Essay Contest 2009

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS!
Posted below are the winners and finalists for Earthzine’s 2009 Student Essay and Blog Competition. Winners were selected based on the quality of essay and posted blog through December 15th. The winners receive $900 USD cash prizes (First $500, Seconed $250, and Third $150). Stay tuned for the 2010 Student Essay Competition!

And The Winners Are…

The 2009 Student Essay Competition Sustainability through Earth Observation and Engineering is pleased to announce the winners:
First Place $500 to David Tshimba, Uganda Martyrs University, Kampala, Uganda for
“By Trying to Solve a Problem, Human Beings Have Now Created a New Issue”
Second Place $250 to Sulaiman Tejan Jalloh, Institute of Advanced Management and Technology, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa for
“Agriculture”
Third Place $150 to Benjamin-Axel Mugema, Uganda Martyrs University, Kampala, Uganda for
“Sustainability: From Modernity to Humanity”
More details available inside

Paul Racette, posted on December 21st, 2009
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First Place: David Tshimba’s “By Trying to Solve a Problem, Human Beings Have Now Created a New Issue”

David Tshimba of Uganda Martyrs University takes a critical look at sustainability in modern society and how the Green Revolution has altered humans’ impacts on the environment in light of the interrelatedness of the slew of environmental issues facing humanity.

David Tshimba, posted on March 30th, 2009
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Second Place: Sulaiman Tejan Jalloh’s “Agriculture”

In their submission to Earthzine’s 2009 Student Essay Competition, Sulaiman Tejan Jalloh of Sierra Leone’s Institute of Advanced Management and Technology discusses the negative environmental effects of traditional slash-and-burn agriculture and presents alternatives aim to reduce human’s impact on the environment.

Sulaiman Tejan Jalloh, posted on March 30th, 2009
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Third Place: Benjamin-Axel Mugema’s “Sustainability: From Modernity to Humanity”

In his contest essay, Benjamin-Axel Mugema of Uganda’s Martyrs University explores humankind’s negative impact on the environment since the Industrial Revolution and how sustainability can lighten our toll on the natural environment while simultaneously improving life for people around the world.

Benjamin-Axel Mugema, posted on March 30th, 2009
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Sulaiman Tejan Jalloh’s “Seawater Agriculture”

In their second Earthzine 2009 Student Essay Contest submission, Sulaiman Tejan Jalloh tackles the issue of population growth and food production by proposing seawater agriculture – producing edible food using saltwater – as a means of augmenting the current food supply.

Sulaiman Tejan Jalloh, posted on March 30th, 2009
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Victor Sunday and Onyemachi Praise K. C.’s “Environmental Monitoring, Mapping and Protection of Erosion Site in Parts of South Eastern Nigeria: A Case Study of Umuahia in Abia State”

Victor Sunday and Onyemachi Praise K. C. from Nigeria’s University of Port Harcourt present an essay for Earthzine’s 2009 Student Essay Contest in which they explain the detrimental effects of erosion in southeast Nigeria, and how environmental monitoring, mapping and protection of erosion sites in the zone has risen awareness and helped prevent future problems.

Victor Sunday and Onyemachi Praise K. C., posted on March 30th, 2009
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Smart Energy Management for Households

University of Toledo’s Soma Shekara Sreenadh Reddy Depuru discusses the financial, technical and political issues surrounding energy production and how adoption of smart energy management techniques could not only conserve massive amounts of energy, but could increase security and efficiency.