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Examining Your Community’s(Reno, Nevada, USA) Source of Energy

**RENO, NEVADA**

It is easy to criticize society for not using renewable resources, but in reality, how difficult would this transition be? What processes and procedures would be involved? How would such a transition be made?

The purpose of this assignment is for you to consider what type of energy your neighborhood is currently powered by and what it would really take to convert this source to a renewable one. How much would it take to switch your community to a renewable resource and what would this mean for the environment?

For the assignment, complete the following:

• Identify three primary types of energy that powers your home as well as all of the homes in your community. You may find this information on your community Web site or the Web sites of the local power companies. For example, your community may use electricity and solar panels.
• Explain how the sources of energy you identified impact the environment. Consider the following:
  • Does the use of these types of energy resource have a negative impact on the environment in your area?
  • Does your community have nuclear waste to dispose of?
  • Has your community always used these three power sources? If so, how do you feel this has impacted the environment over time?
  • How much of an impact have these sources of energy had on local air and water quality?
• Considering the current source(s) of power available, determine how much energy your house uses each month. You can find this information on your monthly energy bill.Calculate your annual usage for a year. Using this value, estimate the energy consumption for your community. The US Census Bureau is one resource you can use to estimate the number of households in your community.

  You can use the following formulae for this calculation:

   

  (monthly energy usage) × (12 months per year) = (household energy usage per year); (yearly energy estimate for your house) × (estimated number of houses in your community) = (estimated yearly energy use for your community)

  The following is an example of the above calculation:

  52.8 kilowatt hours (kwh) per month × 12 months = 633.6 kwh; 633.6 kwh × 200 houses in your community = 126,720 kwh

• Recommend a realistic, renewable resource to power your community, using your calculated power needs. Consider the following sources: hydropower, solar power, wind turbines, and geothermal energy.
  • Which source would be the best for your community?
  • Justify your choice based on the kind of resources that are available, how much power these alternative sources can produce, and your estimated energy demands for the community.
• Having recommended an alternative power source, conclude by addressing the following:
  • How realistic is this alternative power source for your community?
  • How will people in your community respond to energy conversion? Will they support it or be against it? Give reasons.
  • How expensive would it be to convert to the alternative power source you recommended? How would this new source impact the environment?
  • What organisms would benefit most from this conversion?
• THE COMMUNITY WILL BE RENO, NEVADA

Support your statements with appropriate examples and approximately 4–6 credible resources.

Write an 8–10-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M5_A1.doc.

By Monday, July 3, 2017, deliver your assignment to the M5: Assignment 1 Dropbox.

Grading Criteria and Rubric

Download the rubric and carefully read it to understand the expectations.

Assignment 1 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Identify three primary types of energy that powers your home as well as all of the homes in your community.	36
Explain how your current sources of energy impact the environment, and answer all additional required questions in the assignment.	52
Determine how much energy your house uses each month and calculate the energy consumption for your entire city.	40
Recommend a realistic renewable resource to power your city, using your calculated power needs. Justify your response.	40
Explain how realistic this new resource is for your area, what the expense to convert energy sources would be, and whether you feel that people would support an energy conversion.	40
Explain how this new energy source would impact the environment and what organisms would benefit most from this conversion.	28
Writing Components: Organization (16) Usage and Mechanics (16) APA Elements (24) Style (8)	64
Total:	300

 

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Building on the scenario in Assignments 1 and 2, you are in the final stages of preparing for your presentation at the conference on environment health issues.

Create an eight to ten (8-10) slide PowerPoint presentation in which you:

1. Examine the role of global organizations in managing environmental health issues. Determine two (2) specific ethical concerns these organizations face in safeguarding the health of a global society. Support your analysis.

2. Evaluate the primary negative effects of modern farming on population health. Provide two (2) examples of best practices in the farming industry developed in the private sector to help reduce the health threats associated with industrialized farming. Justify your response.

3. Identify the purpose of epidemiologic research in the study of environmental health issues. Provide a specific example of how epidemiology has been used to manage a recent public health threat. Support your response.

4. Select one (1) environmental hazard that you think represents the most significant health risk to a specific population group. Propose a solution that an organization or industry could develop in the private sector to help eliminate or reduce this risk.

5. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:

a. Be creative in your design so that is appealing to others

b. Ensure that all of the criteria are covered.

c. Create bulleted speaking notes for your presentation to the shareholders in the Notes section of the PowerPoint. Note: You may create or assume any fictitious names, data, or scenarios that have not been established in this assignment for a realistic flow of communication.

d. Use a professional technically written style to graphically convey the information.

e. Include a reference slide. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference slide is not included in the required presentation length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

*Examine the opportunities for improvement within environmental health based organizations.

*Explain the role of organizations can have on improving environmental health along the impediments presented.

*Determine the skill sets needed to address current administrative needs within food production.

*Apply best practices of environmental health organizations to a scenario that is reflective of real concerns.

*Use technology and information resources to research issue in environmental health management.

*Write clearly and concisely about social environmental health management using proper writing mechanics.

 

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Stream Morphology Laboratory

Prior to beginning work on this lab, read the Stream Morphology investigation manual. This lab enables you to construct a physical scale model of a stream system to help you understand how streams and rivers shape the landscape and how human actions can affect river ecosystems. This lab is done with materials that you will need to supply; the list of items you will need to obtain is in the Stream Morphology investigation manual.

