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