Grade 9 Science Journal Q1

My Ecological issue is coal mining in south Africa. When people coal mine in south Africa they pollute the air. Dust is everywhere in the air because of coal mining. in a video I watched a women was saying that when she touched her face…

Haiti’s island is becoming increasingly deforested and smaller due to charcoal making and other polluting ways that the Hattians make their money, it is hard for the Hattians to stop making charcoal because 59% of Hattians live under the poverty line and most citizens make their living off charcoal production plus, the Hattians use…

Richard Spoor Title: A human rights lawyer The community activist i chose is Richard Spoor. http://www.rsinc.co.za/home He is a human rights lawyer who takes actions against the coal mining industries. He is particularly concerned with coal mining and coal mining community’s I selected Richard Spoor…

First nations people have difficultly with fresh water everyone. In Canada most reserves have to boil water everyday to get clean water to drink and cook with possibly even wash dishes. it would be like being at a cottage without plumbing. you would have to…

Dear people of Ontario, Have you ever thought of the different ways you use energy, windmills, solar energy, coal burning plants and the main focus at the moment hydroelectric dams. There are many different consequences that come with using all the energy. Three consequences are…

Dear Editor I am writing this letter in order to bring your attention towards the downsides of coal mining in South Africa. Coal processing creates large amounts of dust in the air surrounding the plants. The dust from these plants severely harm the lungs of…

Deforestation in Borneo due to palm oil plantations The issue of deforestation in Borneo due to palm oil plantations is that palm oil company’s are taking down a lot of the trees. That forces all those animals out of there homes so they either get…

South Africa produces over 250 million tonnes of coal every year.  There are 19 coal fields in south Africa, there are over 50,000 people working there. Coal mining in south Africa affects the environment, it pollutes the air the loss of habitats it also causes…

Dear editor   I think that they should create solar sites. These sites are very efficient, they are extremely helpful to bees. Brock Harpur, an entomologist at Purdue university. Says that the more solar sites are created the greater benefits the bees have. These sites are created by pollinating plants. With these solar sites…

Dear, Editor Deforestation in Borneo due to palm oil plantations I do not think a hydroelectric plant should be put in the rainforest of Borneo because its destroying habitats for all the animals living there such as tigers, rhino, orangutans and elephants and many more.…

Dear editor   My name is Sonny I am a grade 9. I do thing they should replace coal mining with solar farms because coal mining does a lot of bad to the world. It takes a very long time for coal to form it took 300 million years for the coal…

Some of the limiting factors in south Africa are aquatic life, with include fish, coral, and sharks. Deterioration of source water resources. The coal mining in south Africa pollutes the water. If we don’t have clean water, we wouldn’t have fish for food and water to support the carrying capacity of the ecosystem.  The video shows the posted shows the…

Biorock, what is it? Biorock is a white limestone, it is created by “the Biorock method”, it applies safe, low voltage electrical currents through the water, causing dissolved minerals minerals to crystallize onto structures growing into a white limestone close to that which naturally makes…

Blog post 4 The community activist I chose is Anil Agarwal the founder of Vedanta resources PLC I picked anil Agarwal because he founded one of the companies that take a big part in all the coal mined out of south Africa. I would want…

(I used Cameron’s post as an example) in Haiti the main limiting factor is the soil erosion and the deforestation. soil erosion makes living difficult for animals who eat certain plants like lizards and insects, deforestation removes the habitat of the majority of the animals…