Essays on Environmental Protection

The following sample essay on "Car-Free Cities": tells how the use of cars affects air pollution and humanity in general. Cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gases that are released into the air. In places located in the United States where cars rely on, they are responsible for up to 50 percent of those gases. For this reason, it is clear that air pollution from cars has a very negative impact on the environment; in turn, many locations…...

The following sample essay on "How Does Location Affect the Number of Particles in the Air ": what is air, what is wind, and other facts about the atmosphere. Air is a very important thing on earth. Air density is 8 pounds per cubic foot or 1.3 kilograms per meter; air pressure is 14.7 pounds per square inch at sea level. At an altitude of 20,000 feet, the air pressure is 6.8 pounds per square inch. A person breathes about…...

Another action of sustainability that Nike is taking touches on both the environmental & people arena, starting in 2001 Nike has taken the perspective that the water their factories use is being borrowed from the community. For that reason, they have been altering product fabrication methods to use less water while also working to make what’s returned to the community better than historical results for such waste water. Nike has discovered that the way water is handled by their contract…...

Surfrider Foundation is an organization made up of a group of three surfers who are concerned about the future of the ocean and started in 1984. They have created ads that appeal to people by making them aware that plastic pollution does not only harm the ocean, it also harms humans and animals. Some of their ads consist of a sushi roll made out of plastic, a cigarette bud shaped like a shark, and a dead bird with its feathers…...

About the respiratory tract, gasoline can irritate the mucous membranes. But in the case of severe exposures, extensive damage in respiratory tract is possible by gasoline, such as acute exudative tracheobronchitis, edema, intrapulmonary hemorrhage, pulmonary congestion etc. Pneumonitis is possible from the pulmonary aspiration of ingested gasoline. The vapors of petroleum hydrocarbons (e.g. gasoline) can sensitize the myocardium to circulating epinephrine, which may result in the potentially fatal ventricular fibrillation. There is a high possibility for fatty degeneration of the…...

“We lived in a house about 20 yards away from an oil well. Another Texaco oil well was upstream from where we got our drinking water, and the water was usually oily with a yellowish foam. I had 11 children. I lost Pedro when he was 19. He had three cancerous tumors: in his lungs, liver, and his leg.” – Woman from town of Sacha, Orellana, Ecuador. “It started with a little sore on my toe, which grew a bit…...

The earth is an incredibly complex and complicated ecosystem in which living organisms interact with each other and their environment. Without earth’s ecosystem, natural processes and services, human existence would not be possible. However, currently, we have constant access to technology which allows us to greater enhance our ideal conditions for living. Further, the discovery of natural resources and fossil fuels have facilitated our quality of living yet has sacrificed the health and well-being of other creatures on the planet.…...

The term ethical leadership is a leadership approach that is coordinated by organization ethical beliefs and values. It additionally guarantees in regarding rights and dignity of others. Subsequently, it is mostly the trust, fairness and consideration that an organization adopts, while managing staffs and different people. At the point when an association keeps up proper ethics, it motivates the workers to work for it and a leader is constantly accessible to upgrade their ethical improvement. A leadership ethics ensures the…...

High risk is experienced for the most part by the oil and gas industries causing high accidents. The environmental danger is the main risk in these industries. Released toxic gases by drilling oil and gas causing air pollution and water contamination. The emission of toxic gases from drilling of ocean also causes the depletion of ozone layer with the global heat. Oil spills are unsafe for the ecosystem as the drilling of oil can destroy the marine environment aggravating and…...

A long limited segment of land (close to c.265 mi/430 km wide) among the Andes and the Pacific Ocean, Chile extends c.2,880 mi (4,630 km) from close to lat. 18°S to Cape Horn (lat. 56°S), comprehensive of at its southern stop the Strait of Magellan and Tierra del Fuego, an island imparted to Argentina. In the Pacific Ocean are Chile\'s various island assets, which incorporate Easter Island, the Juan Fernández Islands, and the Diego Ramírez islands. Chile additionally asserts a…...

