{"id":218,"date":"2019-08-05T10:26:19","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T15:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/envs110-198-498\/?page_id=218"},"modified":"2022-06-08T09:37:47","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T14:37:47","slug":"things-wolves-uranium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/envs110-198-498\/schedule-content\/things-wolves-uranium\/","title":{"rendered":"Things: Wolves, Uranium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/envs110-198-498\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-05-at-11.33.19-AM.png\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-222 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/envs110-198-498\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-05-at-11.33.19-AM-728x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"454\" height=\"680\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #1a1a1a;font-size: 1rem;background-color: #ffffff\">(<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 1rem\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.pbs.org\/nature-radioactive-wolves-blu-ray-av-item\/product\/NAT7291B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">source<\/a><span style=\"color: #1a1a1a;font-size: 1rem;background-color: #ffffff\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wolf: a canine native to the wilderness and remote areas of Eurasia and North America.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Chapter 13 takes the wolf as the object of concern and discusses the controversial programs of wolf eradication and reintroduction in the United States. Topics covered include the ecological role of wolves as apex predators that promote biodiversity and functioning ecosystems, the ethics of wolf reintroduction and \u201crewilding\u201d of area, stakeholder management of natural resources, and the social construction of wolves and wilderness.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Wolf slides <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/16SLCd5pU2HcD7kdNqTnPqW7r9GCc2-C8aBxk09I71oo\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Paul Robbins, John Hintz, and Sarah A. Moore, <em>Environment &amp; Society: A Critical Introduction (3rd edition),<\/em> Chapter 13.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.duluthnewstribune.com\/northland-outdoors\/6604578-Jordan-Grider-died-while-camping-alone-in-the-Boundary-Waters.-Was-he-devoured-by-wolves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jordan Grider died while camping alone in the Boundary Waters. Was he devoured by wolves?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?client=safari&amp;rls=en&amp;biw=1196&amp;bih=713&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sxsrf=ACYBGNQOOZsdoA_0n3P_nBX4QRY18Nyz5w%3A1569332790701&amp;sa=1&amp;ei=Nh6KXeeBKuuN_Qb5-IyICg&amp;q=wolf+range+map&amp;oq=wolf+range+map&amp;gs_l=img.3..0i67j0j0i7i30l5j0i8i30j0i24l2.5039.5039..5198...0.0..0.91.91.1......0....1..gws-wiz-img.CHKgQyI-jek&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjn9JeczOnkAhXrRt8KHXk8A6EQ4dUDCAY&amp;uact=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wolf range maps<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dnr.wi.gov\/topic\/wildlifehabitat\/wolf\/maps.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wisconsin\u00a0Gray wolf depredation reports and maps<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rewilding.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rewilding Institute<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rewilding.org\/filling-the-arc-of-appalachia-restoring-wildness-to-southern-ohio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rewilding Ohio<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The first US Environmental Impact Statement: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Project_Chariot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Project Chariot in Alaska<\/a> (1958)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stakeholder_management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stakeholder Management<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Uranium is a very heavy metal which can be used as an abundant source of concentrated energy.<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=13&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjctPfohOzjAhWbUs0KHYj2CiMQFjAMegQIBBAB&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.world-nuclear.org%2Finformation-library%2Fnuclear-fuel-cycle%2Fintroduction%2Fwhat-is-uranium-how-does-it-work.aspx&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Hla-f48TzRm_EBO5e0KGp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">source<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Chapter 14 takes uranium as the object of concern and discusses how uranium is used to produce fuel for energy and weapons, the history of nuclear development, and the human and environmental health problems that arise in different points along the nuclear fuel chain. This chapter explores uranium through the Risk and Hazards (Chapter 6), Political Economy (Chapter 7), and Social Construction of Nature (Chapter 8) perspectives.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Uranium slides <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1rGdugg48Hr4EGwrUDxFqqNar1nQ8BtSeFMKhhBBcjh8\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Paul Robbins, John Hintz, and Sarah A. Moore, <em>Environment &amp; Society: A Critical Introduction (2nd edition),<\/em> Chapter 14.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/188698077\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Curite (radioactive mineral) video<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindat.org\/element\/Uranium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uranium minerals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/curiosmos.com\/theres-a-2-billion-year-old-nuclear-reactor-on-earth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Two billion-year-old nuclear reactor in Gabon, Africa<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carbonbrief.org\/mapped-the-worlds-nuclear-power-plants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interactive map of world nuclear power plants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nuclearsecrecy.com\/nukemap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nukemap<\/a>: visualizing nuclear bomb impacts<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atoms_for_Peace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atoms for Peace<\/a> (1953) including <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Project_Plowshare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Project Plowshare<\/a>\u00a0and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/news\/2018\/02\/nuclear_bomb_pennsylvania_proj.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Project Ketch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amusingplanet.com\/2018\/07\/bullfrog-county-how-empty-county-tried.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bullfrog County, NV: How an Empty County Tried to Prevent Nevada From Becoming The Nation\u2019s Nuclear Waste Dump<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/147\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kakadu National Park:<\/a> with people!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ranger_Uranium_Mine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ranger Uranium Mine<\/a> (Northern Territory, Australia)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(source) Wolf: a canine native to the wilderness and remote areas of Eurasia and North America. 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