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simplicity to living materialistically. Environmental deficit is serious, long-term harm to the environment caused by humanity’s focus on short-term material affluence. One long term effect of environmental deficit is global warming. Global warming is an irreversible effect, what’s done is done. Global warming involves climate change, ice melting worldwide…

standards. Individuals, organization, governments and companies should take keen interest in environmental conservation. Conflict of interest has seen environmental conservation being disregarded as now…

Flint Water: An Environmental Injustice Case Christina Lay DeVry University There have been several cases of environmental injustice over the years. One case that was extraordinary was the Flint water case. The Flint water case received national attention in 2014 when a sample of the water was broadcast on national television that Flint’s drinking water was brown and contaminated. Many people were outraged that the city officials ignored the issue of the water for years and the deaths…

degrees Celsius. China government has been paying great attention to the climate change in Beijing. Climate change in China has changed the weather patterns and in future by increase in flooding and drought. Outdoor air pollution is one of the major environmental challenges for health impact in Beijing. Climate change in Beijing has changed the weather pattern and could increase flooding and drought and cities near the coast could be at risk as sea temperatures warm, glaciers melt and sea levels…

Why Bother that in order for things to change in our lives, we must take action. Both authors use their own ideas that triggers an array of emotions towards their audience. But, Michael Pollan proves to be stronger in enforcing his ideas about the state the planet is in is the outcome of the small everyday things in people’s lives. Unlike Paul, Pollan uses hardcore evidence to be the base of his opinion and has a solution to the problem, and the voices of authority as support. Pamela Paul…

self-interest despite being aware that abusing the common resource contrary to their long-term best interests. The Tragedy serves as a model of a myriad of current resource-based problems affecting the society. It applies to the discussion concerning environmental issues. A general view reveals that all the six billion people inhabiting the earth have incentives of avoiding the costs to control the emission of pollutants. In particular, air pollution is a result of strong economic…

1 Introduction Air pollution is one of the primary environmental hazards to the health of citizens across the world. If countries focus on controlling and decreasing the level of air pollution they can rapidly minimize the risk of various deadly diseases like cardiovascular diseases, various types of cancer, acute and chronic respiratory problems like pneumonia, asthma etc. over short and long-time period. According to the World Health Organization(WHO) in the year 2014, around more than ninety…

In Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash, written in 2012, Edward Humes, a Pulitzer prize and PEN award winning journalist and author in California, educates his readers on the economic, social, and environmental issues revolving around the waste. Humes begins his novel by describing landfills and the struggles many face with maintaining them due to incorrect sealing, being uneducated in waste management, and making excuses. Humes determines that the only way to “fix” our mess is to change…

HINKLEY, CARLIFORNIA NEWS FORUM 01 August 1993 WATER CONTAMINATION IN HINKLEY I am Erin Brokovich; I am a twice-divorced mother of three young children aged between 9 months to 8 years old. I believe the $28 billion company Pacific Gas and Electric has poisoned the water supply of Hinkley, California with hexavalent chromium. In 18 months, I hope with the help of 634 plaintiffs and Masry law firm to sue PG&E for 333 million dollars for the water contamination in Hinkley. PG&E is a $28…

Fracking is a process that causes protest in states around the country, though it has positive and negative effects. A recent advancement in technology has created an increase in oil and gas production. It also caused an increase in the runoff and release of chemicals into the air and water. This generated a notable increase in the popularity of wells across several cities and towns. Hazardous chemicals used in the process of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling is prompting resources…