Mira's Science Blogs

http://ueamelakasummit2017.mpag.gov.my:8081/uea/uea/images/logo_uea.png Summary: This week, we focused specifically on the Urban Environmental Accords that are in the Urban Village that we created. I learned a lot about how the different accords would look in real life and how they would support a community or Urban Village. There are many Environmental Accords, and some are focused more on the environment, while other are focused on the community. There are different types of these accords, which change or create different things. The first accord that I noticed in our Urban Village was  Action 6, which is to "Implement "user-friendly" recycling and composting programs, with the goal of reducing by twenty percent per capita solid waste disposal to landfill and incineration in seven years."   In our school, we have a large recycling and composting building, which is “user-friendly.” We try to encourage reducing waste disposal to landfills by teaching studen...

https://image.slidesharecdn.com/2environmentalperformanceofcitieselementsforaframework-mainguy-120801085628-phpapp01/95/environmental-performance-of-cities-elements-for-a-frameworkmainguy-15-728.jpg?cb=1344313045  Summary: Urban Environmental Accords are acts that a city must follow. These accords help the environment and community in many different ways. There are 21 different actions that fall under 7 different categories; energy, waste reduction, urban design, urban nature, transportation, environmental health, and water. These actions help create an Urban environment and community in a specific area. Energy The first category is energy. This category talks about ways to save and reduce the amount of energy that we use. The first environmental accord is telling us that in the next seven years, cities will increase the use of renewable energy to produce electricity. This is important because renewable energy is better for the environment and pollutes the Earth le...

Dear Editor, In response to the article written on Wednesday, February 21, 2001, there are a few errors that I would like to point out. The letter shows reasons why Don Juan Tunó is responsible for the fish dying. This proof is incorrect for many reasons. In this letter I will be telling you why Don Juan Tunó is not responsible for the fish dying. The first thing that I would like to point out is that the letter says that it was proven to be untrue that the water slide is killing the fish when the chemist tested the water below the water slide and found no chlorine. This is incorrect because Juan Tuno found no water fleas in the water near the water slide. Water fleas are bioindicators that work as indicators for scientists to know weather an environment is healthy. Water fleas cannot live in chlorine, meaning that there is chlorine in the water. If this was true, then there would be water fleas in the water, meaning that the Fo river would not have chlorine. I would like to poin...

https://scied.ucar.edu/sites/default/files/images/blog/food_chain.jpg Summary: Mountain Lions and Deer People think of mountain lions as predators that simply eat and kill deer. There is much more to mountain lions than that. Mountain lions eat and kill deer that are usually sick, old, weak, or young and can't get away from mountain lions that are hunting for food. This makes the population of deer healthier. On the other hand, hunters kill a lot of deer that are healthy, which is not as good. People think of deer as harmless, innocent animals, but they are very dangerous. They are responsible for death, injuries, and damage to property because of many car crashes. Deer can also cause overgrazing, which can cause erosion because different plants that are meant to prevent erosion cannot grow back. Algae and Phosphates Algal blooms are when there is an increase of algae in a body of water. Algae are water plants that live in fresh and saltwater. They make food from...