...necessity than it is today. Cities are growing every minute and the amount of space for the increased population has done but decrease. Living in a city means travel. Everyone wants a vehicle to pack of their family and friends to go on road trips or to make it to work on time. The problem with this is that there simply is not enough to go around. Congested roads doesn’t help anyone. The longer a car sits idling it is emitting fumes into the air that contributes to air pollution. Air pollution affects everyone within a small radius and even further. Cars that are not properly maintained can also release even more bad fumes into the air. This contributes to global warming on wide scale. There are a number of ways to help reduce the amount of fumes that enter the earth’s atmosphere and also gives people a way to get around. Saving our community, getting people to work on time, and giving our earth back just as much as it’s given to us is the least we can do. Making small changes to our routine can impact our community and environment. Changes do not need to be radical, instead they need to be simple so that everyone can get on board. Change one: Random emission testing. Every person who has a vehicle understands that it needs basic maintenance to keep it running smooth. Regular oil changes, proper fuel, and good tires will make the car run for years without any problems. If a vehicle owner is keeping up to date with this basic maintenance then the car should not be emitting any more...
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...Action Christians Must Take Action to Restore the Environment Ashley Boosalis Manalili Liberty University Introduction As Children of God we have a duty to help the environment and restore all that God has created. In Genesis 2:15, the Bibles states that, “The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.” We were put on the Earth that God has created to take care of everything He has placed on it in Adams place. We are to do so in His image. Some would argue that humans are more important and we need to worry about our existent before the environment, but that is not the case. By cutting down on pollution, recycling and conserving water; Christians are not only taking action to restore the environment, bet setting a good example on how to act and take care of Gods creation. Conserving Water “On average, 10 gallons per day of your water footprint (or 14% of your indoor use) is lost to leaks.” (National Geographic). There is so much water that goes uncalled for, and gets wasted by kids and even adults who do not even think about how much water they are using which goes into wasting day by day. Whether that is taking a long shower, leaving the sinks dripping by not turning them off all the way, or playing with the hose outside. Everyday we are hearing about different states being in droughts and not having enough water. There are so many ways in which Christians can save water and cut down on the use of it daily....
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...Environmental Science Even though we think we cannot do without material things, we need to conserve our natural resources because depletion of renewable resources will kill our planet. If we do all we can to ensure environmental sustainability and the rejuvenation of natural resources, as a society we can ensure a prosperous future for our children and grandchildren. Environmental science is the study of various factors that affect our environment. Some of these factors are global warming, pollution, overpopulation, and over consumption of natural resources. According to Berg and Hager (2009), “The focus of environmental science is identifying, understanding, and solving problems that we as a society have generated.” As a society, we want material things to show our status in society. Many times we do not focus on at what cost it is to our environment to have these things. We need to stop focusing on the wants and start focusing on the needs. Water is a resource that we need; a television is a material want. If we stop and look at what resources an individual needs to survive, we would find that it is very low. We need shelter to live in, water to drink, and food to eat. As technology advances in our country, it attributes to the depletion of our natural resources. We have people looking to science and technology as a way to replenish the resources which are given to us naturally. As the population in our country grows, it eventually will overwhelm...
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...always there to feed me a bit-full of information that I might use someday, the one who saves me from this unfair life where everyone should be feed with the same level of knowledge. The person who sacrifices for our own good, and yet, the laziness that I've shown them, the tiredness that they have seen from me. After all, they never give up and they never stop to fill us with knowledge and when we are going to fall, they are always there to reach our hand and pull us back and so, the years might have been overthrown, and everything will fade, but they always be my hero for life and for all that efforts and sacrifices that they've done for us. How would life be without our teacher? In life, people may come and go, some will be remembered and some will be forgotten. But one thing I am sure of, you can never forget the persons who you can also call as your second parents. Your teachers. When we’re talking about our teachers, all of us are glad to thank them especially when you’ve learned a lot of great lessons from them. But we can never regret that sometimes we hate them because they are giving us a lot of home works and projects which are so difficult for us to do, right? Well, it’s part of being a student. We students sometimes don’t appreciate our teachers, right? Well, we couldn’t realize that teachers are great; they are really great and awesome. They teach us in all ways, guide us through...
