Dec 2, 2011

Toxicology: Environmental Health

        
 80% of U.S. streams contain 82 contaminants
– Antibiotics, detergents, drugs, steroids, solvents, etc

Oct 31, 2011

Nuclear Power: Environmental Threat?

 In an episode of The Simpsons, nuclear power plant owner Mr. Burns tries to justify the existence of Blinky, a three-eyed fish caught in the local river, by saying it is the next step in evolution and not a horrible mutation.

Renewable Potential: Geothermal

A new study shows that the United States has a geothermal power capacity that is ten times greater than the amount of energy produced by our current working coal-fired power plants.

Oct 10, 2011

Environmentalism: Ethical Perspectives

 In the field of environmentalism, there are three ethical perspectives.