January 21, 2016
1. I wrote this topic initially to spread awareness that it is possible for state officials to lie to their people and to say how badly this is and people should try and get involved. Although not until now that I looked at another aspect of this problem; help from celebrities. In class Shane was saying how one of the Kardashions had a 40,000$ purse. What I didn't understand was why would you be spending your money on a purse when their is more important things going on in the world. This is why I really admire Cher; she donated thousands of bottled waters to the cause.
2. I had a little trouble writing this post because their weren't too many facts about it, just videos, but I did enjoy writing it.
3. The purpose of this post was to spread awareness of this terrible problem in Michigan.


January 19, 2016
The Lead River

The citizens of Flint Michigan has had their water supply contaminated with lead since spring of 2014. What has finally been declared a state of emergency; this contamination is leaving families with rashes and terrible sicknesses from the laced water. Although at the end of 2014 officials had proclaimed that the water was unadulterated. At least 27,000 children have been diagnosed with lead poisoning. The situation is so bad that even water filters are no help to the lead infused water. The water supply was changed to the Flint River and has had problems ever since. This is a very severe situation because it is possible for something like this to happen throughout the U.S. It's ridiculous for officials to have lied about the unsafe drinking water and have let it go untreated this long!

January 21, 2016
1. I wrote about this topic because it spreads awareness to people that we are wasting so much food that is resulting with harm to our wallets and environment.
2. I did  not have trouble writing this post, I really enjoyed knowing the statistics of how much food we actually waste as a country.
3. In this post I wanted people to that they can avoid food wastage, I wanted to make them aware of all of the people without food in the world and have them appreciate what they have. In this post I wanted people to start changing their ways and reduce food waste.


October 23, 2015
Food Waste Crisis

Food waste is a national growing problem. The agricultural and environmental protection agency is in full efforts to educate consumers and companies how help reduce food waste. The average American family wastes about $1,500 of food yearly. According to government data retailers waste 1/3 of the country's food supply. Not only is this a waste of food and money but this issue is harming our environment! As those hundred billions of pounds of food rot they are releasing methane gases which amplify global warming. 14% of American homes do not have enough food to properly feed themselves. Studies show that if we reduced our food waste by 15% it'd be enough to feed more than 25 million people! If we reduce our food waste then we will not only be saving money but we will be conserving our natural resources and preserving our planet for our future generations. The Obama administration has taken a big part in the process of food waste reduction. They want to reduce wasted food by 50% by 2030. Here are some tips to decrease food waste: 

1. Shop realistically, as in buy food that you know that your going to eat.
2. Don't over serve when cooking, and save leftovers.
3. Treat expiration dates as guides; just because it says the food is past it's due date, doesn't necessarily mean that it is.
4. Donate unused or unwanted food to food pantries.
5. Store food in the right places so that it doesn't go bad.
6. Try composting.
I hope my tips are helpful for some people. Please think before you waste!

January 21, 2016
1. I wrote about this topic in particular because plastic bags seem to be a rising problem in the U.S, not to mention that other places like Ireland for example are banning plastic bags.
2. I had no difficulty writing this post, I really enjoyed it, once I got started, I couldn't stop.
3. I want people to see how much one person can do by just using reusable bags. I want more and more people to buy reusable bags to help our environment.


Janurary 19, 2016
Reusable Bags

Around 1.8 billion plastic bags are wasted weekly by Americans. Plastic bags take 15 to 1,000 years to actually decompose, and paper bags are close to the same statistic. Most of these bags are sitting in landfills or live in our oceans. These plastic bags kill thousands of sea creatures daily and require 12 million barrels of oils every year to produce the bags in the U.S alone. Paper bags – the U.S chops up 14 million trees to make them, along with the 13% more energy than plastic bags that is required for production! Only 20% of paper bags end up being recycled and 2% of plastic. Reusable bags are going to change all of this. Reusable bags have a lifespan of roughly 700 plastic bags. A single person who uses reusable bags over a lifetime can prevent up to 22,000 bags from harming our environment, our earth would thank us dearly. Not only are you saving the planet but you could be helping yourself and community as well. When reusable bags are sold most grocery stores offer a perk. Most vendors will give you a discount or coupons to thank you for your purchase. I know for a fact – as I said in my last post - that at Hannaford’s they will donate 1$ from your purchase of the bag to a local organization like  local youth centers or animal shelters or food pantries. Don’t forget that reusable bags – depending on the type – can hold up to 3x more than a standard grocery bag and you know what that means; less trips to the car! Now take it from a bagger who watches thousands of plastic bags leave the store daily just to end up living in our oceans that buying reusable bags are going to benefit your environment, yourself and your community. I highly urge you to go buy at least one reusable bag next time that you’re grocery shopping.

Denmark – Clean Energy Central

On January 15, 2016 Denmark broke the world record for the most use of wind powered electricity. Although the record broken was Denmark’s own record from 2025; coming with a total of 39.1% of Denmark’s electricity came from wind powered turbines, as this year it comes to 42.1%. This is a stunning accomplishment! By 2030 they want 90% of their electricity to be powered by wind. This is amazing for our environment and future, just think; cleaner air and energy!

"Green Skyscrapers"

January 4^th 2016 Copenhagen School of Design and Technology released an article named Green Skyscrapers. These are actual skyscrapers that are made with minimal impact on the environment. The skyscrapers are designed to be productive to the environment instead of just plowing down trees and using natural resources to build a building. 

“Got Dust?”

On January 5^th 2016 people take action to prevent a cement and shipping port from being built just yards from the local elementary school in Vallejo California. Tons of soot, fumes and dust have been reported as the initial consequence. The pollution would be coming from 3 main sources – the making of the cement - the 300 diesel trucks that would be passing coming and going daily – along with the ships coming from with steel waste from Asia. The company, Orcem American, wants to keep production 24/7. People from the area have created the Fresh Air Vallejo group to spread awareness about the situation and try to put an end to it. They have come up with the slogan “Got Dust?” and will be proceeding to put an end to this local and environmental threat.