tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315213669510320932012-02-16T13:58:49.248-08:00Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.comBlogger351100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831521366951032093.post-8311463256233600972009-05-25T21:45:00.001-07:002009-05-25T21:45:29.647-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=38mpH35b8dmJcAo3IzHyvA_3d_3d">End of the Year</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/831521366951032093-831146325623360097?l=lizsapes08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831521366951032093.post-26657623363234134672009-04-13T10:16:00.000-07:002009-04-13T10:20:15.495-07:00<a style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);" href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhgcmsjw_764g3hvw7hr"><span style="font-size:180%;">April Schedule</span></a><br />Please read the link above<br />Includes: General Schedule &amp; Requirements for Cradle to Cradle Journal<br /><ul><li>4/13 to 4/24: (Agriculture &amp; Cradle to Cradle)<br /></li><li>4/27 to 5/11: (Preparing for AP Exam: Content, fun &amp; inspiration, right?)<br /></li><li>5/12 to 5/29 : (APes Book Club)<br /></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/831521366951032093-2665762336323413467?l=lizsapes08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831521366951032093.post-83850359393570704842009-01-20T15:55:00.000-08:002009-01-20T15:58:58.736-08:00<a href="http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=F.c87098b7-9db0-4ae5-91ce-f4867988ed91">plan</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/831521366951032093-8385035939357070484?l=lizsapes08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831521366951032093.post-2445100222755001822009-01-15T10:34:00.000-08:002009-01-15T10:43:31.317-08:00<a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhgcmsjw_762ckx24ffj"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">news topics</span></span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/831521366951032093-244510022275500182?l=lizsapes08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831521366951032093.post-28046403555772619332008-11-19T21:41:00.000-08:002008-11-19T21:49:25.656-08:00<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.dolphinwatchnaturetours.com/edres/images/DDT.jpg">Nice image  (recap) of Cats in Borneo Story!</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.ajph.org/cgi/content/abstract/98/11/1940">Parachuting Cats &amp; Crushed Eggs:  The Controversy Over the Use of DDT to Control Malaria</a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">In all the recaps of this story--from the 1950s--accounts estimate that 14,000 cats were airdropped on the village!!!!</span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/831521366951032093-2804640355577261933?l=lizsapes08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831521366951032093.post-29972513261836411652008-11-09T22:03:00.000-08:002008-11-09T22:05:42.320-08:00<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.ccnr.org/amory.html">The Negawatt Revolution:  Solving the Carbon dioxide problem</a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/831521366951032093-2997251326183641165?l=lizsapes08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831521366951032093.post-20162138809676533902008-11-07T13:49:00.000-08:002008-11-07T13:59:26.203-08:00<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.sanfranciscosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/tidal-power-18-good-map-2.jpg">Tidal Power Potential (Golden Gate Bridge image)</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://sf.curbed.com/uploads/2008_03_turbines.jpg">Turbine image</a> (tidal power)</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.kqed.org/radio/schedules/index.jsp">New Renewable Energy Journal</a>: Talk of the Nation 12:oo pm 11/7 kqed</div><div>The American Institute of Physics has launched a new open-access online journal that canvasses a spectrum of renewable energy technologies...</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96747195&amp;ft=1&amp;f=5">Obama &amp; Science:  What's on his Agenda?</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.kqed.org/radio/schedules/index.jsp">The California Report (kqed, 11/7/08):</a></div><div>A year after a tanker accident spilled 50,000 gallons of fuel into the San Francisco Bay, more than half of it is still there...</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.kqed.org/radio/schedules/index.jsp">Commonwealth Club:  (kqed, 11/7/08: 8 pm)</a></div><div>Is Big Oil Part of Our Energy Problem or the Solution?  </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/831521366951032093-2016213880967653390?l=lizsapes08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831521366951032093.post-25847442572032249162008-11-06T09:30:00.001-08:002008-11-06T09:30:57.408-08:00<div><br /></div><div>Here is the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vknHKTy1MLY">Generation WE</a></span> video</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/831521366951032093-2584744257203224916?l=lizsapes08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831521366951032093.post-70972599114571703832008-10-31T14:29:00.000-07:002008-10-31T14:34:51.758-07:00Read the following article:<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://biomimicry.typepad.com/clippings/files/sciam_sept_2005_lovinsforweb.pdf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">More Profit with Less Carbon by Amory Lovins</span></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Write a 1 page reflection on this article. How does it specifically relate to your Energy mini project?  