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The United States consumes very much of the world’s natural resources. “An average American consumes 53 times more goods and services than someone from China”(Thinkstock 2012). That is crazy. The only thing that could explain the consumption rate difference is a study performed by National Geographic that proves Americans are the least likely to feel guilty about the impact they have on the environment. These facts make me sad because I live in a county that is so careless about the environment around them. There should be a way to regulate U.S. consumption. The United Nations should come together to figure out a way to spare the earth’s natural resources in order for the next few generations of the human race to survive.

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A child name Ahmad Suleiman watch his father die from a wound in Syria. When he was nine years old. Four years later, Ahmad works twelve hours shift for his family, which fled to Turkey are forced to work in sweatshop, factories or vegetable fields. Students usually have been robbed to go to war because of their age. Ahmad mother wants Ahmad to go to school because he doesn't know how to read or write and he doesn't understand the bus sign, but he cant has to work to survive. 99% orf children of Syrian children were enrolled in primary school and 82% in second school. In Turkey, government has spent billions of dollars caring for Syrian refugees, providing them with free medical care and the right education. 

Notes:
United States GDP rose in July, August, and Sept., at a rate of 2.9 %
In the second half of 2015, exports dipped into negative territory.
Personal consumption growth dropped from 4.3% to 2.1%This could be caused by election anxiety more than economic weakness.Republicans would’ve benefited from a bad report, in order for the Trump campaign to build a case for economic upheaval.The Clinton campaign would have benefited from a wonderful report Unfortunately, Trump couldn’t say the economy was failing because of the rise, and Clinton couldn’t say that the economy was getting better, because a 2.9% rise isn’t significantly high.
“...the acceleration comes from a rebound in investment, stronger growth in exports, a smaller decline in state and local government spending…” These are the reasons why our GDP has grown. | 
Questions:
Is 2.9% a smaller rate of change for the American economy? 

During what time was our GDP at it’s peak?

How did the government play a role in this rise? Is it another GMC type case?

Did this rise in GDP cause voters in the recent election to be persuaded towards one candidate?

What caused investment to drop overall?

The quote states “...a smaller decline in state and local government.” What caused the government to spend less of the taxpayers money? 

Summary; 

In the recent months, the U.S. GDP rose 2.9%, after it dipped into negative territory during the second half of 2015 and the first half of 2016. Both campaigns of the recent election could have benefited from the rise or drop of the GDP. Unfortunately the increase isn’t significantly high or low enough in order for either side to benefit from this rise.  The article states, “the acceleration in GDP came from a rebound in investment in inventories, stronger growth in exports, a smaller decline in state and local government spending and an increase in federal government spending." A jump in investing on inventories, exporting products, and spending less of the taxpayers money has caused the U.S. GDP to rise. First and foremost a higher investment rate and export rate in the U.S. will result in a rise in the GDP. Not to mention a lower rate of government spending will also cause the GDP to rise. GDP is an important part of consumption, in fact the GDP can show how much an economy is consuming. 

http://www.usnews.com/news/economy/articles/2016-10-28/gdp-growth-hits-29-percent-on-back-of-export-boom

Notes: Fraunhofer researchers want to revolutionize energy management in the future.developed a method that breaks down total energy consumption appliance by appliance using a single, high-tech electric meter.A prototype will be exhibited at BAU 2017, and is set to go on sale next summer.Using algorithms, it is possible to identify this signature the “fingerprint” within total energy consumption, and so determine energy consumption rates for individual appliancesNILM represents an ideal complement to industry 4.0. By measuring the power consumption of specific devices, a company can optimize its energy management. 

| Questions:Wouldnt we be consuming the device because we have to pay for it?How is the method braking down energy consumption?How long dose it take until we can know how much electricity we consume ?Is the fingerprint like chip that is inside the device?How are they going to lower the electricity comsumction if they dont want to lower it is it going to be a must. 

Summury:

 Fraunhofer researchers want to revolutionize energy management in the future. Researchers have found a new way to lower the comsumption with a new device that tells you how much eletricity you waste that way you see that you need to lower it. A prototype will be exhibited at BAU 2017, and is set to go on sale next summer. But the real question is are we really going to stop using electricity. So many things that we use today we use today. 