Over other years, HVAC has always been heard all around the world. Also, a lot of persons has thought the HVAC functions in a quite complicated manner, whereas, it is very simple and easy to understand. Furthermore, a lot of people had always wanted to be a HVAC technician, but lack the right skills and are not certified. Today, there are several HVAC programs offered by many accredited schools. It is very easy to enroll in one and get certified…...

After being legally prohibited for approximately 40 years, the United States exported domestically produced crude oil on July 30, 2014. This crude oil export is one of the most significant oil shipments since Congress banned exports in the rouse of the 1974 oil embargo. This oil shipment was only possible because of a process called fracking. Fracking or hydraulic fracturing is a procedure that can increase the flow of oil or gas from a well. It is done by pumping…...

There are many issues and variables surrounding the decision of whether or not ExxonMobil should built the oil pipeline from Chad, through Cameroon, to an offshore facility for shipping globally. Through the limited amount of information acquired from the article, and using the stakeholder theory, I believe that ExxonMobil should proceed with building the pipeline. One of the main reasons I believe this, is regardless if ExxonMobil build the pipeline or not, I believe it will eventually be built by…...

Can you imagine what the world would be like without the clean oxygen we breathe? Could you imagine what this Earth would be like if everyone didn’t give a care for the green environment? Not only would there be complete destruction of businesses and factories, we as humans would physically be in trouble. Life as we know it will spiral downwards if it gets to that point. If trees get destroyed, we will have no paper. If we have no…...

How is it possible for individuals to produce so much waste without intending to do so, or even realizing they are doing it? Where does our garbage go? (Garbology). In our present time, due to increasing number of population, waste production has gone into its peek that we ourselves may not know where to put them. It is a growing concern for all of us, not just in San Francisco but also around the world. Waste management systems typically refer…...

The planetary boundary concept defines a safe operating zone for earth's environment to function (Rockstrom et al. 2009) and to maintain optimum living conditions for humanity to thrive. The planetary boundary concept outlines nine of earths processes and their thresholds that if transgressed can result in a change of earths environment into a new state. The current state of the earth's environment has been stable for the past 10,000 years (Rockstrom et al. 2009), however since the rise in industry…...

New Hampshire's foremost attraction to European settlers has been the abundance of fish in the Isles of Shoals as well as an expansive coast of deep waters plentiful with fish. The wildlife doesn't stop there either. New Hampshire also has the White Mountains. These mountains are surrounded by miles of forests filled with a huge variety of wildlife. According to the state fish and game website (NH Fish), back in the settling days of the state, settlers were drawn inland…...

What is nature? As John Burroughs eloquently explains, “I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my sense put in order." Nature plays a major role in all our lives; it protects us from damages and it's the only source that provides pure fresh oxygen. We as humans would not be able to survive on earth without the air, water, fire, earth (dirt or land) and the sky; nature provides us with all these essential needs.…...

Ever since environmental preservation arose as a hot button topic of discussion, critics have blamed Christians and their worldview for being detrimental to the cause. However, if they were to really do their research on the worldview of Christianity, they would find that this is not the case. There are many points of view from different denominations of the religion on who the Earth belongs to and what the proper actions to take towards preserving the environment are. The Utilitarian…...

During the 1930s the economic situation of the untied states was very bad. The nation was in severe debt and there was no really plan on getting out of it. Unemployment was running rampant and in the inner cities most people had no means of supporting their families. There was another huge problem that was plaguing the country, soil erosion and lack of timber was a big environmental issue. In 1932 Franklin Delano Roosevelt was voted in as president of…...

Earth day is the day that we celebrate on April 22 to show our protection of the environment in which we live, so people have to observe the environment from all kinds of pollution, and thinking about the future to create a clean and safe world free of pollution. In contrast, what we see today is the opposite. People are surrounded by a lot of risks that threaten our environment. There are 3 problems that we need to avoid, such…...

