1. Environmental Issues

2. Risks and disadavtanges
How can mining for minerals be a disadvantage to our environment ??
Risks and disadavtanges
Surface compounds can mix with water
and form dangerous waste
Destroy landscapes

3. Nonrenewable energy How is nuclear power a danger to the environment?
Nuclear fission produces
dangerous radioactive byproducts
Must be stored away
for thousands of years

4. Nonrenewable Energy
How can burning fossil fuels damage the environment ?
Acid rain
Pollutants

5. Renewable Energy
Can you think of a disadvantage to using renewable energy?
None is useable everywhere
Solar and wind storage
Diluteness problem
Intermittency problem
(watch video to describe what these are)

6. So with all of these problems how can we use resources wisely?
Conservation
Recycling
management
protection
restoration

7. Legislation
In this registry you can find documents relating to the administration of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA). The Act governs a variety of environmental matters such as air and water pollution, waste management and toxic substances. Read more about Canada’s action on pollution and waste management.

8. Homework!
Propose 2 or 3 ideas for getting people in this country to recycle more and properly!