Lets be the CHANGE

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My Nature Circle

I decided to take a walk into a field near my house where I usually like to walk my dog; in the day I’ve seen all sorts of life here taking a night stroll here was quite interesting and fun. After picking a clear spot to sit, I cut the light and submerged myself into the darkness to embrace of this alienated beauty for twenty minutes. With the moon above me, and with nothing but nature around me, I sit as my eyes adjust. Here, this evening there was a cool western breeze and crisp moist taste in the air. Here being stil,l I began to pick up on all of the sounds, there was steady tempo of crickets chirping to be heard; later when I got home I looked into crickets chirping, and I found that only the male cricket chirps. I always thought that the cricket would create the sound by rubbing their leg together, but I discovered that this was not true, they produce the sound by rubbing the top of one wing along the teeth of the bottom wing. I also found that there is a correlation between the sound rate and temperature, if you count the number of chirps over 14 seconds and then add 40, you would get the Fahrenheit temperature.

Listening to more sounds, I heard an owl’s screech somewhere above me, and another unknown bird in the distance.  As I sat here quietly I seen twenty or so rabbits (probably Desert Cottontail) hopped to feed on some grass, I was amazed to see how many there were, I am not sure if they live in groups or gather to eat in the same area. As my eyes adjusted I looked to see what was growing around me, I spotted some Californian buckwheat, and some white sage; from what I know, both plants were used by native peoples for edible and medicinal purposes. I also found the buckwheat is great for attracting beneficial insects.  As I was getting ready to leave I heard a pack of coyotes yelping in the distance, wondering if they were just playing or closing in on their evening prey.

    Doing my observation at night was a great experience, there’s much contrast compared to the day. Usually, I wouldn’t hear as many sounds or see as many rabbits congregating to fest. It was great to learn about the crickets and their chirps, I think I might try and check the temperature by chirp next time.

http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/pg_erfa2.pdf

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Zoo_p055.shtml

What if solar got fossil fuel subsidies?

I thought this was a great illustration for the lack of solar subsidies in Amerika, and how much is being put towards non-renewable resources. Really shows that how lobbyist really get their way, and sustainability is compromised. If it could work in other places around the world, why not make it work here.


Green energy gets a bad rap in America thanks to an avalanche of fossil fuel lobbyists, but what if solar was playing on a level playing field in term of subsidies? The answers are illuminating.

From: http://holykaw.alltop.com/what-if-solar-got-fossil-fuel-subsidies-infog

Something Interesting from Ch.1

Chapter 1 was a excellent introduction of the book, it brought up a lot of great concepts and issues which were very easy to follow. Also, it uses a few visual aids which bring things into clear perspective. One section that I really learned interesting was about our environmental problems and how unsustainable our societies are. I knew that we have population and consumption dilemma, but the ratios for developed compared to undeveloped countries for human impact is really shocking. In addition, the equation of PxAxT=I is really interesting, it really puts things into perspective, and allows us to dissect the issues and put it to together again.

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Bio of Me

Humm... Lets see, my name is Ryan Andrew Sendejas and there's much more to me than this blog could comprehend. I grew up in the city of Rancho Cucamonga the land of vast vineyards and deep history. As a child I'd always spent my time in the clouds imagining great things, and exploring fields that had much to offer. Now as an adult not much as changed aside from the fact that I must pay taxes and have gained 100lbs. I have a German Sheppard which I found one night at a drive-in, I brought him home, named him Freddy and we been best friends ever since.

 I've been a student at Riverside City College for some time now; I’ve experienced various avenues and worked with all spectrums of people. At one point I was studying Business Administration, I believed that learning management skills would help form the person I wanted to become, and would lead me to a career that I would enjoy. But always leave it to time and experience to change ones mind, I have come to realize that there wasn't much joy or dreams on that path of business, and I sought to discover an educational path that I would be proud to pursue.

After participating in RCC Student Government, I've learned that I was able to take responsibility with my own hands, and venture achievements with others. Soon after I struck some interest in the Sustainability Club, here I met some amazing people with some stellar ideas and with a great outlook on life. At the time I was not too environmentally engaged aside from appreciating the outdoors.  After having Enviro-Epiphany, I’ve chosen to change my major to Environmental Science, and try to take on any challenge that I was bestowed with.

­­I’ve chosen this class for many reasons, but I would have to say the main reason is because I want to learn much about the subject and would like to gain some hands on experience. I would also like to work with some like-minded students, and make some real change. A question of questions I would like to answer… How could we convince developed countries to consume and waste less?