What do changing CFLs have to do with climate change/global warming?

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TAKE AIM AT CLIMATE CHANGE

What did you think of the "TAKE AIM AT CLIMATE CHANGE" Rap. Do you think it will motivate people to help stop global warming? Why or why not? Let me know what you think!

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What's all this talk about climate change? 11-19-09

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The cost of coal??? Is it really "cheap" to burn coal??

Many people say that the low cost of coal in comparison to other energy sources makes it a good source of energy to use in generating electricity. What do you think about the "cost" of coal describe in the blurb below???

"The National Academy of Sciences has released a study indicating that burning fossil fuels costs the United States about $120 billion a year in health costs, mostly because of thousands of premature deaths from air pollution. The damages are caused almost equally by coal and oil, according to the study which was ordered by Congress. The study set out to measure the costs not incorporated into the price of a kWh or a gallon of gasoline or diesel fuel. The estimates by the academy do not include damages from global warming. Coal burning was the biggest single source of such external costs, but the variation among coal plants was enormous. The worst plants, generally the oldest and burning coal with the highest sulfur content, were 3.6 times worse than the average."

Can you add something about this to your rap on the journey of coal?? Please comment on this blog or ask a question!! I would love to hear what you think....

Change a Light Change Michigan

Hey GET Citians! How many light bulbs did you change this week??!! Please take our SURVEY here to tell us!

What do ya mean by "saving energy"?

October 9, 2009

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CHANGE A LIGHT, CHANGE THE WORLD!!!!

Click here to figure out how much money you will save and how much you will reduce your carbon emissions by switching to compact fluorescent light bulbs in your home. Write down what you find out and give it to one of our youth leaders with your name on it.

When you fill in the information for the "light bulb calculator" write down that the CFL bulb will last 10,000 hours and the cost of electricity in Lansing is 9.31 cents per Kwh.

Technology and Community Surveys

Hi Get Citians! To help us get a sense of what you are thinking about with respect to technology and your futures and also helping the environment, we have two surveys for you to take. You will take these same surveys again at the end of the school year so that we can see how your thinking and ideas have changed!!

Technology survey

Community survey

Have a great day!! Angie

Welcome to GET City Fall 2009!!!!

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FINAL GREEN ROOF SURVEY!

Please take the final green roof survey!

Click here: GREEN ROOF FINAL SURVEY!

Final Survey

Please complete the Brown Survey HERE.
and HERE

Skylight results!

i am going to do a adverisement  for people to come to getcity in the fall. I am going to do a poster persuading kids to join and they can if going into 5th grade.

This is the picture I took of the soon to be veggies.

Buddy Again

this is a deer that was at duralast it cought my attention

Jazzys post

This is at the excellent Dural Last company and these men you see in this photograph are our tour giudes and they are explaning us about there wonderful product and how it Lead ceterfied an dit is good for the enviroment!!!!!!

This Pictures Is Cool Because itS Plants aND iTS So Nice And i Think i Took It

stephen

To get my ipod touch me and buddy are going to make a power point of green roofs

• Yesterday, we went on a field trip to an MSU green roof; it was very cold. Mr.Rowe had gave us a little tour on top of the green roof and he had shown us the plants growing there. He said that they weren't very tall; only a mere six inches.
• Get City!!!!

I took a picture of the soon to be vegetable.

Buddy

greeen roof

This is the sedum on the vegitated  roof at msu!

Getcity Experiment

We figured out that when water goes thru plants it is slower  than when it goes thru rocks. We poured 2 inches of water into a plant and we did the same with rocks. 

BRITT

Today we did an experiment and we took a cup of water and poured a cup of water into a bowl of water and saw how fast it ran through the bowl compared to when we did the same thing with a plant.

Jayla Dunlap (and Davonte Cotton's) Mr.Rowe Questions

1.HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO BUILD/MAKE/CONSTRUCT A GREEN ROOF?

2.WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO HAVE A GREEN JOB (WITH GREEN ROOFS)?

3.HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR  THE PLANTS ON TOP OF THE ROOF TO GROW?

