Sustainability is the avoidance of natural resource depletion to maintain biodiversity and ecological balance. It factors how people can protect the natural world surrounding them from destruction and damages. Over the years, civilization has been detrimental to the environment. This is because it utilizes plenty of resources, which are not renewable and viable. Developments at the present should focus on meeting needs without compromising future generations’ access to raw materials. Three pillars that contribute to sustainable development are economic development,...
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People are considered to be the most intelligent creatures on Earth who are able to learn new things in the universe which can lead them to the technological advancement. It goes without saying that there are many benefits in technological development for the economy but it also destroys our environment gradually. We develop technologies and science to make our life better but we do not fall to thinking that it can ruin everything that surround us in the near future....
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Introduction The past two centuries have been characterized by vast technological advances that have had a significant effect on man and his environment. One of these advances has been in the form of increased industrialization by man. Industrialization has resulted in detrimental practices such as deforestation, air and water pollution which have all threatened the fragile balance that exists between man and the environment. The consequences that have risen as a result of neglecting to take care of the environment...
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Our environment is made of living things and things not alive. The life of these species includes livestock and other microorganisms; the environment’s unlived components are food, water, dirt, sunshine, etc. Any time a relatively long toxin is introduced to our environment, it contributes to environmental contamination. Air, water, soil, noise, light and nuclear pollution are some of the main types of pollution. The air pollution is caused by emissions from factories, building chimneys, cars and oils. Wasted industrial solvents,...
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A new stage in the relationship between nature and man began with the beginning of the industrial revolution. The rapidly developing scientific and technological progress, combined with the same idea of human superiority and the need to take as much as possible from nature, ultimately led to what we have now. Humanity is on the verge of an environmental disaster. But we, like all other living things on the planet, are still inseparable from the biosphere. The framework of the...
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Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed guests, and fellow advocates for environmental preservation, Today, I stand before you to shed light on one of the most pressing issues of our time: ocean pollution. Through the power of storytelling, I aim to convey the gravity of this problem and inspire each one of you to take action to protect our oceans. Close your eyes for a moment and imagine the vast expanse of the ocean, its crystal-clear waters teeming with life. Now, envision...
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Introduction Ruggiero (2008) defines thinking as a mental activity that we have some influence or control over. This is apparent when looking at the situation in which a driver is only driving while he keeps the steering wheel in his hands and monitors vehicle motions. Therefore the practice is only formulated if directed in the minds of individuals. This does not mean, though, that thought should always be done in a positive mood. Evidence demonstrates that subconscious and involuntary thought...
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Refugees are those who, are taken out of their own country forcibly before reasons such as for religious or ethnic cleansing. Bangladesh has been on the receiving end of refugees for a long time. However, in the past 2 years, the amount increased in unbelievable numbers. The government of Bangladesh displayed enough generosity in providing shelter to the Rohingya from Myanmar. Nevertheless, Myanmar showed no interest in taking back the refugees. According to Fox News, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has...
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An Inconvenient Truth is a speech about Global Warming. To introduce his speech, he used a well-planned attention-getter, by using a video of a lakeside area near his home while he talked about how he forgot how it looked. In his attention-getter, he made sure he stated his topic statement about how he felt about global warming. He also made sure to link it back to the audience by talking about the earth where everyone lives and how it will...
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Hurricanes are a natural process that needs certain conditions to be met to allow their formation. Hurricanes are also known as tropical cyclones and are storms that typically form in the summer or autumn period when the correct atmospheric ingredients come together. Several factors go into the formation of a hurricane, of which they are; low pressure, warm ocean water, the Coriolis effect, moist mid-atmosphere, and upper atmospheric divergence. The low-pressure area has to form to start winds uplifting, the...
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The word “Animal abuse” is a word that not many of us seem to like due to most of us having a fond connection to animals in our lives. Well who in their right mind would like animal abuse nobody does because we care for all animals from the smallest of mice to big as a grizzly bear.” But should we care for animals that aren't human or don't have feelings”, well believe it or not animals can understand and...
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Pakistan is facing a lot of water shortage that is going to break the limit in the country in the coming years. Recently, the Indus River System Authority highlighted that the Indus irrigation system was the world's largest irrigation system for the summer season but because of the crisis it was critical and it had delayed the growing of the country’s main cash crops which includes cotton as well. Pakistan's water demand increased from 1990 to 2013. Pakistan is right...
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Air pollution is known to hurt human health, contributing to approximately 3.4 million premature deaths globally in 2010. By looking at both different types of air pollution (PM2.5, ozone, etc.) and sources (road transportation, agriculture, household energy, shipping, etc.) it is possible to produce a global picture of air pollution distribution and how to most effectively reduce the impact on human health. This paper will look specifically at the road transportation source sector, discussing the current predictions of health effects...
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Executive Summary: There are lots of environmental problems such as air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution, and waste disposal problems that Hong Kong faces. Of these environmental issues, air pollution is the one that affects most citizens of Hong Kong. In the Planetary Urbanization lecture, Professor Vitz mentioned that “80% of the world’s urban population breathes unhealthy air” (Vitz, Planetary Urbanization: slide 20). Like many other cities and countries mentioned in class and readings such as Chicago, Pittsburgh, and Britain,...
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The concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, as of 2018, is the highest it has been in 3 million years ( ). Greenhouse gases (GHG) contribute to higher temperatures and more heat waves (). The Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, also known as Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32), fights global warming by reducing greenhouse gas emissions from all sources throughout the state ( ). Assembly Bill 32 is California’s Global Warming Solutions Act. AB 32 is a...
