https://padlet.com/raneyc1/7wv2pjqd59tv What kinds of environmental problems are unique to PA? en-us 2016-10-17 15:45:58 UTC 2026-03-22 00:56:02 UTC hello@padlet.com raneyc1 https://padlet.com/raneyc1/7wv2pjqd59tv/wish/131214598 You can create sticky notes for discussion purposes. Adorable]]> 2016-10-17 16:33:04 UTC https://padlet.com/raneyc1/7wv2pjqd59tv/wish/131214598 https://padlet.com/raneyc1/7wv2pjqd59tv/wish/131215938 Millions of bees are beginning to die off which has a tremendous impact on Pennsylvania's food supply. Bees are our reliance on pollination for plants from everything to almonds to raspberries. Although certain bees can become pests, they're naturally essential to the growth of thousands of plants. Additionally, bees also produce honey which is an essential to several different types of foods worldwide. If pesticide is required to maintain these bees, if a pesticide that doesn't interrupt their behavioral lifestyle, this can be an alternate solution.]]> 2016-10-17 16:35:59 UTC https://padlet.com/raneyc1/7wv2pjqd59tv/wish/131215938 https://padlet.com/raneyc1/7wv2pjqd59tv/wish/131216429 Fracking, which blasts millions of gallons of water and chemicals to attain gas or oil, contaminates underground drinking water supply . About 20 to 40% of chemicals remain underground. This is toxic to human health, and to the environment. ]]> 2016-10-17 16:36:53 UTC https://padlet.com/raneyc1/7wv2pjqd59tv/wish/131216429 https://padlet.com/raneyc1/7wv2pjqd59tv/wish/131217086 Monarch butterfly population have begun to decline since 1990, due to the destruction of their environment and changes to pollination. They are an endangered species.]]> 2016-10-17 16:38:12 UTC https://padlet.com/raneyc1/7wv2pjqd59tv/wish/131217086 https://padlet.com/raneyc1/7wv2pjqd59tv/wish/131217629 Companies are finding loopholes in the clean water act, allowing them to pollute without consequences, threatening the water supply for 117 million americans]]> 2016-10-17 16:39:16 UTC https://padlet.com/raneyc1/7wv2pjqd59tv/wish/131217629 https://padlet.com/raneyc1/7wv2pjqd59tv/wish/131217677 Dirty energy companies keep putting up new roadblocks in order to avoid putting up more solar panels around Pennsylvania. We need to leave dirt energy behind. They do this in order to keep solar generating less than 3 percent of our power, even if it means more pollution and global warming.]]> 2016-10-17 16:39:24 UTC https://padlet.com/raneyc1/7wv2pjqd59tv/wish/131217677 https://padlet.com/raneyc1/7wv2pjqd59tv/wish/131217738 Unfortunately, our state’s parks face a barrage of threats from encroaching over development, ongoing pollution, fracking and Marcellus Shale drilling, and coal mining. These activities would degrade these great places, threaten the wildlife that make the parks their home, and diminish the natural heritage that we’ll leave for our children and future generations.]]> 2016-10-17 16:39:33 UTC https://padlet.com/raneyc1/7wv2pjqd59tv/wish/131217738 https://padlet.com/raneyc1/7wv2pjqd59tv/wish/131218193 Ex) Centralia wild fire in north east Pa has been burning for 40 years. 
- This wild fire area is not listed on some maps today
- water is being flushed every month to try to stop more fires (this uses lots of our water)
- By 1980s, the fire tore down 200 acres
- Other ways to distinguish the fire is digging 
- started from burning of trash in the ground
- Pa is responsible for 94% of underground mine fires  ]]> 2016-10-17 16:40:21 UTC https://padlet.com/raneyc1/7wv2pjqd59tv/wish/131218193 https://padlet.com/raneyc1/7wv2pjqd59tv/wish/131218305 the amount of contaminated water due to fracking is much higher than  previously reported. Wells being tested are reported being contaminated more and more each day

]]> 2016-10-17 16:40:34 UTC https://padlet.com/raneyc1/7wv2pjqd59tv/wish/131218305 raneyc1 https://padlet.com/raneyc1/7wv2pjqd59tv/wish/131218437 2016-10-17 16:40:49 UTC https://padlet.com/raneyc1/7wv2pjqd59tv/wish/131218437 https://padlet.com/raneyc1/7wv2pjqd59tv/wish/131218519 "Studies show that the honeybee population has diminished rapidly over the past decade. This decline is due to colony collapse disorder, a syndrome defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as “a dead colony with no adult bees and with no dead bee bodies, but with a live queen, and usually honey and immature bees, still present.” The cause is unknown, although research has pointed to a variety of factors, including poor nutrition for the bees, the overuse of pesticides and exposure to parasites."  - lancasteronline.com]]> 2016-10-17 16:40:58 UTC https://padlet.com/raneyc1/7wv2pjqd59tv/wish/131218519 https://padlet.com/raneyc1/7wv2pjqd59tv/wish/131219064 Oil that has been fracked is highly explosive. When transporting these, fires or explosions are bound to occur. This can occur due to train derailments. In the past 2 years, three have occurred in just Pennsylvania. ]]> 2016-10-17 16:42:11 UTC https://padlet.com/raneyc1/7wv2pjqd59tv/wish/131219064 https://padlet.com/raneyc1/7wv2pjqd59tv/wish/131219563 PA currently uses harmful and nonrenewable energy resources such as coal and gas. We also use nuclear energy, which brings up the threat of a meltdown. PA has the potential to create new jobs, and use renewable resources; we are capable of switching to solar and wind energy sources. ]]> 2016-10-17 16:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/raneyc1/7wv2pjqd59tv/wish/131219563 https://padlet.com/raneyc1/7wv2pjqd59tv/wish/131219598 Nuclear, natural gas, oil, and coal all cause serious issues for the environment, especially when they're all being used at the same time. ]]> 2016-10-17 16:43:08 UTC https://padlet.com/raneyc1/7wv2pjqd59tv/wish/131219598 https://padlet.com/raneyc1/7wv2pjqd59tv/wish/131220501 "Hundreds of thousands of acres are affected acid rain in Pennsylvania." There is a loss of necessary nutrients within Pennsylvania's foliage. Nutrients such as calcium and magnesium are being stripped form the soil. Thus, stunting the growth of the plant from the beginning as well. ]]> 2016-10-17 16:45:13 UTC https://padlet.com/raneyc1/7wv2pjqd59tv/wish/131220501 https://padlet.com/raneyc1/7wv2pjqd59tv/wish/131222177 2016-10-17 16:48:40 UTC https://padlet.com/raneyc1/7wv2pjqd59tv/wish/131222177