What components of this article do you agree/disagree with?  What was the most surprising thing you learned from this article? What specific questions do you have after reading this article?  Thanks!</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/831521366951032093-7097259911457170383?l=lizsapes08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831521366951032093.post-70020553524192750142008-10-26T19:30:00.000-07:002008-10-26T21:38:42.321-07:00<div><br /></div><div>Check out the updated APes News Report Schedule &amp; Syllabus Below</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhgcmsjw_692cft3wgn4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Schedule</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">(I had to reschedule everyone who was scheduled to report Oct. 15 - Oct. 24)</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhgcmsjw_694c7mhdsfj">Syllabus</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhgcmsjw_6934fm8x8fv"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Energy Mini Project</span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/831521366951032093-7002055352419275014?l=lizsapes08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831521366951032093.post-15783358617675386112008-10-24T14:00:00.000-07:002008-10-24T14:50:21.618-07:00<div><br /></div><div>Next class, we will spend part of class going to the computer lab and filling out the following course/teacher surveys. You may begin/start any survey early if you want to.  Thank you for your honesty, time and thoughtfulness on these surveys!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=nZ0i4KhSySg1s1VEghnKig_3d_3d">Course Evaluation</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=VlvYNKWzk7sTn1bJt9mnBw_3d_3d">Teacher/Liz Evaluation</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=lbil3aA15an3IWcts_2bOeqQ_3d_3d">Conference on Democracy- APes Workshop Evaluation</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/831521366951032093-1578335861767538611?l=lizsapes08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831521366951032093.post-24244832635581473132008-10-21T09:29:00.000-07:002008-10-21T09:33:24.928-07:00<div><br /></div><div>Group Work Due after conference</div><div><br /></div><div>Each group (Oil, Climate change, Nuclear and Alternative Energy) should turn in the following things as 1 packet with everyone's name on it:</div><div><br /></div><div>1)  Final 4 minute statement-  1 copy</div><div>2)  All Rebuttal /counterpoint notes that you use "up on stage" -  1 copy</div><div>3) Individual Personal statements on your topic-  1 per/individual</div><div>(Each individual in the group should draft up their own personal statement on their topic.  Where do you stand on Oil for example.  Please provide supporting evidence and details explaining your final position.  )</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank You!  Ideally these 3 things should all be finished by Thursday- Conference Day!  </div><div>This will give you a NO Homework Weekend, which you all deserve! Thank you for all your great work on this project.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/831521366951032093-2424483263558147313?l=lizsapes08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831521366951032093.post-90467375224387300992008-10-20T13:23:00.000-07:002008-10-20T13:28:44.794-07:00<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/magazine/12policy-t.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Farmer in Chief by Michael Pollan  (The New York Times)</span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"Dear Mr. President -Elect" (Open letter to next president)</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/831521366951032093-9046737522438730099?l=lizsapes08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831521366951032093.post-42632359990309911302008-10-18T15:46:00.000-07:002008-10-18T15:47:56.834-07:00<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lizardfagan/APesInvasiveSpecies101708854PM#"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Invasive Species Project Photos</span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/831521366951032093-4263235999030991130?l=lizsapes08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831521366951032093.post-5936202892404960652008-10-16T12:01:00.001-07:002008-10-16T12:02:42.676-07:00<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mnforsustain.org/energy_speech_president_carter.htm">The President's Proposed Energy Policy:  April 18, 1977</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/831521366951032093-593620289240496065?l=lizsapes08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831521366951032093.post-2430586153803216542008-10-15T12:43:00.000-07:002008-10-15T12:46:19.315-07:00<div><br /></div><a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CANDIDATES_SCIENCE?SITE=KQEDELN&amp;SECTION=POLITICS&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">Scientists