Environmental Issues College Essays Samples For Students

Introduction
Density has been defined as the number of people occupying a given area. It is the measure of the physical space that one occupies within a dwelling. Density can however be differentiated from psychological experience in the sense that while the former is an observable feature, the later is perceptual. . It is said that overcrowding is relative in the sense that one person would have feelings that a given area has a lot of people in relation to the size of the area; while other s would feel that there is no overcrowding (Barker, 1999). The conceptualization of Continue reading...

According to Warder, Culture refers to the behavior and belief characteristics of a particular society, community or ethnic group. Culture matters to the extent that individuals living in different societies are likely to have differing experiences and more conspicuously, cultural matters to the extent that their perspectives provide a new insight into the psychological processes. The experiences we go through in life are facilitated by the culture we live in, because culture provides or is the environment which allows all these experiences to take place (Warder, 1996)
Self concept refers to all understanding and knowledge of one self. The Continue reading...

Introduction
Joseph Nye’s book titled what matters is compelling in that it strives to predict the future of the US government foreign policy. But Yogi Berra, the great shrewd of baseball, was heard saying, “Never make predictions—principally about the future.” He apparently had a point but if we go back three decades, to the late 1970s, the Cold War was in earnest, and conservative wisdom held that American power was in the decline. But of course no one saw the Internet coming. Why must we think we can do any better by looking forward 30-plus years?
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Environmental conservation and preservation has been one of the major issues under discussion in the last few decades. Major conferences like the G8 summit have been discussing methods of coming up with different proposals on how to conserve the environment with the participation of every nation
Man has been the major cause of the environmental problems that are being experienced in the present times. Global warming and climate change all have their roots on the careless and destructive nature of mankind without due consideration of the consequences of his actions on Continue reading...

Introduction

In our study I chose the topic which is related to the environment. Our study was based on the claim that Africans’ skins are dark due to the depletion of the ozone layer that has resulted into penetration of harmful sun rays that burn their skins.
The source of the claim is not reliable. There are many people having this claim but no particular individual has come out to claim responsibility. The claim seem to make sense but if looked into in a more careful manner, then it is Continue reading...

Global warming has been a contentious topic for a very long time. According to most people and expert, global warming will be the end of the world, as we know it, unless something is done about it. However, the real question is, does global warming exist and if so do we need to stop it?
Personally, I think that global warming is a hoax perpetuated by politicians to get political mileage. According to studies, politicians have used science and arguments concerning global warming to fit their own course. If the facts presented are true, that world temperatures have risen Continue reading...

Should Reducing Waste and Reusing Resources be considered a Priority when Designing a Product?

There was a misconception that one should not recycle and reuse refuse as it could cause health-related problems. They also felt that reusing refuse would only cause time and money constraints. Wastes such as plastic bottles and corrugated boxes used in packing, were used in landfill or burnt to remove them. Little importance was given to reuse these wastes, as they were felt to be useless. Similarly, no effort was made to study possible alternatives to disposing them. It all changed once the damage had been done, and its effects began to show on climate change.
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World Affairs

It might be appropriate to say that, as man seeks more opportunities to quench his thirst for comfort and other necessities, it is the environment that is severely tested. There is no doubt the importance the environment has for man’s survival, but when they run into scarcity of place or resources, they begin to look at other possible alternatives, and in the bargain, taps into the environment around him. While nations seek to enhance development, little have they thought about the consequence of their actions in eating into the ecosystem? Never has it, at least until now, occurred Continue reading...

This paperwork will comprise of what I have learned about GIS by tackling the following questions: What is the technology of Geographic Information Systems? How the ESRI’s GIS products designed for environmental management? How can GIS be used to help solve the complicated physical environmental issues in the real world?
I have learned that the geographic information system technology maintain and convey information to both the community and the environment managers. The flexibility of geographic information system also permits the examination and amalgamation of numerous layers of location-based statistics plus ecological measurements. ESRI’s geographic information system environmental Continue reading...

Introduction

Nature is a matter that is close to human beings’ hearts. This is essentially why there are emerging issues such as Global warming that trend globally. When God created the universe, it was perfect, according to the Bible. The Bible records that human beings valued nature to a great extent. After the curse, however, they had to toil and make a lot of sacrifices; including endangering the environment. There have been a lot of environmental challenges since the beginning and this is essentially why great philosophers such as Karl Marx made constant reference to nature and how human actions Continue reading...

Assignment 10 Questions & Answers

Assignment 10 Questions & Answers.
- Guangzhou has one of the poorest air quality ratings of major Chinese cities. With high levels of nitrogen oxide, its air quality is rated as III 1, which means slightly polluted according to china.org.cn
- The following cities are ranked as per their sulphuric acid concentration levels, with the highest level on number 1:
- Calcutta, India.
- Kiev, Ukraine.
- Athens, Greece.
- Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Montreal, Canada.
- Vancouver, Canada.
- Oslo, Norway.
- About Carbon Monoxide (CO):
a. CO is an air pollutant because it is a poisonous when released Continue reading...

