...or other industrial projects they use the following criteria with the Aboriginal input: • scoping the project and the assessment; • the collection of baseline information; • consideration of the environmental effects of a project; • evaluation of environmental effects and the determination of their significance; • evaluation of any cumulative environmental effects of the project; • evaluation of the effects of the environment on the project; • identification or modification of mitigation measures; and • Design and implementation of any follow-up programs. The Federal Government has implemented a project called the Participant Funding Program Where they award up to $3,000,000.00 for eligible Aboriginal groups for consultation with the Crown during the assessment process when the government is intending to make changes that would affect Treaty Rights or established Aboriginal rights. Another Aboriginal group that advises the Federal Government on environmental issues is NACOSAR. The role of National Aboriginal Council on Species at Risk (NACOSAR) is to advise the Minister of Environment on the administration of the Act and to provide advice and recommendations to the Canadian Endangered Species Conservation Council (CESCC) as set out in section 8(1) of the Act. The Federal Government has implemented various programs to ensure that the environment and the ecological systems are not damaged beyond repair due to the industrial expansion and economic development in the country...
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...Reflections on Federal Environmental Policy There are just so many environmental problems we are faced with in the world today. Global warming that has been concern to scientists for years; this can be seen by the melting polar ice caps to catastrophic weather and threatened Ecosystems. Many federal environmental laws are subject to reauthorization. Congress seems to be in no hurry, because there is little apparent consensus as to what steps would be appropriate. After the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 were signed, all but a few of the nearly 200 environmental measures on state and local ballots were defeated. Al Gore, as Vice President was large supporter. There has been changes some not as successful as some. Most dimensions of air and water has improved substantially since 1970, although there has been a substantial increase in population. This was benefits from the Clean Air and the Clean Water Act. In 1980 Congress approved the Superfund to clean up hazardous waste. This program made no reductions in risk. Scientists are coming up with ways for us to make American a safer and better place to live. I am really concerned about our environment and the way some of us as citizens are treating it as though it does not exist. I am hoping that people realize how important it is to have a good environment to live in. Before reading the text, I knew that keeping our environment safe was very important. I have seen and heard stories of people dying because of the quality of...
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...Janice Miller AIU Environmental 210 Instructor: Jane Stepp April 26, 2015 Introduction: This research is in details of Air pollution, I will give information on how and why we needed to have a law enforce for the situation. Air pollution has been a problem for quite some years now , there has been many people who has become ill and died because of the combination of particle that are combine, that are damaging our living things due to the particle’s in the earth’s atmosphere. Summarize the major provisions of the law that you chose. In 1970 the Congress decides to get together to figure out a way to protect the public health and welfare from the different pollution caused by array of pollution sources. In 1970 is when the first basic structure of the Clean Air Act Amendment was in place, and as of 1977, and 1990 The Congress made major revision on the Clean Air Act. Congress primary objective is to the concern human health and second, aesthetics, agricultures. Their concentration was on separating the countries into air quality region, of the various pollutants in the surrounding air, so they could be more conscious of the health risk from the various pollutant is at zero. Describe the economic impact of the law. Provide specific economic data from credible reference. Since the Clean Air Act has been amend by the Congress and put to work , it has cut down pollution that has protected the American people , Many more people has lived longer...
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...protects American workers. Every employee, employer or member who works should understand what OSHA is about. History of Agency The history of OSHA dates back into the 19th century. The act was signed into law December 29, 1970 by President Richard M. Nixon (Reflections on osha, 2009). OSHA main role is assuming safe and healthy working conditions for the men and woman exposed to any type of issues that could affect his or her safety or health. The OSH Act became effective April 28, 1971 (Reflections on osha, 2009). It was estimated that in 1970 around 14,000 workers were killed on- the-job (Shach, 2011, para. 4). OSHA has lowered the number in people killed because of their safety and regulations. OSHA covers all employees and their employers in the 50 states and territories and jurisdictions under federal authority (What does OSHA do? para. 2). OSHA began the start up phase in the most dangerous and unhealthful workplaces and industries. Promoting new programs and providing education to ensure a safe and healthy workplace for the workforce. The first five industries were marine cargo handling, roofing, and sheet metal work, meat and meat products, miscellaneous transportation equipment, and lumber and wood products (Reflections on osha, 2009). This indeed led to many more...
