Going Green = Green $$$$

Check the status of your 'Green' investments here.

Who will earn the most green by the end of the week?

Carbon Counter

While our world leaders meet in Copenhagen, Denmark to discuss the fate of our world and the perceived dangers of global warming, how many metric tons of carbon have we released into the world's atmosphere today?

Click here to find out.

The New Way Forward

1)What is your initial reaction to the President's Speech?

2)Do you agree with his plan or disagree? Why?

3) Where was this speech delivered? Would your opinion be different if you were one of the Cadets in the audience? How do you think they feel?

4) What are some of the key points of the Presidents plan? What are the challenges? Do you think this plan will be successful? Why or why not?

The Great Global Warming Swindle

The Ice is Melting, the Hurricanes are blowing. and it is all YOUR FAULT! SCARED?! Don't Be, according to this professor, and others like him, its just not true.

The Green House Effect

According to the top chart how much warmer are we than 100 years ago?

If you had a 'can o' greenhouse gas' what would it be mostly filled with?

Debating America's Pastime

Were you watching?

Last night’s game six of the World Series where the Yankees went on to capture their 27th world championship was seen by an average of 22.3 million viewers and had a 7.4 rating with adults 18-49. It was up by more than 40 percent from last year’s record lows.

But how does that compare to this years Superbowl?

Is Baseball still Americas pastime?

Baseball Cards....Quantifying Success

quan·ti·fy

1: to determine, express, or measure the quantity of
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): quan·ti·fied; quan·ti·fy·ing
Etymology: Medieval Latin quantificare, from Latin quantus how much
Date: circa 1840

What statistics do Baseball Cards use to 'quantify' a player's success? How do we quantify success in other sports?

There has been much discussion regarding President Obama's winning the Nobel Peace Prize in recent weeks and whether or not he deserves it. Can we quantify his success? What data should we use?



Using the newspapers and magazines in class pick one person from the news and create a trading card for them. Your card should contain both biographical information and 'quantifying' data.