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Notes from Sections on
Friday, 12-Nov-2004
 
 
  - Efficient Use of space (Erika and Anjani) 
    
  
- Waste management (Alexandra and Olga) 
    
      - solar aquatic system- takes out bad things from waste and feeds it to 
        fish 
        
          - what kind of bacteria used
 
- recycling center
- ship out bad waste
- water treatment
- biomass- decompose organic waste to methane for fuel 
        
          - already in Galapagos on a small scale
 
 
- Transportation/Fuel (Amanda S.) 
    
      - materials for roads eco-nice
- hybrid transportation vehicles (decrease use of fossil fuels)
- road design (turn abouts to lessen pollution)
- gas/oil control
- marine transportation
 
- Power (Sasha and Thatcher) 
    
      - research on current amount of power used and its sources
- solar
- biomass
- wind
- conserve power by changing windows etc. (energy save)
- decrease use of oil
 
- Regulations(must cooperate with the politics people) (Leanne and Jill) 
    
      - on tourists 
        
          - controlled by nat'l park
- can only go to certain places on the island
 
- fisherman
- immigration
- researchers
- economy (retail stores, restaraunts;mini tourists stores)
- evironmental influence: 
        
          - keep in animals (in cages)
- little expansion
 
- control population how
 
- Education (Jiho and Chen) 
    
      - expand current programs
- program for primary school
- classes for adults (fishers) 
        
          - to hold more eco-friendly jobs
- or to hurt the environment less
 
- advertise/PR
- involve natives in changes
- classes for tourists
- education on conservation of water and energy 
        
          - on how to best use the fish or the land
 
- educative the natives on why these ideas and new regulations are good
 
- Source of clean water (Amanda M.) 
    
      - only 1 fresh water lake in the middle of nowhere
- hotels have own desalinization plants
- tourists bring own water
- groundwater
- rainwater collection privately/city-wide
 
- Materials (Amritha) 
    
      - no environmentally unfriendly materials
- regulate building materials
 
 
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Last Edited on 
  Monday, 15-Nov-2004