Pebble Creek Mine Research Paper

Ever since my dad was a young boy he has wanted to visit all the National Parks in the United States. We’ve already been to The Grand Canyon in Arizona, The Badlands in South Dakota, Biscayne in Florida, Mesa Verde in Colorado, and many more! This time we were headed for Colorado where National Park, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, is located. I was really dreading this trip. I’d never heard of this park before and neither had my friends. All the other parks we’d been to have been really interesting and enjoyable, but Black Canyon of the Gunnison most likely won’t be.

The area around Bristol Bay, Alaska has a possibility to earn a lot of money. They could mine a lot gold and copper. This would also affect nature. I think it would be a bad idea to start mining there. My reasons why are listed below.

There is a giant controversy going on right now between the people of Alaska and the Pebble mining company. The condition and quality of Alaska’s land cannot be found anywhere else in the world. Because of its pristine condition, there is an abundance of natural resources that Pebble wants to excavate. By doing this, it will destroy the land and even destroy a way of life that has been going on for thousands of years. This situation is best explained by the term Trade Off. This means that if Pebble wins and they are able to mine for resources, they will be destroying the land, but if the citizens of Alaska win, then the land will be preserved. Both options have drawbacks. If the land is protected, we miss out on all the resources that we need. If we mine the land, there is a high risk of polluting the land. I believe that the land should be protected.

On this day in 1863, Union troops capture Lookout Mountain southwest of Chattanooga, Tennessee,as they begin to break the Confederate siege of the city. In the “battle above the clouds,” the Yankees scaled the slopes of the mountain on the periphery of the Chattanooga lines.

Little Cottonwood Canyon is a site bursting with geological history, rock formations earthquake potential on the fault, prehistoric glacial formations, landslides, and many hazards associated with it. The Wasatch fault is bound to have a enormous earthquake in the future and has left behind numerous scars. The mountains have been engraved by glacial formations dated back to the Ice Age (~14,000 years ago). Rock falls and landslides have left hefty boulders as indication of erosion and moisture in the rocks. The hazards on this mountain range are mass wasting, radon, earthquakes, and flooding of Little Cottonwood Creek.

In Jan. 2011, the EPA decided to veto the dumping of waste from the Spruce No. 1 Mine. But the agency’s efforts have so far been rebuffed by the courts as an overreach: Under the weird legal regime that governs mining, it’s the Army Corps of Engineers, not the EPA, which has the ultimate say-so over those permits. In 2012, the D.C. district court ruled that EPA lacked authority to veto the permit after the Corps had issued it. However, in fact EPA's decision is based on evidence from scientific research on serious environmental harm from mining. In May 2013, a coalition of Appalachian and environmental groups petitioned the EPA to set a numeric water quality standard under the Clean Water Act to protect streams from pollution caused by mountaintop removal mining . They claimed that “State politics and industry pressure have so far failed to end this pollution without such a standard and more and more streams and communities who rely on those waters are left vulnerable. We need EPA to act now.” The EPA’s authority over the Clean Water Act in respect to Spruce Mine No. 1 was finally affirmed by the Supreme Court in March 2014.

Dry Creek station was likely built in the spring of 1860 by Bolivar Roberts and his crew. It was one of the last stations to be built by the Pony Express. It is located four miles north of Highway 50, in Lander County, Nevada. The station was used by the Pony Express and Overland Stage as a home station (historic). The Pony Express riders would go from Dry Creek westward to the north (expedition.com). The riders had a high chance of getting attacked by the Native Americans and this proved to be true at Dry Creek. They had early problems with the Indians, which caused an attack on the workers of the station on May 21, 1860. On this day William Streeper, a carrier of heavy mail and two others found the scalped and mutilated body of the station

Designed by Lee Schmidt and Brian Curley, this 18-hole championship golf course proves the perfect course for any player. Maintained to the highest of standards, the wide fairways and wavy greens prove to be easily playable, and have become a trademark at Copper Canyon. If this doesn't encourage you to play here, perhaps you will be indulged by the surrounding landscapes that prove to make Copper Canyon a truly special course. You will also find that the surrounding landscapes is not all that this golf course offers in regards to its beauty, as over 11 beautiful lakes are featured on the course itself, making an all round mesmerizing golf course.

Throughout American history there has been many instances of European settlers invading the land of the native peoples. This holds true for the state of Colorado. It appears as if the Gold Rush acts as a catalyst for this hostile relationship. Although there are many positives Colorado experienced from the gold rush, the native people experienced the downside of this historical event.

Providence Canyon, is located in Georgia's southwest. The canyon was officially named a state park when the government did not want to name it a national park in 1971. There are a few reasons why Providence canyon should be named a national park. This canyon has many different types of sand and rocks with in it, which could be used for education in science. Trips could be planed by schools to take students and study the rocks that are their. Also by making it a national park tourism will be raised and the people could spend money in local businesses. Providence canyon was a dense forest before it was a canyon. Farmers in the early 1800s started growing cotton in that area, they cut all of the trees and plowed to plant seed. They planted with long straight lines, which started the events

     The Arctic National Wildlife Reserve (ANWR) is a beautiful 19.6 million acre coastal plain, and is located in the Northeastern part of Alaska. ANWR is home to numerous species of wildlife and one of the largest untapped oil preserves in the United States. There is an immense debate between the opposing environmentalists and the politicians who want to drill for oil on a section of ANWR, which is only 1.8% of the refuge. Environmentalists who oppose drilling for oil in Alaska say the wildlife and the native populations are threatened by drilling for oil in ANWR, even though most of the natives are strongly in favor of drilling. ANWR could save the US from having to import $800 billion worth

I am going to be going to attend Big Morongo Canyon Preserve to volunteer a day on September 30th. I am a 10th grade student that is currently going to Yucca Valley High School. First task I need to do is receive permission from my guardians to go to the preserve. I have discussed with my parents today September, 12 what I am doing and they are one hundred percent on board. My parents are willing to be my transportation there and back.

Wisconsin has a long tradition of being at the forefront of environmental protection. From having pristine national forests, clear water, and tough environmental regulations to keep our forests pristine and water clear. Now, in the 21st Century, Wisconsin is losing that right due to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. Walker is a big proponent for a mine in the Penokee Hills. The Penokee Hills are located in Northern Wisconsin, in Iron County, just south of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe Reservation. This mine would have been an iron mine, one of the world’s largest open pit mine. The problem with this mine is it would have destroyed most of the Penokee Hills, the environment around it, and polluted everything around it, including

I recently read an article in Scientific American (May 2001) titled “the arctic oil & wildlife refuge.” The article addresses the issue of whether or not science has the ability to clarify the potential economic benefits and the ecological risks of drilling into the nation’s last great coastal wilderness preserve. What I began to wonder after reading the article is, if we humans should continue our scientific and technological petroleum endeavors even though we are causing irreversible harm to our earth. My feeling is that we should not drill in Alaska’s Arctic.

Could you imagine dying from no air?!! Bear Creek Montana suffered one of the worst mine explosions in US history.