Essays on Environmental Protection

The topic of the paper will focus on the organizational sustainability and management. The companies are today confronted with many challenges with improving the strategies, structure, social, economic and environmental performance. Crisis management is focusing on the survival of organizations with planning and making a formal plan how to act in the crisis situations that are threatening the sustainability. The companies have done many steps forward in starting to made business more sustainable with products, process, services and other activities. The thesis of this paper follows: organization and their crisis management should develop and implement the sustainable policies and ...

Introduction

Environmental degradation is not uncommon. In fact, it is one of the most talked about topic in international conventions and forums. Apparently, the degradation of the environment is not only a local concern. Environmental problems such as climate change, deforestation, pollution and many others are perpetrated in a local and national level and yet it has global ramifications. However, despite the fact that there are international agencies that creates environmental policies, the effectiveness of these policies and regulations largely depend on the propensity of a particular nation to implement it. The nation’s territorial powers and sovereignty make it ...

(Name/s)

Sustainable Tourism

TOU6125 Sustainable tourism has been defined as “tourism that takes full account of its current and future economic, social and environmental impacts, addressing the needs of visitors, the industry, the environment and host communities” (UNWTO, 2016). Sustainable tourism is a recent development. In 1996, Agenda 21 specific to tourism emerged. The international year for ecotourism was 2002. The first and second International Conference on Climate Change and Tourism happened in 2003 and 2007. The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) was launched in 2008. The UNWTO led the initiative on sustainable tourism for eradicating poverty in 2008. In 2012, ...

Q1. How the law must balance competing science opinions and make decisions in light of uncertainty

The concept of global warming has been a common topic in the developed countries and some of the developing nations as well. However, taking this fact into account, these nations represent a smaller section of the total percentage of the global awareness in general. As a result, this aspect makes the awareness of the global warming very unpopular in some nations that are still developing or under developed. As at the present record, the leading countries in the section of the global warming include those that are still developing as they are trying to attain the developed state at ...

It is a commonplace to perceive the term ‘auditing’ only in a business where it refers to the process of investigating and analyzing any of the aspects in the given area. The term itself is used more extensively than just to mean the ‘investigation and attestation of accounts’. Evenly, varied references to attestation are purposeless without an obvious goal of ‘to what’ as well as ‘to why?’ (Gray, 2000). In regard to social and environmental auditing above-indicated commonplaces are considered to be principal. However, ‘social auditing’ as well as ‘environmental auditing’ are applied in different ways to indicate diverse ...

(Professor/Instructor) (Course/Major)

The regulation of “underground storage tanks,” or USTs, is regulated under Subtitle I of the CERCLA, or the 1980 “Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act,” 42 U.S. Code § 9601. Nevertheless, the subtitle is restricted by two factors; one, the definition of the type of the tanks that can be monitored, and two, the type of substances that are stored in these tanks. To be able to fall under the ambit of Subtitle I, the tank must be “underground with connecting pipes, with the bulk of the tank buried at least 10 percent of the same buried ...

Capstone Project Chapter One: Implementing a Behavior-Based Food Safety Program in a Food Service Organization

I. Introduction Food safety is increasingly important as businesses expand into new realms of food production: many companies are processing more food than ever before, and there is an increasing risk of cross-contamination and other problems that are sometimes associated with food handling (Fone, 2007). Most companies in the food service and food production industry recognize that food safety is of paramount importance: however, merely recognizing the importance of food safety is not enough to develop a cohesive and coherent food safety program. One of the most significant problems for many large-scale food service organizations is the problem of ...

Sources of Law and areas of Law in Common Law Countries

Notion of common law and its features Common law has its origin in XI century and now exists in the USA, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand. This system law is regarded uncodified and is based on the case law as the main source of the interpretation of the rules. This statement implies that cases considered by the courts in the previous years should be respected and taken by the followers as the examples of notorious behavior accepted by the society. Therefore, the system of common law accepts the pivotal role of the precedent in the society. Besides, the common ...

Globalization is a concept which has gained significant popularity in the business arena. Every organization wishes to expand beyond its national borders so as to serve the global market as well as gain more revenues. So is the case with companies operating in the maritime industry. In order to grab more market share, build long term relationships in the industry and establish sound image at international level, shipping companies are making use of several strategies. Mergers, acquisitions and alliances are common strategic options employed by the maritime industry to achieve long term objectives (ClilT, 1990). In the given scenario, ...