Summary

My article was on overpopulation and how we are taking up the resource: land. Right  now our population is at 7.4 billion, but by 2030 our population got be at 8.4 billion. Our world is overcrowded and even the rural and private areas are being filled by people. By 2050 we will have mega cities which is a cluster or cities for 10 million people or more. With all the people living in cities who will be in the small areas or farmland now making the resources we need to survive. This might also force people in developing countries to live in slums because they don’t the money or resources to provide for their citizens.

12/2/16

Use It and Lose It : The Outsize Effect of U.S Consumption on      Environment 

5 Main points Questions you about main points 

“Tilford cites a litany of sobering statistics showing just how profligate Americans have been in using and abusing natural resources”  | How did they figure out that Americans do this? What are these statistics? 
“Our per capita use of energy, metals, minerals, forest products, fish, grains, meat, and ever fresh water dwarfs that of people living in the developing world.”  | Where are the statistics for this coming from? 
“To wit, America fossil fuel consumption is double that of average resident of Great Britain and two and a half times that of the average Japanese.”  | What is the average for the Japanese? 
“The National Geographic society’s annual Greendex analysis of global consumption habitats finds Americans are least likely of all people to use public transportation”  | Wouldn’t this be better as top showing that American people are wealthy enough to afford vehicles? 
“While China is becoming the world’s leader in total consumption of some commodities (coal, copper, etc.), the U.S. remains the per capita consumption leader for most resources.   | Is china starting to take lead in who consumes the most? How close are they together?  

Summary: Consumption is varying in different countries around the world. Currently the United States is the leader of the highest consumption rates. “ Americans have been in using and abusing natural resources.” and, “Our per capita use of energy, metals, minerals, forest products, fish, grains, meat, and even fresh water dwarfs that of people living in the developing world. ” states that we have used so many materials that we are beginning to have a smaller amount of resources than a still developing country. Though we are the leader, there is one country that is starting to catch up to us, but only in certain areas. That country is China. “While China is becoming the world’s leader in total consumption of some commodities (coal, copper, etc.), the U.S. remains the per capita consumption leader for most resources.”, the quote states. This being, The United States is still the consumption leader in the world and it will be for a long time to coming as the United States grows as a country. The American fossil fuel consumption is also very high. “To wit, American fossil fuel consumption is double that of the average resident of Great Britain and two and a half times that of the average Japanese.” This means that the United States is consuming more fossil fuels than any other country, along with all of our resources.    

Article Link:  https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/american-consumption-habits/

Main idea: | Questions:
People in the 3rd world are aware of the difference per capita and they think that they are hopeless.Governments of developing policies make an increase in living standards one of their primary goals.China is the fastest growing economy because its population is 4 times the United States Most of the world's fisheries are still operating unsustainable and have a collapsing yield.Concern about climate change has greatly increased in the United States 


 | Are they trying to do something about it? If so what?Why are they increasing living standards? What's the output of that? Will it help anything or anyone?Is it because China has a big population or because they make or produce more item?Why are they collapsing? Is it because we are consuming too much?What types of climate change is happening in the United States?
Summary: This article was about consumption, I learned a few things reading this article. 
Consumption is a big problem in many places. China consumption rates are growing rapidly because of their population of 1.4 billion people. Their population is four times United States population causing their consumption rates to go out of the roof because of the greater population. Some of the world's fisheries are still operating unstainable and are operating yield. This is because of the great consumption rates due to the population. Consumption is a major problem that affects many and we should most definitely do something to try and fix this situation.

Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/02/opinion/02diamond.html 

The demand for gasoline has risen to 9.2 million barrels. 

Gasoline demands usually rise in the time that most families take vacations, which is between May and September.

Gasoline has become the leading fuel provider.

Since unemployment rates are going down, the demand for gasoline is becoming higher from motorcycle drivers. 

Questions: Why has the demand for gasoline risen so much in the past 40 years? Does the demand for gasoline depend on the time of year that it is? Does the amount of gasoline that consumers buy impact the price of the gasoline at a certain time of the year? Has the price risen because of this? Why are motorists driving more now that unemployment rates are going down?

Summary: Gasoline is the star performer in fuel, which means that the demand for gasoline may continue to grow. The demand for gasoline is higher now that unemployment rates are going down. In fact, the demand for gasoline has risen to 9.2 million barrels. Exxon Mobil Corp says “Global gasoline demand remains relatively strong”. This means that the demand for gasoline may continue to grow in the US. It may continue to grow, especially in the time that most families typically take vacations.

Article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-02/gasoline-consumption-in-u-s-rises-most-in-nearly-four-decades