National ObjectivesThe primary national objective of Sweden is to "create a short- and long-term energy policy that will secure energy at fair rates for decades to come” (Jacobsson et al., 2009, p. 2143). The energy policy must provide adequate framework to provide efficient and sustainable energy and low costs. Furthermore, the energy policy must consider possible environmental impacts to protect the health of the citizens and the climate (Ibid).The existing energy policy is centralized around the legislation of the European…...

On April 20, 2010, on the Deepwater Horizon, an oil drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, connected to a BP oil well exploded, leading to the largest accidental oil spill in the United States history (Beilinson). However ironically, weeks before the oil rig exploded many workers were concerned about safety practices and the punishments that may come with reporting mistakes. Workers said they often saw unsafe behaviors on the rig on a daily bases. Soon after the BP oil…...

LiPari Landfill is just one of 115 landfills and hazardous waste sites in New Jersey. LiPari is a fifteen acre municipal and industrial waste landfill first opened in 1958.LiPari Landfill is located in Mantua Township, New Jersey. Mantua is a small town in South Jersey neighboring Pitman Township and Glassboro. The landfill is bordered by the Zee Orchard on the north and the west and a housing development on the northeast. Numerous lakes, streams and marshlands are in close proximity…...

The United States leads the way in a global trend toward increased meat consumption. The averageAmerican consumes almost twice his or her own body weight in meat every year. World meat production hassurged nearly fivefold in the last fifty years, from 44 millions tons in 1950, to 211 million tons in 1997. Thisgrowing manufacturing of meat for food is creating new pressures on land and water resources, contributing towater pollution, and intensifying global warming (Worldwatch Institute).The media places emphasis on…...

A key environmental challenge not only in the Central Valley but also in all of California is how to protect and preserve both the regions agricultural resources and its coastal boundaries. California is a unique state; we are basically a bunch of states/separate regions that are all encompassed under one defined boundary. We have a large coastline, industry, agriculture, mountains, forests, deserts, valleys, large and small cities, and major interstate trade and transportation systems. Two things distinguish our agricultural resources…...

In the wake of the December 26, 2004, tsunami that hit coastal villages and towns alongside the Indian Ocean, little thought has been given to another problem very near at hand. The Pew Center on Global Climate Change has released a report that states due to the warming of the oceans and melting of the polar ice caps, sea levels are expected to rise twenty centimeters by 2100 (7). Many have not given thought to this information and it"s inherent…...

Animal release, also known as fang sheng in Chinese, is one minor aspect of conflictsbetween development of economy and environmental protection. But it brings much moreproblems than we thought. Because of the lack of professional guidance andsupervision animal releases have caused a series of environmental accidents includingeconomic loss and species invasions and resulted in a large number of excess death ofrelease animals. In fact, fang sheng is a special culture behavior whose point is todemonstrate compassion and earn merit. Today,…...

Dr. David SuzukiDavid T. Suzuki Phd, the Chair of the David Suzuki Foundation, is an award-winning scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster. David was born in Vancouver in 1936 during World War 2, at the age of six he was put into an interment camp in BC with his family. After the war he went to high school in London, Ontario. He graduated with honours from Amherst College in 1958 and then went to receive his Phd in zoology from the University…...

This experiment demonstrates the synthesis of the active ingredient containing an amide. The reagent in which this was conducted is the insect repellent “OFF”, N,N-diethyl-mtoluamide. The reagent will be converted to an amide. The methods used in this experiment will be the preparation of an amide and an extraction. The extraction will take place with the use of a separatory funnel. First, m-toluic acid is combined with thionyl chloride to create the main product of acid chloride. Next, the acid…...

Recently, I have stumbled onto information about our environment. It includes studies, statistics locally and globally, and examples of thing I even catch myself doing everyday. The information I found regarding our environmental situation surprises me in ways worse than anyone can imagine. Humanity has no idea how our impact ruins our Earth permanently. The worst of them include the harm that plastic bags can cause, the truth about oxygen-deprived zones, our lack of useable water, and where our discarded…...

