Help me with my school project

OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
edited November 2006 in Off-Topic
I have to do a pretty involved project for one of my classes this semester, involving 'something political, and something to place online for the world to see'. I'm looking for a few of you to perhaps help me as there isn't a metric crapton of information out there as far as locations go.

The project is basically a blog detailing landfills (preferably in the midwest united states), using Google Earth to get an overhead view, as well as possibly finding any local news articles about the landfill. I try to remain fairly neutral, as far as commenting (i.e. no 'HURR FURNGULLY SAVE TEH RAINFOREST' stuff'), and let the linked articles or pictures speak for themselves.

If anyone has any google earth locations, news stories, etc, or just want to comment (preferably on the blog and not on here) that would be awesome.

Thanks NS forums crew!

edit: might help if I link it.

<a href="http://gelandfill.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://gelandfill.blogspot.com/</a>
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  • UltimaGeckoUltimaGecko hates endnotes Join Date: 2003-05-14 Member: 16320Members
    I'm not sure if this is helpful at all, but offshore of Green Bay, WI, near Bay Beach there is a PCB dumping ground that was created from shipping channel dredgings. Renald Isle (Kidney Island) is about 1000ft offshore from Bay Beach Amusement park (where it hasn't been deemed safe to go swimming for awhile...), the Fox River (which empties into Green Bay) is still filled with pollution from paper mills.

    <a href="http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/projects/geoweb/participants/dutch/geolwisc/geostops/renardis.htm" target="_blank">Information on Water levels and the island's relation to the mainland</a>
    <a href="http://www.wsn.org/archive/other_news/fox_river_pcb_cleanup.html" target="_blank">Stories about the Fox River cleanup</a>
    I'm sure some research into government superfund sites or Renard Isle or PCB disposal could yield something of use.


    There's also a covered-over landfill next to a middle school in Green Bay...the name of the landfill escapes me though, so that's not really helpful...err...

    You could always try typing in random city names + landfill(s) into google or something.
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  • OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
    Bumping since I made a few new posts, and and still trying to get people (i.e. you guys) to do stuff. I'm supposed to have a 'progress report' sent in on tuesday.
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  • TyrainTyrain Join Date: 2003-01-03 Member: 11746Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1578784:date=Nov 19 2006, 10:55 PM:name=OttoDestruct)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(OttoDestruct @ Nov 19 2006, 10:55 PM) [snapback]1578784[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Bumping since I made a few new posts, and and still trying to get people (i.e. you guys) to do stuff. I'm supposed to have a 'progress report' sent in on tuesday.
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    Well... kinda don't live there... is it ok to post things from other parts of the world?
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  • OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
    Yes feel free
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