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Essay Question 2

Posted for the week of April 16, 2000. Attach your word processor (Word or WordPerfect) responses (a least two pages) to an e-mail note to your teaching assistant. DO NOT simply type your responses into the body of an e-mail sender. The formatting will be lost. Pay attention to organization and grammar as you put together your responses. Your written response is due no later than 3:00 on Tuesday, April 25.

Human population growth, the automobile and industrial processes are said to be responsible for most of the environmental problems of the world. How would you solve the earth's environmental problems? (Hint: do NOT merely answer, "Educate every one on the evils of...").

You will need to do some searching on the Internet or in the library. You should provide me the basis for your answers (a journal article; a web URL; a book; a popular news magazine article). You may include your own particular views on the matter, but please reflect on the science before you "put fingers to the keyboard." Useful metasearch engines on the web are:

http://www.dogpile.com/
http://www.northernlight.com/

In the library, consult the General Science Index or ask a librarian for help.

You can return to the Syllabus Page if you wish.