...Environmental Protection Agency these days: EPA administrator Lisa P. Jackson, a chemical engineer by training and a mom of two teens, one of whom has asthma. To reduce the family's carbon footprint, Jackson drives a Toyota Prius but uses the family minivan "for occasionally carting a carload of kids and shopping for bulk buys." They all take mass transit whenever possible, recycle, and shop at farmers' markets to support local farmers and for quality assurance — she feels it's important to know where your food comes from. Here are just a few of Jackson's tips on how moms can protect the environment and their family's health. "Moms are demanding safer products and chemicals in the environment, and they should be applauded for their activism," she says. "We can work all day long [at the EPA], but we also need Americans to get informed and take steps to help." You can start by creating a healthy environment at home: 1. Ban smoking in your home. The EPA classifies secondhand smoke as a Group A carcinogen — meaning there is solid evidence that it's cancer-causing — and estimates that it's responsible for the deaths of about 3,000 American nonsmokers every year. Each year, between 150,000 and 300,000 children under the age of 18 months get pneumonia or bronchitis from exposure to smoking. When guests light up, it can increase your kids' risk of developing asthma — and if your child is already asthmatic, it can make symptoms...
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...The simplest explanation about why the environment matters is that, as humans the environment the Earth is our home. It is where we live, breathe, eat, raise our children, etc. Just because we as humans have the power to destroy environment and other species, this does not give us any right to do so. But more convincing to the ones having power in today's world is probably the economic argument. That we cannot afford to destroy the Earth systems. Protecting our environment allows us to live free of any pollutants or hazards that we might introduce into our environment. That leaves us free to try to survive in the "natural" environment which includes things like sharks, poisonous insects and reptiles, pollen, poisonous plants, viruses, bacteria, thousands of parasites, and other animals that compete for food and land. Protecting the environment allows future generations of humans to grow and live without having to deal with anything we've done to contaminate the environment in which we do live and they will live, protecting the environment is the best way to protect our own selves against diseases. However, forests prevent soil erosion, landslides, and flooding; maintain the purity of the air and water; affect local and global rainfall. Protecting the environment as it was before human additions allows plants to continue growing, plants that help regulate temperature, humidity, an provide oxygen. Plants are very useful to humans. We eat many different types of plants...
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...Soft engineering works in harmony with the natural environment and is effective in protecting the coast. To what extent do you agree with this view? I agree with this view to a great extent. Soft engineering methods are natural ways of dealing with erosion, however, every method comes with disadvantages. One way in which soft engineering working well with the natural environment and is also effective, is beach nourishment. This is where materials such as sand and shingle are moved from the bed out at sea or further down the coast and placed at the location of the eroding beach, this therefore creates a wider beach. Wider beaches absorb the energy of the waves before they can create damage to the coast, as they reduce the erosion of the cliff more than tin beaches. The main disadvantage of this method is that taking sediment from one area and relocating it to another often only moves the problem as the area which sediment has been removed now has a thinner beach, creating more erosion. So despite the fact that it is working well and in harmony with the natural environment and is effective in area in which you are trying to protect, it may cause problems and worsen another area. One location in which beach nourishment has been proven successful is that of Seaford Head, it was completed in 1987 and cost the local council £9million. There were four main parts to this: Firstly it involved scraping back the existing beach to reveal the solid underlying chalk; then putting on...
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...Challenges in the Global Business Environment Bus 457 11/25/2014 Chevron Chevron, one of the oldest energy companies in United States, was first founded as Pacific Coast Oil Company in 1879 and was named as Chevron Corporation in 1984. Several companies were established after Standard Oil’s split during 1980s’ and Chevron Corporation was among those big energy corporations who merged with those companies. The company is publicly traded on NYSE, Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500. Chevron is involved in petroleum and natural gas industry. It does almost anything related to the industry from exploring to generating power. With over 60,000 employees Chevron operates business in 84 countries; Angola, Australia, Gulf of Mexico, Kazakhstan, Nigeria and United States are regions where the cooperation mainly operates primary exploration and production. Other than oil and natural gas, Chevron is engaged to biofuel, geothermal, hydrogen, solar and wind energy production. According to the official website for businesses Chevron offers following goods and services: * Additives * Aviation Oils * Base Oils * Chemicals * Fuels * Lubricants * Marine * MSDS * Specialty Products * Technology And for consumers it offers goods and services listed below: * Fuels and Stations * Gift and Credit Cards * Pay Bill * Motor Oils and Fuel Additives Code of Ethical Conduct Chevron relies...