4.HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD THIS GREEN JOB?

5.IS THIS YOUR FIRST GREEN JOB?

Buddy's Response

A green roof has plants growing on it or a white top . It is energy efficient.

I hope to learn how they take care of the roof.

A green roof is a roof is a roof that can help reduce pollution and urban heat islands. Im excited for the field trip tomorrow because we get to go to MSU.

Chandler's group observations

1. When was the first green roof made?

2. What is the difference between a green roof and a regular roof ?

3. When was tis company established ? 

~Jeffrey~ Duro-Last Questions

1. How Can Youth Be Invloved In Building These Green Roofs?

2. What Do Engineers And Your Workers Do To Make These Roofs LEED Certified?

3. What Make These Roofs So Great For The Enviroment?

4. If The Club Were To Have A Swimming Pool On The Roof Would That Be Considered A Green Roof?

Field Trip to Duro-Last

Post the questions that you have here!

Jaylaaaaaaa:) XD WootWoot blacktop 3

I think that the black house absorbed more heat even in the shade b/c it is darker, and the darker something is, the more heat and energy it will absorb. Wether it's in the shade or in the sun.

brittni's hypothesis

my hypotesis by looking at the graph is that the black house actracts more heat than the white house whether its in the sun or the shade. I say this because of my observation. I observed that even when in shade the black house was hotter. Also the thermometer  was much hotter on the black house than on the white house.

Brenna: the black house attracted more heat than the white house because the black attracks more heat.the white and black one went down in the shade there was alot of trees around so it blocked the sun.Cammy:the temps were lower in the house under the shade because the sun could still shine through when the thermonitor was held in the air in the house the sun was blocked out in the shade. the heat in the black house was higher because  the color black attracks more heat.

Jaylaaaaaaa:) XD WootWoot blacktop 2

I wasn't here yesterday, but Mikayla explained to me that they made blacktops, i think, and they absorbed more heat and energy outside because black/darker colors absorb more heat than lighter ones.

Cammy:the difference between the two houses were that the sun was attracted to the black house so it got hotter.Brenna:the the difference between the areas is that the trees blocked the sun so it was cooler.

Results of Experiment

 We investigated the effect of house color on the indoor and outdoor temperature of the house. In Tuesday's experiment (where the average air temperature was about 85 degrees F), we conducted experiments to determine if the color of the materials used in building designed mattered in how hot the building got. Here are the results for all six groups:

If you average the results for the six groups, here is what you get:

1.  What are some of your observations? Look at the graphs and come up with two observations with your team. Are there any differences between the houses? Between being in the shade or in the sun? 

2. Come up with a hypothesis about this experiment. Your hypothesis should include the words “color”, “house”, “sun” and “shade”. 

In a comment to this post or in your own separate post, report your hypothesis and supporting observations.

 think to day was fun because we got to measure the tempatures the starting tempature was 79.9 and the end tempature was 89.9 that was the tempatures we were workng with . it was hotter in the grass area than on the sement thats what i learned today.

 my observation was that it was 79 degrees when we got outside but when it was time to go inside it was 94.8 degrees

i think today was fun and i learned that when you stand in the heat the temperature can be 87. degrees and in the shade can be 77 DEGREES. BUT WHEN I WAS ON THECEMENT IT WAS HOTER THAN THE GRASS BUT ON THE GRASS IT WAS 79.9 IN THE BEGINNING BUT 10 MINUTES AFTER IT WAS  89.4 DEGREES FAIRINHIGHT AND THE SHADE WAS 84 DEGREES FAIRHIGHT

Brenna's post

what we did was sat in the sun for ten minutes in the grass and it was not that hot because the grass area was kinda damp the temp in the shade was in the sun was 89.4  in the shade was 84.4. most of the group said three or four but the only one who was sweating really was kiristen 

built group observation

Our group was the built group. we had to sit on the blacktop for 10 min. and observe our reactions. Some people were sweating. Some people were were saying that the heat was too much for them. In my opinion i think sometimes were hotter than others. When we first got out there it was really hot but as we stayed out it seemed to cool down a little very little. Then it got hot again in conclusion, our final temp. was 94.8 degrees. NOW THAT IS HOT!!