Texas A & M University

Civil Engineering Case 2: Weston Water Treatment Case Level Abstract This paper explores a case study on Weston Wastewater Treatment Plant. It follows a series of management problems that affected the plant performance and raised ethical issues. It emerged that the plant’s officials were violating environmental laws by tampering with samples and discharging sludge directly into Weston River. This discharge could affect the lives of communities downstream whose lives depend on Weston River. This paper analyzes the stakeholders’ responses to the ethical issues raised in light of utilitarianism and consequentalist ethical theories. It finds out that Sam Stanton ( ...

Neurodevelopmental Disorder

Autism Spectrum Disorder Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) forms one of the most common Neurodevelopmental disorder in children. Autism spectrum disorder is characterized by potential impairments in social, behavioral and communication. The following disease affects children in many ways, and different victims experience varying symptoms, some mild while others severe. Children suffering from ASD have social difficulties and lack interest associating with other children or even adults. Additionally, they face challenges expressing their feelings as well as avoidance of direct or physical contact. The disorder affects the communication process with more than 40 percent of affected children having difficulties in ...

The company has decided to implement new recycling rules in connection to some concerns that have been raised by community members. In trying to live up to its image, the company has decided to increase recycling efforts in the operation of its business. The extent of wastage and non-conventional waste disposal has come to the attention of management. Some employees are misappropriating company resources, and this has led to incurrence of extra unnecessary costs. Implementation of the rules will be in accordance to modern recycling practices that are being used in major big companies. These new rules will help ...

Introduction

Advancing in the global economy implies adjusting to increased competition, which requires higher productivity. Yet, increased productivity occurs when the occupational environment offers safe and pleasant working conditions. Contrarily, working environment highly exposed to occupational risks and hazard that may cause accidents, illness and even death lose their competitiveness at the cause of absenteeism, employees’ insurance expenditures orpotential trials (Stranks, 2005).

Statistics conducted by International Labour Organization (ILO), the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations (UN) agree in their estimations that there are 279 million occupational accidents and 160 million diseases associated with the working ...

Introduction

The need for a safe, hazard free and healthy environment cannot be over-emphasized. This need is accentuated by obvious facts such as climate change, acid rain, ozone depletion, species extinction as is characteristic of global environmental trends (Claudio, 2007). The UNEP, (2013) report shows that people everywhere around the world (2 million annual deaths and billions of diseases attributed to pollution) experience the negative consequences of environmental degradation, ecosystem decline and natural disasters due to untoward environmental practices as well as unsafe environmental management and disposal of toxic and dangerous waste materials, leading to worldwide demand for environmental justice and ...

Forewords

Water sustainability is a crucial issue in Nigeria as well as in other developing countries. The significant issues of water sustainability in Nigeria include many factors as desertification; the depletion of critical wetlands, forests and vegetation covers at a fast rate. In addition, it includes the pollution of water sources from point sources such as industrial effluent and urban domestic wastes; unregulated utilization of groundwater for domestic purposes. There is also an issue of unavailability of portable water for citizens in most parts of the country particularly those in the rural areas and so forth (Ajai). These water sustainability issues are ...

A city Housing Authority operates city owned rental property. The Housing Authority issued the following regulation:” ‘Family' means a number of individuals related to the nominal head of the household or to the spouse of the nominal head of the household living as a single housekeeping unit in a single dwelling unit, but limited to the following: (a) Husband or wife of the nominal head of the household. (b) Unmarried children of the nominal head of the household or of the spouse of the nominal head of the household, provided, however, that such unmarried children have no children residing with them. (c) Father or ...

Anakin Skywalker is a businessman, who manufactures coffee tables. His business was rather successful until August 2013. In August 2013, the Environmental Protection Agency adopted several regulations on standards of coffee tables. The point is that before August 2013, Anakin was manufacturing unique coffee tables, which could become invisible due to their glass top. However, new regulations prohibited glass tops. The Environmental Protection Agency stated that such tops were dangerous. Obviously, Anakin was afraid of being arrested. This would influence his reputation among old customers, and distract new customers from addressing to him. In this essay, I will try to ...

