Environment Essay Examples and Topics. Page 20

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The Environmental Abuses by the Powerplant Company

This can often lead the deterioration of ecosystems located in local rivers and streams as the amount of metal particulates not only slowly poisons the fish but can actually cause a certain degree of cloudiness [...]
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 841

The Reality of the Prospects within Wave Energy

Nevertheless, despite the significant progress in the area of wave energy, there are numerous issues, especially pertaining to the reality of the prospects within wave energy.
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1002

Sustainability Measures in Eco-Homes

Indeed, "energy harvested from water, wind and sunlight are generally known as renewable energy due to the fact that they are never exhausted".
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2467

The Key Drivers of Climate Change

The use of fossil fuel in building cooling and heating, transportation, and in the manufacture of goods leads to an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere.
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 11
  • Words: 3002

1906 San Francisco Fire Disaster

As a matter of fact, the fire fighting department in this city ran out of water that was necessary to calm the fire.
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 578

Concept of Environmental Ethic in Society

One of the issues that are highlighted by the authors is the anthropocentrism of contemporary environmental ethics. One can take utilitarian or deontological perspectives, but it is always possible to institutionalize the principles of environmental [...]
  • Subjects: Human Impact
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 537

Water Usage in University of Ottawa

This report through the use of the 2012 Ottawa University Environmental journal database will examine current trends in water usage and consumption among members of the University of Ottawa community in order to determine whether [...]
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2235

The North Haven Fire Department

Through this division of labor it becomes very easy to offer quality fire fighting services to the residents of The New Haven town in terms of public awareness on fire fighting equipments and the steps [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1151

Geology of Palouse Falls

The rocks, of which basalt is the most common, are mostly metamorphic and were formed as a result of the cooling of floodwaters and ice.
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 840

Solar Panels in China

Due to the popularity of solar energy and its domination in the world market, it has been the most appropriate option for the country.
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1135

Flattening of the World: Globalization and Outsourcing

The rate of affordability of the IT hardware and software on the other hand pushed the need for its adoption of the process and hence the realization of the economic gains that had become elusive.
  • Subjects: Global Warming
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2656

The System for Pollution Offsets

Maintaining equilibrium between environmental quality and cost is not efficient if all the polluting entities are treated uniformly despite the amount of emissions and concentration in a certain region.
  • Subjects: Air Pollution
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 591

The Nature of Nonpoint Pollution Control Problem

The incentive scheme to be used to influence the ambient level can be in the form of compulsory payment, T. The amount to be paid depends on the difference between the actual ambient level and [...]
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 12
  • Words: 2603

Fire Codes of National Fire Prevention Association

These fires have brought substantial impact on fire services requiring the need to rewrite the fire codes. This is essential in order to minimize the time required put off the fire.
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 894

The Station Nightclub Fire

This exit and entrance will be of width capable to accommodate one- half of the people within the building and should connect to a stairway, which lead to a street.
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 565

Environmental Factors and Human Activity

As a result the expansion of these resources and addition of new ones will be called for and this will in return have a negative impact on the environment as the natural ecosystem will be [...]
  • Subjects: Human Impact
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1122

Current Environmental Health Issues

Considering the effects these bacteria may result in the following consequences should be remembered, the production of the lethal toxins in the intestine, the development of the clinical disease and succumb to the infection, the [...]
  • Subjects: Human Impact
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 813

Sustainability project – Amcor site & MDB

On the contrary, the AMCOR housing and parking project is represented by an organization that is of a smaller scale compared to that of the Murray basin conservation project.
  • Subjects: Human Impact
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1918

Air and Water Pollution

Thus, it is classified as a primary pollutant because it is the most common pollutants in the environment. In the environment, the impact of carbon monoxide is felt overtime, since it leads to respiratory problems.
  • Subjects: Ecological Identity
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 570

Ecosystem in the rainforest

The lower the level of the energy pyramid, the higher the number of the organisms. In the circumstances of a rainforest ecosystem, the primary producers occupy the bottom of the energy pyramid.
  • Subjects: Ecosystem
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 629

Maya Papermaking and the Dresden Codex

When we consider the materials used in making the Maya paper in the ancient times, we find that the major material was the bark of the fig tree.
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2171

Environmental Impacts of Nuclear Material

This is due to the fact that the production of nuclear power involves the release of radionuclides into the environment during the front and the back end processes.
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  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 15
  • Words: 4075

Bhopal Disaster Response and Impacts

The presence of water and MIC resulted to the occurrence of an exothermic reaction that resulted to the increase of temperature and pressure in the storage tank.
  • Subjects: Disasters
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 643

The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation

The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation, ENEC, brought together six UAE member states, the International Atomic Energy Agency and other countries such as the United States of America. The assertions made above indicate that UAE relies [...]
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 559

