question archive 1) Identify the major energy sources that currently drive the US and global economies
1) Identify the major energy sources that currently drive the US and global economies
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1) Identify the major energy sources that currently drive the US and global economies. Identify probable energy sources for the future, and explain the social, environmental, and economic barriers to implementation.
2) What is the big deal with DDT? Using what you know about environmental science, assess the political, legal, economic, and social dynamics associated with DDT. 3. Considering the book you selected for class discussion, Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, explain how it is a seminal work in the field of environmental science. Please use the sources (Listed Below) in the Science in the Books assignment to offer justification in this essay. Please explain how science supports this topic, and where we stand on the science involved (e.g., are there substantial outstanding questions, is there disagreement, is there consensus, etc.). Essentially, you are to use the Science in the Books sources to make the case, but it must be concise.
5 Sources to be used on Question #3.
Bonner, M. R., & Alavanja, M. C. R. (2017, August 28). Pesticides, human health, and food security. Retrieved December 1, 2019, from https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/fes3.112 .
Kenna, D, Cooley, H, Pretelli, I, Ramos Rodrigues, A, Gill, SD, Gill, RJ. Pesticide exposure affects flight dynamics and reduces flight endurance in bumblebees. Ecol Evol. 2019; 9: 5637– 5650. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5143
Larsen, A. E., Patton, M., & Martin, E. A. (2019). High highs and low lows: Elucidating striking seasonal variability in pesticide use and its environmental implications. Science of The Total Environment, 651, 828–837. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.206
Pandey, S. P., & Mohanty, B. (2017). Disruption of the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis on co-exposures to dithiocarbamate and neonicotinoid pesticides: Study in a wildlife bird, Amandava amandava. NeuroToxicology, 60, 16–22. doi: 10.1016/j.neuro.2017.02.010
Sharma, N., & Singhvi, R. (2017). Effects of chemical fertilizers and pesticides on human health and environment: A review. International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Biotechnology, 10(6), 675-679. doi:http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy2.apus.edu/10.5958/2230-732X.2017.00083.3
