms of biomass. [|Learn more] about renewable energy. (Emma Salsin)

About **Reducing The Amount Of Energy Wasted In Schools**. Below are websites we found all the information. Did you know that in schools most of the energy is from mini-fridges, microwaves, unplugging cords, and not turning off the lights!?!? Look at some links that we found!

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081003225314AAo1QMn http://www.biggreenswitch.co.uk/around_the_home/switch-lights-off http://www.blurtit.com/q146349.html http://digg.com/design/How_much_energy_do_your_appliances_use_while_they_re_off http://www.which.co.uk/news/2007/08/mini-fridges-use-four-times-as-much-energy-119290.jsp http://wiki.answers.com/Q/When_an_item_is_plugged_into_an_outlet_and_not_being_used_is_electricity_still_being_pulled http://www.terringtonhall.com/docs/Eco%20school%20minutes%203rd%20meeting.pdf From Katalina Carvajal, Anya Lev, and Emma Gijsbers. || Acid rain- People are using too many factories so when it rains it comes down as acid rain. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid_rain http://www.spinalcolumnonline.com/Articles-i-2008-08-06-55812.113117_Oakland_County_drop_in_beach_closures_bucking_national_trend.html Sophia and Emileigh found this web site on the ogallala aquifer http://www.npwd.org/new_page_2.htm http://www.oakgov.com/health/program_service/eh_water_testing.html This is a website about water in Oakland County. This is so helpful for learning. Ava this website is about water pollution in Wicontiohttp://www.umich.edu/~gs265/society/waterpollution.htmnhttp from miles windon:// || ~Emma R.~
 * **Water** || * People are littering in the Rouge River.: As seen in my backyard
 * .the fertilizers and pestisides form people's lawns get pulled by run off into the water which makes it very unhealthy.
 * A really bad thing in Detroit and Oakland county is Sewer overflows that cause water pollution. (Maddy and Courtney)
 * Another big issue is Mercury runoff that can cause Cancer. This also kills wildlife and causes other problems for the river or lake.(Maddy and Courtney)
 * Oakland county beach polluted: http://www.spinalcolumnonline.com/Articles-i-2008-08-06-55812.113117_Oakland_County_drop_in_beach_closures_bucking_national_trend.html found by Conor H and Shea H
 * Beach closings because of flooding which brings bacteria into the sea
 * **Living Thing** || * White-Nose Syndrome = Indiana Bats are dying because they are coming out to early in the winter
 * Eastern Massaguara Rattlesnake is Endangerd! = H:\science\Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake.htm from Brooks and Perry
 * People's waste can make animals get sick and die.
 * Endangered Animals: http://www.oaklandzoo.org/education-programs/education-resources/endangered-species/ Found by Shea H and Conor
 * Endangerd Sun Bear: http://www.oaklandzoo.org/animals/mammals/sun-bear/ found by Shea and Conor
 * Endangerd Hamadryas Baboon : http://www.oaklandzoo.org/animals/mammals/hamadryas-baboon/ found by Shea and Conor
 * There is an endangered mussel called the Rayed Bean which is getting rare because of natural flow alterations, siltation, channel disturbance, point and non-point source pollution, and exotic species. :[|http://web4.msue.msu.edu/mnfi/explorer/species.cfm?id=12394]Will.E
 * [|www.epa.gov/glnpo/invasive/asiancarp/] I found an article about this type of fish called Asian Carp. If you want to learn about these magnificent creatures go to
 * FENTON TOWNSHIP, Michigan** -- For more than two decades, residents here have approved a mosquito control program, but Lorraine Zimmer wonders if they should. Quinn Gardner
 * Plastic bags affecting animals and wildlife. http://www.planetark.com/campaignspage.cfm/newsid/62/newsDate/7/story.htm
 * Plastic bags affecting animals and wildlife. http://www.planetark.com/campaignspage.cfm/newsid/62/newsDate/7/story.htm

Plastic bags- http://www.buzzle.com/articles/environmental-pollution-the-harmful-effects-of-plastic-bags.html

http://www.prijatelji-zivotinja.hr/index.en.php?id=934



- Madison plastic bags- http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/10/19/SS6JS8RH0.DTL -

We have been calling stores and collecting data from that and collecting surveys from classes to see if they use paper bags plastic bags or recyclable bags. Now here are some websites. http://www.greenbiz.com/feature/2007/05/04/plastic-waste-more-dangerous-global-warming

http://www.naturalnews.com/021764.html

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/09/0902_030902_plasticbags.html

http://www.natural-environment.com/blog/2008/01/10/environmental-impact-of-plastic-bags/ ||

Scenic Views: The represenitives of certain companies are try to make the state goverment remove the limit of billboards of on michigan highways.
 * **Sound** || which is becoming rare because o ||