Pollution refers to the existence or introduction of a harmful substance to the environment. Pollutants are of different types depending on their origin, effect, property and controllability. Examples include stock pollutants and fund pollutants among others (Blackburn, 2007). Stock pollutants are those that are non biodegradable. They include heavy metals and some plastics. Accumulated stock pollutants are those that increase in size when excess emission occurs. Stock pollutants normally contaminate the ground and air when burnt. Fund pollutants, on the…...

Global capitalism refers to an economic system and a method of production in which industries, trade, and means of production are mostly owned by private investors and corporations for profits. In a capitalist economy, capital accumulation, stiff compe markets and wage labor are common to the parties to a transaction. Even as capitalism and democracy increase human wealth, leading to an improved lifestyle, nations should regulate their industries and agricultural production so that they become environmentally friendly. This essay is…...

Intro:Fracking, emissions, industries, modern agriculture, and poorly managed waste are just some of the many devastating ways that the human community has contributed to Earth's environmental decline. In the years spanning the twentieth through twenty-first centuries, global climate change and environmental degradation have steadily worsened due to human activity. Pollution on the ground, in the air, and throughout the oceans has been deteriorating the environment, our home, at an alarming rate and will continue to do so under the current…...

I am interested in pursuing Quality Control Chemist.Quality Control Chemist works in research to obtain information that could be used to develop new adhesive colors for the surfacing industry. Performs a variety of testing on materials and other substances to ensure that the safety and equality standards are met. Also, he/she determines batch adjustments utilizing lab blends, accepted guidelines, and using batch history, prepares documents that report the results of laboratory work to the Supervisor. Besides, he/she follows ISO 9001…...

Biotechnology is a use of micro-organisms, cells, or cell components to make products. Microbes have been used in the commercial production of foods, vaccines, antibiotics, and vitamins for years. In addition, animal cells have been used to produce viral vaccines since the 1950s. Until the 1980s products made by living cells have been made by natural occurring cells; the role of scientist was to find the appropriate cells and develop a method for large scale cultivation of the cells. Now…...

Introduction And History:In 1925 the first Lux Soap was introduced. It was produced by Lever Brothers which is known as “Unilever” and began as the brand's bargain toilet soap. Lux is an international brand. Lux is a multinational Unilever –made company.Its product line includes shower gels, hair shampoos, bath cleaners, beauty soap, and conditioners .Lux launched as the laundry soap in 1899 by the name of “Sunlight Flakes”In 2009,Lux estimated value was at 1billlion,with market position distributed around the globe…...

This paper discusses the concept issues and challenges before sustainable development of India and government policy towards financial inclusion. While achieving the objectives of sustainable development various issues are there in each geographical part of India that are discussed in this paper. Secondly the Challenges faced by the economy, while achieving the object of sustainable livelihood for the citizens. At a macro level, greater financial inclusion can support sustainable and inclusive socio-economic growth for all.An inclusive financial system supports stability,…...

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is a thermoplastic polymer produced by chain polymerization from the monomer vinyl chloride. PVC is the third most important polymer for plastics after polyethylene and polypropylene. The PVC plastics are divided into hard and soft PVC. It is used, for example, for pipes, cable sheathing, floor coverings, cosmetics, lotions, perfumes, drinking bottles, children toys, grocery bags, cling wraps e.t.c. It is made softer and more flexible by the addition of phthalates and can contain traces of chemicals…...

The ocean and the marine environment have become one of the new frontiers and fastest growing sector of the world’s tourism industry (Hall, 2001: 601).Tourism meets demands tourists have for recreational, educational, and instrumental contrasts not met at home (Dilton & Miller, 1986: 11-12). Hall (2001:601) writes that marine and coastal tourism is a concept that includes a variety of tourism, leisure and recreationally oriented activities which occur in coastal zones and close offshore coastal waters. While tourism development results…...