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...Albert Bateh Dr. Haddorff Assignment 3 What are the most important characteristics of a “green business” or “sustainable business?” How can business be a force for good by addressing the problems associated with the environmental crisis? In answering this question, be sure to draw from chapter 10, the Anderson video, and 3 additional outside sources. Going Green or going home. Business throughout the world has evolved since the first traders used to barter for goods. Today we keep in mind the ever changing global economy, and how it has effected our environment as a whole. In this paper we will be looking at different characteristics of a “green business” or in other words, “sustainable business”. How businesses can be a force of good by addressing some problems associated with environmental issues of our world as we see it today. Also we will be drawing and interpreting some additional sources that will further support as well as debate our “green business” characteristics. Lets start by stating there is a difference between “green business” and a “sustainable business”. A sustainable business is not necessarily green. You can have a company who makes many profits and has many millions of dollars invested into it, but they could be doing absolutely no environmentally friendly to help the world. Just because they could be considered a successful company, does not mean that they have reached the level that they are at today by doing things completely environmentally friendly...
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...Energy Efficient Buildings and Automobiles Lisa Stark February 19, 2012 Environment Science In today’s day an age researchers and scientists are trying to use what we known to help save energy in buildings and transportation. If you think about things builders need energy to build houses that we live in to keep a roof over our heads. People do not realize that we use energy to build houses oil is needed for the machines to run to help move the materials to help build houses. Coal is used in homes as well to help heat our homes in keeping us warm during the cold winters. We use petroleum to extract crude oil that we refine a mixture of a hundred different types if hydrocarbon molecules characterized by carbon chains of different lengths (Withgott and Brennan, 2009). Petroleum is used in everyday life because no matter what you look at in your home it’s made from petroleum. Also petroleum is also used in our automobiles this is how we get around from place to place. At the same time that we use these coal, oil, and petroleum products we are going to run out because they are non-renewable resources. Researchers and scientists are trying alternative ways to use less of these resources but at the same time still have the buildings and automobiles. The United States government implanted a plan to us conserve energy the best we can. One way was through automobiles by making the increase in the miles per gallon (Withgott and Brennan, 2009)...
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...Prompt: Our relationships with others help us to define who we are. Our identity is what we perceive ourselves to be as well as how others view us. One’s identity is therefore an essential element in defining themselves. For that reason, it is especially important that we are comfortable with our identity. As individuals, people have unique characteristics and personalities as well as belonging to groups that influence such factors as their lives go on. Although great emphasis is put on creating ones identity alone, a number of factors such as ones appearance, society, environment, religion and race can shape our identities thus help us to define who we are. It is also believed that our genetic makeup has a large role in determining who we are. Our identity can be considerably shaped by our appearance. Physical appearance is the first, and often most important, and most lasting impression others get of us. Society will create different assumptions about others based on simple factors such as ones fashion and ones physical qualities. As a result, many will adjust their identities to be accepted by society. For example, people tailoring their personal appearance to fit what they want others to see them as. An individual who dresses very formally is likely to want others to view them as high class or wealthy. Although, factors such as height and skin colour cannot be so easily altered and depends on ones genetics. The effects of appearance on our identity can be seen in...
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...Version). The environment is something that we as humans often take for granted. Making up everything that surrounds us, you would think that more of our population would take this blessing into more consideration. The actions we take for our environment do not compare to those taken against it. With it being a Christian’s responsibility to preserve and protect this God given Earth, we shall always try our hardest to fulfill his expectations. Sure we can put our recycling bins out on the curb once a week or maybe even pick up trash we see in our parks (which the average person refuses to do), but I feel that we need to take more responsibility and create a more healthy environment. We need to take charge and start promoting a more all-around environment conscious lifestyle to keep this blessing that God gave to us alive. Statistics have shown that the effects humans have on Earth are ever-growing and if we don’t change our ways now, who knows what the future may be like. The toll for not being “green” will definitely have a detrimental effect on us and our next generations. Environmental issues are growing before our eyes. Coral reefs are losing life which causes fish to have to survive without shelter, bees are disappearing leaving a huge dent in our food production, and the list goes on. Most people don't really hear about these issues due to the fact that it's hardly ever broadcasted. How can we learn and find solutions if the people aren't aware? As Christians we should educate...
