Project Reflection

The final product I created for the exhibition is a recycle bin made out of recycled soda cans, I am very proud of it because I put a lot of effort in to creating it. It was a long process though because I had to smash a LOT of soda cans. I learned a lot more about sustainability than I already learned in class, like what does the equation, area x bioproductivity = biocapacity [SUPPLY]population x consumption per person x footprint intensity = ecological footprint even means and put it in my own words.

I learned from this project that sustainabilty it's not just about recycling its about maintaing our earth today without hurting the needs of tommorrow. By using biofuels or cellulosic ethanol which don't pollute our earth like gasoline, and using solar panels and windmills instead of coal which humanity may loose in 20-60 years.

Sustainability to me means fixing today without hurting the needs of tommorrow. Being an environmental steward to me means being responsible for someone else's responsibility, say someone throws a water bottle in a trash bin go get it and put it in a recycling bin, who cares if it is gross... you are saving the world as we know it!

Catalina Slideshow

What's up everybody here is my slideshow i created with all of the girls pictures from Catalina, enjoy!

Why would cellulosic ethanol be more sustainable and efficient than biofuels using corn or sugar cane?

Using cellulosic ethanol is more sustainable than bio fuels using corn and sugar cane because cellulosic ethonal uses things that humans do not use. For example some cellulosic ethanol's use a husk of a corn which humans do not eat.

What is cellulosic material?

Cellulosic materials are parts of a plant that humans do not eat.

What is an enzyme? What is a catalyst?

Enzymes and catalysts are oraganisims that speed up a process.

Why are termites a great subject for biomimicry research?

Termites are an amazing subject for biomimicry research because they produce cellulosic ethanol from their bodies.

What is biomimicry?

Biomicrcy is imitation of life, like creating something that nature creates.

What happened on October 6, 2007 and why is 1987 significant?

In 1987 humanity started to demand more than our earth could provide of new resources, but on October 6, 2007 also today humanity uses about 30% more in one year than nature can reproduce in that same year. Which is called overshoot, that means it takes more than 1 year and 3 months to reproduce on what is being consumed by humanity in one year.

What happened in 1987?

The humans of this earth demanded more than the earth could suppy.

What does area x bioproductivity = biocapacity [SUPPLY]population x consumption per person x footprint intensity = ecological footprint mean?

What the earth supplies humanity and what humanity demands.

Define sustainability, freegans, sterwardship, biomimicry, ecological footprint, and overshoot.

Sustainability: Is making a better today without hurting the needs of tommorrow. An example of this is going to a place and making it better when you leave like picking up trash there instead of leaving it there.

Freegans: They are people who take other peoples junk and turn it into their own treasure.

Stewardship: Is being responible for somebody else like if somebody throws trash on the ground you would throw it away for them.

Biomimicry: Is when you mimic nature, or create what nature creates.

Ecological footprint: What a person or a group of people's impact on our earth.

Overshoot: Today, humanity uses about 30% more in one year than nature can regenerate in that same year.That is overshoot.

Soarin' with a eagle

I walk along a path;
then I hear an eagle
the eagle swoops me off my feet

and the next thing i knew;
i was soaring with an eagle

Catalina!

Yo whats up everbody! This blog is going to be all about my Intersession, which is Buliding a Sustainable Village and we are going to Catalina for an example and we are going 2 have so much fun!