Monday, January 30, 2012

Global Warming Smackdown! Global Warming Facts #1 .VS. Global Warming Facts #2

Site Choice:
                - Global Warming Facts #1

Why?:
        - This website is a National Geographic and the other is just someone's opinion.
        - This website has a bunch of statistics and backup references
        - They are not stating from an opinion view; they are just stating the facts

Thursday, January 12, 2012

"The end of cheap food"

Statistics: 
          - 98% of people are not farmers, but get their food from farmers
          - 60% are farmers and get their food directly from the ground
          - 1/3 make things (create their food)
          - The U. S population alone has increased 300% in 100 years
          - China is 20% of the entire world's population and has 7% of the entire world's arable land
          - Farmland disappears 2 acres per minute (acre=90% of a football field)
          - 70% of farmland is owned and kept as clear, clean, and free as possible
Reaction:  
         - I was very shocked at how quickly we are using up and destroying the earth, particularly, farmland. We are trying to feed 3 times more people than the actual amount of food we have. We need to work on being more organic and eco-friendly otherwise it could completely destroy our environment and really take a toll on us in the long run.