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...environmental subject, environment is an important part of our life whether we like or not. Our environment is what defines our lifestyle, and our lifestyle depends on how we adapt and interact with the environment around us. Our health and wellbeing also depends on how we treat our environment. There are several ways someone can protect his or her environment and occasionally make the planet greener and safer. Among those ways we can state: recycling, energy conservation, and reforestation. Recycling is always a good way to start changing and protecting an environment. Recycling allows people to keep their environment clean and litter free. One thing that people should keep in mind when recycling is that recycling is not only about keeping the environment clean and litter free, but it is also preserving and protecting not only their health, but also the health of those around them. Although recycling is easy to do, people don’t always embrace the idea of recycling. One essential tip that can help people recycle is to always remember to throw their trash in a garbage bag. Another tip to help people recycle is to keep in mind that not all garbage goes in the same type of trash. For example, one should not throw a light bold in the same garbage bag that one uses to put plastic bottles, or a battery into an organic trash bag which is mainly use for organic trash such as food or other organic substances. Another way an individual can collect in protecting the environment is to practice...
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...With the development of the economy, nowadays, the environmental issues have become a worldwide heated topic. Many people claim that it is always a dilemma between the development of economy and the global environment deterioration. Because of the tremendous terrible destruction cases like natural disasters and global warming, the government has to focus on protecting the environment no matter how much profit is made from the business. The government must protect the environment instead of demolishing it, due to the serious industrial pollution, natural resource depletion and encouraging the development of the economy. Initially, one of the most significant important reasons why the government should save the environment is the serious industrial pollution. The first point is that the pollution of air, water and soil pollution suddenly cause some fatal health problems. There is no disputing the fact that the pollution has a tremendous surge in the human life because of a long – term elimination. For instance, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution kills around 7 million people every year and occupied one in eight deaths worldwide...
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...Sullivan October 13, 2013 SCI/275 Claudia De Mendonca Synek Listopad Community Environmental Issue Environmental issues are continuously growing throughout America and the rest of the world. In order to protect what is left of the environment, each state developed an environmental department. These environmental departments are working to find ways to not only protect the environment, but to resolve the issues effecting the environment. Scientific assessments, risk analysis, public engagements, political considerations, and long-term environmental management is the starting point of succeeding in protecting the environment. One key element effecting the environment in Georgia is pollution. The population has grown past the means of Georgia’s expectation. The population growth brings about building new homes in wooded areas, new roads, more pollution, and fewer resources. Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division is geared towards protecting human health, sustaining healthy ecosystems, ensuring resources to support a growing economy ("Environmental Protection Division Georgia Department Of Natural Resources", 2010-2011). These are the new issues that have emerged in Georgia. Not too long ago, the American public became concerned about environment and the effects on humans. The federal policymakers implemented statutes as the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, and the Endangered Species Act, which the legislation passed in the...
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...toxic waste from factories as well as daily activities, which has not been treated properly. The results of recent surveys have showed that the amount of heavy metal in soil has been increasing in recent years. Not only that but people also find out that the soil contains a large amount of redundant pesticide in many places. So what is the cause of these current situations? First of all, it’s the lack of common sense of protecting the environment. The bad condition of environment has been due to the poor awareness of many people. Some people think protecting environment is the responsbility of government, not theirs. Others think what they have done is so small that it’s not enough to harm the environment. Another cause of pollution is business’s lack of responsbility. Because of profits, many businesses have offenced the production process, that contributes to cause the pollution. Moreover, the management of government has not been close enough to prevent destroying the environment. What is the consequence these wrongdoing caused? The condition of environment is getting worse and worse. It follows that many people have become reluctant victims of environmental pollution. Every year, there’s about 16.000 Vietnamese die of diseases which related to air pollution. The...