The Process

Take the required photos and complete all parts of the lab assignment (calculations, data tables, etc.). Use the Lab Worksheet as a resource to complete the Lab Report Template. Transfer any answers and visual elements from the Lab Worksheet into the Lab Report Template. You will submit the Lab Report Template through Waypoint in the classroom.

The Assignment

Make sure to complete all of the following items before submission:

· Before you begin the assignment, read the Stream Morphology investigation manual and review SCI207 – The Scientific Method (Links to an external site.) presentation video.

· Complete all activities using the materials that you supply. Photograph each activity following these instructions:

o When taking lab photos, you need to include in each image a strip of paper with your name and the date clearly written on it.

· Use the Lab Worksheet as a resource to complete the Lab Report Template.

· Must use at least two credible sources outside of the textbook and lab manual.

· Submit your completed “Lab Report” via Waypoint.

 

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This assignment was locked Jun 8 at 11:59pm.

Part of the difficulty in shifting to a more sustainable lifestyle in this country is to imagine how community structures and resources could be changed to more sustainable options. You will need to think about the changes that can be influenced by individual choices, and those that would require collective planning within a community or neighborhood (for the benefit of everyone). Consult ideas and resources in chapter 18 as well as other ecological footprint information from the footprint network and your text.

You will need to develop one idea for changing human systems that influence the sustainability everyday living, and to express that idea effectively in map, and a written description of a plan. The first step in bringing about change is imagining it. It is that step that we are trying to address with this assignment, so it is important that you investigate what sustainable plans are available, and what changes you would propose. (Hint: Don’t provide me with something already planned or in place- this is NOT the assignment!!)

How to proceed:

1. First, in order to think and evaluate issues of sustainability more broadly, calculate your ecological footprint through the Global Footprint network, with the link available here: https://www.footprintcalculator.org/ (Links to an external site.)
2. (10 pts.) Describe the questions that are asked about your lifestyle that influence your ecological foot print. List them or put them in a table, and then describe how much you are able to influence the “Number of Earths” required to live your lifestyle for each of the categories listed. Visit the Global map for the Global Footprint network available here https://data.footprintnetwork.org/#/ (Links to an external site.) How does the Global Footprint of the United States compare to other countries? How does living in the United States influence your ecological footprint?
3. Read Ten Things Wrong with Sprawl located in the Canvas Course files folder here: 10+things_sprawl.pdfActions. Does this source of information provide clues as to why an individual ecological footprint in the United States might be larger than an individual in France, given the same individual lifestyle information?
4. Then, map an area near where you live that you are familiar with. Your map can be a hand-drawn sketch, a photocopy of a close-up paper map, a close-up map available from the web (e.g., from Google maps or similar mapping service), or any other source. The area mapped can range in size from smaller than a city block, to a neighborhood, or part of a small city. Your map should depict some element of the infrastructure, physical or not, as it currently exists (e.g., roads, housing unit locations, greenspace, development patterns, sidewalks, public transport, school locations, school transportation plans, food production, utilities, etc.). You will NOT be graded on your technical expertise as a mapmaker—but rather on how effectively the map conveys the features that are relevant to your sustainability idea. You will need a legend showing what colors and symbols on your map are depicting, and probably some text on the map.
5. Then make a second map, using your first map as a template that effectively shows your proposed change to current conditions so that individuals there have more sustainable living options, following the same map guidelines as above. Be creative—you do not have to limit yourself to ideas from class or the readings. (Maps and illustration of plan 10 pts.)
6. (20 pts based on following criteria) In 750-1500 words, explain your sustainability idea. Address each of the following in separate sections of your discussion: a. Describe your proposed change, referring to your map. b. How, specifically, your proposed change makes the infrastructure or community more environmentally sustainable than it currently is, and what are the benefits to 1) the environment and 2) humans c. the costs and any negatives of your plan d. how you might overcome the negatives you identified, including how you would generate the resources necessary to make possible the change you propose.

The assignment will be graded on content (does it reflect a good understanding of environmental sustainability and sound critical thinking about ways to achieve it? i.e. Adding solar panels to a building is not a re-imagining or sustainability) and the effectiveness with which the content is communicated. Note: The point of this exercise is to generate ideas without constraining ourselves to inside-the-box thinking. At the same time, please do not be completely unrealistic in your plans, and keep in mind the issues raised in the readings. Assume only currently existing technologies are available (No teleporting allowed!) and be sure to address all parts (a-d) of the assignment.

 

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Instructions for the first paper: pick a point that White makes in his “article” and critically evaluate it. This paper does not require outside research. Instead, you should focus on White’s argument. Pick a point that he makes and explain it in your own words, then say what you think about it, and whether you think the point is correct

Follow this: 

you will take a point from White’s Article and discuss and assess it from your own point of view.

First, explain one of Lynn White’s main claims and the support he provides, then evaluate it analytically. For example, do you agree or disagree and why?

Then, and most importantly, provide some evidence or support for why the reader should agree with your view on the point.

Helpful for you:

1. You should look at the class notes what I send you, so you can get keywords from there.

2. MLA format, [introduction-Thesis statement -Body-Conclusion]

3. Try to use some “quotation” from the article.

 

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