Underwater Plate Cuts 400-Mile Gash

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/world/americas/28quake.html?ref=earth

February 27, 2010
The New York Times
By Henry Fountain

Brief Summary:
A magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile Saturday occured along the same fault responsible for the biggest quake ever measured. The rupture was estimated to be about 400 miles of the zone.

Short Response:
This quake was a severe ordeal because it was more powerful than most that had occurred especially in that area. It had the same impact as one of the biggest ever measured, so if something could be done to prevent these it would save many lives but nothing can be done.

Wal-Mart Unveils Plan to Make Supply Chain Greener

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/26/business/energy-environment/26walmart.html?ref=earth

February 25, 2010
The New York Times
By Stephanie Rosenbloom

Brief Summary:
Wal-Mart claims that they will cut 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions from its suppy chain by 2015. This would be the same as removing more than 3.8 million cars from the road per year. This is planned to happen by focusing on product categories with the highest embedded carbon.

Short Response:
This is an investment where everybody's sure it makes the supplier more profitable. I think its a good plan because given the success that this company has, it can do a lot and make a huge impact.

Pacts Signed to Help River and Salmon

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/19/us/19klamath.html?ref=earth

February 18, 2010

The New York Times

By William Yardley

Brief Summary:

The removal of four dams and the revision of how water is shared in the Klamath River basin in southern Oregon and northern California have recently been made into formal agreements, and have been signed. The dams have provided hydroelectric power and water for farm irrigations for decades.

Short Response:

The dams have caused severe depletions in salmon, so I don't see the good that this movement has brought. Not only is it eliminating salmon, but the dams provided the hydroelectric power and water, so it seems to be a lose-lose decision and I don't agree.

A Base for War Training, and Species Preservation

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/22/science/earth/22endangered.html?ref=earth

February 21, 2010

The New York Times

By Leslie Kaufman

Brief Summary:

A city in Georgia, Fort Stewart, spends around $3 million each year in order to maintain wildlife management. This is going on as well as their attempt at round-the-clock exercises to support two wars. It has 279,000 acres to home five endangered species.

Short Response:

There have been many arguments in what is being done there because people think protecting the endangered species hinders the battle preparedness. I don't agree with this. There are many people working on both situations and I think both are very important, so since they can obviously manage both at the moment I don't see what the problem could be.

When Windmills Don't Spin, People Expect Some Answers

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/05/science/earth/05cold.html?ref=earth

February 4, 2010
The New York Times
By Monica Davey

Brief Summary:
Minnesota decided to use wind turbines to provide power, but have been experiencing problems with this plan. Apparently with the weather being too cold this winter, some of the wind turbines can't bear it, and most have just been standing still without movement.

Short Response:
The people in charge of this decision to use the wind turbine to provide power should overthink any possible problem that could occur, because this seems to be something that should have been an apparent problem. If the area gets bitterly cold, maybe wind turbines shouldn't be installed to provide power.

Hawaii Senate Says Cutting Back on Paper Has Saved $1.2 Million

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/07/us/07hawaii.html?ref=earth

February 6, 2010
The New York Times
By The Associated Press

Brief Summary:
Two years ago, the Senator of Hawaii decided to work on targeting the production of paper and used the two years to save $1.2 million which was nearly 8 million pages or 800 trees. They reduced the use of heavy duty copy machines and came to the conclusion that they could generate the paper themselves and take that responsibility.

Short Response:
They came up with the idea that no paper should be used unless absolutely necessary, and this could actually be something to learn a lesson from. If other countries could take action like this, we could save many trees and make a difference.