Cobalt Mining Article Washington Post

RESEARCH CRITERIA:

• Put information into your own words
• Write in point form
• Use 3 to 5 key words at a time (not full sentences or paragraphs copied)
• Use about 3 – 5 different quality sources
• Source is documented correctly, including author’s name, publishing date, title of article, name of magazine/newspaper/website, and website URL

ECO FAIR Inquiry Topics

(Researching on the impact of human activity on the Earth & its inhabitants)

Sustainability (meeting our own needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs; consumption with conscience)

Energy sources (nuclear? Coal? Natural Gas? Hydro? Wind? Solar?)

Contaminated drinking water

Long term environmental costs of batteries and cars going electric. Solutions? Recycling battery chemicals etc

Salmon farms or fish farms in general

Genetically modified crops/fruit/vegetables/animals

Commercial farming industry and use of pesticides

Use of greenhouses to grow plants and vegetables

Overfishing

Species extinction/or those on threat of extinction list

Wolf culling

Habitat Loss

Destruction of the Amazon rain forest/deforestation

Old growth forests and logging practices

Effect of demand for precious metals (gold, copper, silver, lithium, cobalt, nickel) in making computers, cell phones, many other electrical devices.

Phone/e-waste (approx over 400 000 smartphones are tossed every day/more than 150 million in a year by Americans).  Could they be repaired??

Fashion industry excess (jeans, t-shirts, running shoes)

Inhumane treatment of animals (sheep, fur bearing animals, leather)

Food industry (how poultry, beef etc are raised and carbon footprint)

Loss of pollinators (bees, butterflies)

Pesticides

Climate change / Climate solutions

Ocean pollution

Micro plastics

Increasing Demand for energy

Cryptocurrency mining

Transportation (cars, planes, tanker traffic)