ES1110 Environmental Science: A Global Concern
\nES1110 Position Paper \u2013 Possible Topics
\nAgriculture
\n\u2022 Beef and pork industry demand for water
\nand water pollution runoff from manure
\nstorage areas
\n\u2022 Corporate farming
\n\u2022 Cattle growth hormone
\n\u2022 Farm subsidies
\n\u2022 Fertilizer overuse
\n\u2022 Florida citrus canker threat
\n\u2022 Free range cattle\/chicken
\n\u2022 Hog and chicken farms impacts on health
\nof neighbors
\n\u2022 Topsoil loss
\nAir Pollution
\n\u2022 Third world use of CFC\u2019s sold by
\ncorporations in industrialized nations
\n\u2022 Acid deposition
\n\u2022 Air pollution and DNA
\n\u2022 Air pollution and diabetes
\n\u2022 Air pollution and heart attacks
\n\u2022 Air pollution and drought
\n\u2022 Air pollution and lung damage
\n\u2022 Air quality banking
\n\u2022 Coal burning pollution controls in U.S. and
\nother countries (China)
\n\u2022 Clean Air Act
\n\u2022 Cruise line pollution
\n\u2022 Use of MTBE
\n\u2022 Ozone production
\n\u2022 Paper mill air pollution and odor
\nAnimals and Animal Rights
\n\u2022 Animal rights activists
\n\u2022 Humane conditions in the poultry
\nindustry
\n\u2022 Cosmetic testing
\n\u2022 Research that uses animals
\n\u2022 Actions of PETA
\n\u2022 Genetically modified organisms \u2013 Bt crops
\nand butterflies
\n\u2022 GM corn in our food supply
\n\u2022 Mad cow disease prevention
\n\u2022 Hoof & mouth disease
\n\u2022 Health and smog
\n\u2022 Health and exposure to fine particulates
\n\u2022 Atmospheric hydroxyl levels
\n\u2022 Asthma frequency in school children
\n\u2022 Diesel exhaust and cancer
\n\u2022 Emission trading
\n\u2022 EPA and snowmobile use in national parks
\n\u2022 Gasoline refinement quality
\n\u2022 Laws on use of wood stoves
\n\u2022 Ozone production by industry and vehicles
\n\u2022 NOx emissions
\n\u2022 Freon smuggling
\n\u2022 Smuggling animals into the U.S.
\n\u2022 Dog and horse meat consumption
\nCities & Urban Environments
\n\u2022 Transportation air pollution \u2022 Urban sprawl
\n\u2022 Open space preservation \u2022 Development pressures
\nES1110 Environmental Science: A Global Concern
\nCoastal and Marine Environments
\n\u2022 Seal harvesting
\n\u2022 Whaling
\n\u2022 Protection of marine mammals
\n\u2022 Iceland whale meat consumption
\n\u2022 Japanese whale meat consumption
\n\u2022 International Whaling Commission rulings
\n\u2022 Beach closing
\n\u2022 Protected beaches
\n\u2022 Lobster fishing limits
\n\u2022 Impacts U.S. Navy sonar testing
\n\u2022 Drift net fishing ban
\n\u2022 Hand-line fishing versus commercial
\ntrawlers.
\nDevelopment
\n\u2022 Open space protection
\n\u2022 Urban sprawl
\n\u2022 Construction of ski areas
\nEndangered Species
\n\u2022 Spotted owl protection
\n\u2022 Grizzly bear management
\n\u2022 Bighorn sheep protection
\n\u2022 Condor
\n\u2022 Eagle
\n\u2022 Snail darters
\nEnergy
\n\u2022 Wind power and wildlife
\n\u2022 Wind farms
\n\u2022 Biomass burning
\n\u2022 Solar energy cost
\nExotic Species
\n\u2022 Carp in the Great Lakes
\n\u2022 Asian crab introduction
\n\u2022 Asian longhorn beetle
\n\u2022 Zebra mussels
\n\u2022 Kudzu
\nFood & Food Related Issues
\n\u2022 Vegetarianism
\n\u2022 Environmental impacts of fast food
\ncompanies
\n\u2022 Health risk of imported foods
\n\u2022 E. coli contamination of food
\nForests and Forestry
\n\u2022 Battling hemlock agelgid
\n\u2022 Forest management and clear cutting
\n\u2022 Shrimp tariff
\n\u2022 Sea turtle harvesting
\n\u2022 Dolphin-free tuna
\n\u2022 Creation of marine life sanctuaries
\n\u2022 Fishing bans
\n\u2022 Marine oil drilling
\n\u2022 Use of antifouling paint on boats and piers
\n\u2022 Fate of old oil rigs
\n\u2022 Destruction of coral reefs
\n\u2022 Loss of the Aral Sea
\n\u2022 Shark fin soup
\n\u2022 Dead zone off of Texas and New Orleans
\n\u2022 Piping plover
\n\u2022 Aquatic weeds in New Hampshire
\n\u2022 Rock snot
\n\u2022 Knotweed
\n\u2022 Snakehead fish
\n\u2022 Obesity rates
\n\u2022 Logging impacts on wildlife
\n\u2022 Forest carbon storage
\nES1110 Environmental Science: A Global Concern
\n\u2022 Cutting of old growth forests