Cars and trucks cause air pollution through their entire operational life. This includes pollution that the vehicle emits during its operation, manufacturing, refueling and disposal. There are also additional emissions that are related to the refining and distribution of fuel for these vehicles. There are two types of pollution from car trucks; primary (direct emissions to the atmosphere) and secondary (pollutants in the atmosphere undergo chemical reactions). Some of the major pollutants from cars and trucks include particulate matter, hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide. Rethinking transportation in large cities can go a long way in reducing Continue reading...

Pragmatism can be defined as a philosophical school of thought that places emphasis on practical ways of solving problems or doing things. According to Carolan (4), pragmatic environmentalism is the key to offering real-world solutions to environmental sustainability. It balances the importance of economic necessity while at the same time trying to preserve the environment. This requires individuals to create societies that are environmentally and economically sustainable. In understanding the current environmental issues facing the globe, the author places emphasis on the interactions between the material and social worlds. The social world basically refers to the dynamics and structures Continue reading...

Abstract

Weather plays a significant role in shaping of the earth. The weathering process leads to breaking down of soils. Water cycle is one of the integral parts in the earth ecosystems that maintain a balance of atmosphere and climate of the earth. The experiment performed proved the phenomena of energy balance and helped to understand the water cycle, weather, climate and atmosphere

Introduction

Weather is referred as atmospheric conditions that may be warm or cold, clear or cloudy, wet or dry, and calm or stormy. These weather conditions occur in the lowest part of the earth’s atmosphere called troposphere. Continue reading...

In today’s age, the population is growing at an almost breakneck speed. Modern medicine and technology allows us to take care of ourselves better as well as heal our sick in ways that humans have never dreamed possible. Nearly everything that is happening today concerning the longevity of human life and the size of the world’s population would be considered nothing short of a miracle by those living 1,000 years ago. The concept of slowing or halting this progression would sound like something out of a dystopian novel to many, if it were not for the Continue reading...

Essay 1:

There are different problems that are in the world that are created by global warming. Most of the problems that are brought by the global warming factor have been with human beings for a few decades and they have developed ways of dealing with these problems. The different problems created by global warming have been clearly identified and different groups have come out strongly to search for the solutions and suggested solutions to these problems. The chief problem of global warming is the increase in temperatures in the planet due to the trapping of the carbon dioxide gas. Scientists Continue reading...

Nature is structured into ecosystems that play an important role in keeping the environment and biodiversity healthy. Being a part of nature, humans too can help maintain the environment and wildlife health by creating the garden ecosystem. Building a garden ecosystem enhances biodiversity since it attracts a host of wildlife and provides them with food and a safe habitat for living and reproducing. Such an ecosystem also benefits the environment by limiting air, water and soil pollution. It also regulates local atmospheric temperature and flow of water. Specific types of garden ecosystems also allow for organic farming that permits Continue reading...

Inappropriate Usage of Natural Resources

Introduction
Natural resources include oil, gas minerals and forests. Exploitation of these natural resources influences the economic development through earning of foreign exchange in exportation of these resources (Lodhi and Makki, 2010). According to Busse and Groning (2011), natural resource abundance influences the economic and social development of a country. Hence in certain countries polices developed may overlook the exploitation of the natural resources. However, natural resources are by nature scarce and their overexploitation by humans is increasing (Lodhi and Makki, 2010). Human activities are significant in influencing environmental changes that have resulted to development of global warming. Human Continue reading...

Introduction

The atmosphere by delineation refers to the gaseous composition together with other particles that surround the surface of the earth. In the atmosphere, there are gases, and the solid particles that are in suspension. Scientifically, the atmosphere is divided into four major layers. Using the ascending order, the first layer is the troposphere that rises about 10-13 km from the surface of the earth. This is closely followed by the stratosphere that rises over 50km above, them the thermosphere that rises between 80-480 km, and lastly the exosphere that goes beyond the 480 km and gradually dissipates in the Continue reading...

Global warming is one of the biggest and controversial issues facing the world today. Global warming refers to the change in climate which can be attributed directly or not directly to human activity which alters the composition of the global atmosphere by the earth overheating. Global warming is a problem that needs to be addressed. If global warming is not addressed, there will be an increase in higher temperatures, and with the increase in higher temperatures, the oceans will rise, and this will affect the vegetation. In addition, global warming puts wildlife at risk because if the warming continues, Continue reading...

