James Lovelock

I did my presentation on the famous inventor James Lovelock; I learned a lot of new things about lovelock. The Gaia Theory was what made a name for Lovelock who created and developed many scientific instruments, some of which were designed for NASA in its program of planetary exploration. It was while working as a consultant for NASA that Lovelock developed the Gaia Hypothesis, for which he is most widely known. He also claims to have invented the microwave oven. The Gaia theory posits that the Earth is a self-regulating complex system involving the biosphere, the atmosphere, the hydrospheres and the pedosphere, tightly coupled as an evolving system. The theory sustains that this system as a whole, called Gaia, seeks a physical and chemical environment optimal for contemporary life

Cuyahoga River

The Cuyahoga River is located in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cuyahoga River was once known as one of the most filthiest river in the United States. This river was being polluted so much during the early 1900's, because this was a time when the country was going threw the Industrial Revolution. The river was so dirty and filled with oil and other pollutants, that fires would brake out on the river, not one but multiple fires, on the river it self. Many of the fires were not payed attention to, but one in particular, during 1969, really sparked a change in people, to stop polluting these rivers. To prevent thing like thee river fires from happening, an act called, Clean Water Act did this just thing. It prevented people and factories from being able to put a too much pollutants into nearby bodies of water. Twenty years after, the rivers of the United States were twice as cleaner. I believe because of this bill, it shows how our country is becoming more aware of what they do the our Earth.

Rachel Carson

In my presentation I talked about a women named Rachel Carson. I learned a lot about Rachel Carson and her great achievements. Rachel Carson was not only an amazing scientist, but also an amazing writer. Carson wrote many books about the ocean and the environment. Her most famous book was a book titled Silent Spring. Carson also raised a big issue when she spoke out publicly about the chemicals the United States were using in World War II. many people knew about the unhealthy chemicals, but Carson was the first one to go out and speak to the public about this issue. Unfortunately Rachel Carson died after a long battle with breast cancer. This presentation taught me a lot and I believe it is always interesting to learn about the people that played in the safety of our environment but do not always get the credit that they deserve.

Noise Control Act

The Noise Pollution and Abatement Act was established in 1972 in attempt to regulate noise coming from various vehicles and machinery. It also forced local governments to notice their responsibilities in land use planning to address noise migration. The act also authorized federal testing for various products distributed in trade. The effects of these loud noises would cause noise induced hearing loss which is the injury of the auditory hearing nerve.Congress ended funding of the federal noise control program in 1981, which curtailed development of further national regulations.

Deep water horizon

In 2010 the British Petroleum company (BP) shocked the world when their underwater oil pump burst into the gulf of Mexico. This burst was the cause of the companies negligence towards re-inforcing the pipe, just to save a couple of bucks. The spill ran for a period of 3 months, in those 3 months it is believed That approximately 53,000 barrels of oil spilled into the gulf a day. BP appearing very apologetic said that they would pay back the local fisher man for their lost season, but the damage was already done. The spill had killed about 3.5 million fish devastating the local marine life eco-system. In the end it was BP's 25 VP(vice presidents) that halted operations to fix the spill. In all BP lost 3 billion in compensation for the spill. To this day BP's disaster is the number 1 worst disasters to ever happen to the petroleum industry. The moral of this incident is simple, don't be cheap!!

U.S Radium Corporation

The U.S Radium Corporation was around in from 1917 till the middle of the 1900's. It was based out of Orange,NJ. Radium come from the Earth crust and is used to decorate watches. Radium was used for watches, because it is luminous paint that made the numbers glow in the dark.Many people that worked in factory got ill because they didn't know that radium was toxic.Currently the site is not contaminated because of it funding.

Homework 1/7/13

If I had a choice I would pay the fee to see if my product was safe for the environment before I use the product. I would choose this option for many reasons, but the main reason being that it is the smart choice. By choosing this method I would avoid the risk of being sued a lot of money if my product was indeed harmful. Also I would not want to harm anyone's health or the harm the environment. So overall I believe it is better to pay a little in the beginning rather then pay a lot in the end because you we're too cheap or lazy to test your product before using it.