view both Obama, McCain as supportive</a><div>by Seth Borenstein (AP Science Writer)</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.sciencedebate2008.com/www/index.php?id=42">Science Debate 2008</a></div><div>Presidential Answers to the Top 14 science questions facing America</div><div>(specifically check out #2, #3, &amp;  # 9)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/831521366951032093-243058615380321654?l=lizsapes08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831521366951032093.post-41430530682687680372008-10-09T14:07:00.000-07:002008-10-09T14:19:37.646-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">1. HW due on Tuesday/Wednesday (Day of our Field trip):</span><div><br /></div><div>1)  3 minute debate statement/thesis that summarizes your candidate's position &amp; policies on your specific topic (Oil, Alternative Energy, Nuclear or Climate Change).  Please see the tips that Bill Meyer is recommending for Debate Statements.  (Link below).  (Make a copy for each of your partners and 1 for Liz.  Give this to your group members Tuesday or Wednesday. You may email out copies and/or provide hard copies!)</div><div><br /></div><div>2)  Prepare a list of questions that you have regarding any content, policy that comes up as you are preparing/working on this assignment.  What do you want to know more about?    (Only 1 copy to Liz is needed.)</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">You may prepare your typed statement/thesis in 2 parts:</span></div><div><br /></div><div>Part 1:  Bullet points including examples and policies that relate to your candidate's positions on this topic</div><div>Part 2:  3 minute summary that effectively describes your candidates overall perspective on this topic (See Bill's tips for this).</div><div><br /></div><div>OR</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">You may prepare your typed statement/thesis in 1 part:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div>Part 1:  3 minute summary that effectively describes your candidates overall perspective on this topics.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">2. Tuesday/Wednesday:  Field Trip (Pull Scotch Broom on Ridge again)  Meet in MA circle at 8 am. We will leave at 8:00 am so please be on time!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div>HW:  Tuesday/Wednesday night:  Review your partners' rough draft statements.  Come up with 1 revised statement that best describes/summarizes your group's work and the candidate's policies.  Type up your final draft and bring to class and/or email to Liz.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">3.  Thursday/Friday:  Work on Democracy Conference Debate in class</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div>HW:  Prepare counter points for your group's issue.  What will the "other side" present as their main ideas?   Prepare a 1 page draft of these points in preparation for the debate and your rebuttal.  What weaknesses exist on both "sides"?  What are the strengths?  What evidence do you have to support your arguments?</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/831521366951032093-4143053068268768037?l=lizsapes08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831521366951032093.post-30136740657538237612008-10-08T22:50:00.001-07:002008-10-08T23:07:25.103-07:00<div><br /></div><div>Are you interested in attending the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">2008 Bioneers Conference</span> at the Marin Center in San Rafael on <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Friday, October 17 and/or Saturday, October 18</span>?  There are many inspiring speakers and sessions lined up...  I've list a few of these sessions/speakers below.  <a href="http://www.bioneers.org/conference">Check it all out here</a>.  Please contact me ASAP if you want to attend. (We have 6 tickets available for MA students).</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">A few of the speakers Friday/Saturday...</span></div><div><br /></div><div>*Paul Stamets</div><div>*Erica Fernandez</div><div>*Alexandra Cousteau</div><div>*Janine Benyus</div><div>*David Orr</div><div>*Sandra Steingraber</div><div>(Many more see link above...)</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">A few of the sessions Friday/Saturday...</span></div><div><br /></div><div>*What's Democracy Got to Do With It?  Politics and Environment</div><div>*Changing the Political Climate:  Large-Scale Climate Initiatives</div><div>*How Many?  How Much?  (People &amp; Stuff)</div><div>*Knowing Our Foodsheds, Localizing Our Food Systems</div><div>*Nature's 100 Best:  Top Biomimicry Solutions to Environmental Crises</div><div>*National Green Plans:  Are California and the US Ready?</div><div>*Food and the Triple Global Crisis:  Climate Change, Peak Oil, Resource Depletion</div><div>(Many more see link above...)</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/831521366951032093-3013674065753823761?l=lizsapes08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831521366951032093.post-53411842160206957372008-10-07T21:23:00.001-07:002008-10-15T22:57:39.763-07:00<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhgcmsjw_627c7zm8cdd">General Format/Guidelines</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhgcmsjw_636gbmk6dgw">Debate Prep Sheet (Crafted by Bill Meyer!!!)