Introduction The global ecological crisis is the largest challenge which humanity has ever had to face (Gare, 2017). Besides, abusing the natural resources, our present method of consumption and production of goods, all modeled on eco Continue Reading...
leadership is crucial for organizational success in a competitive marketplace. Gaps in leadership or conduct that could be interpreted as ineffective could have adverse effects on the reputation and overall competitiveness of a company. One company Continue Reading...
Philanthropy is at least as old as recorded human history and most likely began near the same time that humans began to organize into social groups. There are many charitable aspects to most organized religion. For example, Christ was recorded to hav Continue Reading...
Federal Agencies and Climate Change Climate change is today affecting communities and environment across the world. In response, the federal governments have taken action to help people to adapt to current and potential risks through programs and po Continue Reading...
Climate Change in Australia's Alpine Region The environments of entire Australia comprise of approximately 0.3% of total global land mass. The alpine region of Australia is found along the mountain ranges of southeastern, central plateau and Victor Continue Reading...
Automotive Bailout: The three major firms in the United States automotive industry asked the government for a bailout worth $34 billion in December 2008 in order to avoid bankruptcy. These companies asked for the bailout from government because thei Continue Reading...
Agriculture and New Technologies Agriculture and New Technology Agricultural techniques and technologies have changed vastly over the last several decades contributing to significant improvements in productivity. Today, farming has become a knowled Continue Reading...
Nowadays, the idea that offshore drilling is safe seems ridiculous. The Gulf spill nowhere compares to drilling disasters that have occurred before including one off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif. In 1969 that discarded three million gallons in Continue Reading...
Use energy sound furniture; find ways to share resources when possible. The copy-machine is a deadly waster -- try to publish as much as possible electronically (memos, presentations, etc.). Chapter 7 -- Greening Your Products and Services- This Continue Reading...
Though not the sole operator in its industry in Colombia, the company provides the vast majority of oil and natural gas products to the domestic market, and its international market share makes it one of the world's thirty-five largest petroleum com Continue Reading...
A variety of new and existing buildings have received LEED certification over the recent years. The following are ten examples of these awards: 1) Office Depot: Gold Award, New Construction. In 2007, Office Depot recognized its 39 million square f Continue Reading...
In this rgard, Atchinson and Lewis (2003) report that, "Electronic forms of news dissemination include multimedia 'webcasts', e-zines, news alert services, news tickers, e-journals and (we)blogs, newsgroups, personalized news trackers and email. Sty Continue Reading...
In a decade, as nations vie for this depleting resource, the global water industry is expected to be worth a trillion dollars a year. Another debate concerns the trade of "virtual water," where wealthy water-stressed countries purchase other nations Continue Reading...
Pollution in the environment has become an important subject for consternation in today's world, where pollution of all kinds affects the daily lives of people as well as the environment in such a way that most people find it difficult to continue th Continue Reading...
Earthy Odyssey: A Review If anyone would know about the state of our environment, it would be Mark Hertsgaard. As a respected journalist, he's traveled the world for over six years getting a first-hand view of the environmental destruction of our wo Continue Reading...
manufacturer, which opens it up to a number of issues regarding sustainability. This paper will review Kimberley Clark's approach to sustainability, based on information presented in the company's 2015 Sustainability Report, and understanding of the Continue Reading...
Eilperin, J. & Dennis, B. (2017). Trump administration to approve final permit for Dakota Access pipeline. Washington Post. Feb 7, 2017. Retrieved online: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/02/07/trump-administration-t Continue Reading...
.....standard indicators for which statistical time series data and targets are accessible, but also take into account social aspects, for instance, the fair apportionment of benefits and encumbrances of the energy transition amid social groups and e Continue Reading...
Gillis and Broder (2012) outlines that global emissions of carbon dioxide were at a record high in 2011 and likely to achieve new highs again in 2012. The article is interesting because it points out how human societies have failed in their efforts Continue Reading...
Sustainability in Business Sustainability PowerPoint® Presentation and Paper Sustainability refers to the capacity of a business to have no significant negative impact on the local or global community, environment, society or the economy. These Continue Reading...
company called YPF. The company is noted to suffer from several problems associated with culture change and the need to remain competitive. We therefore begin this work by presenting a problem statement as well as a presentation of the specific prob Continue Reading...
Ecoli Escherichia coli (E. coli) is notorious for its adverse effects on the human body. A bacterium that normally lives in the stomach, some strains of E. coli can cause illness such as diarrhea. The strains most harmful to human beings include E. Continue Reading...
" (Rosenbaum, p. 12-13) This demonstrates the uphill climb facing President Obama, not just in terms of gaining political momentum to return the United States to a place of respect in the global environmental movement but also to develop regulatory Continue Reading...
In clear connection with climate change, with the impossibility of plants to adapt, or their struggle to do so, is the economic effects global warming would have on the population and on Australia as a state entity. There are large parts of the con Continue Reading...
Like most complex systems, ecosystems tend to exemplify cyclic fluctuations around a state of estimated stability. Looking at the picture from a long-term perspective, however, ecosystems inexorably alter when the atmosphere changes or when a very Continue Reading...
There are also influential political interests in various industries who are lobbying Congress to promote data that indicates climate change is not related to human activity. The lab experiments support the human origins of global warming through c Continue Reading...
This helps to establish the case that a gap exists between that which science accepts about biofuels and that which politicians present on the subject. This is complimented by Thornton's (2006) concise detraction of ethanol, this article serves as Continue Reading...
In 2006, production workers, earned $21.40 an hour in oil and gas extraction, $22.08 an hour in coal mining, $22.39 an hour in metal ore mining, and $18.74 an hour in nonmetallic minerals mining, compared to the private industry average of $16.76 an Continue Reading...
Public Management and Administration of Water Scarcity Scenario You are a successful upper manager at an important federal agency. The President and Congress have become concerned about scarcity of potable water in the United States. (Water levels i Continue Reading...
The British created a well-educated, English-speaking Indian elite middle class d. new jobs were created for millions of Indian hand-spinner and hand-weavers The Indian National Congress can best be described in which of the following ways: Answer Continue Reading...
