We went over the U.S. map then watched a U.S. rap video.
Polar Bears:
- are dying b/c ice is melting
- they are drowning b/c they have to swim out farther to get their food
- have gotten smaller than what they used to be
- 1 million sq of ice melted in 2007
- 1st animal to be put on dangered species list for anticipated status
Carterettes Islands:
- located in papua new guinea
- population of 2,000 miles
- government brings food twice a year
- one belief is that the coral reef is dying
- another that the volcanoe underneath is sinking
- last is that global warming is making higher water levels
- people don't want to leave the island b/c they wouldn't feel safe any where else
Lake Chad:
- The lake is disappearing
- Used to be the 6th biggest lake in the world
- Is 90% smaller than what it was 4 years ago
- Used to be a main source of food for african people
- serves 37 million people
- Water is being pumped out and global warming are problems
- want to take water from congo river to lake chad
- has least amount of carbon and is effected by it most
Global Warming:
- Sen. James Inhoffe says that people are not the problem to global warming, but needs for funding are.
- gets his funding from energy and oil companies
- IPPC in 2007 said that 90% of people are causing global warming
Amazon Protection Force:
- largest carbon admitter in the world
- worlds largest rainforest, covers 9 S.A. countries
- 70% is in Brazil
- 60 to 80% has been logged
- destroyed by loggers and farmers
- Brazil is #1 in the world for soy and beef
- potential medicines are in the plants
Killing of Dorathy Stang:
- 73 yr. old nun
- was teaching people how to use the resources without destroying the forest
- stopped illeagal loggers
- sayed the death of the land was the death of the people
Journey to the Kraho Indians:
- only 3,000 left
- concerned about poachers and loggers
- they patrol their land to stop them
Environmental Racism:
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