Social / Environmental Issues Current Events
1. Oil sands – What are they? Why are they considered bad? (contamination)
2. Pipelines – What is the problem? What are the alternatives? What is the environmental impact? What is happening in British Columbia with pipelines?
3. Ghost fishing gear – What is it? What is being done about it? What are some alternatives? https://www.worldanimalprotection.ca/sea-change-campaign-tackling-ghost-fishing-gear?gclid=CjwKCAjw583nBRBwEiwA7MKvoKCB_cincBpSI_l-TCWCgNI3h9g16hExIp2sJI0Ai5FV5HVfpFKFkhoCJD8QAvD_BwE
https://blueocean.net/ghost-gear-be-gone-reinventing-fishing-gear/
4. New species being found - Japan Invasive Bee Eater article https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/hornet-japan-invasive-bee-eater-1.5153013
5. Habitat change from global warming https://www.shmoop.com/study-guides/biology/conservation-biology/threats-habitat-loss
6. Fukushima – What happened there https://www.livescience.com/39110-japan-2011-earthquake-tsunami-facts.html
7. Mega-rafting and Invasive Species - https://blueocean.net/invasive-sea-creatures-mega-rafting-to-a-beach-near-you/
8. Plastic – When did humans start using plastic? What is the problem with it? Possible alternatives/solutions
9. Melati and Isabel Wijsen – Bye Bye Plastic Bags
10. UK student created bioplastic: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=153555812734303
11. Climate Change
12. Melting Glaciers
13. Garbage in landfills – What and where are they? What is the problem?
14. Landfill Solutions - https://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-24636/a-year-of-my-familys-trash-fits-into-one-jar-heres-how.html
15. Mountain pine beetle
16. Increased number of Forest Fires
17. Clearcutting/Deforestation - https://www.worldwildlife.org/threats/deforestation-and-forest-degradation
18. Fish Farming
19. Air pollution – What is it? How is it created? What are some solutions?
20. Pollution from the denim industry – What is it? What can we do about it?
21. Fossil Fuels – What are they? (non-renewable) What do they do to the environment? What is being done about them? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaXBVYr9Ij0
https://www.studentenergy.org/topics/fossil-fuels?gclid=CjwKCAjw583nBRBwEiwA7MKvoNTFW7uRHQa3h28zWr6_MePnbSeyMsx9sGEhRXr-UalhKwSeDVAlZxoC-vMQAvD_BwE
22. Alternatives to fossil fuels in cars https://www.lgm.ca/six-alternative-fuel-sources-for-cars/
http://fortune.com/2013/11/01/10-alternatives-to-the-gasoline-powered-engine/
23. The first ever Living Planet Report Canada released in 2017
http://www.wwf.ca/about_us/lprc/
24. Turtles confiscated at the border in Point Roberts some considered endangered
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/turtle-smuggler-fined-endangered-species-1.5160639 (simple article)
25. Bring Back the Bees (what are people doing?)
https://www.cheerios.ca/bringbackthebees/
26. 'Like sending bees to war': the deadly truth behind your almond-milk obsession: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/07/honeybees-deaths-almonds-hives-aoe?CMP=share_btn_fb&fbclid=IwAR22hLF0uyqGeodBlEHY2lQYZ6-XV7ZY-o8RQdn_2Mca32zLvyRPi6jX1CM
27. Endangered animals/plants (pick one)
28. Solar plant that transforms ocean water to drinking water https://theheartysoul.com/kenya-installs-the-first-solar-plant-that-transforms-ocean-water-into-drinking-water/?utm_source=LOTG&fbclid=IwAR2s3tJAT2JjIoREwf4QBTwKkeII0W5iBAnWGs-l0xm6DpePsM4V1R8a4Ww
Resources
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The Vancouver Sun
The Province
Time For Kids
Global News
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1. Oil sands – What are they? Why are they considered bad? (contamination)
2. Pipelines – What is the problem? What are the alternatives? What is the environmental impact? What is happening in British Columbia with pipelines?
3. Ghost fishing gear – What is it? What is being done about it? What are some alternatives? https://www.worldanimalprotection.ca/sea-change-campaign-tackling-ghost-fishing-gear?gclid=CjwKCAjw583nBRBwEiwA7MKvoKCB_cincBpSI_l-TCWCgNI3h9g16hExIp2sJI0Ai5FV5HVfpFKFkhoCJD8QAvD_BwE
https://blueocean.net/ghost-gear-be-gone-reinventing-fishing-gear/
4. New species being found - Japan Invasive Bee Eater article https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/hornet-japan-invasive-bee-eater-1.5153013
5. Habitat change from global warming https://www.shmoop.com/study-guides/biology/conservation-biology/threats-habitat-loss
6. Fukushima – What happened there https://www.livescience.com/39110-japan-2011-earthquake-tsunami-facts.html
7. Mega-rafting and Invasive Species - https://blueocean.net/invasive-sea-creatures-mega-rafting-to-a-beach-near-you/
8. Plastic – When did humans start using plastic? What is the problem with it? Possible alternatives/solutions
9. Melati and Isabel Wijsen – Bye Bye Plastic Bags
10. UK student created bioplastic: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=153555812734303
11. Climate Change
12. Melting Glaciers
13. Garbage in landfills – What and where are they? What is the problem?
14. Landfill Solutions - https://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-24636/a-year-of-my-familys-trash-fits-into-one-jar-heres-how.html
15. Mountain pine beetle
16. Increased number of Forest Fires
17. Clearcutting/Deforestation - https://www.worldwildlife.org/threats/deforestation-and-forest-degradation
18. Fish Farming
19. Air pollution – What is it? How is it created? What are some solutions?
20. Pollution from the denim industry – What is it? What can we do about it?
21. Fossil Fuels – What are they? (non-renewable) What do they do to the environment? What is being done about them? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaXBVYr9Ij0
https://www.studentenergy.org/topics/fossil-fuels?gclid=CjwKCAjw583nBRBwEiwA7MKvoNTFW7uRHQa3h28zWr6_MePnbSeyMsx9sGEhRXr-UalhKwSeDVAlZxoC-vMQAvD_BwE
22. Alternatives to fossil fuels in cars https://www.lgm.ca/six-alternative-fuel-sources-for-cars/
http://fortune.com/2013/11/01/10-alternatives-to-the-gasoline-powered-engine/
23. The first ever Living Planet Report Canada released in 2017
http://www.wwf.ca/about_us/lprc/
24. Turtles confiscated at the border in Point Roberts some considered endangered
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/turtle-smuggler-fined-endangered-species-1.5160639 (simple article)
25. Bring Back the Bees (what are people doing?)
https://www.cheerios.ca/bringbackthebees/
26. 'Like sending bees to war': the deadly truth behind your almond-milk obsession: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/07/honeybees-deaths-almonds-hives-aoe?CMP=share_btn_fb&fbclid=IwAR22hLF0uyqGeodBlEHY2lQYZ6-XV7ZY-o8RQdn_2Mca32zLvyRPi6jX1CM
27. Endangered animals/plants (pick one)
28. Solar plant that transforms ocean water to drinking water https://theheartysoul.com/kenya-installs-the-first-solar-plant-that-transforms-ocean-water-into-drinking-water/?utm_source=LOTG&fbclid=IwAR2s3tJAT2JjIoREwf4QBTwKkeII0W5iBAnWGs-l0xm6DpePsM4V1R8a4Ww
Resources
sd36library
The Vancouver Sun
The Province
Time For Kids
Global News
BBC World News America
CTV News
Google Maps