Chinook salmon

A. 1. This week’s session on sustainability hit very close to home with me. My adult children have been altering their consumption habits by buying organic, antibiotic free, and non-gmo products over the last few months. They have also been purchasing either free range or locally grown meats, local meat markets. After reading “A Meat Eater’s Guide to Climate Change”, I also altered my buying habits for the week. I knew, from my daughters, that there were health benefits to eating organic…

The Silent Voices of People from the Endangered Redwood Forests According to Woody Harrelson’s letter to the editor of the San Francisco Examiner, there was a protest on September 14, 1997, of people cutting down many redwood trees that occurred in Northern California. Thousands of people came together during this time to stop the horrible destruction. Charles Hurwitz was the main person who was involved in the logging of the trees and he was the chief executive in charge at the Pacific Lumber…

human craves uses GMOs, such as KFC and Burger King. GM tomatoes have been grown to prevent the frosting of the fruit and freezing climates with genes from a cold-water fish. The US Food and Drug Administration approved AquAdvantage salmon with a gene added from Chinook Salmon that allows it to grow with less time and less feed to help it grow bigger. The Agriculture Department approved the Arctic Apple, which destroys the gene that causes apples to brown in a short amount of time. Lastly, the…

Man-made Water Crisis Droughts have played a huge role throughout California’s history. Just as recently as two years ago, California’s record-breaking drought was declared the worst in the state’s history. However, this year, Governor Jerry Brown declared the drought emergency at an end. Many residents have referred to California’s issue as a “man made drought.” In other words, the water crisis is not from the lack of fresh water in California, but the lack of purposeful direction and use…

The Role of the Hudson Bay Company: 1. What was the Hudson Bay Company? When was it created? The iconic, Hudson’s Bay Company was a North American operation, created from the demand for the popular 17th century, beaver fur felt hats. King Charles II financially backed French traders, Medard Chouart des Groseilliers and Pierre-Esprit Radisson’s idea, of creating a trading company in 1670 , around the Hudson Bay, which would give them easier access to the financially growing products of the new…

ESPM 50 – F’16 – FP-O1-FD– Zhu, Daniel - Section #119. Water Management and the Drought in California Water management has been a problem in California’s history since the first settlers moved to California. With most of the water located in the north and eastern parts and most of the population in the southern, desert part of the state, problems were guaranteed to occur. However, in the past five years, a drought has plagued most of the western United States and especially, California. An…