Blog #24: More current events

Blog # 9 Hepatitis A Threatens Swimmers At San Diego Beach

This headline is a red flag waving, warning us that we have mistreated our beaches. We know that the Tijuana River empties their sewage on Imperial Beach. Its not the first time we hear this, we all know that eeverything that goes into the sewage system ends up on our beaches. What is important here is that our beaches have become much polluted and the water now contains diseases that we never expected. A team of researchers from San Diego State University took some samples from the Imperial Beach, and they found that 80% of the samples had Hepatitis A. this is very threatening to the surfers, swimmers and fishermen, and anyone that visits Imperial Beach.

"We export 2 million tires to Mexico every year to keep them out of California landfills and then they end up coming back when it rains through the Tijuana River channel at the end of the pipe."

This shows that even California, hasn't been able to find a solution to this problem, a way to recycle this material that will benefit us all. 

 

Blog #23: Environmental Current Events

This was an article from November 13, 2009. It stated that the City Council was in charge of deciding the fate of the seals at La Jolla Children's Pool. A law will go into effect on January 1; it makes it clear the uses for the beach. Jan Goldsmith, a San Diego City attorney supports Judge Timothy Taylor's decision to rule out a 2005 state ruling that orders the seals removal. 

"A new law goes into effect on January 1 that broadens the scope of acceptable uses for the beach. It also gives control of the Children's Pool to the city council. Judge Timothy Taylor ruled that nothing would be gained by enforcing the 2005 ruling for a month-and-a-half. San Diego City Attorney Jan Goldsmith said he's happy with the ruling."

I don't think everyone will be too happy about the ruling. Where could the seals possibly go? They have no other home, yet they do pollute the beach, so how are we supposed to know hat is the right thing to do? 

 

From D'Vaughn McCrae’s blog, since I know she has a similar question, I read one of her articles titled, Residents Protest End to 2nd Trash Pickup

I have actually been reading articles like this one that talk about the rise of recycling trash. 

"That additional service will no longer be provided as a result of cuts made by San Diego last year to close a $43 million midyear budget gap. Some Mission Beach residents are just beginning to learn about the loss of the service, which costs the city $58,000 a year, and are lobbying City Hall to restore it."

If the City or state raises the price on recycling or collecting trash, then less people would want to recycle. More trash would end up on the streets and eventually in the ocean!

 

San Diegans Urged To Throw Their Butts Away

How many times have we seen people flick their cigarette butts on the streets, when there is a trash can two feet away from them? This is something that upsets me so much! Cigarette butts are the most littered item in the U.S. They can be found everywhere, mostly on beaches. Even though San Diego has banned alcohol and cigarettes on beaches and parks, they are still a major issue. What are we doing to prevent this from happening?  

"Because you have birds and fish that mistake them for food," David said. "Also they are not made of cotton, they actually include plastics, so they never totally breakdown."

This article is reliable and supports my essential questions in some ways. San Diegans need to learn to dispose cigarette buts appropriately and HTHMA students need to learn to dispose trash and recyclable items correctly.