Question 1

The Environmental Protection Agency was created through an executive order by President Richard Nixon. The Federal Agency was created for the purposes of enforcing the environmental statutes enacted by the Congress. Just like any other federal agency, the Environmental Protection Agency has the powers associated with the three arms of the government. It can legislate, administer and adjudicate. The regulations promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency have to be published in the Federal Register. If they are positively receipted they gain the force of law after 90 days. The Agency uses fines ...

Introduction

A. American children living with birth defects continue to increase in this generation. For instance in Kettle man, California 11 babies were born with severe birth defects in 2012. Meanwhile baby boom generation people living in Camp Lejeune Marine Corps develop breast cancer. The residents from Wellington, Ohio are susceptible to develop multiple sclerosis than the rest of the country. A new report highlights some of the disease clusters defined as unusual aggregations real or perceived by the federal state.

B. Strengthening Protections for Children and Communities from Disease Clusters Act will develop Environmental Protection that serves the ...

Chapter 3: The American Judicial System, Jurisdiction and Venue

This memo reports the concerns raised in your e-mail regarding Santiago’s plan to expand the functionality of the website to use the email advertisement for selected customers and include ordering the products online. I would like to bring it to your notice that the plans to expand the website and email advertisements subjects us to be under the authority of out of state courts in case there is any difference of opinion related to our products and services. This authority is recognized as a law by the court that describes the businesses conducted outside the local state must be ...

- “Technology for a Sustainable Environment.”(US EPA) US EPA. Extramural Research-Science Topics. Web. 1 Dec.2014. (US EPA, n.d.)US EPA, E.R.C. (n.d.). Technology for a Sustainable Environment. Retrieved December 1, 2014, from http://www.epa.gov/ncer/science/tse/

Technology can be used intelligently to protect the environment, sustain it for future generations and build up healthy economies. To build a sustainable economy, people need to be socially responsible by balancing economic progress with environmental protection. The Technology for Sustainable Environment (TSE) grant program which was co-funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Science Foundation (NSA) funded novel research ideas in ...

Pearl Harbor is listed as one of the contaminated areas by the US environmental protection agency. It is also important to know that there is a naval site enacted in the Pearl Harbor region (epa.gov). Given the fact that Pearl Harbor is currently a military site, there are toxic materials that have to be transported in and out of the naval region. The EPA has listed some of the contamination and risks as soil, organic compounds, and petroleum hydrocarbons among other things. Give that some metals are solvents, there is a high risk skin infection in case of a direct contact with the ...

Following activities may be conducted on a daily basis to protect the environment:

- Using energy star rate products: The usage of EPA’s energy star rated products which are energy efficient can make a lot of difference . The products which have an energy star label can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 130,000 pounds and save $11,000 on the energy bills .

- Maintenance of heating and cooling devices: Simple steps such as changing air filters regularly, proper usage of a programmable thermostat and annual maintenance of heating and cooling equipment can save energy and positively impact the environment . Old devices should be replaced with star rated energy efficient devices to ...

Introduction

Images embody cultural meanings or symbolisms in their very nature, color, text and other elements. These meanings are drawn, created or extended from a wide sociocultural context. Advertising communications seek to inform, persuade and identify their products with symbols that would give their products or brands approval in the eyes of the consumers. In order to achieve this, advertising must establish a dialogue and create a relationship with a consumer, which in turn means that they must draw on numerous ways of creating meaning or modes of communications. Create meaning/relationships draws is heavily influenced by culture. This paper argues that the Fiat Panda ...

The earth is considered to be a home for a billion people along with animals and another organism. A single person would take twenty thousand breaths a day. But is the air that we are breathing clean? Water is considered to be a source of life. But is the water that we drink clean? As children, we grew in a much safer and cleaner environment. But is the environment as clean and safe today? The growing population is considered to have direct impacts on the environment. Environmental pollution has increased 10-fold over the past decade. The grieving situation of planet earth is to be ...