</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhgcmsjw_637fbr8v5cf">General Notes from Textbook about Oil, Coal, Nuclear Energy &amp; Energy in General</a></div><div>(please use your book to clarify terms/details for this project.  it is an excellent resource!)</div><div><br /></div><div>Recent Articles ...</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZjA0OTMxN2U0NjA4Y2NjZWVhMThlN2NjNWQ1ZGEyMzI=">Failure to Communicate:  McCain's power outage on energy is bad news for his candidacy</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.johnmccain.com/informing/Issues/17671aa4-2fe8-4008-859f-0ef1468e96f4.htm">McCain:  The Lexington Project "An All of the Above Energy Solution"'</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/09/obama-ad-attacks-mccain-on-yucca-mountain/">Obama Ad attacks McCain on Yucca Mountain</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/politics/voterguide/2008/barack-obama/issues/yucca/">Barack Obama on Yucca Mountain</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Climate Change Bullet Points</div><div><ul><li><a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhgcmsjw_628hbpfrjf2">Obama</a></li><li><a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhgcmsjw_629sjpgmghk">McCain</a></li></ul><div>Alternative Energy Bullet Points</div><div><br /></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhgcmsjw_630dxdvsfcg">McCain</a></li><li><a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhgcmsjw_631cc2xk3nr">Obama</a></li></ul><div>Oil Bullet Points</div><div><br /></div><div><div><ul><li><a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhgcmsjw_633rnzjmkhg">Obama</a></li><li><a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhgcmsjw_632hrdprtck">McCain</a></li></ul><div><a href="http://www.tdn.com/articles/2008/06/04/readers/doc4842e775edcf5050786630.txt">Domestic Oil Supply:  Myth vs math</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Nuclear Energy Bullet Points</div><div><br /></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhgcmsjw_635gt6kg3ht">McCain</a></li><li><a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhgcmsjw_634cd7hczcc">Obama</a></li></ul><div><a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhgcmsjw_639gsj6dhgw">Nuclear Wastes Info</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.npr.org/programs/atc/features/2002/july/yucca/">The Science of Yucca Mountain- NPR news story</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/politics/voterguide/2008/john-mccain/issues/yucca/">John McCain on Yucca Mountain</a></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/831521366951032093-5341184216020695737?l=lizsapes08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831521366951032093.post-46603669189997934832008-10-07T14:11:00.000-07:002008-10-07T14:12:33.875-07:00A Block:  Case Studies due Wednesday, 10/8<div><br /></div><div>D block:  NO HW (Yom Kippur), no hw due in class on Friday, 10/10</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/831521366951032093-4660366918999793483?l=lizsapes08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831521366951032093.post-73848280857018405182008-10-03T11:55:00.000-07:002008-10-03T12:19:33.679-07:00<div><br /></div><div>If you missed Wednesday's Lunch &amp; Learn session I just dropped a mpg file into your MA Server account. You may listen to this broadcast via itunes!  I am hoping to have a complete imovie linked to the blog soon (Saturday evening/Sunday)  (Thank you!)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-9e9f9a2761ccf5ab" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v6.nonxt8.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D9e9f9a2761ccf5ab%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331966401%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D1B7F3587EA486F46E79DFD3E92C69D0F17A0E097.7B0B975405E5909E96645A3E2D11399FFDD77676%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D9e9f9a2761ccf5ab%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3D1qTqwKQGV1eDCmtcWH5BNT2ifH0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v6.nonxt8.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D9e9f9a2761ccf5ab%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331966401%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D1B7F3587EA486F46E79DFD3E92C69D0F17A0E097.7B0B975405E5909E96645A3E2D11399FFDD77676%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D9e9f9a2761ccf5ab%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3D1qTqwKQGV1eDCmtcWH5BNT2ifH0&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/831521366951032093-7384828085701840518?l=lizsapes08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831521366951032093.post-10877532042728744742008-10-02T20:53:00.000-07:002008-10-02T21:02:31.311-07:00<div><br /></div><div>*<a href="http://www.gomr.mms.gov/images_opt/pictures/BP_Thunder_Horse_big.jpg">Thunderhorse Offshore Floating Oil Rig (Gulf of Mexico) photo</a></div><div><br /></div><div>*<a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.humboldt.edu/~sillett/photos/canopyscience/19_Steve-clearing-gage.jpg&amp;imgrefurl=http://www.humboldt.edu/~sillett/canopyscience.html&amp;h=750&amp;w=1000&amp;sz=1154&amp;hl=en&amp;start=27&amp;usg=__9jiAmc-VixVdZB7vRuUeLS_ENpg=&amp;tbnid=7fbgf77YccTDlM:&amp;tbnh=112&amp;tbnw=149&amp;prev=/images%3Fq%3Dredwood%2Bcanopy%2Bsteve%2Bsillett%26start%3D20%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN">Redwood Canopy Science Link</a></div><div>Photos include pictures of "canopy science in action", the diversity of life that exists in these canopies and more!