Green Power Policies in the United States of America

With the uncertainties in the oil market and the rapid deterioration of other sources of energy, it is time that the American government and other concerned organizations considered revolutionizing this source of energy in order [...]
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1731

Recycling Firm Business Plan

The business will be called "Greensipi" - a plastic recycling firm that will be responsible for number of products and services.
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1371

Rivers for Life

Using this new management paradigm, it is possible to reclaim and restore rivers better as the drive is not to restore rivers according to human perceptions but according to the natural needs of the river.
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  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1022

Wetland Management and Business

It is known that wetlands serves very important roles in the societies, ranging from ecological matters to educational, there would be an assessment of the contribution of the wetland and that of the land it [...]
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 556

Sustainability Project: CERES Educational Park

The amount of resources available to the current residents remains significantly the same even after inclusion of the medium density housing, this will over the time develop into a supply-demand phenomenah and eventually influence the [...]
  • Subjects: Global Warming
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1637

Buncefield Incident Causes and Effects

As a result, the defects in the switch and the failure to inform the users of how critical the padlock was caused an escalation of the incident. This was as a result of the fuel [...]
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1406

21st Century Environmental Perils

Al Gore mentioned that the bold steps that are supposed to be taken in order to deal with the climate crisis are similar steps that are supposed to be taken to deal with the problem [...]
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1630

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Reefs

This essay addresses some of the disturbances which have been experienced in the coral reefs of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary together with measures which have been implemented to salvage the ecosystem.
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 597

Japan’s Nuclear Crisis Affects US Debate

Although it has been argued that the nuclear disaster of Fukushima Daiichi would have a direct impact on the nuclear policy of the United States of America, this disaster should not have any effect on [...]
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 591

The Seriousness of Global Warming

The problem touches upon the rise of temperature of the Earth's atmosphere as well as the influence of gaseous emissions and combustion gases, which are the reasons for the ecologists and scientists' concern.
  • Subjects: Global Warming
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 527

Environment and Species in International Relations

According to Torgerson: "The environmentalism that came onto the public scene in the late 1960s and early 1970s was part of an outburst of activism in civil society that was followed by the emergence of [...]
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  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1591

Emissions Trading System

In the pursuit of the prevention of further depletion of the ozone, the emission-trading scheme aims at reducing by significant margins, the emission levels by regulating the amount of pollutants emitted by individual firms.
  • Subjects: Air Pollution
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1934

Economics and Human Induced Climate Change

In this case, climate change is an economic problem because it has increased the costs of energy and we all know that energy is used for production activities.
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 647

Health Hazard of Noise Pollution

In addition, the frequency of sound, duration of exposure, intermittence or continuation of sound, the age of a person and their health can affect the acuteness of the effects of noise pollution.
  • Subjects: Air Pollution
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 541

Nuclear Energy Benefits and Demerits

The aim of the research is to provide substantial proof that nuclear energy is not efficient and sustainable. It is also argued that the whole process and the impacts of nuclear energy production make the [...]
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2378

Carbon-DI-Oxide in the Construction Industy

As a result of the fact that these gases are present in the atmosphere in excessive amount, the heat that is sent back from the surface of the earth is put off by the atmosphere [...]
  • Subjects: Ecological Identity
  • Pages: 12
  • Words: 3075

Impacts of acidic deposition

The principal emissions that contribute to acidic precipitation are sulfur dioxide and the various oxides of nitrogen that are as result of the burning of the fossil fuels.
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2416

Biology of Climate Change

There is sufficient evidence that recent climate change is a result of human activities."Warming of the climate system is unequivocal; as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, [...]
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 538

Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emission

The use of incentives to increase carbon credits is also a powerful tool in controlling the amount of carbon dioxide being emitted to the atmosphere.
  • Subjects: Ecological Identity
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1099

Environmental Defense Fund

As part of its broad objectives, the membership of EDF is open and consequently, any interested party can join the group.
  • Subjects: Climate Change
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 887

Identity: Discourse of Environment

A sense of identity is entrenched in the present environment of human being, as there exists a connection between man and the world.
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  • Subjects: Ecological Identity
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 559

The Curse of Natural Recourses

Many countries in possession of natural resources are at the risk of conflicting within themselves as every group in the society fights to get its cut of the revenue obtained from the export of those [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1665

Changing Flora and Fauna in the Canadian Arctic

Some of the effects that may come up owing to the reduction in the tundra vegetation and the expansion of the forest cover is the reduction in the level of the ratio of the reflected [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 28
  • Words: 7547

Sale of Forests in United Kingdom

However, the public is rather skeptical about the capacity of the private owners to manage the forests because of the following reasons.
  • Subjects: Ecological Identity
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1065

Environmental Effects of Conflict

Due to the similarity in the landscape of Iraq and some parts of the gulf, some effects of the Iraq war are similar to the effects of the gulf war.
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 12
  • Words: 3263

Energy Resource Plan: Towards Sustainable Conservation of Energy

Efficient use of some sources of energy such as fossil energy reduces instances of pollution, translating to the fact that people will enjoy healthy lifestyles. The government must encourage citizens to use renewable sources of [...]
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 839

Australian, Perth Water Supply Crisis

The article Australia's Water Crisis brings to light the grim effects of the dwindling water resources within the city of Sydney.
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  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 800

Geothermal Energy: What Is It and How Does It Work?

