...Environmental Pollution Scenario Summary and Review Mary Thompson SCI/256 September 21, 2015 Marquette University Environmental Pollution Scenario Summary Muskegon County will fund pollution reduction programs, by utilizing the funding provided by America’s Clean Power Plan. We will have in place car pool requirements, carbon pollution standards for all power plants in the county, and provide the utility companies and industries access to information, guidelines and flexibility to meet our standards. The standards we have in place to reduce carbon dioxide emission will be assessed to insure the performance rates are on target. Recommendations to retrofit all city and school buses with pollution control equipment will result in the city receiving funding to complete this project. Infrastructure deterioration issues will determine any cause for concern related to traffic congestion, building code violations and the reassessments of bridges and roadways. Conversion concerns related to loss of open space on the Lake Michigan shoreline, and the parcelization of our surrounding forests will be discussed. Environmental Pollution Review The city of Muskegon has experienced, as you all know an unexpected growth in population. This increase in population can result in a myriad of consequences. Be assured our city will use the authority given and take advantage of those energy sources and the technology provided by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), to address...
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...also known as global warming, strengthens the melting of the polar ice caps, and reduces air quality. Air pollution, just like global warming. Global warming is the change of the earth’s climate and melting of the polar ice caps. Air pollution is a threat to human’s health and the ecosystem as a whole. Deforestation, results in climate changing and decreasing in condition. It’s the eradication of the earth’s forests and trees on a massive scale; killing thousands of species with them. Global warming, deforestation, and air pollution are all large-scale problems that if aren’t fixed, or even acknowledged, will become colossal complications in the...
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...Study of Japanese Experiences es on Sustainable Urban Development el including Pollution Control and Management, Resource/Energy Efficiency and GHG Reductiion o GH FINAL REPORT T February 2011 y THE WORLD BANK JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY STUDY OF JAPANESE EXPERIENCES ON SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING POLLUTION CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT, RESOURCE / ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND GHG REDUCTION FINAL REPORT The First East Asia Eco2 Program, including this study, was funded by the Cities Alliance through a non-core contribution of the Japanese Government, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and the World Bank February 2011 ALMEC CORPORATION TABLE OF CONTENTS MAIN TEXT 1 SUMMARY 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Context of the Study....................................................................................................... 1-1 Study Objectives ............................................................................................................ 1-2 Analytical Framework of the Eco2 Initiative.................................................................... 1-3 Urban Development Process, Urban Management, and Environmental Initiatives in Japan.......................................................................................................................... 1-5 Responses of Stakeholders ........................................................................................... 1-8 Lessons from Japanese Experiences...
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...and standard of living. However, these traditional measures of economic activity failed to be responsive because of the fact that economy cannot operate without the support of the natural environment. National accounts allow depreciation allowance for manufactured assets, while the contributions of environmental assets to economy are not valued and hence no depreciation allowance is made for these assets. Thus, in Bangladesh, omission of the degradation and depletion of the country's natural capital will lead to over estimation of the national income figures. Why we will change Governments all over the world develop economic data systems familiar as System of National Accounts (SNA) to calculate macroeconomic indicators like GDP, GNP, savings rates, and trade balance figures, using a framework developed, supported, and disseminated by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSTAT). The time to reform the SNA has arisen because the accounts as...
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...SAVE FORESTS "SAVE FORESTS AND FORESTS WILL SAVE YOU" "MORE GREEN FOR BETTER ENVIRONMENT" "Save nature Save future" "preserve the forest for our healthy tomorrow" "SAVE ME SAVE U" "GROW A TREE GET OXYGEN FREE' No trees=No oxygen=No life Save forest and forest will save u TO LIVE FOR FUTURE IN REST SAVING FOREST IN THE BEST BREATH FRESH AIR AND PRESERVE FOREST Save tree Don’t destroy the greenery and don’t spoil the scenery. Save mother earth. One tree can make a million matches,One match can destroy a million trees. plant a tree, plant a tree, so that next generation can get air for free If the present generation cuts down trees, their children will have to pay the fees Don’t make Trees rare, we should keep them with care Save the trees, save the Earth. We are the guardians of nature’s birth. there is enough on the earth for the human’s need but not for the human’s greed. save trees now they will save you in future Save Trees or else their leaves will only be seen in Museums Trees are green gold. A plant a day keeps the flood away Trees – the lungs of the world LET THE GREEN BE SEEN ! Each one, Plant one They kill good trees to put out bad newspapers. Cut a Tree, Cut a Tree and there’ll be no more left to see.. killing trees is killing us….. Save the trees, I will even say please Save a tree to help us breathe If you love to breathe, Save the trees Save Tigers: Tiger Tiger burning bright, will not let you fade out of sight, that is my promise...
