Adirondack High Peaks

Willow Springs Park runs through the Cherry Hill fault zone and has a history of artesian flowing springs. This paired with 90 years of oil production, a new urban farm, and Coastal Sage Scrub (CSS) community makes the park a uniquely diverse environment. The purpose of conducting research at Willow Springs Park is to monitor the growth of CSS, which consists of low-growing shrubs, many of which are summer deciduous, with some succulents and long-lived grasses, sages, buckwheats, etc. CSS…

Could we be in a time in which unions and environmentalist can work and come up with mutual ideas together? Members in the United Steel workers and Sierra Group decided to join forces to improve not only the amount of jobs but also the quality of those jobs. In addition to solutions to the energy crises, establishing wages that families can live off on, a bright retirement, and a promise for health and safety on a job. In 2006 both groups decided on the name The BlueGreen Alliances, a…

The oil sands have been one of Canada’s most vital process of operations to achieve economic stability since 1978 with the foundation of Syncrude and the establishment of the largest oil processing mine of any type in the entire world. Another mine was also developed by Syncrude in the Athabasca Oil Sands and began operations in 2003 however was later bought out by Marathon Oil Corporation in 2007. Another $33 million project was also being developed in in Fort Hills by Petro Canada but lost…

There are many conflicting opinions whether the development of the oil sands in Canada should proceed or whether it should slow down on any plans to move forward. Although both arguments have valid points, when it comes to educating the general public, the results depend on who presents their argument in a more understandable and convincing way. I found that between the articles Why Canada needs to develop the oil sands and Stop Oil sands expansion, says Canadian and U.S. Scientists. The former…

natural gas (Freeman, 2014). Fracking is a drilling method, and consists of special ground stimulating techniques that can be vertical, horizontal, or in directional sections, where millions of gallons of water, sand, and chemicals are injected under high pressure into shale formations and are pumped underground to break apart the rock…

There are two major mining companies in Colorado. The Henderson Mine in Empire, Colorado and the Cresson Mine is located in Victor, Colorado. The Henderson Mine produced the mineral molybdenum. The Cripple Creek & Victor Mine produces the mineral gold. Cripple Creek & Victor mine is Colorado’s largest gold mine. The Henderson Mine was founded in 1976 and operated by Climax Molybdenum Company. It has produced 770 million pounds of molybdenum since opening. The mine annual revenue is unknown, but…

Oil conflicts has been caused by many reasons in many counties. Interstate conflicts, intrastate conflicts are two of the main oil conflicts happening around the world. As confusing it may sound, because they both sound fairly the same. Intrastate conflicts are issues happening within a state, another term for intrastate conflict would be civil conflict. For example, the American Civil war was a type of intrastate conflict, the whole war was in the United States and only involved American troops…

Journal Entry 2 – Economics – By Kyra Cameron This article by Ian Austen is about explaining the damages caused by the fires in Fort McMurray, Alberta to the Oil Sands industry, leading to a negative effect on the Canadian Economy. During the fires in Fort McMurray many oil companies slowed down or stopped pumping oil and production stopped by approximately 1 million barrels a day. With oil being a major industry in Alberta, overall output dropped by about 40 percent due to the decrease in…

development of a naturalistic parkland will enable to enhance amenity values through its naturalistic scenery. This will help encourage healthy lifestyles of the people. The expanse provides a sense of serenity and tranquility. Moreover, the construction of high rise apartments will account for 25% and will provide housing to 3,500 people as well as provide jobs in the workforce for about 24,000. In order to achieve goals of becoming a sustainable city, the public must also take part through…

Industry Project Rebecca Smith Adv. – Investments Spring 2016 Industry Description The electric utility industry consists of companies, often regulated public utilities, that provide electricity services such as electricity generation, distribution, sales, and transmission. This definition is based on the six companies from the following peer group: Dominion Resources, Southern Company, Great Plains Energy, PPL Corporation, Exelon, and Ameren. These companies engage in natural gas, nuclear,…