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...this essay is to discuss financial reporting is both a reflection and creator of our perception of social reality and is consistently evolving. By means of research of these source collections, relevant evidence is selected, evaluated and organized into three key areas: the Carbon tax legislation represents a creation of a new social reality and the impact on sustainability in business. The carbon tax would be represented in the financial reports. To introduce the particular company and legislation impacts on that company. The Framework shows that the financial reporting is present relevant and reliable information. Some experts considered that the insufficient information on financial reporting impact on social reality. Thus, the Sustainability reporting occurs to fix up the fanatical reporting gaps. Introduction Financial reporting is both a reflection and creator of our perception of social reality and consistently evolving. Currently, accounting system is not only focus on the data of how much company earns, it also shift towards to social responsibility. As the dramatic of pollutions, especially that of the developing nations is extremely harmful not only to the surrounding environment, but also to the inhabitants of that country as well. Thus, financial reporting take concern on such problems and create out Sustainability reporting which help to reduce the pollutions. This essay is to discuss the both reflection and creator of financial reporting in reality social and...
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...known as a politician that would do whatever it takes to achieve his political goals and eliminate his competition. He came into the presidency when the U.S. was in a time of cultural and political conflict, so he appealed to a silent majority in order to win votes. Despite Nixon’s success in foreign and environmental affairs, his presidency was overshadowed by his domestic policies and the Watergate scandal. Emerging from the 1960’s, the Nixon’s era was characterized by conflicting political and social movements and deteriorating economic and environmental conditions. Nixon was elected because of his image as a steady Republican candidate amid disarray within the Democratic party. President Lyndon B. Johnson decided not to seek reelection, and Vice President Hubert Humphrey’s campaign was ruined by protests. In addition,...
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...it's not constitutional. Congress has the power to create, organize, and disband all federal agencies. The bureaucracy has two masters — Congress and the President. Bureaucracy is an inevitable consequence of complexity and scale. Modern government could not function without a large bureaucracy. Through authority, specialization, and rules, bureaucracy provides a means of managing thousands of tasks and employees. In truth, one hand does not always know what the other hand is doing. Congress, and the judiciary, bureaucrats exercise considerable power in their own right. Department of State was the first executive department in 1781, department of Treasury 1789, Department of War, Office of Attorney General, and Office of Postmaster General. The Great Depression was a disaster that did not have to happen. The New Deal interventions were bad for the economy and played favorites with the rich over the average families. The required acreage farm reduction really hurt the poor sharecroppers. There was mass destruction of feed even though millions of families were hungry because of the efforts to keep farm prices high. Compulsory unionism caused discrimination against blacks since it gave monopoly power to union bosses who really didn’t want to hire blacks anyway (Edwards, 2005). Government policies in the 1930s prevented the U. S. economy from recovering from the depression because of the policy mistakes that were made. Some of the economic effects of...
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...decisions we make that effect our environment around us, it’s our job to maintain and innovate new ideas to sustain environmental health. The principal impediment to a sustainable society is our internal wiring. Put simply, humans evolved in an environment of scarcity and our brains are poorly adapted to restrain our appetites in a climate of abundance even when our ‘executive’ brain warns us that our civilization has overextended the limits of the biosphere. The human mind is not used to dealing with novel global environmental threats such as pollution, plastic, chemicals, nuclear waste and greenhouse gases, because for millions of years these problems were not around. As citizens of the world, each of us is responsible for the health of our planet. Our choices and our actions contribute to the well-being or deterioration of the environment. ? While some countries have chosen to develop national-level strategies, Canada’s federal system of governance required an approach that acknowledged that many of the levers for promoting sustainable development are controlled by different levels of governments (e.g. municipalities, provinces, and territories). The FSDA (Federal Sustainable Development Act) articulates the Government of Canada’s long-term vision, goals, and targets, including its plans for reducing the federal government’s environmental footprint. Environmental sustainability and economic development can be considered contending imperatives. We are now seeing more and more...