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...climate.” (Tennesen 7). The greenhouse gas in the atmosphere is increasing rapidly due to the human activities of burning great amount of fossil fuels. Take action soon, if you want your children to have the future you want them to have. If we do not take action soon, it is likely that there will be some major unpleasant and dangerous changes on earth and also there is a possibility that this beautiful earth we live in is not going to be present. In “Climate Change: What We Can Do,” Jennings Lane stated: “Global warming threatens our economy, our dreams, our very lives.” It is preventable if people work together and sacrifice to change their daily life style. Global warming is a growing and life threatening problem that is affecting all living things on the universe. There are many ways to reduce global warming but the most promising ways are to build up a better mass transit and be engaged in reusing, reducing and recycling. The most promising way people as individuals can prevent global warming are by using the three “R’s” which are recycle, reuse, and reduce. When people reduce the amount of products they purchase, the huge number of disposed products per year will decrease in great amount. In “What Can You Do to Help Our Environment,” Jason and Shannon Jordan state why reducing is such an important factor: “By reducing the amount of total...
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...Introduction The days when businesses both large and small only think about their own interest are diminishing. In today’s business environment, many companies understand how society can affect the reputation, and profitability of the business. It is important to have an effective strategy that embraces a top-down approach to being proactive to environmental, compliance, and social issues in their business operations. In terms of XYZ Bank, the enterprise has a solid social responsibility strategy, but senior leadership should consider certain improvements in the areas of the planet, people, and profitability. Prompt A1 The banking industry is highly regulated, so banks have to be creative on how its products and practices effect the environment. XYZ Bank continuously looks for ways to improve upon how they serve their customers, while limiting their impact on the environment. One specific initiative that the bank shows their commitment to reducing pollution is through lending towards hybrid and electric vehicles for consumers [ (Bank of America Corporation, 2013) ]. While this helps in the efforts to help our customers and the environment, there is more we can do to show our dedication to reducing the number of gas driven vehicles. The United States Department of Energy mentions that driving range and recharge time are among the drawbacks in for electric vehicles [ (U.S. Department of Energy, 2014) ]. It is the recommendation that XYZ Bank invest in the infrastructure...
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...adults and the environment supporting the speech, language and communication development of children There are many ways in which we as adults can support and extend speech, language and communication development effectively in children during their early years. We need to make sure that the language we use is appropriate for the child’s age/stage of development. We can use resources to help us aid communication, these could be photos, pictures, objects and symbols. With a baby we would use lots of exaggerated facial expressions and single words. We could get really close to them so they can see our face and are on their level and talk in a sing song kind of voice. We can also talk about the things we are doing as a baby will take this all in and listen to us. We can sing songs and rhymes to them. Adults can also look at and talk about simple story books as it really is never too early to share stories. One year old: Adults can copy what sounds the baby is making taking it in turns to simulate having a conversation. Use words that need actions for example bye bye and wave. Saying up and lifting hands up as this will help the baby to understand what the words are and will hopefully encourage them to join in. Singing action songs and playing peep po games will encourage concentration and communication in babies. Eighteen months: As adults we can sing nursery rhymes that need actions, talk to them about what we are doing for example “ Let’s go and get you a drink shall we”. If they point...
