climate change storyboard project by Nada Jumic https://padlet.com/jum511270/edv51f6aed10ao5d Made with serendipity en-us 2022-03-10 20:10:38 UTC 2022-05-24 18:40:12 UTC hello@padlet.com climate change jum511270 https://padlet.com/jum511270/edv51f6aed10ao5d/wish/2091922646 For my storyboard project I chose to do climate change. According to NASA, climate change is "a long-term change in the average weather patterns that have come to define Earth’s local, regional and global climates." This change has become more prominent since the 20th century (1901-2000), and demonstrates a range of effects. The issue of climate change has mainly been caused by human activity. Fossil fuel burning causes a rise in heat-trapping greenhouse gas levels in our atmosphere, further raising the Earth’s average temperature. This is important to society because we all can be impacted one way or another. Climate change can impact our society through repercussions with social, cultural, and natural resources. Important things like our food and water resources can be compromised or totally unusable. In particular this matter stood out to me the most compared to others because the Earth is where we live. Without Earth, we don’t have a place to live. I watched a documentary on fast fashion and they showed areas around the world that are already seeing impacts. It upset me to see how companies wouldn’t take accountability and that there was nothing being done to fix something they created. ]]> 2022-03-12 22:49:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jum511270/edv51f6aed10ao5d/wish/2091922646 What contributions to the growing amount of emissions of greenhouse gasses does the fast fashion industry have? jum511270 https://padlet.com/jum511270/edv51f6aed10ao5d/wish/2091983771 For my particular issue the two distinguishable arguments are, one, there are many contributions companies in the fast fashion industry add to the growing greenhouse gas emissions in the Earth’s atmosphere. The second, without fast fashion companies, it could hurt the economy, take away my personal choice to buy from them, and more. The first side of the argument focuses more on the negative contributions of the fashion industry. Things such as high levels of CO2 releasing into the atmosphere or the large amount of trees being cut down for clothing pieces. The other side of the argument focuses more on the positives of fast fashion for society and disregards the idea that fashion causes higher greenhouse gas emissions. Individuals on this side of the argument believe that the fast fashion industry is cheaper for consumers, it provides jobs for millions of people, and isn’t that bad of a polluter compared to other industries. Personally I fall on the first side of the argument (more negative impacts). Even though I can see where individuals find positive attributes of fast fashion, I think that there are just not aren’t enough to counter the huge amount of negative it's doing to us and our planet. 


]]> 2022-03-13 02:14:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jum511270/edv51f6aed10ao5d/wish/2091983771 the legislative policy that impacts climate change jum511270 https://padlet.com/jum511270/edv51f6aed10ao5d/wish/2129295375 The Clean Air Act is the primary federal air quality law that requires the Environmental Protection Agency to work with states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including carbon dioxide and methane. This impacts my issue of climate change, because it specifically targets a large contributor to the warming of our Earth, the air. Additionally this law helps to control certain substances listed above that are released, which is positively demonstrating U.S. efforts. ]]> 2022-04-04 18:55:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jum511270/edv51f6aed10ao5d/wish/2129295375 position A on climate change jum511270 https://padlet.com/jum511270/edv51f6aed10ao5d/wish/2129316288 Side A on this issue believes that there are many contributions companies in the fast fashion industry add to the growing greenhouse gas emissions in the Earth’s atmosphere. This side of the argument focuses more on the negative contributions of the fashion industry. Things such as high levels of CO2 releasing into the atmosphere, the large amounts of trees being cut down for clothing pieces or the grand sum of fossil fuel-based plastics for packaging and hangers being used. This argument is reasonable to my topic of climate change because it is one made by many. The justification of this side demonstrates clear connections to the subject of the environment with the mention of phrases we correlate to it, such as CO2 being released or fossil fuels. ]]> 2022-04-04 19:08:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jum511270/edv51f6aed10ao5d/wish/2129316288 position B on climate change jum511270 https://padlet.com/jum511270/edv51f6aed10ao5d/wish/2129759042 Side B to this issue focuses more on the positives of fast fashion for society and disregards the idea that fashion causes higher greenhouse gas emissions. Individuals on this side of the argument believe that the fast fashion industry is cheaper for consumers, it provides jobs for millions of people, and isn’t that bad of a polluter compared to other industries. Although this side of the argument doesn’t fully touch on my big question, it still addresses important aspects such as job opportunities in the fashion industry along with other things. ]]> 2022-04-05 01:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jum511270/edv51f6aed10ao5d/wish/2129759042 climate change & the executive branch jum511270 https://padlet.com/jum511270/edv51f6aed10ao5d/wish/2141340366 -George H.W. Bush (Republican) was the 41st president. Bush believed in improving the environment and took action against the issues that were happening. For example, in 1989 acid rain had become a problem. Bush had helped with the Clean Air act to help with the damage that that was not only happening in the U.S., but also in Canada. Another notable action he took was with the Energy Policy Act of 1992. This helped to promote energy efficiency and provide incentives for renewable energy. 
-Barack Obama Obama (Democrat) ran and was president for 2 terms. His view on climate change is that there should be major action taken, and his main focus was on carbon emissions. He had the Clean Power Plan which sets to reduce carbon emissions by 32% from 2005 levels by 2030. More specifically he had an executive order (13514), which had instructed federal agencies to set or achieve various emissions reductions and energy and environmental benchmarks. 
-Elizabeth Warren (Democrat) was a candidate for the Democratic party in the 2020 election but had pulled out after a clearer candidate winner was in place. Her stance is that the government needs to take more action, and when combating climate change it can create more jobs specifically in clean and renewable energy. She supported and was an original cosponsor of Senator Ed Markey and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal resolution, which commits the United States to a ten-year mobilization to achieve domestic net-zero emissions by 2030. 
]]> 2022-04-12 18:59:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jum511270/edv51f6aed10ao5d/wish/2141340366 climate change & the judicial branch jum511270 https://padlet.com/jum511270/edv51f6aed10ao5d/wish/2196360474 The Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was a landmark case regarding climate change. In the case, Massachusetts and many other states petitioned the EPA to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases that contribute to global warming from new motor vehicles. They denied the petition, claiming that the Clean Air Act does not authorize the Agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. The Supreme Court ended up ruling 5-4 in favor of Massachusetts. This case found that carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases are air pollutants under the Clean Air Act and can be regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This is so important for the issue of climate change because it acknowledges the issue. Also, it sets down specifically what should be regulated as it impacts the environment. 

]]> 2022-05-23 18:39:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jum511270/edv51f6aed10ao5d/wish/2196360474 climate change and misinformation jum511270 https://padlet.com/jum511270/edv51f6aed10ao5d/wish/2198162706 1.) https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2018/jul/25/facebook-video-spreads-climate-denial-misinformation-to-5-million-users
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