Mission 8: Money Green

1.) What is a "green collar job? Define it and give an example.
A green collar job proposed that it is very compatible with jobs in the area of weatherization as these jobs will help reduce energy use and provide good wages and benifits.

2.) According to the article repairs costing $100.00 can save the how much money in heating bills for the home owner?
It can save heating bill by several hundred dollars each heating season.

3.) What is the Low-Income HOme Energy Assistance Program?
First of all it has enlarged in 2008, taxpayer dollars paid weatherization companies to check infiltration, improve insulation and seal air ducts. There are 140,000 homes across the U.S. which created about 8,000 jobs.

4.) If the concept of weatherizing homes takes off, how many jobs will be created each year?
It had spand to 78,000 jobs.

5.) In 2008, there were 8,000 jobs created, how were they created?
they were created by low-income Home energy Assistance program.

6.) Name two of the three easy fixes for home weatherization according to C&O Conservation?
The C&O;s two ways that can save and input, is by fixing with extra insulation, foam board and an adhesive compound.

7.) What are the two major things a "green collar job" will do?

Two major things a green collar job will, provide high enough wages and benifits to support an indivisual and contribute to the support of a family.They will also provide oppurtunity to advance and build a career for many individuals.

8.) Name two of the goals of a "green job," according to the article?
The two goals of a green job acording to the article are that they are going to proposed shift to reduce poor peoples energy bills instead of helping to pay for them through programs. They would also create alot more jobs throughout all of the United States.

9.) How many homes did President Obama promise to weatherize during his campaign?The number of homes that President Obama promised to weatherize during his campaign were
one million homes.

10.) How does this article relate to the Green Team project?

This article relates to the green team because they are going to make chnge peoples live by weatherizing their homes and us by retro-fitting it. We are both also creating something important that can keep on going for future use and to help make earth a better more efficient place.

Mission 7: Retro Fitting

1.) Which hotel is a former jail and what famous person was once imprisoned there?
The hotel that was a former jail was The Liberty Hotel and the famous person that was held there was Malcolm X and Notorious anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti.
2.) Which hotel has a Greek god on it, what does that god symbolize and what was the former function of the building?
It was the Hotel Icon. The god symbolizies trade and commerce and the former function of the building was the historic Union Bank Building.

3.) Which hotel was once a factory and cold storage facility?
The hotel is named Hotel Monaco.

4.) What was Hotel Monaco formerly known as?
It was formely known as the city's General Post Office, which was also the first all-marble structure in the nation's capital.

5.) Which Hotel is expected to gain a LEED silver certification, what department store is below it and what was the former name of the department store?
The hotel is The Nines in portlad, Ore. The department store below it is Macy's which was the National register of historic Places.

6.) What hotel was modeled after rooms on a ship, which shipwreck survivors were housed there?
The Jane Hotel, the shipwreck survivors were the survivors of the Titanic.

7.) How do you get to Jules Undersea Lodge, what was it formerly used as?
You have to snorkel to the entrance which was once a former research lab in the waters of Key Largo.

8.) What was the Emily Morgan Hotel's former use?
It was formely The Medical Arts Building a landmark in the Alamo City.

9.) What famous national landmark is the W Minneapolis-Foshay building modeled after, what elements of the orignal building were used in the new building?
Italian marble, terrazzo floors and ornamental brass, bronze and nickel accents were used.

10.) What hotel was modeled after a hotel in a television show, what was the name of the television show?
The Avalon Hotel featured the show named, " I Love Lucy".

Mission 6

Answer the following questions in complete paragraphs. (no less than 5 sentences).

1.) How do you think the retro-fitting project will benefit the individual homeowner?
I think that the retro-fitting project will benifit the individual homeowner in several different occassions and help them with alot of things. It will deffinetly lower there monthly energy bill from a month to month basis. I think that the person that we are going to retro-fit is going to get a very good deal if they let us. It will make there home hot when its cold outside and it will make there home cold when its to hot outside. It will deffinetly make there lives alot easier when it come to paying the electricity bill.