Thesis: Consisting of more than 70% of the surface of the earth, water is without a doubt the most valuable natural resource, which subsists on earth. Without this precious resource, life on the planet would essentially be non-existent, since it is crucial for everything on the earth to grow as well as prospering. Although as humans we recognize this reality, we ignore it through polluting our lakes, oceans, and rivers. The pollution of water causes numerous problems such as killing of fishes and diseases. Water pollution is harmful to animals as well as human beings. Nevertheless, there are numerous solutions ...

INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

The pollution control efforts can be traced back to ancient human history where pure drinking water was an area of serious interest. This further became essential especially after the industrial revolution to protect and promote the environment in which we live and work. Various issues including the cost factors have been considered while enacting the laws. The international laws on environment along with having the laws of the individual countries also have all the various treaties and conventions. Some of the important laws among them are customary international laws on trans boundary resource pollution, UN economic commission on long ...

The attitude of a consumer towards a given firm and its products is determined by the value the consumer attaches to the attributes possessed by the products or the firm. An object being promoted may have different attributes. However, the consumer’s perception of the importance of these attribute is what determines their attitude towards the object. In addition to this, it is also crucial to note that the consumer’s perception of whether the product possesses the attributes or not also influences their attitude towards the object. In this exercise, my attitude towards six supermarket chains was assessed. The attributes ...

Hydraulic fracturing is a technique mainly used for extraction of oil and gas through pumping a pressured liquid to fracture rocks (Spellman, 110). The pressurized liquid is normally a mixture of water, proppant (for instance sand), and chemicals (Tiemann and Vann, 1). Due to its efficiency, especially in low permeability areas, the technique is widely used. The primary legal issue arising out of the use of the technique is the lack of or limited regulation of the technique. For a long period, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has had no authority over hydraulic fracturing.

The lack of legal regulation means that there a little ...

Abir, L. M. (2013, March 11 ). Impact of tourism in coastal areas: Need of sustainable tourism strategy. Retrieved October 20, 2013, from http://www.marbef.org/wiki/Impact_of_tourism_in_coastal_areas:_Need_of_sustainable_tourism_strategy

This article provides a discussion on the issues and impacts of coastal tourism evaluating the current environmental related affairs and issues regarding the future of tourism. In the conclusion, the article provides suggestions for the management of coastal tourism in the future. The article begins with the recognition of the increased awareness for improving sustainable forms of tourism. The coastal regions provide transition points between the land and the sea featuring high biodiversity and the most volatile and fragile ecosystem on earth. For example, the coral reefs and mangroves present a very fragile environment. Rapid urbanization has also led to increased ...

Introduction

Defining Concepts

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) represents “A firm’s sense of responsibility towards the community and environment, (both ecological and social) in which it operates and draws resources and sustenance from. Firms express this citizenship through their waste and pollution reduction processes, by contributing to the educational and social programs and by earning adequate returns on the employed resources” (Business Dictionary).

This definition identifies the companies’ role in sustaining CSR initiatives and their contributions to the welfare of the community. Frederick, Davis and Post define the companies’ sense of responsibility and their interventions in the society’s ...

Councilman Kraft James who is also the chairman of the judicial and legislative investigations committee has been a frustrated man since 2008. His frustrations accrue to lack of progress in Baltimore despite the many attempts, numerous meetings and set legislature (Tim par3).Tim Wheeler, an environmental reporter in Chesapeake bay, uses Kraft’s James frustrations to describe the real situation in the city. The city has officially been declared as ‘harbor impaired’ by the US Environmental Protection Agency.

If you have not been around the city’s waterfront lately, then you would not know what I’m talking about. ...

Postnote Briefing Paper

The Issue: To achieve balance between agricultural intensification associated with production of food and environmental protection.

Objective: Assess the implications of land sparing and agricultural intensification. Develop comprehensive strategy for land and biodiversity protection in the framework of two approaches outlined.

Executive Summary:

The current postnote briefing paper addresses the topical issue of biodiversity protection when effectuating agricultural activity in the UK. For the purposes of the current paper, a conceptual model demonstrating detailed structure of the paper was outlined. Two agricultural approaches were considered: land sparing and agricultural intensification. The two approaches were evaluated; potential costs and benefits of these approaches ...