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...importance of protecting the environment in order to remain the nature beauty of the Earth. He is inspired by the environmental issues happening around Japan or even the globe which reflects the attitude of the people who mistreat the environment. In Nausicaa of the valley of the wind, in 1984, the film stresses the idea of protecting the environment. This film was released by the recommendation of World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). He built up a character, Nausicaa, who is a strong woman from the Valley of the Wind who involved in a struggle with Tolmekia, a kingdom that tries to use an ancient weapon to get rid of a jungle of mutant giant insects. Nausicaä must think of some ways to overcome this situation. He gets his idea from the post-World War II pollution of Japan’s Minamata bay. The incident started with the wastes which was accumulated in the bay and soon cause the mercury poisoning of the people who ate the fish ( Griesbauer). After the people realized the truth, they stop consuming this kind of fish. On the other hand, the fish were still be able to survive under this severe condition in the bay. In Nausicaa, he illustrated the fukai (Sea of Decay), fungi, giant insects, and deadly plants which represented the severe condition of the environment. The colour used on the environment was dull to show the consequences of destroying the nature. In his another well-known product, My neighbor Totoro (1988), it again showed the mistreatment towards the environment by the mankind...
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...Climate of Doubt “Climate of Doubt” deals with increasing tensions between scientists, skeptics, republicans and democrats, over the issue of global warming. The concern started gaining national attention around mid 2006, after Al Gore’s speeches on global warming deeply impacted the media, government and skeptics. Throughout the whole documentary, scientists – and most democrats - are working to prove that global warming (which should have been called climate change ever since) is man made, while skeptics and most republicans argue otherwise. The elections were approaching in 2008 and climate change was a huge topic in both Republican and Democrat runs. Tensions started to rise and especially after Obama’s election in 2009, when proposed legislation to incorporate the Cap and Trade agreement. Obama was highly criticized by most Republicans (and skeptics) for having communist views, increasing taxes and spending money on what did not matter. Until today the issue is still hanging around with no definitive view on this bill, still people have opposing views and are waiting the government’s decision. The American governing system is full of mysteries and rules that make a huge difference in understanding the system. Not only did this documentary expand my knowledge on American politics, it also made some thoughts become concrete. In regards to most republicans, it is hard to look with respect to people that are insensible, blind and “cold-hearted” supporter . While watching...
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...Ethical Issues Affecting Bp Operations Management Essay For a company to become a good corporate citizen it must follow the rules put in place by the government to where the company's operations activities are taking place, this also include protecting the environment and local people in the community from any harm from noise or water or air pollution. This report will explore more about the responsibilities BP have for making moral judgement and how their employees are involved and empowered. Also will have information on ethical issues affecting their operational activities and how do they ensure good relationship of employer and employee. Ending part there will be a summary about ethical code for oil industry. INTRODUCTION Considering ethics, a corporations' responsibility for taking actions that are morally sound needs to change. Reviewing the role of the individual, corporations are being subjected to the role of moral agent. The question is, can a corporation, composed of people, be held responsible for its own action as a moral agent? The answer is complexed from an individual's viewpoint with that of the corporation. Werhane (1989:821) viewed that corporation by law is identified as a person that is frequently held responsible for business practises. However, Werhane continues, if firms are not moral agents, they do not become morally liable and thus the onus is passed onto the individual person. [1] This becomes complicated because how can individuals become solely...
