Topics in the Physical Sciences
acid rain, effects of
agriculture & the environment
algae
aliens
alkali metals, explain characteristics
alternative fuels
ancient forests
animal reintroduction
animal testing, value of
anthrax
antibiotics, overuse of
appliance effiiciency
appliances as waste hazards
arctic, issues surrounding
arctic lands
arctic water
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
argo chemistry
asbestos
auroras
beach erosion
bears
below-cost timber sales
"Big Bang" theory
biodiversity
biofouling
biological/chemical warfare
black holes
Bohr's radius
buffer solutions, what are they
butterfly migration
CAFE Standards
camouflage
carbon dating
"carbon footprint"
caves
chemical carcinogens
the chimpanzee, our cousin
circadian clocks
Clean Air Act (any issues)
clean fuel
clean coal plants
clear-cutting forests
climate forcing
climate change
cloning
coastal wetlands
coastal wetlands conservation
coastal wetlands management
comets
computer animation
conservation
conservation of natural resources
coral reefs
cougars
Council on Environmental Quality (role of)
decomposting
deep seabed mining
desalinization
designation of research natural areas in Michigan
Dismal Swamp
DNA
drift netting
drinking water
dolphins
droughts--effects on economy
dunes
EPA
earthquakes
ecosystems conservation/management
ecosystems: desert, marsh, tide pool
ecotourism
electromagnetic radiation, relationship between it and matter
emission standards
endangered species
endorphins
energy production
EPA
EPA as potential Cabinet-level position
EPA's particulate and ozone standards
esters
estuaries
export of banned pesticides/poisons
export of waste for sale or disposal
exotic species
exotic species trade
farm animal diseases
farm animal welfare
Farm Bill (any, or most recent) issues
farm subsidies
farming in less developed countries
farming standards
farming, organic
farming, organic - standards
farming, urban
federal land management
Federal Land Policy & Management Act
Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Reform Act
fertilizers & the environment
FIFRA
fireflies
fishing rights
flavonoids
forest, ancient
forest biodiversity
forestry
forestry, urban
food irradiation
food webs
fox
fracking
fungi
future/viablity of family farms
gems & minerals
genertic engineering of food & crops
genetic engineering
gill netting
global climate change
global warming
Green archetecture/building
"Green" labeling
greenhouse effect
groundwater protection
hazardous waste
hazardous waste clean-up
hazardous waste - corporate
hazardous waste - military
Higgs boson
human brain development
human gene map
hurricanes
hydroids
instream water rights
intelligent databases
International Whaling Commission
interstate transportation of waste
invasive exotic species (plant or animal)
kudzu
lagoons
land and water conservation
Land and Water Conservation Fund
land disputes / sovereignty issues
land management
land management policy/laws/legal
lead poisoning
liver, dangers of alcohol for
Light and matter – Relationship
marine sanctuaries
marketable pollution rights
mass extinctions
Michigan Wild and Scenic Rivers designation
mimicry
mining laws
mining, oil -- offshore
mining, oil -- onshore
mining, strip
mining, fracking
mirages
mutagenesis
nanotechnology
national energy policy
national parks
National Parks protection and expansion
neural systems
neurobiology of sleep
nitrogen farming--should it stop?
Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act
nuclear power
nuclear power regulation
nuclear waste storage
nuclear waste storage laws/legal
off-shore oil and gas drilling
off-shore oil and gas drilling laws/legal/environmental
oil pollution
oil spill effects
oil shale mining
oil shale mining laws/legal/environmental
onshore oil and gas drilling
onshore oil and gas drilling laws/legal/environmental
onshore oil and gas leasing rights
organic farming
organic farming standards
oxidation numbers, definition
ozone depletion
parks protection and expansion (national)
particulate and ozone standards (EPA)
penicillin, history of
Periodic table and when it is introduced
pesticides
photobioenergetics
pollution--air, land, sea
pollution -- prevention
pollution -- reduction methods
polymers
primate language
prokaryotes & eukaryotes
public land use/issues
public land management responsibility
public land management laws/legal
public land mis-use
pumas
pyrotechnics
quarks & antiquarks
quasars
radioactive waste
radon
rainforest conservation
recycling standards
red tides
remote sensing
rip currents
salmon
salvage timber sales
sand replenishment
seabed mining
shellfish
silver iodide, what is it and why is it dangerous
soft drink comparison
soil conservation
solid and hazardous waste disposal
solid and hazardous waste disposal laws/legal/environmental
sovereignty issues/land disputes
spotted owls
state parks
sustainable agriculture
starfish
stellar spectra
stem cell research
stereo imaging
stratospheric ozone depletion
sunspots
teratogenesis
testing on animals
tides
timber sales
toxic dumps in oceans
toxic release inventory
thermodynamics and its principles
tsunami: cause & effect
tuna
Two Forks Dam (proposed; later vetoed by EPA)
UFOs
urban farming
urban forestry
used oil reclamation
used oil recycling or disposal
utility regulation
viruses
volcanoes
waste clean-up
waste disposal
waste isolation
water conservation
water fluoridation, what is it
water quality
water rights
water rights / sovereignty issues
wetlands restoration
Wild and Scenic Rivers Designation, Michigan
wilderness designation
wilderness management
wilderness misuse
wildlife
wolves
zombies, voodoo and neurotoxis from puffer fish
Paper Topic Ideas (O - Z)
off-shore oil and gas drilling
off-shore oil and gas drilling laws/legal/environmental
oil pollution
oil spill effects
oil shale mining
oil shale mining laws/legal/environmental
onshore oil and gas drilling
onshore oil and gas drilling laws/legal/environmental
onshore oil and gas leasing rights
organic farming
organic farming standards
oxidation numbers, definition
ozone depletion
parks protection and expansion (national)
particulate and ozone standards (EPA)
penicillin, history of
Periodic table and when it is introduced
pesticides
photobioenergetics
pollution--air, land, sea
pollution -- prevention
pollution -- reduction methods
polymers
primate language
prokaryotes & eukaryotes
public land use/issues
public land management responsibility
public land management laws/legal
public land mis-use
pumas
pyrotechnics
quarks & antiquarks
quasars
radioactive waste
radon
rainforest conservation
recycling standards
red tides
remote sensing
rip currents
salmon
salvage timber sales
sand replenishment
seabed mining
shellfish
silver iodide, what is it and why is it dangerous
soft drink comparison
soil conservation
solid and hazardous waste disposal
solid and hazardous waste disposal laws/legal/environmental
sovereignty issues/land disputes
spotted owls
state parks
sustainable agriculture
starfish
stellar spectra
stem cell research
stereo imaging
stratospheric ozone depletion
sunspots
teratogenesis
testing on animals
tides
timber sales
toxic dumps in oceans
toxic release inventory
thermodynamics and its principles
tsunami: cause & effect
tuna
Two Forks Dam (proposed; later vetoed by EPA)
UFOs
urban farming
urban forestry
used oil reclamation
used oil recycling or disposal
utility regulation
viruses
volcanoes
waste clean-up
waste disposal
waste isolation
water conservation
water fluoridation, what is it
water quality
water rights
water rights / sovereignty issues
wetlands restoration
Wild and Scenic Rivers Designation, Michigan
wilderness designation
wilderness management
wilderness misuse
wildlife
wolves
zombies, voodoo and neurotoxis from puffer fish
