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Thursday, January 29, 2009


Green Topics

Here's a post providing possible topics for student research in the "GREEN." This is not an exhaustive list, nor is it organized in any particular way. It is really just a brainstorming list. Please augment it by adding in the comments area.

global warming
alternative energy
geothermal
nuclear
drill, baby, drill!
bikes versus cars
hybrid cars
solar products
resources and materials
energy depletion
land use and community
low-flow plumbing
water resources
NEWater
indoor lighting
depletion of natural resources
electronic waste
plastic bags
carbon footprints
pollution(air, water, noise)
green policies
natural ventilation
building environmentally-friendly
eco-tourism
marine-life depletion
3Rs
overfishing
biodiversity
World Wildlife Fund
non-native species
dam building
sustainable development
preservation of natural heritage
parks
monoculture farming
rainforest preservation
logging
mining
deforestation
waste management
managing fisheries
coral reefs
Save the Tiger
habitat destruction
the effect of eco-campaigns

6 comments:

Annie Ang said...

How about Save the Panda? However, this topic is politically sensitive.

Brad Blackstone said...

"Save the Panda" would be fine, as it relates to a particular population, of course.

Politically sensitive, in Singapore? Not in my estimation.

Anonymous said...

State of the Environment reporting?

Annie Ang said...

I already clarified this in class but I shall just repeat it here. "Save the Panda" is politically senstive as some environmentalists regard only as a diplomacy tool. Its ecological value does not justify the huge expense of saving them. I concede that baby pandas are cute!

Another suggestion. Wildlife breeding programs.

Brad Blackstone said...

Ecological value? Don't you think that "value" can be more than just money?

I can imagine a world without mosquitos, but not one without pandas, grizzlies, sun bears and other mammal species "in the wild." Aside from their "value" for humans, what about their "right" to a place in the world? For me it comes down to a basic philosophical idea: the world doesn't just "belong" to humans.

Gooji said...

Something very important has been left out.

GoVeg. Be vegan, be a vegetarian.
http://www.goveg.com/environment.asp

Interesting to know how much CO2 the meat you eat actually contribute to the atmosphere.