“Air toxics” is defined as “air pollution,” where pollution is an “undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities.” In addition, the EPA (2012, July 16) says pollutants include compounds that are known or suspected to cause serious health effects, which may include, but are not limited to, cancer, reproductive effects, or birth defects, and/or to cause harmful environmental effects. The pollutants may come from natural sources (such as radon gas rising from the ground) or from man-made sources (such as chemical compounds emitted by factory smokestacks ...

We each have a very important individual role and responsibility towards the natural world and preserving the resources that we have in this world. Each person needs to take responsibility for themselves and their own actions in trying to preserve this beautiful planet for future generations. Some people may believe that environmental protection is not their problem, so they may ignore the issue all together. These people may believe that they are only one person, and that because they are only one person they will have no major impact on the earth, and therefore they have no reason to act ...

In the United States, power is generated from various sources. In 2014 alone, 4,093 billion KWh units were produced. The majority of these came from fossil fuels while renewable energy sources accounted for around 17%. The high percentage of fossil fuels used for electric power generation as compared to renewable energy sources leads to a more a pronounced environmental impact. The table below shows the percentage of the total power produced by the four major energy sources in 2014.

Negative effects of power production

Coal power production Coal is a fossil fuel that is combusted in steam boilers to generate steam for driving steam turbines. ...

The county where I grew up is rated one of the top 40% of the dirtiest counties in the USA. This is according to the Good Guide Scorecard (2011) which keeps track of toxic pollution sites across the United States. The data for 2002 is available on the site with top polluters and the top carcinogens that were released into the environment. The five top polluting industries are listed below along with the amount in pounds of pollution emitted. (scorecard.goodguide.com)

1. Amberville Corporation, Vernon (17,180 pounds) 2. Cuno, Inc. in Stafford Springs (12,575 pounds) 3. ...

Some of the key elements needed in the compilation of health related efforts include-health education, physical education, health y environment, psychological services, social services, nutrition services, staff health promotion, community involvement, counseling, and family involvement.

Different agencies have different programmes which aim at enhancing the quality of health services in the US. In all ministries or departments policies related to the formulation of health related course of actions are undertaken. The US Department of Health and Human Sciences have initiated a program called Medicare Open Enrolment Season where people with Medicare plans would pick the various health plans which are ...

Summary of Article, “Re-Thinking the Good life”

The article begins with a brief discussion on the conditions of life in the City of Bogota, Columbia before the leadership of Mayor Enrique Penalosa. It goes further and provides his leadership strategies that enhanced the quality of life to the residents of Bogota (Assadourian et al, 164). The main strategies employed by Mayor Enrique as indicated in the article, mainly focus on enhancing the intrinsic nature of human well-being through the provision of services, products and materials that meet the immediate needs of the people. Mayor Enrique, as mentioned in the article asserts that a city is not only successful ...

Invasion of exotic Channa argus in USA and its

1. Introduction Exotic species are referred to the species of living organisms when discovered in an alien habitat. These exotic species when harms the ecological balance in their introduced habitat, then they are called invasive species. Channa argus commonly known as northern snakehead are native of China, Korea and Russia (Courtenay and Williams 143). In United States, it was first discovered by a fisherman in a pond in Crofton, Maryland in the year 2002 (Fields 1). It is considered highly invasive due to its harmful impacts on the aquatic ecosystem in the United States. Firstly, these fishes are voracious creatures ...

Environmental Policies in the UK

Environmental Policies in the United Kingdom Policies are made to put limitations and control over various actions of the people. These are regulations that aim to promote a high standard of practices so as to improve the normal systems and processes of the society. Thus, it is the government, along with its agencies that create policies to provide such order. The United Kingdom, for an instance, has many policies and one of which is the environmental policies that aim to reduce the environmental issues such pollution. UK also aims to reduce the amount of waste in order to protect ...

Biodiversity is a result of various ecological and evolutionary processes. Derived from the words bios meaning life and diversity meaning variety, the term biodiversity refers to the variety of living organisms in the world, their diversity and a wide range of ecosystems in a specific area. Biodiversity addresses a variety of living beings available in the biosphere observed at three levels, which include genetic diversity, species diversity and ecosystem diversity . Genetic diversity refers to the variability among living beings belonging to a specific species. On the other hand, species diversity refers to the number of plant and animal species present in a specific region. Natural ...

