Mini Project # 4

What are genetically altered foods? Is simply food that by cross-breeding it with other of its kind can become bigger or better for mass production. I was very surprised when doing this assignment the amount of genetically altered food that we as consumers are purchasing in our super markets. It seems like everything that we might consumer in our daily life weather is a healthy choice or a not so healthy one has been somehow altered for the mass production of goods in this country. What happened with the natural foods and the farms that our grandpas and grandmas grew up with? Well, that’s all gone. About 70-75% of the products on or supermarket shelves ranging from sodas to corn to soups to soybean has been altered genetically. This is a somewhat alarming fact since it has been revealed that these genetically altered foods can pose to a serious harm to both human and animals.

On Sunday nights I usually do my grocery shopping for the week and decided to list a few of the items that I purchased that has been genetically altered. It goes without saying that almost everything on my list has been genetically altered but here are a few:

• Cheerios
  
• Chicken
• Bread
• My Dogs Food (Poor Peco)
• Tomatoes
• Potatoes
  

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And many more the list goes on. I guess the best way to go, is to try to consume more organic food instead of the one we have been accustom to.

My trip to the Everglades

Mini Project # 3

There are about 93 endangered species in Florida and about 19 species extinct in Florida.

I'll name a few:

• Florida Panther
• American Alligator
• Key Largo Woodrat
• Key Largo Cotton Mouse
• Key Deer
• Schaus Swallowtail Butterfly
• The Everglades Kite
• The Wood Stork
• American Crocodile
• The Manatee

Mini Project # 2

1. CO2
2. Photosynthesis Cycle (CO and O)
3. Dead Organisms and Waist
   
4. Greenhouses Gases
5. Back to the Atmosphere

Mini Project # 1

It has always been a personal goal of mine to belong to any type of organization that would help planet earth. After doing some research about these 3 organizations the one that I liked the most was The National Resources Defense Council NRDC. I choose this organization because I believe in their cause. I have done in the past some research about global warming and I love how they focus on that issue. They have been on business for about 30 years now and will continue to do good for more years to come. They fight for what they believe and that is something that I greatly admire. Their mission in my opinion about this environmental group is to have a better planet earth than what what we have now, they are trying to save what we have now for the future. I would love to be a part of the NRDC simply because I believe in their mission and their vision.