Little Rock, Arkansas, is located in the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains, on the south bank of the Arkansas River. Lake Maumelle is northwest of Little Rock and provides the city's drinking water. The city lies in a humid, subtropical climate zon Continue Reading...
The greenhouse effect is a condition that occurs when the Earth's atmosphere captures radiation from the Sun. Solar heat is trapped by certain gases (including carbon dioxide and methane). These gases allow sunlight in but not back out of the atmos Continue Reading...
Greenhouse Emissions "The EPA…declared that carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases sent off by cars and many industrialized plants "endanger public health and welfare," setting the stage for regulating them under federal clean air laws Continue Reading...
" When and if the U.S. cuts back on the use of fossil fuels to reduce global warming, other nations may well follow our example. To wit, when we allow the United Nations to conduct searches for potential weapons of mass destruction in our own countr Continue Reading...
Tomorrow was an excellent film that definitely fuels interest in climate change. The film is an action packed portrayal of how climate change could potentially cause extreme weather events, though the scientific basis for the events shown in the mov Continue Reading...
A petroleum geologist against drilling in the area writes, "For all practical purposes, the refuge is utterly pristine. It also encompasses an area 26 times larger than Yosemite National Park, almost nine times the size of Yellowstone" (Herndon). Wh Continue Reading...
Environmental Hazards as a Consequence of Crude Oil/Natural Gas Exploration, Transportation, Refining and Storage Ever since crude oil was first successfully drilled in the U.S. In Titusville, Pennsylvania, in 1859, the demand for oil has only been Continue Reading...
European Union's Emission Trading System What is the stated purpose behind the EU ETS? The EU ETS has been a cap and trade method made to incentivise economical cutbacks in greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) coming from carbon-intensive industrial sect Continue Reading...
The student has provided research on various vibration analytic techniques such as the use of Laser Vibrometry for Damage Detection using Lamb Waves in discovery processes to detect microcracks. Outcome 3. The Information Literacy competency was sa Continue Reading...
Following the introduction, the report discusses framing issues, including international policy. The social and international context of global climate change is given a great deal of emphasis in this section. The relationship between climate chang Continue Reading...
Heinrich events are one of the most discussed and debated phenomena related to global climate change. For each theory proposed related to the cause or effect of a Heinrich event, there is a theory contrary to the concept. Theories relating to the bin Continue Reading...
Arctic Melt Unnerves the Experts" by Andrew C. Revkin, printed in the New York Times on October 2, 2007. Its focus lies on the Arctic ice cap -- particularly, on the rapidly decreasing amount of floating ice there. It reports that during the summer Continue Reading...
The plan would be the result of the scientific method, through which the impacts and causes of the current environmental problems would be addressed. Additionally, the scientific method would sit at the basis of the future actions to be taken. Thes Continue Reading...
person within the Christian worldview. Specifically it will discuss technology, the environment, and the media as it relates to my personal Christian worldview. As noted in this course, understanding a worldview can help a person understand other pe Continue Reading...
"Toyota is currently working to achieve this voluntary target by 2009 within the context of its own 2010 Global Vision and zero emissions vehicle goal through, in part, increasing the mix of hybrids within its model line up." In terms of design, it Continue Reading...
In my opinion, there is no excuse for them not accomplishing the objectives they have been created to attain. 6. Regarding the economic situation and the context of the current financial and economic crises, things are not as clear as they are abou Continue Reading...
III. Analysis Gottschaig and Pe'er's (2008) study was both innovative and remarkable. Written for business leaders, managers, and officers, who are often in charge of buyouts, this article gives helpful, unique advice for participating in a buyout Continue Reading...
Rules to Live by -- a Biostatement Yes, the human race is quite "species-centric," and we are already paying for it. Our planet has changed greatly over the billions of years it has existed, but it has changed far more rapidly since humans entered t Continue Reading...
Humans on Ecology- Deforestation in Brazil Humans have been supposedly trying to protect the eco-system and environment for a long time. However without realizing, they themselves are causing the most destruction by their ill-planned moves and car Continue Reading...
Hybrid Consumer Vehicles: Where on the S-Curve? For this case study, I have selected the hybrid car as the technology of interest. Hybrid cars have been a steady presence in the consumer auto market since the early 2000s. Toyota's Prius is the best- Continue Reading...