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...value over time. Trees remove air pollutants, alter microclimates, and reduce air temperature. Tree also absorb and filter water, cool our homes and business and increase property value. They are known to reduce stress, aggression and asthma rates and increase the livability and vitality of our neighborhoods and businesses. A tree canopy is the percent of a city’s land area that has tree cover (MDNR. 2008). Many cities in the U.S., including Baltimore have seen a major reduction in tree and forest cover over the past several decades (U.S. Forest Services). In 2003 the Chesapeake Bay Executive Council Directive 03-01 recognized that “urban tree canopy cover offers water quality benefits for municipalities” (TreeBaltimore). American Forests, a pioneer in the science of urban forestry, determined that the healthiest cities have a 40% tree canopy (TreeBaltimore). This encouraged communities to adopt urban tree canopy goals. Working with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Forest Services, Baltimore City was the first jurisdiction in the area to adopt a goal to significantly improve their tree canopy. Baltimore City’s goal is to increase the tree canopy to 40% by 2037(City of Baltimore). This is a very aggressive goal that requires participation from all sectors in the city. Charles Murphy, TreeBaltimore’s operation manager states “Forty percent is a very high number. When we started, we...
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...AIR POLLUTION As the population of the world increases rapidly, the realise of the chemical substances is also increasing. Therefore, people exposed to air pollution. Moreover people has been increasing use of chemical substances such as spray, cleaning supplies, perfume egg so air pollution is becoming a serious problem. According to Evans (2010),the problem is inside our homes and materials used in home many times, we release poisonous gasses to nature for years. Carpets, shower curtains, paints,upholstery,plywood,particle board ,cabinets, computers and synthetic materials all release the poisonous gasses and chemicals. As most homes are good isolated, its letting back those poisonous trapped interior for us to breathe. Moreover air pollution causes many events. One of them is the greenhouse effect. Carbon dioxide is produced when fuels are burned. Plants convert carbon dioxide, but because of human activities, release of carbon dioxide is higher than plants can process. Thus greenhouse effect is made in the world and many forests are damaged by acid rains. This is increased release of carbon dioxide as a result of this temperature is also increasing few degrees and it will affect climate changes and polar ice caps may be malt. These are all causes of air pollution and daily life is affected negatively. Briefly there are three main principle strategies to solve the air pollution problem which can be categorised as energy efficiency, reduce waste and move to non-polluting renewable...
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...The Moral Obligation Toward Endangered Wild-life George Michael Olivas American Military University Professor Myers PHIL320 Environmental Ethics July 24th 2013 Abstract The moral agency of a man, all the same, looms ambiguously but more so mirroring an image of self—an image contrary to the ethical framework as it ought relate to the natural world. The premise by which we often grant moral importance to Homo sapiens is the mere membership within that group of species. Naturally the premise carries with it little to no weight and is nearly fallacious. Ethicist Peter Singer prompts humanity on the realism that the only other criteria by which to judge for moral consideration is sentience which definitively applies to broader a species. Sentience, as it is theoretical, is inclusive of moral consideration, "The capacity for suffering and enjoying things is a prerequisite for having interests at all, a condition that must be satisfied before we can speak of interests in any meaningful way (Singer, 1974).” The application of industry leaves a footprint in the delicate ecosystems of the earth which normally espouses a plethora of creatures known to regulate the respective biosphere. Far before humanity wandered to and fro the earth, animal life met extinction by natural causes nevertheless our dominance single-handedly exploits the environment and pollutes far worse than any means of naturalism—subjecting animal life into conditions...
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...responsibility towards influencing in action of saving the natural world resource is as simple as doing a few things in our daily life activity. There are so many ways and methods of living simple life to maintain natural resourece and conserve energy around our house holds such as limiting time frame to save gas driven machines like dishwasher , lawnmower , etc. Another example of saving energy is riding bikes , taking a walk , using public transportation are few of many actions that can save our natural resources as an individual. Natural resources are divided in to two major catagories based on their necessities in the ecosysytem. These are called biodiversity , they are usefull for our living, like forest , terrestrial animals and fish.And Geodiversity , minerals, air, water, , are assist and make our living easier. Nowadays the endanger of these natural resources are obvious problem in many places of our planet. There are a number of natural resources that can be an excellent example to illustrate that human action are destroying our natural world. For example, The pollution and the over use of water is our main concern in the industrialized countries like America. As it was detailed on the ( activity #3 , para1) book. The world "resource" implies some thing to be uses . However, there a number of things that can be done one to save the amount of water use in the house hold and to maintain the quality of water , protect pollution. The reduction of unnecessary water usage...