The sky was melting, as the fire grew warmer;

I saw them dancing - with wooden shields and no armor -

In the place that I’d thought was another corner

Of the Third World peace and dictators’ safe harbor.
Their numbers were humble, as they asked for assistance
In spreading the word of a rising resistance.
The two decade world of cold-warless existence,
Reacted with merely staying at distance.
The third-party threats to the tyrants were glowing
With fanciful phrases of deepest concerns;
Whilst priests kept on chanting and widows were mourning,
The quick was saving the flesh from the thorn.
Their knees did not tremble, as they got an offer:
Their hearts were bleeding, and their Continue reading...

- What causes climate change? Define the Greenhouse Effect

Greenhouse gases (GHG) allow sunlight to enter the atmosphere and absorbs the heat produced by that light. Most of this heat energy is trapped within the atmosphere by the GHG while some of them are let out into the space. The phenomenon of atmospheric heating due to the GHG is called as the greenhouse effect. Gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and fluorinated gases form the greenhouse gases. Burning of fossil fuels, manufacturing processes, decay of organic matter, agricultural industries and emission of synthetic fluorinated gases from various industrial Continue reading...

Energy remains one of the most essential elements of necessity in the modern dispensation. Most industries and people rely on the different forms of the energy for production or a different use. Many people use electricity in the homes not knowing where and how electricity comes into play. The many companies that use the forms of energy consume the highest amount of energy. The videos show people using the energy as a means to an end. While energy is an important aspect of the daily lives, there are some challenges that come with the different forms of energy.
A Continue reading...

Global warming is probably among some of the most major issues that our planet and its inhabitants are facing. Indeed, the phenomenon has some very alarming effects on agriculture and on animals, and it has even more frightening effects on the human population. The media and politicians are often heard debating over the fact about global warming. However, even though there is widespread disagreement about the causes, but the reality of the global and measurable effects of global warming cannot be denied. The fact of the matter is that, it is the human race is the source of the Continue reading...

Abstract

Ozone layer depletion is a phenomenon in which ozone layer in the stratosphere thins out making it possible for the direct penetration of UV rays into the Earth's surface. This can lead to an array of harmful effects on human health, plants, and animals and can even trigger climate change. Chlorofluorocarbons are recognized as the primary cause accounting for 80% of ozone depletion. Though a lot of steps have been taken around the world to reduce ozone depletion, it may take about few decades more to completely heal the ozone layer due to the long standing stability of CFCs Continue reading...

Most philosophers have often expounded on the inevitability of truth. They say that it will set you free or it will always come to light. Nonetheless, what they do not tell people is that, the truth in most cases will turn your world inside out. It is for this reason that we have been trained by life circumstances to fake the truth, to deceive and to lie about it. However, as the philosopher says, when the truth at last comes to you, then you should have no option but to succumb to it, lest it will ravage you. All Continue reading...

Global Warming: Causes, Effects and Prevention

GLOBAL WARMING: CAUSES, EFFECTS AND PREVENTION 2
Global Warming: Causes, Effects and Prevention
Automobiles, heat from homes and businesses, and factories are responsible for about 80% of today's carbon dioxide emissions, 25% of methane, and 20% of the nitrous oxide emissions ("Global Warming essays," n.d.). In addition, greenhouse gases enter the atmosphere as a result of the industrial and agriculture production, deforestation and land-clearing activities. It becomes hotter, and ice is melting worldwide. The sea level rise becomes faster. The forest fires, droughts, floods and hurricanes have become more frequent and widespread. As a result, many species face the Continue reading...

The article Global Warming: A Role for the Sun written by Tom Bethell successfully points out to its reader the uncertainty or the questionable and still controversial topic on the true status of the climate change. The main question still exists, and that is whether climate change remains a myth or a fact. The article cites several articles that point out that the Earth is not only the one experiencing climate change but as well as the other planets in the Solar System which is as far as Pluto. All of the articles mentioned by Bethell pinpoints the Sun Continue reading...

Overview: The students will be engaged through the use of worksheets, video clips, reading materials, and presentations in order to development an understanding of global warming. There are various media resources that can generate interest among students in learning more about global warming its causes and the perceived biases found in the media pertaining to the issue.
Purpose: To develop a fundamental awareness among students regarding the consequences of global warming and distinguish the fact from the myth by deciphering media representation of the issue.
Goals: The goal of this lesson is to expose the students to environmental issues Continue reading...

Climate is changing rapidly. Credible international scientific evidence affirms the fact that the global climate is changing as a result of excessive human activities by depletion of natural resources. This global warming needs to be reduced at the earliest by implementing regulations and policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; otherwise the global temperature will continue to increase by approximately 3 degrees Celsius over the next century (IPCC, 2007). In my opinion, pollution is one of the biggest causes of global warming. It is not possible that the pollution has nothing to do with global warming or the depletion of Continue reading...