He starts with the term Up and Down and wonders what does it actually mean. Safire has found various examples of how this term has often been used and then goes on to explain exactly what is meant by "Up and Down." Barbarow writes: "Awareness is a Continue Reading...
At the time, the industry sought to examine both oil pollution in general and ocean dumping as well as land-based sources of ocean pollution. According to Wang, "More significant was the rapid technological development in the design of large-sized o Continue Reading...
It was then important to see the degree at which technology and training played a role in combating each fire. 1.2.4.Rationale of the Study What is that can be gained from this study? The reasoning behind such a study is born out of a need to prov Continue Reading...
production of food products has changed dramatically over the past several years. Technological changes in machinery, increased use of better and more expedient forms of transportation, and improved fertilizers have all contributed to a more efficie Continue Reading...
Societal Collapses Environmental determinism has long been out of favor among historians and social scientists, although well into the 19th Century even the majority of Westerners were highly dependent on the climate and environment for their surviv Continue Reading...
Climate Change The world's ecological issues have been studied intensely by scientists in various academic disciplines vigorously for many years and have been greatly accelerated in recent decades. The level of understanding about how natural system Continue Reading...
We have seen in the past how such agreements are put aside by governments, especially in the United States, in those instances where the natural resources become the focus of business. However, the agreement does return to the aboriginals the hope Continue Reading...
(Kleekamp, 2005) The agreement between all the countries at Kyoto had clearly specified that all countries were to cut down on their release of heat trapping gases by 5.2% from the levels that they had reached in 1990 by the period of 2008 to 2012. Continue Reading...
Non-Traditional Security Threats and the EU Theoretical Study Terrorism Weapons of Mass Destruction and Nuclear Threat Regional Conflict Organized Crime Environmental Degradation Non-Traditional Security Threats and the EU Due to the disconte Continue Reading...
In a report on recent research in this area, Hickman (2008) states that, "Although the public recycle newspapers and bottles, only one eighth of clothes are recycled through charity shops About 70 per cent goes straight to landfill or incineration" Continue Reading...
1. The bookmarks indicated the following six events: · Formation of the earth and moon 4.6 billion years ago · Earliest life, 3.9 billion years ago · Early land plants 420 million years ago · Largest mass extinction 248 mi Continue Reading...
That is precisely what has occurred in Iran to date (Ajami, 2008; Larsen, 2007). However, the danger posed by continued Western reliance on OPEC oil in the form of financing that ultimately funds anti-western terrorism may be even more significant. Continue Reading...
22), and this may be one reason the United States is not participating in the Kyoto Protocol, the limits and agreements reached with 178 other nations are not effective in this country. With disregard for solutions such as Kyoto, it seems difficult Continue Reading...
Other than humans and the impact on their social and economic life, the oil companies also have a profound negative influence on the environment. The oil drilling and exploration process affect the environment at every stage. The first step is the Continue Reading...
" By writing her book, Carson in fact is credited with launching "the modern environmental movement," the authors insist. And her book was far more than just the "cumulative and devastating biological effects of pesticides," Bekoff writes; "it is abo Continue Reading...
Electromagnetic Induction in Action: Hybrid Electric Vehicles The interest in electric cars is certainly not new, but rather dates back to the early 19th century when inventors were actively searching for ways to build cars that would run on battery Continue Reading...
This seems to be serious, but most of the people committing the crime are being released by the courts. (Understanding White Collar Crime) Question 3a: What is a FOIA request and is it likely to be granted? The request is under the Freedom of Info Continue Reading...
To a great degree individual environmentalists, and especially martyrs, those who have lost their lives or liberty are seen by those in the most radical circles as defining members of their group. It is also clear that for the most part individuals Continue Reading...
Business Startup Business Plan Company Overview The new business will be a service business that operates as a small scale bed and breakfast. The hotel will consist of one large single family house that is rented by the room in a major metropolita Continue Reading...
This study will incorporate consumer perceptions and attitude green products, green values, green label and green environment. Finally, it will provide insights on areas of green buying commitment and green purchasing intention (Biel, Hansson & Continue Reading...