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...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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...My Take on Environmentalism There are many types of environmental problems that the world is experiencing nowadays, be it the pollution found in the cities, deforestation of natural rainforests, and the melting of the polar ice caps. One of the worst environmental problems, if not the worst, that the Earth is currently facing is global warming. Global warming is the gradual increase of the Earth’s surface temperature, mainly due to the effects of certain greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide emissions from either deforestation or monoxides found in pollution. These gases would trap the heat that would supposedly escape from the surface of the Earth, which would effectively increase the Earth’s surface temperature. From the name itself, we can already know the main effect of global warming to the Earth. There is this gradual change in temperature, more specifically, a rise in temperature of the Earth’s climate system. From this rise in temperature, more side effects would be branching out. Some of these include the depletion of different bodies of water, forest fires, unpredictable weather, and the melting of the polar caps. It would be fair to say that humans must reap what they sow, that because we have been burning fossil fuels and cutting down trees, we deserve to suffer the consequences given by global warming. Although, it is not just humans who are experiencing these side effects, plants and animals alike also pay for the cost of our negligence to our environment...
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...Environmental Management Systems | I declare that all material in this assignment is my own work except where there is clear acknowledgement or reference to the work of others and I have complied and agreed to the University statement on Plagiarism and Academic Integrity. | Constant Title | page | a) Identify a company and discuss the following: (10 marks)i) Background of the company ii) Introduction to the services / products of the company | 3 | b) Identification of the potential environmental impacts that maybe caused by the services / products of the company. (10 marks) | 4 | c) The company’s environmental management system (EMS) [Strategies to reduce the Environmental impacts]. (10 marks) | 6 | d) How the company’s EMS benefits the environment. (10 marks) | 7 | e) The advantage of having EMS in the company. (10 marks) | 8 | f) Alternatives ways to improve environmental performance of the company beside the approach stated in company policy. (10 marks) | 9 | References | 10 | Adidas, one of the largest companies in the world, the story start in Bavaria, Germany. A man call Adi Dassler the founder of Adidas in the age of 49 on August 18, 1949 has started the company with 47 employees in Herzogenaurach. Until today the company have 67 years history, Adidas AG is German sportswear manufacturer and beside that they also produce others products such as...
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...NGO Assessment on Greenpeace In 1969, the U.S. announced that they were going to test a 1.2-megaton nuclear bomb on the Aleutian Island of Amchitka, Vancouver. This disturbed the Canadians because it might cause earthquakes and tidal waves, which could sweep from one end of the Pacific to the other. They tried to stop the U.S. bomb test. All sort of concerned citizens started to meet until the Don’t Make a Wave Committee was created. Don't Make a Wave was an informal committee, endorsed by the Sierra Club, the United Church of Canada, the B.C. Federation of Labour, the Canadian Voice of Women, and other peace and ecology organizations. They created uproar, making noise about the tidal wave image. The committee met in the basement of the Vancouver Unitarian Church. The meetings were exhausting and seemed to go nowhere. One day, while having a cup of coffee, wife of Jim Bohlen, Marie, suggested that they sail a boat up there and confront the bomb. Jim liked the idea and told the committee about it. The Don’t Make a Wave ad hoc group adopted the plan and opts for the name of the boat. A quiet 23-year-old Canadian carpenter, union organizer, and ecologist, Bill Darnell, who rarely spoke at the meetings, added sheepishly "Make it a green peace." The group sailed but was detained before they reached the testing area. With this act, the group created a big fuss that encouraged U.S. Demonstrations every major Canadian city. They adopted the Green Peace name in 1971 because it has a...
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...Thomas French about the elephants brought to Lowry Park Zoo in Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captivities. The elephants are being saved from culling by transfer them from Swaziland to Lowry Park Zoo. Similar to the Vancouver Island Marmots, the elephants are also declining as culling continues in Swaziland. Since elephants are intelligent and strong, they tend to destroy their habitat unintentionally. Beside cull practice, there are also others threat that the elephants endure in the wild, such as being shot by the hunters. Thus, by putting these wild animals in the zoos, it would save the elephants from being killed cruelly and from the brink of extinction. Through the effort of saving the elephants, we are also protecting the environment from getting damaged by this animal. The rationale for saving Vancouver Island Marmots and elephants are similar because of their status as endangered species and also because of their lost...
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...| Green Bank Report: Finding the best green banking deals and rates * Home * Eco-Friendly Banking * iPhone * Green Bank Deals * Credit Cards * Savings Rates * Checking Accounts * CD Rates What is the Meaning of Green Banking? Posted by Clark Schultz on Friday, September 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment Defining green banking is relatively easy. It means promoting environmental-friendly practices and reducing your carbon footprint from your banking activities. This comes in many forms. Using online banking instead of branch banking. Paying bills online instead of mailing them. Opening up CDs and money market accounts at online banks, instead of large multi-branch banks. Or finding the local bank in your area that is taking the biggest steps to support local green initiatives. Any combination of the above personal banking practices can help the environment. So this leads to the question, which banks are green. In general, online banks and smaller community banks have better track record than larger banks. For instance, take a look at the banks that British Petroleum has been reported to seek lines of credit from this past summer after the oil spill. Goldman Sachs (GS) Citigroup (C) JP Morgan (JPM) Bank of America (BAC) These banks have at least one thing in common. That is, they are all large billion-dollar asset banks. They are also in the group of banks that received TARP money in the government bank bailout program. In would seem common...
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