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Issues facing Earth

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p_n
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My last thread got deleted thanks to a couple of douchebags, and I didn't even get any ideas.

What im asking for..

Just a brainstorm of biological issues that face our planet. Basically problems that have to do with people, plants, animals...living things.

This is for a project so some examples that other students are doing are deforestation of the amazon, overpopulation stuff like that. any ideas would help a lot, thanks
May 15 2010 1:58PM
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T.L.
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Similar to how viruses are mutating and resisting drugs, weeds are now resisting Monsanto's round up.

http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/weeds-are-now-resisting-monsanto-weed

hope it helps
May 15 2010 2:17PM
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chapz
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global sea rise
acidification of the ocean (many corals and other ocean creatures face being destroyed from the ocean and its lowering pH) it would be a cool topic, show how soon ecosystems in the oceans might not exist
May 15 2010 2:19PM
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T.L.
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there's the original article in case you need sources.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/04/business/energy-environment/04weed.html
May 15 2010 2:19PM
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p_n
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thats a really interesting topic, thanks +k
May 15 2010 2:20PM
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p_n
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thats a really interesting topic, thanks +k
May 15 2010 2:21PM
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El_Barto.
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soil degradation, eutrophication, invasive species, species endangerment, sediment flow from the mississippi, sulfer dioxode causing acid rain in NE, fire management in the US, renewable energy (focus on PV if you can), desalinization, stream degradation(pretty much the whole hydrosphere is sorta fucked), ogallala aquifer replenishment, migratory bird laws are also pretty interesting

if you want to do something positive look up the chiahoga river and write about how we are cleaning up our act a little bit in certain areas

this stuff is literally my career so feel free to pm me if you want any more or have questions about the specifics


May 15 2010 2:33PM
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Gorilla.Steeze
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right vs. left
May 15 2010 3:17PM
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Sklar
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2012
May 15 2010 3:28PM
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p_n
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ya thanks man! this has been really helpful. and i will pm with questions, most likely tmrw
May 15 2010 3:36PM
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VT_scratch
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bump
May 15 2010 3:53PM
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El_Barto.
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i would go with the fire management personally. there is so much to write about and so many different approaches to take with it. check out the Teakettle experiment along with the great fire of 1910 (probably most influential fire in US history) for lots of good info if you go with fire management
May 15 2010 4:21PM
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Poon_Handler
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Would biological warfare count? It's almost guaranteed to happen one day and scary as fuck.
May 15 2010 4:23PM
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p_n
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i just did a small search through that and i think im gna do that. ill pm you later today if i have any questions, thanks again
May 16 2010 11:26AM
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THATS_STREET
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too many humans. 2012 needs to happen.
May 16 2010 12:13PM
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selkirks
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Climate change.
May 16 2010 12:21PM
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Hoppy
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light pollution,
engery shortages,
drilling for oil too deep.....
May 16 2010 1:01PM
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feddysteeze
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ask al gore
May 16 2010 1:19PM
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Goku
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http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=114888945218408
May 16 2010 5:05PM
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