\n\u2022 Global forest destruction
\n\u2022 Road construction in national forests for
\nlogging
\nGenetically Modified Organisms
\n\u2022 GM corn in our food supply
\n\u2022 Bt crops and butterflies
\n\u2022 GM meat
\n\u2022 Canola
\n\u2022 GM vegetables
\nGlobal Climate Change
\n\u2022 Occurrence
\n\u2022 Global warming and droughts
\n\u2022 Global warming and hurricane intensity
\nand frequency
\n\u2022 Use of carbon-free credits
\n\u2022 Forest carbon storage
\nGlobal Scale Issues
\n\u2022 Globalization
\n\u2022 Fair trade coffee
\n\u2022 World Trade Organization (WTO) rulings
\non U.S. tariffs
\n\u2022 Desertification
\nHazardous Material Exposure
\n\u2022 Hair dye and cancer
\n\u2022 Lead exposure
\n\u2022 Love Canal
\n\u2022 Asbestos removal
\n\u2022 Dioxin in breast milk
\n\u2022 Hudson River sediment contamination
\nNational Parks, Forests, and Wilderness Areas
\n\u2022 Use of jet skis in national parks
\n\u2022 National Park Service ban on snowmobiles
\nin Yellowstone
\n\u2022 Fire management of wilderness areas
\n\u2022 Fire management of national forests
\n\u2022 Reintroduction of wolves in national parks
\nNuclear Energy
\n\u2022 Use of nuclear energy to generate electricity
\n\u2022 Disposal of nuclear waste
\nPesticides
\n\u2022 Fire ant insecticides
\n\u2022 Use of DDT in the developing countries
\n\u2022 Pesticide impacts on the environment
\nand human health
\n\u2022 Paris Climate Accord
\n\u2022 Impact of climate change on the Arctic and
\nAntarctica
\n\u2022 Climate change and ocean levels
\n\u2022 U.S. stance on the export of toxins
\n\u2022 Use of brown field sites
\n\u2022 World Trade Center worker health problems
\n\u2022 Cancer risk from exposure to
\nelectromagnetic fields near power lines
\n\u2022 Aerial spraying of forests for gypsy moths
\n\u2022 Aerial spraying of water bodies for mosquito
\ncontrol
\n\u2022 West Nile virus eradication
\nES1110 Environmental Science: A Global Concern
\n\u2022 Bhopal, India disaster \u2013 Union Carbide
\n\u2022 Malathion
\nPetroleum and Mining
\n\u2022 Marine oil drilling
\n\u2022 Acid mine drainage
\n\u2022 Accessing U.S. oil reserves
\n\u2022 Drilling in the Alaskan National Wildlife
\nRefuge
\n\u2022 Environmental impacts of gold mining
\n\u2022 Fracking bans
\nRecycling
\n\u2022 Mandatory recycling
\n\u2022 Deposit laws for bottles and cans
\n\u2022 States banning cities from
\nimplementing plastic bag bans
\n\u2022 Agent orange
\n\u2022 U.S. funding for marijuana eradication in
\nLatin and South America
\n\u2022 Alaskan oil spills
\n\u2022 Environmental impact of oil exploration
\n\u2022 Drilling for oil in Gulf of Mexico
\n\u2022 Use of tar sands and oil shales
\n\u2022 Keystone XL Pipeline
\n\u2022 Bayou Bridge Pipeline
\n\u2022 Banning use of plastic straws
\nSolid and Hazardous Waste
\n\u2022 Scrap tire disposal
\n\u2022 Solid waste incineration
\n\u2022 Solid waste export and import to other states
\n\u2022 Solid waste disposal and citing of landfills
\n\u2022 Disposal of electronics (computers
\nand TV\u2019s)
\nTransportation
\n\u2022 Car pool lanes
\n\u2022 Hybrid vehicles
\n\u2022 Ethanol use
\n\u2022 Impact of off-road vehicles
\n\u2022 Vehicle emission controls
\nTropics
\n\u2022 Ecotourism
\n\u2022 Tropical rainforest destruction
\n\u2022 Biodiversity loss in tropical rainforests
\n\u2022 Development pressures
\n\u2022 Loss of indigenous cultures
\nWater Quality
\n\u2022 Water quality impacts of golf courses
\n\u2022 Mercury levels in fish consumed by humans
\n\u2022 Mercury levels in New Hampshire fish
\n\u2022 Water poverty index
\n\u2022 Bottle water quality
\n\u2022 Water rights conflicts between farmers
\nand salmon
\nWater Quality – Rivers
\n\u2022 Dam construction
\n\u2022 Dam removal
\n\u2022 Disposal of radioactive waste
\n\u2022 Transportation of hazardous waste
\n\u2022 Burning of hazardous waste
\n\u2022 Yucca Mountain
\n\u2022 Use of hybrid cars
\n\u2022 Green auto industry
\n\u2022 Agriculture in the tropics
\n\u2022 E. coli contamination of drinking water
\n\u2022 Pesticide contamination of drinking water
