Genetically altered foods in my local grocery store:

• White Breads- the grains are processed
• Chicken-the animal is given steriods
• Beef-the animal is given steroids

The list goes on but these are the main three.

Luke Ford

Genetically Modified Foods

In this project, we were told we had to make a list of GMF's in the supermarket shelves available for public consumption. I did a little research and found that, according to The Center for Food Safety, there is an estimated 70-75% of foods in supermarkets containing a genetically modified ingredient! How long is this list supposed to be? office@centerforfoodsafety.org


well there's a website that has it all listed under different categories. It has a list of natural foods and those that are modified. As I started my list I realized that just about everything I could think of was on there and that my list was extremely long, so simply click on the link below to find out what foods are natural and which ones have GMI's.
http://www.truefoodnow.org/shoppersguide/guide_printable.html



I found that any foods under the Whole Foods Market brand are not genetically engineered, so I would recommend purchasing foods, although they are more expensive, from that brand.

According to the Human Genome Program, in 2006, 53% of transgenic crops were grown in the U.S.



Nicole Velez



Sources



Center for food safety. Genetically engineered food.

retrieved April 8, 2008 from: http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/geneticall7.cfm



True food now. (2003). True food shopping guide.

retrieved April 8, 2008 from: http://www.truefoodnow.org/shoppersguide/guide_printable.html



HumanGenomeProject. (7/24/2007). What are genetically modified (GM) foods?

retrieved April 8, 2008 from: http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/gmfood.shtml

florida's endangered species:

http://www.floridaendangeredspeciesnetwork.org/specieslist.htm

Nicole Velez

Mini-Project #3

The list of animals that are endangered in Florida clearly shows that there is a problem with human expansion into fragile ecosystems. I hope as you read this list you feel remorse for the desimated populations of all these animals.
Luke Ford

-American Alligator, ( Alligator mississippiensis)
-Purple Bankclimber, ( Elliptoideus sloatianus)
-Gray Bat, ( Myotis grisescens)
-Schaus swallowtail Butterfly, ( Heraclides aristodemus ponceanus)
-Audubon's crested Caracara, (FL pop.) ( Polyborus plancus audubonii)
-Whooping Crane, ( Grus americana)
-American Crocodile, ( Crocodylus acutus)
-Okaloosa Darter, ( Etheostoma okaloosae)
-Key Deer, ( Odocoileus virginianus clavium)
-Bald Eagle, (lower 48 States) ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
-Florida scrub Jay, ( Aphelocoma coerulescens)
-Everglade snail Kite, (FL pop.) ( Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus)
-West Indian Manatee, ( Trichechus manatus)
-Gulf Moccasinshell, ( Medionidus penicillatus)
-Ochlockonee Moccasinshell, ( Medionidus simpsonianus)
-Anastasia Island beach Mouse, ( Peromyscus polionotus phasma)
-Choctawhatchee beach Mouse, ( Peromyscus polionotus allophrys)
-Key Largo cotton Mouse, ( Peromyscus gossypinus allapaticola)
-Perdido Key beach Mouse, ( Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis)
-Southeastern beach Mouse, ( Peromyscus polionotus niveiventris)
-St. Andrew beach Mouse, ( Peromyscus polionotus peninsularis)
-Florida Panther, ( Puma concolor coryi)
-Oval Pigtoe, ( Pleurobema pyriforme)
-Piping Plover, (except Great Lakes watershed) ( Charadrius melodus)
-Shinyrayed Pocketbook, ( Lampsilis subangulata)
-Puma (FL) ( Puma concolor)
-Lower Keys marsh Rabbit, ( Sylvilagus palustris hefneri)
-Rice rat (lower FL Keys) ( Oryzomys palustris natator)
-Flatwoods Salamander, ( Ambystoma cingulatum)
-Green Sea turtle, (FL, Mexico nesting pops.) ( Chelonia mydas)
-Green Sea turtle, (except where endangered) ( Chelonia mydas)
-Hawksbill Sea turtle, ( Eretmochelys imbricata)
-Kemp's ridley Sea turtle, ( Lepidochelys kempii)
-Leatherback Sea turtle, ( Dermochelys coriacea)
-Loggerhead Sea turtle, ( Caretta caretta)
-Caribbean monk Seal, ( Monachus tropicalis)
-Squirrel Chimney Cave Shrimp, ( Palaemonetes cummingi)
-Bluetail mole Skink, ( Eumeces egregius lividus)
-Sand Skink, ( Neoseps reynoldsi)
-Chipola Slabshell, (Elliptio chipolaensis)
-Stock Island tree Snail, ( Orthalicus reses)
-Atlantic salt marsh Snake, ( Nerodia clarkii taeniata)
-Eastern indigo Snake, ( Drymarchon corais couperi)
-Cape Sable seaside Sparrow, ( Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis)
-Florida grasshopper Sparrow, ( Ammodramus savannarum floridanus)
-Wood Stork, (AL, FL, GA, SC) ( Mycteria americana)
-Gulf Sturgeon, ( Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi)
-Shortnose Sturgeon, ( Acipenser brevirostrum)
-Roseate Tern, (Western Hemisphere except NE U.S.) ( Sterna dougallii dougallii)
-Fat Three-ridge, ( Amblema neislerii)
-Florida salt marsh Vole, ( Microtus pennsylvanicus dukecampbelli)
-Finback Whale, ( Balaenoptera physalus)
-HumpbackWhale, ( Megaptera novaeangliae)
-RightWhale, ( Balaena glacialis)
-Red-cockaded Woodpecker, ( Picoides borealis)
-Key Largo Woodrat, ( Neotoma floridana smalli)

http://www.endangeredspecie.com/states/fl.htm

Mini-Project #2

The Carbon Cycle

Nicole Velez

Wild Spots Foundation

I was asked to choose between Greenpeace, National Resource Defense Council, and the Wild Spots Foundation to determine which organization I would like to join. The Green peace organization concentrates on restoring the planet through methods such as reducing pollution and creating awareness. The National Resource Defense Council focuses on protecting our natural resources in America. My choice was the Wild Spots foundation because its mission is to restore biodiversity and to remind us, humans, that we are not the only ones inhabiting this planet. This organization focuses on restoring animal habitats and protecting endangered species. It promotes its projects through photography and encourages ecotourism.
I found an interesting Kenyan proverb on their website: "The earth was not given to you by your parents; it was lent to you by your children".
I think this definitely opens our eyes to a new perspective and gives us new values and insights that motivate us to protect our earth for the generations to come.

Nicole Velez

For more info: http://www.wildspotsfoundation.org/moreaboutwsf.html