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...Operations Extended Response How does an understanding of the influences on operations contribute to business success? The success of every business depends on adapting itself to the environment within which it functions. A thorough understanding of the operational influences on a business is critical to ensuring the business is flexible, and can adapt to changing market circumstances. Without continually updated knowledge of the operational influences which consists of globalisation, technology, legal regulation, government policies, environmental sustainability, quality expectations and cost-based competition, the success of the business is questionable. The success of a business can be measured through indicators such as strategic goals, market share, profitability, growth, efficiency, quality of output, business competitiveness/image, meeting the changing needs of customers and their contribution to the wellbeing of society. Globalisation An understanding of globalisation gives a business a direction for growth, and enables the business to identify the areas for growth and expansion of their activities. For example Google is an effective innovator that develops and distributes high quality, distinctive ideas that are transformed into products that are sold globally. They have utilised globalisation so as to mass produce innovative products at low cost. This has been essential to Google’s position as a market leader. The knowledge to harness globalisation...
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...marketing capability, GNC would need to cursorily examine it’s marketing environment. (Evans, M 1988) highlights the rules and regulations, effects of governments, changes in technology and the implications of societal changes as the basis of marketing environment, which ultimately influence impinging on marketing. These forces fall within the macro environment of PESTL frame. As the name indicates, macro environmental factors are the forces prevailing in the external environment of the organisation. Macro environmental variables include political, economical, socio-cultural, technological, and legal forces, having bearing on the industry and business players (Popkin, B.M Duffey, K & Gordon Larsen, P 2005) Business firms and industries have no control over such factors and thus are bound to adapt and act in accordance with macro environmental forces in order to exist and sustain in the marketplace. Thus, these variables would be considered as a ramification to such a supplementary industry, which in this case is “GNC”. POLITICAL: Political factors are one of the major macro environmental force affecting multi vitamin industries and related business firms. It takes into account legislations, market regulations, government stability and trade agreements (Mashhadi, AM & Ijaz-Ur-Rehman, Q 2012). Australian government has formulated quite strict and confined set of regulations for companies engaged in preparing and offering vitamins, minerals, nutritional, herbs, diet, energy, and other...
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...| 2012 | | Core 8 [FOreign Policy in latin America](Paper taken to writing clinic: hannah) | | Every country’s foreign policy consists of self-interest strategies chosen by the state to safeguard its national interests and to achieve its goals within international relations. Its goal is to interact with other countries and non-state actors. Foreign policies are designed by the government through high-level decision making processes. The US has been involved in foreign affairs with Latin America for some time now. How are the US and Latin America with Foreign Affairs? Are Latin Americans’ Intellectual Properties being robbed? Are Latin American countries being restored and growing? There are many other questions to ask regarding the foreign policy issues concerning Latin America. One huge problem with Foreign Affairs/Policies is the Drug Trafficking from Latin America into the United States. Cuba is not necessarily a drug producing country but it is a transit one. In 1998 nearly 7.2 metric tons of cocaine were seized in Colombia on its way to Cuba. Also, there was a 50% increase in drug over flight, which includes people carrying drugs as mules on planes and the dropping of drugs into American water from Cuban planes heading to the States (House Government Reform Committee) Castro had once said that he did not want the United States interfering with Cuban drug relations. Most American government officials believed him to be the main cause of drug transportation...