\n\u2022 Beef and pork industry demand for water
\nand water pollution runoff from manure
\nstorage areas
\n\u2022 Toxic algae in lakes \u2013 microcystis and other
\ncyanobacteria
\n\u2022 Impact on agricultural demand for water
\nand salmon spawning rivers
\nES1110 Environmental Science: A Global Concern
\nWetlands
\n\u2022 Wetland banking
\n\u2022 Vernal pool protection
\n\u2022 Wetland laws
\n\u2022 Wetland destruction \u2013 specific cases
\n\u2022 Florida Everglades management
\n\u2022 Wetland drainage impacts
\nWildlife Conservation & Management
\n\u2022 Bison culling in Yellowstone
\n\u2022 Bush meat in Africa
\n\u2022 Protection of monarch butterfly in U.S. and
\nMexico
\n\u2022 Dealing with large numbers of crows and
\npigeons in cities
\n\u2022 Songbird conservation
\n\u2022 Wind power and wildlife
\n\u2022 Logging impacts on wildlife
\n\u2022 Caviar supplies
\n\u2022 Impacts of ski areas
\n\u2022 Manatee protection
\nPosition Paper Instructions<\/p>\n
Two position papers will be completed during this course. The goal of the papers is to briefly analyze and succinctly discuss different perspectives or positions on an environmental issue. The paper should include a problem statement or summary, a brief description of at least two sides of an issue, an objective assessment of the issue, and a conclusion with your own opinion.<\/p>\n
Example:<\/p>\n
Position 1: Snowmobiles should be permitted into Yellowstone National Park. Snowmobile users are taxpayers whose money is used to fund the national park system. Recreation is an expected use of every national park.<\/p>\n
Position 2: Snowmobiles should not be permitted into Yellowstone National Park. They produce air pollution and disturb the quiet of both people and wildlife, particularly in the remote areas.<\/p>\n
My opinion: snowmobile use should be allowed in specified areas for recreation but kept out of remote or \u201cwild\u201d areas.<\/p>\n
Be careful to avoid overly broad topics that do not really have two alternative views.<\/p>\n
Example of weak topic selection:<\/p>\n
Air pollution is bad because it can cause asthma and lung cancer. It hurts people.<\/p>\n
Alternative:<\/p>\n
Position 1: The EPA\u2019s proposed rules on reducing mercury and particulate emissions is an important step in reducing health care costs and death.<\/p>\n
Position 2: The EPA\u2019s proposed rules on reducing mercury and particulate emissions will be too costly to enforce and will raise electricity bills because of the pollution control devices that will be required for utilities to comply with the regulations.<\/p>\n
The topics of these papers should be based on environmental issues currently in the news. A list of possible topics is included at the end of this writeup. You are not limited to only the listed topics, but the positions should be clearly defined.<\/p>\n
A sometimes difficult part of writing a position paper is finding additional background references for discussion of the topic. There are no specific requirements as to where background information can be found.<\/p>\n
The paper is expected to be at least three pages, including references. At least two references should be used and appropriately cited. One of the references must be less than two months old. The textbook for the course can provide background information, but at least two other references should be used.<\/p>\n
References to citations should be noted using the the APA formatting style. The use of websites can be appropriate as long as a reference for the information is provided in the position paper. It is not adequate to provide only the URL (e.g., www.cnn.com) for the citation reference. Detailed instructions on the APA format can be accessed online, APA Citation Series: Fundamentals of citing in APA format, http:\/\/content.easybib.com\/guides\/citation-guides\/apa-format\/<\/p>\n
A quick guide for in-text and end reference formatting is included in the file, General Guidelines for in text citation using APA Style posted on the LMS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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