Light Energy for Food Production (9 steps)
1) Sun sends energy/light/photons to plants.
2) Humans send CO2 to air.
3) Air sends CO2 to plants.
4) Air sends H2O to soil.
5) Soil sends H2O to plants.
6) Plants send carbohydrates to humans.
7) Humans send carbohydrates to storage.
8) Plants send O2 to air.
9) Air sends O2 to humans.
Ecological
The reciprocal relationship between human systems and natural processes
Energy Transfer / Loss of Energy Ratios
100 pounds of corn → 10 pounds of cow → 1 pound of human
Vs.
10 pounds of corn → 1 pound of humans
Natural Greenhouse Effect
89% - Water Vapour
7% - Carbon Dioxide
4% - Other (for example, methane)
Annual Mean Global Temperature
Current average = +14°C
Without greenhouse effect = -18°C
This is a difference of 32°C
Ecophobia
A fear of the unknown aspects of the natural world.
FBI- How to avoid Ecophobia
Teaching Fun, Function, and beauty before tackling heavy issues
Ecological Literacy
A capacity to make informed decisions about the future of life based on a comprehensive understanding of Earth’s grand systems.
Earth’s Grand Systems
Energy, Air, Water, Soil, Biodiversity, Population, Interconnections
Poem (Remember 2 lines)
One impulse from a vernal wood
May teach you more of man,
Of moral evil and of good,
Than all the sages can
Come forth, and bring with you a heart
to watch and to receive.
Digital Pollution
Digital pollution is the burden that our daily use of materials in computerized systems has on natural processes.
“Digital Sobriety”: 9 ways to reduce digital pollution (remember 2)
Buying the least powerful equipment possible.
Changing these technologies the least often possible.
Reducing unnecessary energy-intensive uses. (For example, Facebook likes).
Read books stored in libraries, talk on the phone, write hard copy letters.
Learn to use a compass and map and/or hand-held GPS
Ask ourselves: Do we really need, as opposed to want, digital communications to travel faster and faster?
How is digital addiction affecting my physical, mental and emotional life?
Am I in control of myself or are algorithms controlling me
Am I trying to fill space and time with chronic digital usage? If so, why?
Three primary R’s
Rethink
Refuse
Reconceptualize
Light Energy for Mood Production: 12 steps
- Sun sends energy to the eye
- Eye sends energy to the pineal gland
- Pineal gland sends serotonin and happiness to the body
- Pineal gland sends melatonin and circadian rhythm to the body
- Chemicals/neurotransmitters create whole body health effects
- Sun sends energy to skin
- Skin produces vitamin d and calcium which produces strong bones
- Skin produces vitamin d which strengthens immune system
- Skin produces endorphins which provide pain relief
- Skin produces nitric oxide which helps blood regulation
- Chemicals create whole body health effects
- The body emits biophotons
Biodiversity
The interconnected relationships between different kinds of living organisms in an ecosystem (area, habitat).
