Blog #8 - Stuart Farmer

http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/02/tech/innovation/solar-tower-arizona/index.html

1. What advantages does hot air power have over the current renewable resources? (wind, solar, etc.)

2. Is this technology an example of passive or active solar power?

3. Could this technology be present in Cleveland, Ohio? Why or why not?

Blog #8 - Zach Voigt

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/13/tech/innovation/pavegen-kinetic-pavements/index.html

1.      Where can a technology that relies on heavy foot traffic be useful? What purposes can such a publicly visible idea serve, considering the fact the need for public education on environmental issues?

2.      What problems can the PaveGen solve by using recyclable materials?

3.      What are potential pros of adding PaveGen technology to less-developed areas, such as the provided example of Mumbai? What are the cons? What are the obstacles?

Blog #7 - Chelsea Bonner

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/nyregion/in-cooperstowns-fight-over-gas-drilling-civility-is-fading.html?ref=waterpollution

1.      1)  Do you think that only the state should have the power to ban fracking? Or should citizens of a town be able to enforce a law prohibiting fracking and natural gas drilling?

2.      2)  Do you think the methods used by antifracking people in Cooperstown, New York to protest and boycott will ultimately ban fracking in their state? 

3.     3)   What do you think can be done to better inform people about the dangers of hydraulic fracturing? 

Blog #7 - Jenna Foti

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/01/science/earth/bringing-up-the-issue-of-population-growth.html?_r=1&ref=earth

1. Do you think that overpopulation should be dealt with as an environmental issue or a moral issue? Why?

2. Do you think that there is an "ideal number" of kids that people should have? Or is there another hard and fast solution?

3. What is the relationship between overpopulation and the environment?