Homework
Instructions: Answer the following questions with plenty of detail. Answer each question separately.
a. Identify the major energy sources that currently drive the US and global economies. Identify probable energy sources for the future, and explain the social, environmental, and economic barriers to implementation.
b. What is the big deal with DDT? Using what you know about environmental science, assess the political, legal, economic, and social dynamics associated with DDT.
c. Considering the book you selected for class discussion, Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, explain how it is a seminal work in the field of environmental science. Please use the sources in the Science in the Books homework to offer justification in this essay. Explain how science supports this topic, and where we stand on the science involved (e.g., are there substantial outstanding questions, is there disagreement, is there consensus, etc.). Essentially, you are to use the Science in the Books sources to make the case, but it must be concise.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Reference
a. Bonner, M. R., & Alavanja, M. C. R. (2017, August 28). Pesticides, human health, and food security.
b. Kenna, D, Cooley, H, Pretelli, I, Ramos Rodrigues, A, Gill, SD, Gill, RJ. Pesticide exposure affects flight dynamics and reduces flight endurance in bumblebees. Ecol Evol. 2019; 9: 5637- 5650.
c. Larsen, A. E., Patton, M., & Martin, E. A. (2019). High highs and low lows: Elucidating striking seasonal variability in pesticide use and its environmental implications. Science of The Total Environment, 651, 828-837. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.206
d. Pandey, S. P., & Mohanty, B. (2017). Disruption of the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis on co-exposures to dithiocarbamate and neonicotinoid pesticides: Study in a wildlife bird, Amandava amandava. NeuroToxicology, 60, 16-22. doi:
e. Sharma, N., & Singhvi, R. (2017). Effects of chemical fertilizers and pesticides on human health and environment: A review. International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Biotechnology, 10(6), 675-679.