Write a report describing the Air Quality and Smoke Management resources available to land management agencies in your state, tribe, or country.

AQ and Smoke Management Resources in Tennessee

Write a report describing the Air Quality and Smoke Management resources available to land management agencies in your state, tribe, or country.

If selecting a state or tribe in the United States, please as part of your essay include a brief description of the State or Tribal Implementation Plans and how they are reflected in the resources.

Pay particular attention to the role of these policies on the ability to conduct prescribed fires when a region is already in non-attainment or has had high wildfire activity that year.

Write a paragraph explaining the value of this course to you… and if you didn’t think it was valuable… explain why it isn’t… don’t worry it won’t be used against you.

Course Reflection

For this assignment you will reflect on what you learned in this course and the value it has in your life. You are not to look at any course materials when you complete this assignment. You will be graded on the thoughtfulness of your work.

A. Create a bullet list of the CONCEPTS you learned in this course. The bullet points must be written in sentences. They can not be a list of terms  And don’t submit a list of just a couple of things.

B. Write a paragraph explaining the value of this course to you… and if you didn’t think it was valuable… explain why it isn’t… don’t worry it won’t be used against you.

To get an A on this assignment all you have to do is be thoughtful and honest.

The course is INTRO TO WILDLAND ECOLOGY

Had you heard about the February 2021 Texas power grid crisis? What were your impressions of the causes/impacts? Was anyone you know impacted?

As we will be learning, the power grid is meant to offer greater stability and consistency in electric power delivery to end users. However, extreme weather events and other crises can lead to large portions of the grid going offline, leaving consumers in a major  lurch. This week you are taking a look at an AP article that examines what happened during the February 2021 Texas power grid failure.

You can find the article here: https://apnews.com/article/why-texas-power-grid-failed-2eaa659d2ac29ff87eb9220875f23b34 please answer the first question before reading.

Before reading the article:
Before reading the article – had you heard about the February 2021 Texas power grid crisis? What were your impressions of the causes/impacts? Was anyone you know impacted?
Now that you have read the article:
What factors contributed to the power grid failure in Texas during February 2021?
What other areas have experienced rolling blackout recently?
How does climate change potentially factor into future grid security in Texas and elsewhere?
What might be done to help safeguard Texas against similar issues in the future?
Most states in the US are interconnected in larger regional grid systems. Google around to look into why Texas is the only state that operates its own grid. Responses can be short, but please link to the source you used.

Explain how the Pre-Raphaelite interest in mythic subject matter might be related to the era’s crisis of faith. Give an example from the lecture and from the poem “Haystack in the Floods.

Nature and Divine

Explain the Victorian reluctance to embrace Darwinism and other scientific thought. How is that reluctance reflected in “In Memoriam

by Alfred, Lord Tennyson”?

Second Essay

Explain how the Pre-Raphaelite interest in mythic subject matter might be related to the era’s crisis of faith. Give an example from the lecture and from the poem “Haystack in the Floods”.

How does the information in the source relate to your topic or support your position? Always write in your own words, paraphrasing sources. Do not copy verbatim or use quotes of sources for this assignment.

Lab: Townhall Summit Part II Discussion

The timeliness of the information
a. Does the source include the most current information?
Why does this matter? If you use outdated information in your argument you may come to the wrong conclusion, or you may not be persuasive.
It is not the most current information. It is important because the most current information will show the new research information. It would make the information more clear.
5. Relevance: The importance of the information for your needs and how it supports your position .
a. How does the information in the source relate to your topic or support your position? Always write in your own words, paraphrasing sources. Do not copy verbatim or use quotes of sources for this assignment.
Why does this matter? Some sources may discuss your topic, but only indirectly. Some sources may include information that is irrelevant or inaccurate. Identify exactly what information you would use in your script from this source to persuade an audience your position is the correct one.
Neonicotinoid insecticides harm roughly 80 percent of endangered species, which can cause populations of endangered animals to decline more quickly. For example, the bumblebee population in the United States has declined by 89 percent because of neonicotinoids.
b. Who is the intended audience? Is it the right level for use in a public forum?

Discuss Climate change energy production- photochemical smog What are CO2 emissions and how do they affect the environment Relate it to China and how China is loosing people due to CO2 emissions Add Control city in china Solution what could help at end of IA In my IA…. Offering solutions in order to analyze china

Climate change
energy production- photochemical smog
What are CO2 emissions and how do they affect the environment?
Relate it to China and how China is loosing people due to CO2 emissions

Add

Control city in china

Solution what could help at end of IA

In my IA…. Offering solutions in order to analyze china

Describe what Earth’s biodiversity and ecosystems will look like in a sustainable future.

Describe how the human relationship to nature will be different from what it is at present.
Examine how humans will cope differently with the ways that natural phenomena like hurricanes affect lives.
Paragraph 2:
Describe what Earth’s biodiversity and ecosystems will look like in a sustainable future.
Explain what humans have done differently to enable biodiversity and ecosystems to function sustainably.
Paragraph 3:
Examine how agricultural production will be different in a sustainable future.
Paragraph 4:
Differentiate between how humans will manage water resources (fresh water and ocean) in the sustainable future compared to how it is done now.
Paragraph 5
Examine how humans will meet their energy needs in the future in a way that will enable the maintenance of a sustainable, habitable atmosphere and climate.
Indicate the changes that humans have made that are enabling them to maintain a healthy atmosphere and climate for all.
Paragraph 6:
Describe how waste management will be different in a sustainable future.
Indicate the changes that have been made to how humans think about and treat what is currently called “waste.”
Paragraph 7:
Summarize some of the major social, economic, political, and ecological choices and tradeoffs that will need to be overcome for this sustainable future to arrive. What are some of the major issues and challenges humans will have to face in order to achieve sustainability on a global scale?

Discuss how the term affects living things and the physical world.

Define the term thoroughly, in your own words.
Explain the importance of the term using evidence.
Discuss how the term affects living things and the physical world.
Suggest two specific actions that can be taken to promote environmental sustainability in relation to the term.
Explain exactly how those actions will aid in safeguarding our environment in relation to your chosen term.
Provide detailed examples to support your ideas.