</div><div><br /></div><div>*<a href="http://now.humboldt.edu/news/hsu-prof-confirms-worlds-tallest-tree/">Dr. Stephen Sillett "Chair of Redwood Forest Ecology at Humboldt State University"</a></div><div>article highlights his recent confirmation of world's tallest tree!</div><div><br /></div><div>*<a href="http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-18846401_ITM">Climbing the Redwoods (The New Yorker)</a></div><div>This story contains the story about Steve Sillett's fall from a 310 foot redwood tree!!!!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/831521366951032093-1087753204272874474?l=lizsapes08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831521366951032093.post-19711540821838954142008-09-24T13:12:00.000-07:002008-09-24T13:16:22.049-07:00<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.biodiversityhotspots.org/Pages/default.aspx">Biodiversity Hotspots</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.biodiversityhotspots.org/Pages/default.aspx">E.O. Wilson:  Biodiversity Foundation</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/831521366951032093-1971154082183895414?l=lizsapes08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831521366951032093.post-52835327389748926872008-09-22T20:47:00.000-07:002008-09-22T21:38:25.192-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xvgmSDLX-uE/SNhysJ2_3zI/AAAAAAAAAq8/WwUTYO6jtlE/s1600-h/P9180297.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xvgmSDLX-uE/SNhysJ2_3zI/AAAAAAAAAq8/WwUTYO6jtlE/s200/P9180297.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249071468586721074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xvgmSDLX-uE/SNhysncuB7I/AAAAAAAAArE/SmaUgSR35Ls/s1600-h/P9180308.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xvgmSDLX-uE/SNhysncuB7I/AAAAAAAAArE/SmaUgSR35Ls/s200/P9180308.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249071476529563570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xvgmSDLX-uE/SNhys-6VsAI/AAAAAAAAArM/kWfbkDbaa3o/s1600-h/P9170269.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xvgmSDLX-uE/SNhys-6VsAI/AAAAAAAAArM/kWfbkDbaa3o/s200/P9170269.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249071482827812866" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhgcmsjw_422czzcmgqm">Unit 3 Syllabus</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/831521366951032093-5283532738974892687?l=lizsapes08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831521366951032093.post-35096527400657506522008-09-15T09:20:00.000-07:002008-09-15T09:26:26.244-07:00<div><br /></div>1.  Please keep your responses to 1 page typed.  Some problems may require doing some calculations.  Please show all of your work.  Calculations may go on an additional piece of paper.  (Those do not need to go into the 1 page typed requirement).<div><br /></div><div>2. This is a non-collaborative assignment.  If you have ANY questions please consult with Liz only.  You may use your book , notes or internet. Please include a bibliography citing any ideas that are not yours.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/831521366951032093-3509652740065750652?l=lizsapes08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831521366951032093.post-82357091887366431022008-09-12T11:37:00.000-07:002008-09-12T11:39:14.837-07:00<div><br /></div><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12819927">Russian Town Offers Rewards for Baby-making!</a><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4860516">France Offers Monetary Incentive for Reproduction!</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6282747">China Struggles to Maintain One-Child Policy!</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/831521366951032093-8235709188736643102?l=lizsapes08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831521366951032093.post-10670911707830818092008-09-12T11:33:00.000-07:002008-09-12T12:01:09.600-07:00Please answer the following questions and hand in a typed response by Monday/Tuesday.  Thank you.  (See links associated with each question.)<div><br /></div><div>* What <a href="http://www.co.marin.ca.us/pos/MCOSD/home.asp">organization</a> is responsible for preserving open space in Marin County?</div><div><br /></div><div>*  Briefly summarize the <a href="http://www.co.marin.ca.us/pos/MCOSD/pdf/MPOSD-Winter-Newsletter-2007.pdf">Marin County's 35 years of Open Space district history</a>?</div><div><br /></div><div>* Why is <a href="http://www.cnps.org/">California a worldwide recognized biodiversity hotspot?</a></div><div><br /></div><div>* <a href="http://www.marin.cc.ca.us/cnps/communities.html">What type of Plant Communities exist in Marin County?</a></div><div><br /></div><div>*On your own:  What is the difference between an invasive species and a native species?  What qualities do invasive species have that make them such a threat to local communities?