Analysis Of Rocky Flats

The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, extends for some 3,000 miles (4,800 km), that covers land in two North American countries! With a distance of 3,000 miles, the Rockies must have a variety of physical features and landscapes that makes it an attractive area to tour and explore. However, all of the human interest in this mountain range could come at a devastating cost. Disturbances such as resource extraction, tourism/settlement, and farming in the Rocky Mountain region must cease because they are causing major, irreversible environmental degradation.

Many people go hiking and unfortunately leave their trash behind or graffiti the rocks. The trash left behind does not only hurt the environment, it hurts the view, experience, and safety of other visitors. On some rocks there are pieces of glass from a beer bottle that can injure animals and people who are just on a climb, hike, or going about their lives. Others bring permanent markers or use knives to stain the rocks with their initials or derogatory words. Red Rock thrives on volunteers and visitors to help clean the park and donate money. Some visitors also try to destroy the property of the restrooms by breaking toilet seats or knocking down sign posts; although some of the damage is done unintentionally by wild animals. Throughout the year these small damages to the property add up detrimentally in costs. Hopefully in the future, the park can concentrate more on creating more parking, fixing the roads, and adding more trails to the park. Unfortunately, these types of things and activities require the money, time and attention from the staff who are distracted by constantly cleaning, maintaining, and repairing the park every day from harmful visitors. The small $7 daily fee per car or the small $30 annual fee to visit this national park is a small price to pay to help it keep its natural beauty. If you are interested in visiting this park or wondering how you can help, you can visit

Protecting Hawaii’s rain forest from the invasion of Corporate America is Bill McKibben’s intention as an environmentalist. His 28-paragraph article, “Power Play Endangers Hawaii’s Rain Forest,” appeared in Rolling Stone, a popular culture magazine, on May 31, 1990. He argues that producing power through geothermal drilling harms the Wao Kele o Puna rain forest, the environment, and the people that live nearby. He also presents alternative methods for power, hoping that people will consider these, such as solar-water heating systems and energy efficient gadgets. Unfortunately, his elevated, subjective stance and attempt to convince his audience through

"ARTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE  PART OF THE SOLUTION. " US Fed News Service, Including US State News [Washington, D.C.] 30 May 2006, Research Library. ProQuest. 15 Nov. 2007 <

The Annapolis city government has aimed to reduce emissions by 75% by the year 2025 as well as achieve carbon neutrality by the year 2050 (Savidge 2010). In order to achieve these goals, the city government has committed to reducing energy usage by 10% in public facilities by 2017 and 15% by 2020 (Savidge 2010). The city government also plans to achieve 25% of their energy from renewable sources as well as providing greener and more energy efficient upgrades to public facilities and city transportation (Savidge 2010). The Annapolis community has aimed to reduce emissions by 50% by the year 2025 as well as achieve carbon neutrality by the year 2050 (Savidge 2010). The community has been and will continue to actively encourage locals to purchase green and renewable energy, use alternative forms of transportation, increase recycling and reduce trash production, and to preform energy efficiency upgrades (Savidge 2010). Such efficiency upgrades could take place in the form of financing home energy improvements, energy efficient mortgages, energy smart schools, or zero interest loans for energy conservation and “green energy projects (Roseland 2012).” Mark Roseland published a paper on sustainability “solutions for citizens and their governments” that outlines the benefits that simple energy efficient upgrades can achieve (Roseland 2012). He states examples where residents can save over $1000 each year on oil, gas, and electric bills while reducing their emissions through local

Rocky Hill, CT is a beautiful area with around 20,000 inhabitants. It is situated just south of Wethersfield and is easy to commute to Hartford. For the most part, those living in Rocky Hill, CT tend to commute to work in the larger cities nearby.

The Denver Basin began to form as early as 300 million years ago. The site is made up of paleozoic, mesozoic, cenozoic and sedimentary rock layers. The formation of the Denver Basin is known as “Colorado Orogeny”. Orogeny is a process in which the Earth’s crust is folded and deformed to create a mountain form. During this process, the Ancestral Rockies were formed. Other rocks formed during this time period include the Fountain Formation; which is most visible at Red Rocks and Boulder Flatirons. The Basin was most likely deepened in the Paleogene time, which was between 66 and 45 million years ago. In between that time period, the Laramide orogeny formed the modern day Colorado Rockies. The Denver Basin is centered in eastern Colorado. Around

