Citation

Araya, Monica. “A Small Country with Big Ideas to Get Rid of Fossil Fuels.” TED, June 2016, www.ted.com/talks/monica_araya_a_small_country_with_big_ideas_to_get_rid_of_fossil_fuels.

Summary

What I can say about this TED talk is, it was really interesting how a Costa Rica can be a amazing candidate to develop new ways of renewable energy. As Monica Araya says in here talk. she explains why they would be a good place to start to become more eco friendly, she went back all the way back to the civil war of Costa Rica and how people learned from that by abolishing the army and using those funds to invest in better stuff that will help the environment that would help the country later on. They are using funds from the army to give back to the people. It shows how they’ve used those funds to the peoples benefit. How they use what’s around them to create electricity as well and energy that will not hurt the people, planet or other living creatures around them. As well as there economy has seen great progress because of this.

Reflection

What I think about this, is that it’s amazing how such a small country can be the center and the stat of a new way to develop our environment around us. How we can follow there ways to become better. They cut funds from their army somthing that creates violence and bloodshed, the death of many people. What if every country in the world did that. It would be almost a perfect world for all of us we wouldn’t have to live in a world with war, and use that money and invest it in public funds to help the people.

Quotation

“In the ’50s, we started investing in hydropower, and that kept us away from the trap of using fossil fuels for electricity generation, which is what the world is struggling with today. In the ’70s we invested in national parks, and that kept us away from the deeply flawed logic of growth, growth, growth at any cost that you see others embracing, especially in the developing world. In the ’90s, we pioneered payments for ecosystem services, and that helped us reverse deforestation and boosted ecotourism, which today is a key engine of growth. So investing in environmental protection did not hurt our economy.” (Araya)

Citation

Blackwell, Amy Hackney. “New York.” GALE IN CONTEXT Environmental Studies, 2018, go-gale-com.citytech.ezproxy.cuny.edu/ps/retrieve.do?resultListType=RELATED_DOCUMENT&searchType=ts&userGroupName=cuny_nytc&inPS=true&contentSegment=&prodId=GRNR&docId=GALE%7CCZSPPP224584970&it=r.

Summary

A quick summary I can give about this article from Amy Hanckney Blackwells is the accomplishments of NY in the envermental topic how many acts have been passed, and have helped many people in various ways. Not just people but the way of living, better protection against our wildlife and us. It talks about cleaning up our local the Hudson River. It shows data of how much power we consume in one year, and how much renewable energy we are wasting a year. All this to show the people why its we need to start using more renewable energy and most importantly why it good why we need it. It talks about green buildings how its created more and more jobs across NY, that benefits us were creating employment and at the same time creating a better environment around us.

Reflection

What I cam reflect on what I just read is that I see more of a significance of why we need to start using more renewable energy to produce electricity. Its shown me how a group of people can make a huge difference in a matter of years to help us grow as human beignings and develop new ideas that will help us later on.

Quotation

 “New York gubernatorial administrations have taken steps to address climate change in the state. Former three-term governor George Pataki (in office 1995–2006) began this process in June 2001, when he formed the New York State Greenhouse Gas Task Force. The task force was charged with developing policy recommendations for reducing the state’s greenhouse gas emissions; in 2003, it recommended a greenhouse gas reduction target of 5 percent below 1990 levels by 2010, and 10 percent by 2020.”(Blackwell)