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO) (2019), the Philippines has the 3rd highest mortality rate in Asia, averaging 120,000 deaths per year. (Enano, 2019) Air pollution is the presence of harmful chemicals in the air. Examples of these chemicals are called particulate matter which contains ammonia, sodium chloride, and many more (Ambag, 2018). Inhaling air that contains these chemicals can lead to respiratory diseases and even cancer. Here, in the Philippines, most air pollution comes from Metro Manila because...
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Today I will be informing you about the negative effects air pollution has on our health, concerning my generation and future generations. In Australia, 3,056 premature deaths are caused due to air pollution, with the costs for these deaths ranging from around $11 billion to $24 billion per year. This number will only get worse as the current trends of air pollution are only rising, and it is up to us to reduce them. This is only the beginning of...
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Pollution is a very serious global issue that needs to be fixed for our environment to sustain for future generations to come. The pollution that we see in our society today is unhealthy and in some extreme cases, it could be dangerous to people. Even after many attempts by our world leaders, pollution is still growing in our world and continues to be an issue. Many people see pollution as just bad air quality and they would be right, but...
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Every day around 93% of the world's kids under the age of 15 years (1.8 billion children) breathe air that is so polluted it places their health and development at serious risk. Tragically, many of them die: WHO estimates that in 2016, 600,000 youngsters died from acute lower respiratory infections caused by polluted air. A new WHO document on Air air pollution and baby health: Prescribing clean air examines the heavy toll of both ambient (outside) and household air pollution...
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A human being cannot live without water, but the source of water is not endless. Manju (2017) pointed out that 97% of the water on the earth is salt water, and the remaining 3% includes surface water, glacial water, and groundwater. That is to say, only 1% of the water on earth is available for humans to use. Groundwater is a freshwater resource, which is the main source of water in India and provides most of the domestic and irrigation...
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Introduction: The San Joaquin Valley is an agricultural area that supplies agricultural goods all around the globe. The weather patterns in the area consist of cool winters and dry hot summers. The San Joaquin Valley is surrounded by mountain ranges, such as the Coastal Mountain range, Sierra Nevada range, and Tehachapi Mountains (Lewis 2010). These geographical conditions allow the central valley to encase itself like a bowl and allow the trapping and accumulation of pollutants. It is important to address...
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Introduction Environmental pollution is a major problem facing humanity and all forms of life on Earth today. Air pollution is considered the largest environmental pollution risk factor. Air pollution has a very wide geographical variation and each citizen of our planet is affected by its devastating consequences. Exposure to polluted air can have permanent effects on population health. While our daily lives may not feel threatened right now, air pollution has a compounding effect that will only get worse without...
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Carcinogen in Water: 1. What are the ethical dilemmas facing problem solvers? For a situation to be considered to have an ethical paradox and or dilemma, it has to present the following set of conditions. The problem solver or rather the decision maker has to decide which course of action is best. There must be different courses of action to choose from. There is no perfect solution no matter what course of action is taken since some ethical principles must...
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The environment needs to be studied in all aspects. That’s why many different scientists and volunteers help study the environment. This is called environmental science, an interdisciplinary scientific field that combines physics, biology, and geography (including ecology, chemistry, plant science, zoology, mineralogy, oceanography, limnology, soil science, geology and physical geography, and atmospheric science) to study the environment and solve environmental problems. Emerging from the fields of natural history and medicine during the Enlightenment, environmental science today provides an integrated, quantitative,...
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From a far distance, the pale blue sky is a smooth white blanket, widespread into the atmosphere. As the gloomy fog passed by the sleeping green giant, the clouds that had been wispy and white that morning were now more dark and dense. There was no sky that day, only a rough woolen blanket of mottled grey to cover us all and block out the sun. A boundless layer of white blend with silver hung heavily over the hills, it...
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We live in a pluralistic world, where each tradition has its own grandeur and limitations, its successes and failures. One thing we see that is common to all, at least in recent times, is that they all are trying to address the question of how we human species should live on Earth, and in my opinion, the answer is - in harmony. There has been always a considerable amount of debate about creation as ‘static’ or ‘evolving’. In other words,...
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A forest is a large area that is covered by trees and plants. It is important for the lives of living things present on the earth. Without forests, it's impossible for life to survive because they provide oxygen to the environment and take carbon dioxide from the environment. If there are fewer forests in any country or the world, there will be less amount of oxygen and higher chances of different diseases, because if there are fewer forests, there will...
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Diamond mining has long been a controversial topic, given its negative consequences not only for society but also for the environment. As history shows, they were not called ‘blood’ for nothing, because their search destroyed many parts of the world, especially Africa. There are some ways in which Africa and other countries are doing this to prevent the mining of blood diamonds, but this process still hurts countless people for a simple stone. Mining for blood diamonds is an illegal...
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According to Kotler in 1988, advertising is one of the four major tools companies use to direct persuasive communications to target buyers. Advertising is thus used in the retail industry and has impacted this industry positively from the use of online marketing techniques to advertise such as using ‘networking (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.)’ as it has been defined as ‘the best way to enhance the customer engagement’. (Rathnayaka, 2018). Consumer engagement is an important aspect within the fashion retail industry...
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Fellow delegates and distinguished guests, my name is Adelaide Ho from the Australian delegation and it's an honor to speak at this United Nations Forum. We all love bargains - especially for trendy clothes. But some of our favorite stores like H&M and Zara are lying to us. What we wear is at the expense of a 5-year-old child whose family lives in a slum, or the mother who works tirelessly to earn a few dollars for her disabled daughter....
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