Introduction

The U.S health care system is one of the main industries that contribute largely to the economy of the country. The industry has developed massively due to a population that is aging swiftly and the increased impact of chronic diseases on the general population. It is one of the fastest growing industries in recent times posting $21.8 billion for the economy in the year 2013. This has attracted huge investments into the sector, and it is likely to continue this upward trend. A section of the health care system is public, and it forms up to 20 percent of government-owned ...

Global warming has evolved into a demure problem in the present-day world. The problem is very serious, as it concerns a possible lift of temperature and climate alter. Climate warming is a slow and gradual upsurge in the medium temperature on our planet that there is currently. Climate warming is a fact, with which to argue is pointless, and it is therefore necessary to take a sober and objective approach to its understanding. The Earth is warming and this has a tragic effect on the glaciers of our planet. The temperature surges, the ice begins to melt, and the sea level begins to rise. This ...

Introduction

The relationship of multinational corporations in a global workplace and the government of various nations are complicated. In general, they are independent from each other but they basically affect the interest of both sides. The interdependence of the global workplace and the government has developed over the trend of globalization (Coglianese et al., 2004). The regulations and the policies of the local and national government has been important for the order and maintenance of different global work environment. The government are relying on the condition of the global work environment for their policies and international laws such as trade agreements, ...

Introduction

Since last decade the depletion of the ozone layer and the extinction of certain species has alerted people all around the world. It is caused due to the fact of pollution and destroying the environment that we live in. However, there is not one particular resource due to which such end results are obtained. It has happened due to several sources of pollution, which are directly destroying the environment. In addition, it seems that, people are not at all aware of this issue, and are going on utilizing the resources (Jonathan 19-21). They should thereby be made aware of ...

Water can be considered one of the most vital resources in the planet because of its benefits to every aspect of life. Aside from being used for drinking, water ensures that life is continously sustained around the planet. However, as mankind continues to grow, supplies of critical resources like water are slowly drying out due to various causes. While a majority could argue that it is due to the changing climates causing extreme heat, there are others saying that the reducing supply for water is because of pollution. For countries like the United States, issues regarding water supply and pollution ...

Smoking is a disgusting habit, which affects the health and wealth. For decades, governments have been trying to find ways to eradicate smoking. The hot debates on whether governments have the right to ban smoking cigarettes in public places or not still continue. Some people argue that everyone should make own choice whether to smoke or not. Personally, I think the government should be responsible for citizens' health care and outlaw smoking in public places. The most important reason for imposing restrictions is to prevent harm to human health, avoid discomfort among non-smokers and protect environment. It is a well-known ...

Introduction

There are many advantages to designing a building using economically and environmentally sustainable methods. Although “green” construction materials and technologies cost more in the short term, in the long run green strategies have been shown to save money. By “going green,” the owners of the building will enjoy lower utility bills and higher resale values later on. More efficient heating and cooling will not only save on costs but will be less taxing on the environment. The key to effective green building has to do with the performance and cost trade-offs associated with the different design methods. As an example, ...

Company History

Gucci, a renowned international luxury goods seller was founded by Guccio Gucci in 1923 Florence as a small shop that dealt in leather goods (Frisa, 2011, pg7). He later expanded the shop from a repair shop selling goods from Germany to a workshop which made the famous Gucci brands. The business greatly expanded in the following years with a large expansion realized in the late 20’s (Frisa, 2011, pg8). The sanctions imposed by Mussolini however meant that the company would have to reduce its annual growth and potential for expansion. The importation of leather was expensive and this led to the use of ...

Acid rains have been in the mid of attentions since the Rio Earth Summit. This is an example where anthropogenic impact combines with the nature forces. “Acid rain” is a broad term referring to a mixture of wet and dry deposition (deposited material) from the atmosphere containing higher than normal amounts of nitric and sulfuric acids” (What is Acid Rain?). Originating from the large number of causes acid rain “is created when sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are discharged from industrial plants that burn fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas. These compounds react with water, oxygen, and other atmospheric ...

Writing a Proposal to the CEO about Going Green

Introduction 3 - 4 Discussion 3 - 12 Conclusion 12 - 12

References 14 - 14

Introduction Purpose: In this paper, we will find out the why it is essential to adopt and follow green, environmental friendly practices, how it will help in long term sustainability, the means by which everyone can contribute to eco friendly practices and how following such practices will help preserve the earth’s biodiversity and lessen the impact on climate change. Background: Organizations across the globe are concerned with environmental sustainability and trying to find solutions to reducing their carbon footprint. Buildings contribute almost ...