Climate change can be defined as changes in weather patterns over time. This time can span up to millions of years (Gillard, 12). These changes are caused by biotic processes and solar radiation variation which the earth receives. Other causes of climatic change are volcanic eruptions and plate tectonics. Human activities can also cause climatic change. Nevertheless, in modern times, climate change has come to be known as ‘Global Warming’.
The first website, http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/, talks about levels of sea rises. It also goes to explain large wild fires as causes and consequences of global warming. This website gives the Continue reading...

There is a serious debate on global warming in academic and media circles. The internet and media are my main sources of information on this issue. In addition, I have witnessed infrequent flooding and droughts which I associate with global warming. I am concerned because this phenomenon poses a lot of danger to current and future generations of humanity as well as flora and fauna.
The increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide is worrisome because it contributes immensely to the heating up of the earth’s surface. The concomitant rise in temperature leads to melting of polar ice and jeopardizing Continue reading...

Global warming is mainly a process that uses the atmosphere of the earth as a blanket to hold energy from the sun to heat the air. As of now the global warming process has made the earth’s atmosphere hotter up to around 60 degrees Fahrenheit compared to the latter years. The effects of global warming are being experienced throughout the earth with increased temperatures and irregular weather patterns. The world has undergone several climatic changes over the past centuries. These past changes occurred slowly ranging over a period of hundreds of thousand years, but the process has been Continue reading...

As sunshine moves through the atmosphere, it is impacted by air molecules, clouds and particulates, resulting in scattering of light. The extent to which light is dispersed by air molecules depends on the wavelength of the different inherent colors. Colors with shorter wavelengths are spread more than those with longer wavelengths. Blue is most susceptible to scattering thus explaining why the sky is blue. The visibility of light scattered by air molecules depends on the intensity of the light beam (University of Arizona).
On the other hand, when the atmosphere has matter like particulates and cloud drops, there is Continue reading...

Introduction

As indicated by many scientists,( what is the authority for this, which scientists, book or journal article) the reduction of greenhouse gas emission requires a global consolidated effort with participation from all the countries across the globe. At least, those countries responsible for emitting the maximum amount of greenhouse gas are expected to comply with the cause. The current environment regime as governed by Kyoto Protocol is not helping in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. In fact, Kyoto Protocol, due to differentiating between developed and developing countries, has come under heated criticism from all corners. Common but Differentiated Continue reading...

Drafting is a term used when water supply is raised from a source that is static and supplied to a pumper. There are several static water sources like ponds, rivers, lakes and others.
This Standard Operating Procedure aims at training fire officers from the different departments in the process of drafting, which is an essential skill in seeking to pupm water from places with only static sources. The training SOP should be followed very strictly in order to avoid accidents that could be fatal at the drafting site.

The following steps and procedures were used when training officers in this skill:

- Preparation.
Officers are trained how to prepare for the process Continue reading...

- First criticism is the harmful effects of the plastic bottles to the health of the user due to chemical substances that are contained in plastics. The plastic bottles are assumed to be inert but they are not because some chemicals from plastic are found in the water.
- Also the plastic trash is an environmental threat. The plastics are disposed anyhow and this causes pollution both in dry land and in the ocean. Oceanic pollution could affect marine animals and eventually affect humans who are in the food chain causing poisoning.
- Also the emissions from the manufacturing Continue reading...

In the introduction section, the paper describes in detail what the environment is and how the human race takes it for granted. In this section, the thesis statement is also given out and the materials to be used in this paper are listed. In the section of effects of pollution, the paper starts by describing the tendency of the human race of destroying the environment in the name of creating new development. In this section, the far-reaching effects of environmental destruction are listed and explained. Some of the effects that have been recorded are radiations that make the earth Continue reading...

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When I was twelve years old, I attended my first rock concert. It was not anything fancy or huge, but I remember being excited anyway. The venue was perfect for a rock setting; the stage was decorated in black with glimmers of red highlights all around. Out of everything that day, the atmosphere and buzz in the room as we waited for the first underground rock band to perform, is the one thing I remember the most.
That same atmosphere seemed to explode when the young boys in their black leather jackets and punk rock hairstyles walked Continue reading...

Global warming has recently been gaining the spotlight as the debate about the issue grows more heated. The trouble however is that scientists and researchers aren’t discussing the causes, effects and solutions pertaining to the problem rather, they are engaged in the discussion of whether or not the problem poses real threat or if it is even a legitimate claim to begin with. It wasn’t long after the tweet that the president Barack Obama posted on May 16 that; “Ninety-seven percent of scientists agree: climate change is real, man-made and dangerous” that the discussions regarding the reality Continue reading...