Tony mitchell wrote: > Hi! nice web site. I have a web site for my Environmental Earth > Science > class and I would welcome your opinion. > > http://www.oocities.org/CapeCanaveral/7639/INDEX.HTM > > Thanks > > Tony Mitchell > Lewis Mlls HS > Harwinton/Burlington CT > tjamitch@snet.net Hi Tony. Sorry it took so long to get back to you. It's obvious that you spend a lot of time keeping up your web site. Your "what's new" segment demonstrates that. It's visually appealing and the links you provide are useful. My only suggestion is to try and reduce the content of your opening page. With my modem in full-swing, it still took a minute and a half to download. Other than that it is an exceptional page! Frank -- ************************************ ...and on your left, the Grand Canyon- in about 15 million years. -Flintstones the movie Science Rules!!! Earth Science Rocks!!! Visit My Excellent Earth Science Page: http://www.cris.com/~fnap ************************************
This reply was received from Teresa Gallagher, Environmental Coordinator with a Connecticut industry.
'Knowing what you have'....that is the very best place to start. Not just with how the earth works but also what are we doing to it. If you have the ability to use the internet for your classes, I highly recommend linking to the Community Right-to-Know information which is on the internet. Here's the URL:
http://www.rtk.net/www/data/tri_gen.html
This is a fantastic site. Industries all over the country are required to submit reports each year which identify all their releases to the environment and how much they have landfilled and recycled offsite. It only covers certain chemicals, and only if they use a lot of it. But it's a great resource because it's set up so well. For example, you can search a specific town and get a listing of all the facilities in that town, what each plant released and where (ie such-and-such river), where they sent their waste chemicals, etc. Or, you can do a search of a particular chemical like lead. Find all the lead released in a certain state, for example. This year, they also have the chemicals linked to really indepth descriptions of the chemicals. So if your neighborhood factory released 5000 lbs of chromium into the environment, you can read all about chromium and its environmental and health effects.
The whole purpose of the Community-Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) was to encourage the public to become involved, and to provide them with information about the factories in their area. It really hasn't been used that much though, because most people don't know it exists.
Having said that, I should qualify myself by saying that industrial discharges are no longer our biggest problem, but you knew that, right?
I could probably write a book on this, so I better shut up now! By the way, Environmental Studies was the only class I did well in during High School. Maybe art, too. I think the teacher made the difference...it was much more challenging than the other courses and it seemed important.
- Teresa
Would you mind if I put your reply on my comments page with links to your
email address and web site? I think its important for the students to see
that people can end up doing something related to their school work. I am
especially interested in encouraging female students to pursue science
careers.
--T Mitchell
I think it's great that you're trying to get more young people interested in the sciences, especially girls. I never knew I liked science until I got out of school, and no one ever recommended fields like science or engineering, even though I tested high on aptitude tests, especially abstract reasoning, math and spatial abilities. It could have made such a difference if I'd had a few people at school to make the sciences more interesting (exploratory) and provide encouragement.
Thanks!
Teresa the Exporer
Born to Explore! The Other Side of ADD
www.connix.com/~hypercog/add.htm