</div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/831521366951032093-1067091170783081809?l=lizsapes08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831521366951032093.post-54576623367329592302008-09-10T11:19:00.000-07:002008-09-11T09:23:37.967-07:00<div><br /></div><a href="http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/">International Data Base</a><div>*Tables (demographic data)</div><div>*Country rankings (largest countries in order)</div><div>*World population information (births, deaths, estimates, population clocks)</div><div>*Country summary (population pyramids, stats, etc)</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/EASTASIAPACIFICEXT/INDONESIAEXTN/0,,menuPK:287097~pagePK:141132~piPK:141109~theSitePK:226309,00.html">The World Bank</a></div><div>*Data &amp; Statistics- Excellent resources with drop down menu that will provide tons of interesting demographic info! (pop growth, life expectancy, literacy rate, GNI, etc)</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dhgcmsjw_390hk9z4sdg">Introduction to Human Population Notes/powerpoin</a>t</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dhgcmsjw_404hq52x5g2">Age Structure Powerpoint/Notes</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/831521366951032093-5457662336732959230?l=lizsapes08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831521366951032093.post-52188368200262668362008-09-08T21:58:00.001-07:002008-09-08T21:59:40.534-07:00<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhgcmsjw_388fhzfvcfc">Unit 2 Syllabus </a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/831521366951032093-5218836820026266836?l=lizsapes08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831521366951032093.post-3638550154328973142008-09-05T07:16:00.000-07:002008-09-05T07:20:35.848-07:00Read all the "Case Studies" found in Chapter 9 in your book "Living in the Environment"<div>Respond to this question in a 1/2 to 1 page response, "Congratulations! You are in charge of the world.  List the three most important features of your population policy."</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/831521366951032093-363855015432897314?l=lizsapes08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831521366951032093.post-6326610968652734072008-09-02T13:29:00.000-07:002008-09-03T14:39:35.238-07:00<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhgcmsjw_386cfwnx5cd">Take Home Essays</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Due Friday 9/5 and Monday 9/8</div><div><br /></div><div>This is a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Non-Collaborative</span> assignment.  All work must be done by yourself.  Any ideas/words/expressions you obtain from outside sources must be documented and cited.  In this case you may use any of your textbooks, readings, etc., however please document any ideas that are borrowed from these readings.  Thanks.</div><div><a href="http://www.mla.org/style_faq4"><br /></a></div><div><a href="http://www.mla.org/style_faq4">FYI:  MLA Guidelines</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/831521366951032093-632661096865273407?l=lizsapes08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831521366951032093.post-720187544118099282008-08-28T20:39:00.000-07:002008-08-28T20:42:26.946-07:00<div><br /></div>Check out this site devoted to the <a href="http://www.loe.org/features/election2008.htm">Election 2008- A Greener White House?</a><div>Our APes class will be facilitating a workshop at this year's Democracy Conference on this very issue.  More details to come...</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/831521366951032093-72018754411809928?l=lizsapes08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831521366951032093.post-63029234329512468142008-08-28T11:52:00.001-07:002008-08-28T11:57:37.605-07:00<div><br /></div>A series on NPR devoted to <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91972152">"Health Care for All- In Western Europe, It's a Reality"</a><div><br /></div><div>"Europe spends far less on health care than the United States, while managing to cover all citizens and rank about the U.S. on most measures of good health." Joe Neel</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/831521366951032093-6302923432951246814?l=lizsapes08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831521366951032093.post-84812928436177925282008-08-28T11:37:00.000-07:002008-08-28T11:42:01.334-07:00<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.world-mysteries.com/easter_island_04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://www.world-mysteries.com/easter_island_04.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.mysteriousplaces.com/Easter_Island/index.html">More about Easter Island</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/831521366951032093-8481292843617792528?l=lizsapes08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831521366951032093.post-38799537599769172322008-08-22T11:01:00.000-07:002008-08-25T14:57:09.781-07:00<div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhgcmsjw_366fkv279fs">Unit 1 Syllabus</a></span><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhgcmsjw_385fvqzqbf6">APES News Report Guidelines</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/831521366951032093-3879953759976917232?l=lizsapes08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391964757828949703noreply@blogger.com0