The Lionfish

I came across this fish and thought it was really strange looking and unique so I added it to my blog. The lionfish is also known as the Turkey Fish, Dragon Fish and Scorpion Fish. The lionfish is native to the tropical Indo-Pacific region of the world, but various species can be found worldwide. This type of fish is also found in the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean.

Pubnico Renewable Energy Wind Turbines

This is a photo of 5 of the 17 wind turbines in Lower West Pubnico, Nova Scotia. From the East side of Pubnico you can clearly view the turbines in rows such as the one seen here.

This is a sign that is found at the beginning of the road for the wind farm in Lower West Pubnico. In case it is difficult to read the statistics on the sign for the 17 wind turbines here there are:

-Create enough energy to power 13,000 houses across Nova Scotia

-The equivalent to not driving 16,000 cars for a year

-Displaces 90,000 tons of CO2 each year

-Equivalent of planting 750,000 trees to absorb CO2 for 60 years

Renewable Energy

http://www.souwesterwindfield.com/
This link is for the renewable energy options that are available and trying to widen their prospects. There is a wind farm in Pubnico, Nova Scotia with 17 wind mills that power a ridiculous amount of houses throughout Nova Scotia. My friend Robert Selig, is the representative in my county at home trying to raise awareness and hopefully bring more sources of renewable energy to Nova Scotia.

Caribbean Sea Currents

http://oceancurrents.rsmas.miami.edu/caribbean/caribbean.html
This site seems to contain quite a bit of infomation about the currents of the Caribbean Sea, I wish I would have found it before my Bibliography was due.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKtFi51o27E
In search of information for my Caribbean group project I came across this video which made me really want to go there. The beautiful coral and variety of animals would be such a great time, even though my part of the project is based on Ocean Currents and Tides I thought this was a great video as the Caribbean Sea is such a beautiful and unique habitat.

YouTube - Warming Island

YouTube - Warming Island
Interesting video about global warming and it's effects upon Greenland and the creation a a new island.

Global Warming

I thought today's class was very intriguing concerning global warming. Tonight I was switching through channels on my television seeing everything on it was related to what we were discussing today in class. It was on the news with Jakarta and the flooding, the Jon Stewart Show and the Colbert report (a late night talkshow on the comedy network). I found that much of what the Colbert Report and the Jon Stewart show was joking around about the serious issue. The Colbert Report said "Global Warming does not exist as long as one scientist says that it doesn't". One quote that flashed across the screen that really grabbed my attention was "Denial is not a river in Antarctica". I thought that these quotes were quite powerful.