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...Human Resource Management Alex Renteria Mgmt. 201 5/19/2011 Kent Troxell Human Resource Management Human resources is an expression used to describe the individuals who construct up the workforce of an organization, although it is also pertained in labor economics as well, for example, business segments or even whole nations. Human resources is also the name of the occupation within an organization charged with the overall responsibility for implementing strategies and policies concerning to the management of individuals (i.e. the human resources). This function title is often abbreviated to the initials "HR". Human resources are a relatively modern management term, coined as late as the 1960s. The origins of the function ascended in organizations that introduced 'welfare management' practices and also in those that adopted the principles of 'scientific management'. From these relationships emerged a fundamentally administrative management activity, coordinating an assortment of worker related processes and becoming known, in time, as the 'personnel function'. Human resources progressively became the more everyday name for this function, in the first instance in the United States as well as multinational or international corporations, reflecting the adoption of a more quantitative as well as strategic approach to workforce management, demanded by corporate management to gain a competitive advantage, utilizing limited skilled and highly skilled...
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...must contain the same copyright notice that appears on the screen or printed page of such transmission. JSTOR is an independent not-for-profit organization dedicated to and preserving a digital archive of scholarly journals. For more information regarding JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. http://www.jstor.org Tue Apr 24 17:00:09 2007 Journal of Economic Literature Vol. XXXVZZ (September 1999) pp. 1120-1 149 An Essay on Fiscal Federalism 1. Introduction ISCAL DECENTRALIZATION is in vogue. Both in the industrialized and in the developing world, nations are turning to devolution to improve the performance of their public sectors. In the United States, the central government has turned back significant portions of federal authority to the states for a wide range of major programs, including welfare, Medicaid, legal services, housing, and job training. The hope is that state and local governments, being closer to the...
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...resulting in an attached value of the benefit from commensurate reduction of the toxic emissions. This measure is usually known as the social cost of carbon (SCC). SCC has been estimated by a task force of the federal government resulting from 1-ton carbon dioxide emission reduction in the year 2010 to be approximately $21 US dollars. Those values were found to be highest when the researchers consider the significant weight on the long-term outcomes. The severity of this matter cannot be also downplayed especially when we imagine the damages assuming climate change could increase more sharply in the coming years. This could lead to a lot of catastrophic occurrences. While the world delays efforts that are meant to reduce emissions, the risks associated with such emissions piles up to alarming levels. As days go by, larger amounts of carbon dioxide coupled with other toxic gases are emitted. Given the inherent uncertainty in predicting effects of change in climate and its possibility of triggering catastrophic effects, lawmakers may have to view a carbon tax as reflection of the will of the society to pay in order to reduce the risk in future of potentially expensive damages. The production of carbon dioxide is widely known to have contributed to social/environmental undesirable effects such as health issues and global warming. This carbon pollution is an eternity that is notoriously negative. It is a cost generally imposed on the whole of society and not just meant for...
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...Arturo Chavez Business Cornerstone Procter & Gamble Introduction Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a concept that has been introduced and used by businesses well over half a century, Corporate Social Responsibility is all about contributing back to social society through various charity projects from where companies have earned. CSR is how Companies are doing businesses in a way that can separate them from the competition in the minds of consumers; it gives companies enormous amount of benefits such as; It helps to build good working atmosphere among its existing staff, Brand differentiations through CSR projects are also used to persuade governments and the wider public, that company is taking current issues like health and safety, diversity or the environment seriously and so avoid intervention. CSR programs also draw attention away from companies' perceived negative impacts e.g. the petroleum giant BP has run campaign to clean oil spill and also installed very visible wind-turbines on the roofs of some petrol stations in the UK. The Procter & Gamble Company P&G is one of the world largest consumer goods manufacturing companies with US $78.9 billion revenue (2010) employing over 127000 people. It is 6th most admired company in Fortune magazine 2010 list. Company is 172 years old and has grown through enormous amount of challenges and Depression. Through all this volatility, the one factor above all others that has enabled P&G to grow responsibly, which...
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