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Zahra Watson

Water Pollution - 2 views

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    This website has all of the causes of water pollution such as dumping and radioactive waste. It also has dangers and effects these causes have on our economy, environment and health. After it shows the causes and effects it shows what we can do to prevent and treat water pollution.
Nikhil Dhawan

Ozone Science: The impact of CFCs | EPA - 2 views

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    In this website, the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) explains the harmful effects of CFCs. The article is organized into different sections concerning different aspects of the topic of CFCs. It first explains the ozone layer and its importance and it provides a detailed diagram of the ozone layer. The website then goes on to explain CFCs and their role in ozone depletion. Finally, it explains the reaction of governments and people around the world.
Elizabeth Gagliardi

Alternative Energy Sources - 1 views

shared by Elizabeth Gagliardi on 27 Apr 12 - Cached
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    Global warming is a problem for the Earth right now and it will continue to be in the future if we don't make a change in our pollution. Burning fossil fuels (which is currently our main source of energy) releases lots of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. This website presents wind and solar power as environmentally friendly alternatives for sources of energy and gives information on how they can be used.
Katie Murray

Desertification Causes and Effects - 3 views

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    This is a great website to use if you are looking for causes and effects of Desertification. It is straightforward, detailed and thorough. It also includes a specific example of Desertification to help you better understand the topic.
Alyssa Benedetto

Exploitation of Animals: Causes and Effects - 4 views

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    This website presents the causes and effects of the exploitation of animals. It gives specific reasons as to why they are abused and the effects that are left from the abuse.
Chris Finck

Global Warming and Biodiversity - 4 views

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    This website has many articles discussing global warming and loss of biodiversity, and what humans have done to escalate these problems.
Anna Thompson

The Green Revolution - 1 views

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    This website gives a nice overview of the green revolution as well as the impacts it had, positive and negative, and the social and agricultural problems it caused.
tim cremins

Energy Production Methods - 0 views

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    This website is great if you are looking for energy resources. The left side shows a list of different methods that produce energy and gives information about each of them including their pros and cons. It also explains the basics of how each method works and where we can best use them to produce energy for our population.
Max James

Introduced species and their effects - 4 views

This website talked about how an invasive species and effect a habitat at many different levels. http://www.actionbioscience.org/biodiversity/simberloff.html

started by Max James on 30 Apr 12 no follow-up yet
Elizabeth Gagliardi

Causes and Effects of Desertification - 1 views

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    This website has information about Desertification including causes, effects, and examples.
Elizabeth Gagliardi

DDT - 0 views

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    This website gives an overview on the uses of DDT, and presents the pros and cons of using it as an insecticide.
Kayleigh Schneeberger

Deforestation - 1 views

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    This site gives a bunc of information about deforestation. This site includes several causes, effects, and possible solutions.
Michael Guarino

Ozone | Air & Radiation | US EPA - 1 views

shared by Michael Guarino on 27 Apr 12 - Cached
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    This website tells you about the ozone layer and what it does for us. It also shows how we are destroying it and what we can do to stop.
Zuha Anwar

The Causes of Ozone Depletion - 2 views

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    This site contains information on ozone depletion and its causes, effects and solutions!
L V

Population Growth facts - 3 views

shared by L V on 27 Apr 12 - Cached
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    This website contains facts on overpopulation, the causes and effects of it and even some solutions that could help.
Cara Nectow-Boss

Soil Erosion - Causes and Effects - 7 views

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    This web site has good info on the causes and effects of the different types of soil erosion.
Grace Palumbo

Air Pollution - 2 views

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    This website answers some questions regarding air pollution, discusses possible causes, and solutions, and describes examples of air pollutants.
Kyla McCaffrey

Deforestation - 4 views

This website talks about some causes, effects, and solutions to deforestation. It explains the importance of conserving forests and some individual things people can do to help.

http:__www.bcb.uwc.ac.za_envfacts_facts_deforestation.htm

started by Kyla McCaffrey on 29 Apr 12 no follow-up yet
Teresa Rokitowski

Ozone Depletion - 6 views

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    This website explains what the ozone layer is and has links to other parts of the website which explain the causes, effects, and solutions in a straight foward way.
lindsey ackert

Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources - 0 views

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    This site lists some renewable and nonrenewable resources, as well as discusses the replacement of these resources.
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