Last Week's Class

Last week was a very informative class for me. I learned about specific environmental issues that I had not thought into. Although there were many powerpoint presentations, the class discussion was interesting and I liked hearing other people's opinions. By reading the text from Plan B 4.0, I have gained a vast amount of knowledge on the importance of environmental issues and I hope that one day, we can solve a good variety before we hit a brick wall and collapse. On a lighter note, I look forward to next week's class! :)

Fort Myers Beach; Salt Water Enviornment

Wednesday's field trip to Fort Myers Beach was fun-filled and very educational. The trip started with a pleasant story time sponsored by the Historical Society. There, we learned the history of Fort Myers beach, how the land changed through hurricanes and human habitation. Afterward, we were all given the opportunity to hit the trails and explore on our own. The weather was beautiful and we were lucky enough to even see some wildlife.


One of the paths we took



Red, White and Black Mangrove flooded the areas around the bay that we saw.



Lichen found on bark



A Rabbit we saw

Fieldtrip to the Marine Park

When we first arrived to the park, we met this woman who informed us about what life was like in Fort Myers 50 years ago. It was interesting to hear her tell us about how it was mainly composed of fishermen and a very small population. She was such a sweet lady and even provided us with lemonade and cookies!! We also got to see a variety of different mangroves, like the one pictured above. It was such a beautiful walk through the area (even if we did get lost haha) and I enjoyed getting outside in the beautiful weather. This fieldtrip was wonderful and I can't wait for the next one!

FInally, I made it

Hey Fellow Ligers,

Well class is always a blast just because of all the viewpoints that we all share and I am sure among our small group we have many disagreements. One thing that I know for sure we all care about is the future. I don’t think that’s too far of an assumption. Now how we will remain on this earth is by many ways, in my humble opinion, has to be a mixture of religion, science and open minded thinking. Not to seem too bias towards Plan B but, business as usual is not working and in this case it is broken so we have to fix it. Even though we as individuals feel like we cant make a difference, and what is a dent on the side of a wrecked vehicle?? its one more dent you don’t have to fix ahaha.

Seriously, this is not of matter of if but when. In this course, I think we need to absorb the bad and look how we can fix it whether it be single-handedly or as a collective group.

Feburary 3, 2010

When it comes to saving our planet, there are many different types of people. Some don't give a rip about what happens because their selfish ego knows that they will be dead by the time disaster happens. Some are so extreme to save the planet that they organize mass suicides. Others do what they can in the little things like recycling, driving less and taking shorter showers. The facts are there...are we over populated? Yes. Are we running out of oil and natural gas sources? Yes. Are our crops drying up, causing more hunger? Yes.

It's a sad truth many of us have heard over and over again through the history of our teachers. For some of us, the facts hit us the first time and we are doing the little things we can to play our part in helping the earth. For others who don't care, more knowledge is NOT going to change their mind. And for the remainder of students who care, but don't know what exactly to do, they need to see the options they have to live a greener life.

We know the facts, and I will do what I can to play my part. However, the actions of the rest of the world are out of my hands. I will do what I can and hopefully influence those around me, but the fate of the world depends on the actions of the entirety of humanity. But the question is raised; When has the entire world played for the same team? Never. I find it pointless to be worried about the actions of people who I have no control over. I find it pointless to loose sleep over what it ultimately out of my hands. I, personally, will live a green life style and pray that God intervenes and saves our beautiful planet.

Hippie Extremist Cry For Tree Suffering

Class Disscussion

The class discussion from last week was very eye opening for me because I got a few different perspectives on what we are and are not doing to help our environment and if we don't act accordingly we may pay the ultimate consequence.

The presentation on chapter one showed that we look like we are heading towards disaster. With the extra three billion people that are expected to be on Earth in the next few generations we will soon begin to see our world's food supply level off. The exponential growth factor that we are facing is baffling. Whats worse is that most of these people are being born in countries that can not support everyone without importing food. Other downsides from the presentation the depleting soil quality for us to grow crops and having clean water for us to drink and water our food with.

However, there were a few bright spots, like how we are planning to harness wind power to help with pollution that is affecting many people. Hopefully we will be using solar power for nearly everything as soon as possible, hopefully in this decade. Also that we are making more fuel efficient cars to reduce oil usage and keep the air clean and without sacrificing quality, style or comfort for efficiency.

Hopefully our government will step up to the task of creating a world with more recycling and less pollution. With more solar power and less oil consumption. More nutritious crops and less depleting land for farmers to grow crops. It is up to our generation of Americans to set an example for the rest of the world to follow.