Nuclear Waste

Texas and Vermont made an alliance sixteen years ago so that Vermont  can use twenty percent of the space at any low-level nuclear waste dump in Texas. Texas has the right to not allow other states to use it's waste dump facilities but one of their facilities on the New Mexico border wants to allow 36 other states to be able to use them. If Texas lets all those other states empty their waste their they might not have enough room for future generations to use it. So one man states that who ever gets there first gets to use the facilities in Texas.

Arctic Drilling

People in the Americain government want to start drilling in the arctic for more natural gas, coal, and renewable resources. People in other countries such as China don't want people in the US to start the drilling because of how it will affect the rest of the world. Our world is already damaged enough and people from outside the US feel that countries that are already greatly established are ruinning our world for just their benifit.

Fires in Alaska

In Alaska there are more and more intense fires caused by an increasing amount of carbon dioxide and longer summer months. The fires in Alaska have already released 1.5 million tons of carbon dioxide, the same amount of an entire years worth of emmisions from US airlines. These fires are slowly melting the arctic  and need to be stopped.

Are buildings Good or Bad for Our Enviroment?

Buildings in America and Europe account to 40% of energy in the whole world. So because of this building codes must be changed. Building experts have recomendations that meet code and are 30% more energy-efficient. Eventually countries all over  the world hope to be at nearly zero percent, but some states in the U.S.A are a bit resistant, hopfully they will come around.

Earth Day

Earth day first started on April 22,1970, and since then it has spread over 180 different countires. It's 40th anniversary was in April 2010 and it was a major day for eco-friendly companies. Many companies, and school have particapatted on earth day every year and should continue to do so for years to come.

Glaciers Melt

In Greenland and in the Antarctica the glaciers are melting rapidly. Scientists took a measurement of the tempature near the bottom of a sea surrounded by glaciers and it was only 40 degrees, warm enough to warm ice. With all the ice melting the sea level will most likely rise three feet- six feet by 2100.