2.) How do you think the retro-fitting project will benefit the Montbello Community?
I think that the retro-fitting project will benifit the Montbello Community in many different way and make it a better place in the future. People now would think that Montbello would be the last place where something like this would happen. When people find out that this happened in Montbello and all of the changes that have happened within the school they are going to be very surprised. It will help Montbello with good publicity from all of DPS schools. It will also benifit the Montbello comminity because they would get alot of recognition and good news.


3.) How do you think the retro-fitting project will benefit Montbello High School?
I think that retro-fitting project will benifit Montbello High School in many positive ways. One way that the Montbello High School would be benifited by the retro-fitting project would be by probably earning more money for the school. It will make the school more popular and kids that want to save the enviroment would want to attend Montbello high school and maybe even add to our sports. It will help out the schools reputation because at the moment it really isnt that good but is getting better as years go by. All in all i think that Montbello High School would really be benifited by the retro-fitting project.


4.)How do you think the retro-fitting project will benefit Denver, Colorado?
I think that the retro-fitting project will benifit Denver, Colorado in not that many ways but it will deffinetly make our community alot more known. It will probably benifit Denver, CO because maybe not that many high school's have this program where high schooler's actually get to retro-fit a home. It would be maybe something that would atract students from other high school's. It is very cool that our school is having this program and that it is going to benifit all of these places like Denver, Colorado. All in all i think that there wont be that much benifits in Denver, Colorado but there are some benifits.



5.)How do you think the retro-fitting project will benefit the Green Team?
I think that the retro-fitting project will benifit the green team in many ways. One way that the green team would be benifited would be becasue we are going to get alot ofd attention from newspapers to actuall news on the T.V. hopefully. Another way that we would benifit is because we are deffinetly going to be know in our community. We are also going to be known in our school because we are going to do such a great thing for someones home. All in all i think that us ther green team is gana benifit greatly with the retro-fitting project.

6.)How do you think the retro-fitting project will benefit you?
I think that the retro-fitting project will benifit me in alot of ways. One way that it could benifit me is becasue i think that after everything i would have a good feeling of helping some one lower their electricity bill and making there home more efficient. Another way that it could benifit me is because it is deffinetly going to help me on my resume and that would be great on it. It will also make me know by the newspaper and maybe even on T.V. if the green team is able to accomplish what we are trying to do.

Mission #4

Emanuel Caldera

p.5 10-21-08



1.) What were the issues the Planeteers brought up when the new power plant was being dedicated?
The issues that the planeteers brought up when the new power plant was being dedicated were that the plant would create polution that would decimate the atmosphere and the earth would be as hot at Venus.

2.) Do the issues in the movie differ from the issues we are addressing today with planet? Why or why not?
The issues in the movie dont differ from the issues we are adressing today because that is why people are making hybrid cars and energy efficent items that would not polute the air that we breath.

3.) What is Dr. Blythe trying to do?
Dr. Blythe was trying to distroy the world.


4.) What is the President, in the cartoons, view on global warning?
The president, in cartoons, view on global warming was almost none what so ever because when the planeteers talked to him about shutting down the plant he had no idea of what destroying the atmosphere would do to the earth.


5.) What is the difference between power plants now and power plants in the 90's?
The power plants now have better things that wont polute the air as much as the ones in the 90's but yet still do some damage to the earth;s atmosphere.


6.) How is the government responsible for the way we treat Earth?
The government is responsible for the way that we treat the earth because he doesnt work on making things that pulute the air more efficent for not harming the air and because they really dont care for people other than themselves.


7.) What was the powerplant leaking and what will it do to humans and the earth?
The thing that the powerplant was leaking was very harmfull to the humans becasue they had to breath it and it would make people sick and maybe even kill some people. what it would do to the earth would be mainly pulote the air of the earth and its atmosphere.


8.) What happens to the planet during global warming?
There are differnt things that happen but mainly all of the border states of the united states for example would be under the sea and also tokyo and other places that are on the border of the sea.




9.) What were the other two options for energy presented in the show?
The other 2 options presented in the show were solar energy and wind energy.




10.) What are the benefits of plants and trees to the earth?
Planting trees and plants in your backyard make the air we breath sanitary for us to breath and also makes our home look better and earth be beautiful.