The “Green” Problem of Superfund (CERCLA)

The “green” problem did not start as a disaster. However, it spiraled into one of the worst environmental disasters in the history of the US (Hatfield, 2012). It all began with the Love Canal in 1880s. Love Canal was excavated by W.T. Love in 1890s and it was part of the hydroelectric power project in Niagara Falls, New York. The project was never implemented and Hooker Chemicals and Plastics Corporation used it as a landfill between 1942 and 1952. The surrounding areas were later developed with construction of an elementary school and residential homes. It was not until 1960s when odors ...

Safety in the industry is as much important as production itself. It underscores because industrial safety system, usually known as Integrated Control and Safety System (ICSS), is an integral part of most industries. Industrial safety is targeted at providing protection against menaces, risks and hazards which can occur in different forms, in the industry. It is, however, not intended for controlling only the hazard. Process control systems are rather provided for controlling the hazards. This essay takes a brief look at what safety in the industry is and also its correlation to public health. Virtually every industry has its ...

Introduction

Environmental laws entail different treaties and laws which aim at protecting the environment. The laws include complex interlocking bodies which operate in an attempt to regulate how the human interrelate with the environment. The laws aim at reducing natural and human effects on the environment. The laws on environment are, however, seen to create controversies when they tend to limit certain businesses, or regulate companies on what they are used to do. The limitations and stoppage limit or stops production of what was initially produced hence limiting consumption. Environmental laws become painful to deal with leading to a backlash ...

- Executive Summary Quench is a brand leader in the bottled water sector. The company was founded in 1998 and has steadily expanded operations to become a global multi million pound company. Its main strengths have been competitive pricing, strong advertising campaigns and a positive brand image. Their main market sector consists primarily of customers with sporty, healthy, clean-living lifestyle aspirations. It sponsors several sporting events not only in Britain but worldwide. The Quench brand is associated with trust and reliability. With increased competition and economic recession, the company has registered low sales volumes and reduced profit margins. This report provides ...

The Navajo Nation is a semi-autonomous nation controlled by the United States of America’s government. It is located on the northeastern portion of Arizona, southeastern part of Utah, and northwestern part of New Mexico. Among all the Native American nations under the jurisdiction of the United States, the Navajo nation has one of the largest, if not the largest, land mass. One of the highlights in this native American tribal nation is the presence of public lands that possess natural sights such as the Ship rock that offers a spectacular view of a ship-shaped rock located in San Juan country, New ...

Countries are actively increasing their efforts to instill environmental awareness among their people. One major and physical proof of such is the numerous bills in congress that are relevant to the environment. In the United States Congress alone, there have been 162 bills sponsored relevant to environment protection starting 2013 to present (govtrack.us). This is just one indication of the seriousness of several countries to preserve the environment. However, much as the government wants to come up with all of these policies which in the end has the same goal, and that is to environmental protection, there a need to ...

Human Impacts on Salt Marshlands

Salt Marshes Although less regarded by the public as an important ecosystem, salt marshes are among the most fertile and abundant coastal habitats on earth. According to Bromberg Gedan, Silliman, and Bertness from Brown University and University of Florida, Gainesville (2009), salt marshes provide more ecosystem services (anthropogenic benefits from nature) to coastal populations than other ecosystems. These intertidal habitats are composed of salt-tolerant grasses, herbs, and low shrubs, in great depths, and serve many functional dynamics. Salt marshes are located in a range of climates, from arctic and subtropical regions, and are always found along global coastlines. The ...

The day September eleventh, 2001 will be a day individuals won't overlook for the rest of their lives. On that morning, planes were seized from Newark, Boston, and Washington. The primary occasion of the terrorist assault was at 8:46 A.m. in Manhattan, New York. At this point a seized plane flew into the north tower of the World Trade Center (Greenberg). The highest point of the north tower was loaded with smoke and flares. The individuals close to the World Trade Center were totally shocked and had their attention gotten right when the first plane hit. "Countless individuals saw the ambushes ...