Sir David Attenborough

Christian Bermeo


Sir David Attenborough loves exploring the natural world. He received a degree as a Natural Scientist at Cambridge University, the second most competitive school in England. He became a television producer at British Broadcasting Corporation. He joined up with Jack Lester, a reptile curator, and created a famous television serious named, "Zoo Quest". In this serious, he would have live footage of rare animals, for example, birds, pythons, chimpanzees, etc. He also invented the "Natural History Documentary", where he would travel the world, defining the wonders in natural life. He also ran into the world's tallest plant and renamed plants under his authorization. His series was watched by over 500 million people.

In 2015, he realized that natural life is in danger because of how humans are taking care of the world. He demanded people, such as President Obama, to publish his documents on live television. He wanted his documents to inspire people to preserve the natural world. In youtube videos, he explained how humans must work with the sun to keep producing life. Go watch his movie on Netflix "A Life On Our Planet" (April 2020).

Yellowstone National Park

Jahari Mitchell



Yellowstone National Park is one of the biggest and oldest National Parks in the United States. It is also home wide population of animals and hot springs such as the old Faithful, which is one of the main attraction for tourist. In my presentation I touched on very briefly the importance of why keeping this National park safe because it gives of just a beautiful image of what this world can produce if it is treated right. I also touched on the animals that live in this area such as the Bobcat which is an carnivorous animal that usually preys on smaller animals such as small deers and rabbits, and the black footed ferret which is one of the many endangered species that dwell within Yellowstone National Park. And these animals bring me back to my point from earlier on how without us keeping our planet clean and safe these animals won’t be able to survive and the beautiful environment that we once knew we won’t be able to see anymore. Finally these are the points I touched on inside of my presentation.

Chernobyl: By Sanjay Ramroop

 Chernobyl is recognized as historically, the world's worst nuclear disaster. With this disaster taking place, in the city of Ukraine housing, a population of about fourteen thousand people left many without homes due to the need to evacuate the area. About four thousand deaths occurred due to radiation exposure, along with three and a half million people exposed to Radiactive nuclides (atoms that contain nuclear energy). Radiation contaminated food sources, making life inhospitable. With efforts to contain the radiation by the soviet government, the sarcophagus was created; which covered the entire nuclear power station. With the sarcophagus now degrading, the government decides to cover the plant with a steel cover; which will stop radiation for escaping for another one hundred years. This plan allows for more people to think of better solutions. While this disaster is noted as being the worst nuclear disaster, the government is constantly looking for more ways to clean up this mess, to stop future mishaps. Now 190 people live just outside the "Zone of Alienation", along with wildlife who occupy the abandoned buildings as their home.

C.E.R.C.L.A : Superfund

C.E.R.C.L.A is an acronym for the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. It is commonly known as Superfund. Cercla is a law created by Congress that focuses on cleaning up land contaminated by hazardous waste. A very important law to ensure the safety of our health and the environment. In the making of this law, Congress created the Superfund which is technically a "trust fund". The Superfund was created by taxing chemical and petroleum industries to help compensate for the cost of cleaning up these contaminated lands. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is in charge of any use of the Superfund. Money is normally used from the fund when the EPA finds nobody responsible for the damage. Whos exactly liable for contamination of a land? Any previous/present owner or operator of the land, whoever took part in arranging the dumping of wastes, and the transporters who transported the waste to the site. If and when the party responsible isn't able to pay for the cleanup of the hazardous waste, the EPA is authorized to use the Superfund to remedy the cost. The EPA then makes sure that the party eventually reimburses the money used from the Superfund. 

Superfund Site

There are over 1,300 Superfund Sites. Cercla and Superfund help protect not only the Environment but even us citizens, from any releases of hazardous substances created by these waste sites.