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...Malaysia is facing shortfalls in timber production from it native forest. And the total log production has shown downward trend since 1990. To the solution, we needed a forest planning which forest management t taking an important role to the topic. So what is forest planning and how does it function? Normally people don't realize from the property in term of financial gain, long term enjoyment and what could related to the environmental. A good forest management plan can be very successfully to helps countries to reach their goals in term of nature environmental issue. Such as forest burning by human being or harvesting trees at wrong timber, cutting wrong trees or neglecting a forest health. It can help to protect you as a nation, landowners from liabilities associated with the impacts of timber harvesting and other forest activities both on. A good proper planning can protect the nature environment and the mother resources on earth that we all share, such as water quality, air and beauty scenery. So with good planning management it can be mean the different between right thing to do and bad could exist or picking up the pieces after mistakes have been made by us In effective management of the natural resource and the environment, the natural resources here refer to land, water, soil, plants and animals. Environment refers to air, water, soil,...
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...Environment - how can you help to protect it? Environment is an important part of human life and a healthy environment is a must for human existence. Therefore, it is crucial that we take care of our surroundings and help nature maintain ecological balance so that we could hand over to the coming generations the environment as we found it, if not any better. Our planet is changing. There are a lot of things that affect our planet in a bad way but the good news is that everyone can help to reduce them and do their bit for the environment. While exploring six important topics that affect our community : Electricity (Energy), Pollution, Food, Water, Rubbish, Rainforest, I'll present the damage and a list of ways that we can all contribute to help our planet get better. 1. Electricity Energy is everywhere. We use energy to move the mouse for a computer, to jump and shout and walk and run. It takes energy to power a light bulb, and the light that the bulb gives off is also a form of energy. Other forms of energy include heat, chemical energy, gravitational energy and nuclear power. Electricity is a form of energy and this is what powers the TV, the kettle, dishwasher, hairdryer, toaster, remote control, mobile phone, fridge, stereo, electric toothbrush, and more. Our growing need for energy is one of the problems facing the world today, because producing electricity also produces our next topic - pollution. How to help? When you’re using electricity think about where it comes from...
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...complete sentences. 1. Define biosphere. Describe the part of the biosphere where humans can survive. Biosphere is defined as the component of the earth's crust, waters, and atmosphere that supports life. The part of the biosphere where humans can survive is the actual land where we can live they live and the air we can breathe in. This is with water that helps to sustain human life and to preserve our human survival. 2. Based on this week’s required readings, what are the main causes of threats to the biosphere? Some of the causes are threats to the biosphere are pollution, deteriorating failing water panels, separation of cultivating earth, along with dysfunctions of various species. 3. Define sustainability-The definition of sustainability is an environmental science terminology and the attribute of not transpiring harm to the environment. That can exhaust its natural resources. This will help to support long-term environmental and ecological balances. Sustainability is a principle that will require everything for survival because our well-being will depend on it directly or indirectly for our natural environment. Scientists predicts that the Earth’s future will be directly affected by humans and nature. It can only survive or exist in productive synchronization. When social economics can be provide it requires the present of future generations that we need to increase our sustainability practices. Section B: Fill in the chart with complete sentences. For each item...
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...Poverty and Pollution Case Study Pollution is an issue that has been discussed for at least 40 years at summits with the United Nations. The response has been slow in the past. This year he summit will be called “What We Want”. The past 4 decades the U.N. has been concerned for the “green” issues. They have moved closer to the fashionable concerns of rich Westerners and away from the legitimate concerns of the majority of Earths People. (Lomborg News Week Magazine) Signs of global warming becoming prominent; with waste and pollution over the top, there is a great need for more stringent laws. It is the responsibility of every person on earth to do what is necessary to keep our environment clean. Pollution is more commonly known from factories. Factories, which pollute our air and streams of what was clean, water. Corporations produce chemicals that are too dangerous to produce in First World find a market in Third World Countries. There are no regulations in Third World Countries. Most of the time Third World countries have to decide on food or a clean environment. Their government cannot restrict or have regulations because it would be too costly to their country more specifically their people trying to make a living. Now we are dealing with pollution from other things such as computers. Computers that people were once owners of are being dumped in third world countries because they have given them to companies to properly get rid of them. Those companies are...
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