Mission 3

Emanuel Caldera
P.5 10-15-08

The article "The Power is in Your Hands" is about different ways one can conserve energy so that our electricity bill's wont be so high every month. It also talks about different things that you can buy so that one wont use so much electricity in a month. Witch causing the electricity bill to be low. I saw that my school (Montbello High School) has alot of lights that are on all the time and aren't even needed for the school when classes are in session. There is also no recycling bins in my school or enough trash cans around the whole school.
All of these lights that are not being used during classes should not be on and waisting energy. But is they are required to be on they should atleast buy and replace the old lights with energy eficient light bulbs to save energy.In ones home there can be alot of home made things that can prevent you from using electricity for example instead of turning your heater on you can just use 2 more blankets for yourself to sleep with. One can also put plastic around windows so that the cold wont come into the home and make the home cold. There are alot of ways that one can do just at home without buying anything at the store that would help us reduce our electricity bill's and water bill's.
I think that in my home we do waist to much energy and i am recently finding out about energy eficient items that can lower our bills for electricity. I have replaced some light bulbs witch actually produce more light and are energy eficient i was really surprised of how that can be done. But as for leaving TV's on and radios and turning on/off our heater i guess we just have to be more smarter about the way that we use these items. One can buy things like energy eficient shower heads that make it seem like more water is coming out but really it is just forcing the water out faster but is certainly reducing your water bill's also. There are things like light bulbs,water tank heaters,shower heads, and alot of other things that can help you save money every month on your electricity bill and water bill's.

Extra Credit

Emanuel Caldera
p.5 10-08-08

Your mission, should you choose to accept it: is to go to the website http://www.carbonfootprint.com then click on the section "calculate your carbon footprint," once you have done that make sure you are calculating for the United States and Colorado. Then go home and ask your parents the answers to the questions. If you have questions you may ask them in the question section at the bottom of this blog.




Your Carbon Footprint:
tonnes of CO2
House
4.779
Flights
0.540
Car
65.515
Motorbike
0.000
Bus & Rail
0.000
Secondary
9.186

Total
80.019
YourFootprint
CountryAverage
WorldTarget
To offset some or all of your carbon footprint, tick the sections you would like to offset in the list above, and click on the link to the right.
Offset 80.019 tonnes

Mission #2

Emanuel Caldera

p.5 10-7-08

Solar Energy="energy derived from the sun in the form of solar radiation"1
Wind Energy="energy contained in the force of the winds blowing across the earth’s surface"2
Hydroelectric Energy="The free renewable source of energy provided by falling water that drives the turbines. Hydropower is the most important of the regenerable energy sources because of its highest efficiency at the energy conversion. There are two types of hydroelectric power plants: a) run-of-river power plants for the use of affluent water; b) storage power plants (power stations with reservoir) where the influx can be regulated with the help of a reservoir"3
Geothermal Energy="a form of energy obtained from within the earth, originating in its core; also, energy produced by extracting the earth's internal heat"1
Fossil Fuel="any combustible organic material, as oil, coal, or natural gas, derived from the remains of former life"1
Nuclear Energy="energy released by reactions within atomic nuclei, as in nuclear fission or fusion"1
Turbines="Any of various machines in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted to mechanical power by the impulse or reaction of the fluid with a series of buckets, paddles, or blades arrayed about the circumference of a wheel or cylinder"
Solar Panels=" a bank of solar cells"1
Roughnecking="a worker of an oil-well-drilling crew other than the driller"1
Generator="Coal Processia machine that converts one form of energy into another, esp. mechanical energy into electrical energy, as a dynamo, or electrical energy into sound, as an acoustic generator"1
Pipe fitting="a joint or connector, as an elbow, union, or tee, used in a pipe system"1
Energy Efficient= "using electrical or other energy in an economical way"2
Conservation="the act of conserving; prevention of injury, decay, waste, or loss; preservation: conservation of wildlife; conservation of human rights"1
Alternative Energy="energy, as solar, wind, or nuclear energy, that can replace or supplement traditional fossil-fuel sources, as coal, oil, and natural gas"1

1=www.dictionary.com

2=http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/

3=http://iaspub.epa.gov/trs/trs_proc_qry.alphabet?p_term_nm=H