2. http://10unsolvables.org/ Go to this website - have a look at each of the 'unsolvable' problems
a) which is the most urgent problem do you think and why?
b) can you come up with a solution for 1 of them? 3?
To solve the “unsolvable,” we challenge you to transcend the limitations of your comfort zone. While this site includes Conventional Solutions that are currently being pursued, we also propose Progressive Solutions which are intended to think outside the box. As you read our at times outrageous and controversial solutions and think to yourself “that will never work” or “that’s impossible to implement,” examine the basis of your resistance. Changing public perceptions to internalize the importance of sustainable energy is a catalyst to unravelling the 10 “Unsolvable” Problems.
3. Read the news reports below. This is front-line geography where you can have a say, you could influence policy, you could even come up with solutions to current problems. Just because someone else may have done the research, doesn't mean you should be passive, you can build on it.
Below are a number of websites to recent news articles. This reading must be done by January 4th- and come on... it's FUN!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14432401
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25157239
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13507126
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/shale-gas
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/nov/27/water-shortages-fracking-impractical-uk
http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_analysis/2191632/uk_fracking_industrys_pr_offensive_becoming_more_canny.html
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/dec/05/protesters-chevron-shale-gas-fracking-romania
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-25291234
http://www.conservativehome.com/thinktankcentral/2013/12/from-george-osborne-is-right-to-back-fracking-and-environmentalists-should-too.html
http://www.sott.net/article/269480-Massachusetts-seeks-10-year-ban-on-gas-fracking-after-series-of-Texas-earthquakes
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