Yucca

Beginning in the 1960’s nuclear power was believed to be an attractive alternative to fossil fuels and was even referred to as the energy source of the future. To the uninformed the use of nuclear energy may seem frightening because the only thing rumored is the negatives like: the waste, major spills of material and disastrous radioactive accidents, but there are many benefits from the use of this energy source such as: saving millions of lives, a mass reduction of pollution, and an advancement…

The two sides are debating the support or fear of nuclear power plants. After the events at Fukushima, the earthquake and tsunami, the power plant sickened a lot of people due to its radiation. Professor George Monbiot and Melissa Block discuss the opinion to support nuclear power plants. He states that if so many people can die or become injured due to mining, then how is that any different than people dying or becoming sick from nuclear waste radiation? He said that coal was a bigger issue…

“I am become death, destroyer of worlds.” These famous words were uttered by the J. Robert Oppenheimer - creator of the atomic bomb - at its first test in 1945. A few months later, two bombs were dropped onto Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the world was changed forever. Now, over 70 years later, we are using this same destructive power, but we are using it for supposedly peaceful and harmless purposes, such as creating electricity by splitting the atom. We seem to have forgotten what this power was…

Most of the nuclear waste that was disposed of in and around Armstrong County was produced from manufacturing fuel for commercial nuclear power plants and the Navy’s nuclear submarines. Two of the multiple sites are found near my home. One is right in town by the Kiski River, and the other is found about 5 minutes out of Leechburg which is also close to my home. The Apollo one is totally cleaned up. Though, it was said to have a lot more waste than they thought. It took about 3 to 4 years to…

Nuclear Energy - Environment’s rejuvenation or a hazard!! In the early 1930s and 1940s, research was at its pinnacle yet very ‘small’, small in size, not in size of work but in size of the subject- atoms, neutrons, protons and nuclei. The works of Rutherford, Bohr, Einstein, Chadwick, Curie, Frederic, Fermi, Hahn, Strassmann all eventually led to the discovery of Nuclear Power or Energy, which is believed to be the panacea of energy crises that currently exist. It is a boon to the modern…

Commission to consider alternative solution. It would “provide recommendations for developing safe, long term solution that manages the nations used nuclear fuel and waste” and was specified that the Yucca Mountain is not an option. The final step was terminate the licensing and application for Yucca…

of willow sprouts, which are normally white. These willow sprouts were dried for use by the sun, creating its yellow color. Other materials included devilsclaw seed pods in their design, as well as yucca root, which was used sparingly in a few baskets. The seed pods had a black-brown color, and the yucca had a brick-red color. Most designs were geometric and very few had motifs. The baskets were made in the…

body, controlling body weight, and being ecstatic sound? All of these benefits mentioned can be met by Yucca Valley High School introducing a dance class to its curriculum as an option for an elective. This course would provide adequate exercise, strong socialization skills, plentiful health benefits for everyone, and knowledge about personal qualities. A dance class needs to be offered at Yucca Valley High School, so intrigued students can have the opportunity to take this class. Unlike…

the Americas from Venezuela around 400 B.C. They cultivated crops like sweet potatoes, maize, yucca, and beans, and their population was estimated to be around three million on Hispaniola alone by the fifteenth century. They never developed a written language, but they crafted beautiful poetry, and many of their words are still used today.Along with being very innovative -- straining cyanide from yuccas, building canoes that went out on the ocean, and creating rubber balls that they played games…

desert plants is that their flowering is dependent on the amount and timing of rainfall in a season. Once flowering occurs, the yucca moth pollinates neighboring Joshua trees while laying its eggs inside the flower. Without this moth the Joshua tree could not reproduce, nor could the moth, whose larvae needs the seeds as nutrient. This connection between the Joshua tree and yucca moth is a clear example of a symbiotic relationship. This crucial exchange could be in jeopardy with the impending…