                                                         

                                                                                                                                    - Brittni Fox

We thought that the cement was hotter then the grass.

At the start the temperature was 79.9 after 10 minutes sun: 89.4 shade: 84.0

mikayla's observations

On the black top it was hot and the final temp. was 94.8 and we started at 79 degrees. But when we got to the grass it was cooler because the grass was damp and it only got up to 89 degrees.

Chandler's group observations

Our group found out that as soon as you walk on a blacktop you can feel the difference immediately. Our final temperature was 94.8 f

Jaylaaaaaaa:) XD WootWoot blacktop

I went on the blacktop outside and i didn't get very hot. I don't sweat much, so when we started, I was asked how hot I was. I said, " Two point five." That meant I was in between two and three on a 'hot temperature' scale. I was sort of hot on my back a little, but i wasn't completely burning up.
Latre on , the blacktop temperature rose up to a surprising ninety-four degrees Fahrenheit. I still felt the same as when we started the experiment. A two point five.
Jaylaaaaaaa:) XD WootWoot

built enviorment

On the blacktop it got very hot and we started to sweat.As opposed to the grass which was much cooler because it held water and the black top kind of absorbed the water. Our final temp. was 94.8

How Do I Feel Experiment

Hi My Name Is Jeffrey. I Just Got Done Doing The How I Feel Experiment. In the Shade It Was 79.9 To Start. And It Ended Up 89.4. At The End Of The 10 Minutes I Was Very Hottttt!!!!!!

June 22, 2009: Green Roofs!

To get us started with our investigation, tell us what you know, what you want to know and what you care about by clicking HERE and taking our survey!

We're excited to get started! Shari

Welcome to GET City Summer 2009

This summer we will be investigating green roofs and why they are important! We will be taking 4 field trips and building a website. We will also be investigating why and how the BGCL will be getting a new green roof!  Angie

May 14, 2009

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Green Jobs Conference, May 11, 2009

GET Citians at the Green Jobs Conference looking cool!
Zion discussing solar panels.
Van Jones signing autographs after meeting privately with GET Citians!

Brenna and Mariah interviewing people about green jobs.

Kids having Fun But still Working

Hi Im Davonte From Get city i took this picture on tuesday. The reason why I'm posting this is because it means kids can learn but still have FUN. because tuesdays we have open computer time.  You can work and you can play.We In get city work to learn more about green energy sources such as biomass,wind,and solar. 

We also have fun taking pictures and talking and working on iweb. 

what i would like to learn in the summer is?

To talk more about biomass,and solar why i like to learn more is because its very inspiring and i hope i will learn more. 

Community Forum 4-30-09

For our Community Forum GET City youth had displays on all kinds of renewable energy sources.





Jada with her solar energy display.
Jessalyn with the biomass display.
Mashelle and Samuel in front of their biomass poster and Kaylin talking to a guest about solar energy.

Earth Day at the Lansing Center

GET City kids answering all the questions in the CADA
quiz about clean transportation!



Everyone in front of a solar powered car!

Jayla conducting a survey about the proposed hybrid power plant.


Zion and Davonte explaining how solar panels work.

TAKE TODAY'S SURVEY - APRIL 16, 2009

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Field Trip to Lansing Community College Alternative Energy Program

Where does coal come from and does this mattter?

Some people argue that one reason not to build additional coal plants is because of the negative impact that mining coal has on the environment and communities. To find out more about impact of mountain top removal on communities and the environment, check out the website ilovemountains.org

Do you think that the impact of mountain top removal should be considered when deciding whether Lansing builds a new power plant (70% coal, 30% biomass)? Why or why not? (Post a blog to respond)

February 5, 2009

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New Generation

A message from J. Peter Lark, General Manager, Lansing Board of Water and Light:

link to letter text

A NEW COAL PLANT IN LANSING?

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