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...impactful reasons the environment is suffering, the 1st I feel comes from human population. The increase in human population adds to the problem being that we use various resources that are considered to be harmful to the environment. As the population increases so does usage as well as demand for more innovative ways that can keep up with these demands. People naturally pollute the environment, there are things in place that help to offset and educate around this however the issue still remains. “Factories are another cause of pollution, with factories in operation the pollutants that come from them are harmful to not only our air space but the eco system overall” (Robert J. Carson 2016). There have been a lot of factories shut down as a result of this; however it seems that machines continue to take over in place of manual labor jobs in order to cut cost. Industrialization exist solely on the basis of convenience, there is more focus on how to get something done quickly instead of safer. Sprays such a deodorants and various aerosols have an effect on the environment too such as the ozone layer. The various things that I described all help to provide convenience, however this comes at a cost to our environment that we live in as these shorts cuts hurt or echo system. The convenience is great; the realization is that our planet is slowly suffering so there are now stricter regulations that help to control these things. Looking at the ways this impacted the environment, let take a look...
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...Preserving and Protecting our Beautiful Nature “You see, it's never the environment; it's never the events of our lives, but the meaning we attach to the events - how we interpret them - that shapes who we are today and who we'll become tomorrow.” –Tony Robbins Course Introduction: Here at Los Angeles Design and Architecture College (LADAC), we believe that it is imperative to have an education with a delicate balance between business and liberal arts focused on the environment. We aim to provide the most hands-on and forward thinking education tailored to each individual student. The goal of our curriculum is to offer an innovative curriculum that fosters a sense of creativity in our students in order to provide a gateway for her/his futures as global leaders, while maintaining a strong value for character and the environment. Throughout this course, and your education at LADAC, you will be required to take several liberal arts classes that enable you to earn your degree in Sustainable Architecture or Design with a focus in Entrepreneurial Thought and Action. Our course will feature four units titled: I. “Mapping Environmental Change” II. “Understanding (Our) Place in (Disturbing) Nature” III. “Restoring the Imagination of Place” IV. “Preserving and Protecting our Beautiful Landscape” How the course relates to the ideals of LADAC? Throughout this course, we will explore various questions and topics surrounding the broad topic of “Nature and the Environment.” These...
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... 5 5.0 Recommendations 5 Bibliography Appendix 1.0 Introduction As part of my HNC Administration and IT course I have been asked by my communication lecturer to investigate and write a report by delivering a concrete understanding outlining the benefits of being green to the environment and the organisation. It will explore one of the UK’s revolutionary greenest hair salon Élan Hair Design. The report was to be submitted by 01/10/14 and the recommendations that were asked for were: * To research the environment and the need for sustainability and apply it to a hairdressing business. * To research green business practices and apply it to a hairdressing business. * To research green ICT and apply it to a hairdressing business. * To assess customer demand for Environmental friendly products and apply to a hairdressing business. 2.0 Terms of Reference For research, this report used the internet and a questionnaire 3.0 Findings 3.1 Sustainability Sustainability is supporting long term ecological balance by using natural resources protecting human health and the environment; it is important to have the water, materials and the resources now and continue to have in the future. (EPA Environmental Protection...
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...a top share in manufacturing. However, neglecting of protecting the environment while developing manufacturing has already resulted in lots of problems, such as the PM2.5 problem in many major cities, as well as the extreme lack of clean drinking water. On the other hand, concerns over global environmental issues, such as global warming, depletion of the ozone layer, deforestation, loss of biodiversity, trans-boundary movement of acid rain, and hazardous waste, etc., are mounting worldwide. About 25 years ago, a law named Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China, which set out basic principles and directions for formulating environmental policies, was enacted on December 26, 1989. This Law was formulated for the purpose of protecting and improving people's environment and the ecological environment, preventing and controlling pollution and other public hazards, safeguarding human health and facilitating the development of socialist modernization. The law has stated that The state shall encourage the development of education in the science of environmental protection, strengthen the study and development of the science and technology of environmental protection, raise the scientific and technological level of environmental protection and popularize scientific knowledge of environmental protection. It also emphasized that all units and individuals shall have the obligation to protect the environment and shall have the right to report on or file charges...
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