It was the hottest day in this summer on June 19th, 2016 when I went for the outdoor volunteer job at Ulistac Natural Area which is located at Lick Mill Blvd, city of Santa Clara. This land is devoted for seven specific types of natural habitant which was open in 2001. The organizer Mr. Dennis Dowling said they recently received a letter from the State government that this place will be one of the historical place for California. He also added this place belongs to Ohlone Indian tribe, and their chief’s name was Ulistac, that’s why it was named after him. This place needs the help of volunteers to prevent the wild life habitat.

that many of the species that live in the wilderness in and around the park are affected by increased artificial lighting because it disrupts day and night cycles to plants that would not only affect the plant but wildlife that need those plants to survive. These effects can offset the balance of the parks environment, which would also disrupt the aesthetic of them to visitors. People who lived in Joshua Tree when there was hardly any light pollution and development was not the main focus of the area’s officials are now more susceptible to changes in their sleep patterns and life cycles if light pollution increases to anywhere near the amount that effects people who live in Los Angeles, who are far more exposed to risks due to high light pollution,

Located in the middle of Stokes county 0.62 square miles is claimed to a small town of Danbury, estimated population is 187. Although to be little Danbury holds a “Gem” in Stokes county. Back in the 1930’s, the Stokes County Committee in hopes for a State Park, donated 3,096 acres of land. This began the construction of what is now known as Hanging Rock State Park. Since then, serval thousands of acres have been bought and donated, now in 2017 the total acreage is over 7,000. Of course, the first essential constituent of a State Park was land, once the land was obtained, the Civilian Conservation Corps came into the picture. On September 17, 2017, I interviewed a park ranger ___________ on a Hiking tour located in Hanging Rock State Park.

Green buildings could become one of the main factors to preserve our rapidly decaying environment. There is no easy way to define a green building, but a green building is essentially a structure that amplifies the positives and mitigates the negatives throughout the entire life cycle of the building (Kriss, 2014). There are many definitions for a green building, but all of them include the planning, designing, constructing, and operating of the building while taking into huge considerations of the energy use, water use, indoor air environment, materials used and the effect it has on the site the green building is being built on. The first green buildings dates back to as far as the 1970’s, when solar panels went from experiments to reality. Green buildings were not as popular as they are today due to their extremely high pricing. With technology rapidly growing, solar panels are becoming cheaper and cheaper, making the transition to creating green buildings more affordable. This is the primary reason for the increased growth of green buildings today. A modern company that is paving the way to the growth of green buildings named LEED, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, focuses primarily on new and effective ideas for environmentally friendly buildings projects. With more than 60,000 commercial projects worldwide and 1.7 million square feet being certified every day, LEED is one of the leading groups for promoting green buildings. LEED has popularized the entire

While locals are decidedly against the current procedures of KNP, journalists and conservationists are divided in their opinions. Many agree with locals that the park should be held accountable and its policies should be revised. Ritwick Dutta argues that KNP is “one of the most poorly managed and administered conservation parks in the country” and “is not a symbol of conservation success” (2017). Dutta also urges that “its model cannot be and should not be replicated in other parks,” which is a sentiment held by many other conservationists (2017). However, some conservationists still uphold the park’s achievements

During the beginning days of Earth, the land was flat. There were no rocks and no mountain tops. Then God put a man named Rocky onto the Earth to create large hills; however, he didn’t know how to fulfill God’s wish.

Two neighboring families, both alike in eco-friendly tendencies, are separated by one fence and a mere opinion of what benefits nature more. The Treanor/Bisset and Mr. Vargas families' green habits are pitted against each other when they end up conflicting. For the Treanor family, their towering redwoods planted eight years ago render the Mr. Vargas family solar-panels futile, by blocking their precious Sunnyvale sunlight. The irony lies within the fact that the dispute was conspired between families with a common goal to account for the environments prosperity. Though the Treanor's redwood trees have been happily rooted in the backyard for years, an outdated law persists as the Mr. Vargas' only defense in this case that will

I am writing to you in regard to the Bridger -Teton National Forest. I write to you as someone who believes in preservation. I believe that the forest should be preserved and not conserved. The Bridger -Teton National Forest is a landmark and should be kept that way. “It is a place where locals find solitude in huge tracts of forest backcountry when nearby wilderness areas and national parks are crowded with out-of-state visitors. It’s also a place that supports traditional, sustainable activities such as outfitting, guiding, ranching, and recreation” (“Wyoming Outdoor Council” 2009-2013). All of these values are being threatened because the forest is being considered for oil and gas development. While oil and gas may be useful to us, I do not think that the forest should suffer the consequences. The natural resources should be left alone for everyone to enjoy in its natural state. To upset this would be environmentally incorrect.