The Biggest Problem Is Us

In class last week we talked about how Superior is in the best condition out of the lakes, but that is directly related to how many people live on its coast. in a few articles i have read they say that the most harm comes from the population living in the surrounding areas. However we did discuss the topic of invasive species and I do believe that to be a threat as well to the lake. Some also state that global warming is a factor in this as well. They state that the warmer summers mean a warmer lake; which directly relates to cold water fish and lake levels. Superior is under many threats that need to be prevented. Please comment if you have any more information.

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/10/29/lakesuperior

Oil Dependance Is Here To Stay

In Our last reading they talked about the US having a severe dependance on oil and that we should find other alternatives. I have found that the US is planning on just using it more and is also planning on tapping into natural gas. The US hopes to increase our oil production by 25% by the year 2014. I think that that is great as far as a temporary solution, but it only increases our reliance upon it. Please write if you have any more information regarding this. My fellow bloggers and I would love to hear what you have to say. The link below is where I received my information. You should check it out!

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/international/2013/01/18/marketplace-middle-east-oil-prices-exports-a.cnn?iref=allsearch

Excited New Facination

In class today we talked about wind turbines off coast and that got me thinking. I decided to do some research and found it odd that there really is little information and data regarding the effects on offshore turbines. I know about on land wind turbines and the effects that they have due to online searches, but I hope that the offshore ones have little effect on the environment.

The First of Many

This is a first time for most of us and I hope that it will be a great experience. Getting this done now is a good way to kick off the course. : )