Environmental Issue in Maine- Global Warming

Global warming pollution is already having negative impacts in Maine. High asthma rates, rising sea levels, threats to fall foliage and bad air days are among the many health and environmental problems global warming is causing. Global warming is caused by a large blanket of pollution that traps heat around the earth. This pollution tends to come from cars, factories, homes etc. Some researchers say that the changing climate is caused by an increase in carbon dioxide and other gases in the Earth's atmosphere.

According to a news article, many allergy triggers will worsen as a result of climate change unless action is taken to curb global warming pollution and prepare communities for the changes to come. "Maine already has one of the highest asthma rates in the nation: It affects one-in-ten adults, " said Dr. Dora Anne Mills, Director of Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. "Higher pollen levels from global warming will only make Maine's asthma problem worse." Global warming is especially bad news for all the millions of asthmatics in the United States whose asthma attacks are triggered by allergens.

Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere has increased a lot since humans began using coal, petroleum and natural gas, which are formed from the remains for plants and animals that lived many years ago. Forests store about 20% for the carbon dioxide that is released into the atmosphere each year.

A researcher from Maine indicates that "climate change is the first issue that is truly global, you can't get away from it. Everybody is at risk." It is important for individuals to not destroy forests to make room for human settlements because it destroys the planet's capacity to store carbon in the trees.

http://www.forestsformainesfuture.org/Default.aspx?tabid=84

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBCNbNSWcI

Sports Event

In their final game of the season before playoffs, the Rockford IceHogs dropped a 4-2 contest to the San Antonio Rampage on Saturday night at the AT&T center.

"I don't think we played very well and we weren't very desperate early," Head Coach Bill Peters said. "I don't think we got out of the gate well."

After a tough first period without any scoring from each team, quick strike goals in the second period put both teams right on board. Richard Petiot took a pass over to David Gilbert who put the IceHogs on top to a score of 1-0. Simon Danis-Pepin also tossed in an assist, one of the many he had this season. About 11 seconds later, San Antonio responded when Summers scored his first career goal with a well played assist by Brandon Bollig and tied up the game.

By the third period, San Antonio reclaimed the lead with a power play goal at 14:04 giving the Rampage the advantage of 2-1. Kyle Turris then score another goal as he beat Toivonen with a snapshot from on top of the face off circles at 2:08.

Rockford hit the goalie Tordjman with 37 shots, but the Rampage goalies turned away 35 of them to earn the win. Toivonen got the loss after making 21 saves for the IceHogs.

Wikipedia

The use of Wikipedia is not an acceptable form of accurate media. However, it doesn't mean that it is not useful to people. Individuals use Wikipedia to find quick information that may or may not need to be previously accredited. After natural disasters occur, Wikipedia is an easy way to access facts about the devastating events. The only reason many do not consider Wikipedia to be reliable is because the web pages can be edited and updated by anybody that has access to the internet, which may sometimes contain incorrect information.

On the Wikipedia website for the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the contents are broken up into several parts: background, geology, damage to infrastructure, conditions in the aftermath and recovery. These categories help the reader have a better understanding and an easier way to access all parts of the event. In this particular article, the background shares information about the place of where the event occurred. The geology section includes information about the aftershocks of the earthquake and upcoming tsunami warnings. The damage to infrastructure section contains essential services and general infrastructure information. The conditions in the aftermath section generally talks about the days and nights following the earthquake. The recovery section lets the reader know what the president and congress wants to do to help recover the destructed land. Wikipedia also includes an introduction section at the top of the page where they state brief facts and basic information about the earthquake. It is usually very specific and contains information like where the event happened, why it happened and the exact date and time of when it happened. For example, they specifically state that the earthquake in Haiti happened on "Tuesday, 12 January 2010 at 16:53 local time."

When anybody has the ability to report what they want by the means of a website like Wikipedia, those statements should not be used as sources of credible news. Using Wikipedia as a source is usually not allowed as research in many schools because it is not reliable but it is very accommodating for those who are looking for basic, quick facts.