Among the many options investigated nowadays by the scientists, geothermal energy occupies not the last place, possessing a number of both advantages and disadvantages that make it a point of debate in the energy-seeking society.
  • Subjects: Environmental Processes
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 543

Environmental and Cultural Impact of Bottled Water

Specifically, the approach to solving the problem will span a careful investigation into the effects of bottled water and waste bottles in the environment, through the collection and analysis of primary data, interviewing company executives [...]
  • Subjects: Ecological Identity
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 584

Spin, Science and Climate Change

Proponents of climate change argue scientifically that the cause of global warming is the accumulation of green house gases and water vapor in the atmosphere over a period.
  • Subjects: Climate Change
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 550

Environmental Protection and Waste Management

The analysis also focuses on the intellectual behaviour of people regarding the environmental effects of waste. There is lack of strong basis for scientific findings and current guidance is causing the environmental challenges to become [...]
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  • Subjects: Recycling
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1724

Water Resources in Economic

Proposals on the economics' of water resources FAO states, the escalating responsiveness that water shortage has brought forth the acceptance of the opinion that "water is an economic good" as one of the four Dublin [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 538

Global Warming and Coral Reefs

The frightening evidence of the devastating tendencies in coral reef reduction can be illustrated by the case of the coral cover of the Rio Bueno, a coral reef site on the North East of Jamaica [...]
  • Subjects: Global Warming
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2026

Making Solar Energy More Affordable

The use of solar energy can be critical for environmental and economic sustainability of many communities that can be located in different regions of the world.
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 543

Greenhouse Gases Prediction

The practice has significantly contributed to the increasing amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The ever-increasing levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere will eventually increase [...]
  • Subjects: Climate Change
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 564

Social Concepts and Climate Change

All these are illustrations that climate change is real and skeptics of the process have no sound grounds to support their argument.
  • Subjects: Climate Change
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 875

Reading Response of The Year without Toilet Paper

The Conlin-Beavan family answers the question about the source of inspiration making them adhere to the environmentalism thoughts and tells the readers about the reasons of their choices in their day to day life.
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 623

Technology and Science: A Look Back at the Past Experiences

Technologies can hardly be defined as merely tools; instead, they can be evaluated on their own merits, as the indicators of the progress of the civilization and the measure of people's possibilities in terms of [...]
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 548

History of Environmental Regulation in US

The environment movement of the 1960's led to major environmental changes to address issues of water, oil and air pollution. Another incident that contributed to the awareness is the pollution of the Great Lakes.
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 540

Climate Change and Human Health

In the field of climate change and human health, skills of project management are necessary during planning, evaluation of options, development of effective policies, and arrangement of program actions and resources to produce fruitful outcomes.
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  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 813

Gas Drilling Project: Economics and Environment

The proponents would argue against that by indicating the fact that deposition of these chemicals would not cause direct threats to the ecosystem.the US efficiency policy was established to guide the utilization of the country's [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 583

Climate Change: The Complex Issue of Global Warming

By definition, the greenhouse effect is the process through which the atmosphere absorbs infrared radiation emitted from the Earth's surface once it is heated directly by the sun during the day.
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 928

The Environmental Impact of Nuclear Energy

The country has the opportunity to enhance its capacity to generate electricity from nuclear following the approval of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission to build and operate between three to four units of the Vogtle [...]
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1162

Human Population and Global Resources

Specifically, the essay shall explore the impact of increased population on natural resources, energy availability, food production, and the environment. A rapid increase in population has overstretched our natural resources and at the same time, [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 533

NGOs and Environmental politics

Political and environmental experts foresee the role of NGOs in environmental politics increasing in the future[17]. Even though they have been criticized from different quotas for a number of vices, the role played by NGOs [...]
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 1961

Waste Management Strategies in Australia

This is because the population of the country is increasing leading to the creation of more waste. The increase in the quantity of waste generated in the country has a direct link to the increase [...]
  • Subjects: Recycling
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1374

Colgan Air and the Planes Landing Issue

There is great dependence on the abilities of the plane and weather, and a person has to make quick decisions in directing the machine.
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 568

The Role of Political Environmentalism in the Modern World

Returning to the term eco-fascisms, I think that this one of the most grounded explanations of the deplorable situation in the world. In this respect, the ideas of free-market environmentalism seem to be increasingly attractive [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Processes
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 797

Global Warming Should Not Cause Panic

From the above evidence provided by different scholars it evident that global warming is something that should not cause a lot of worries and panic to the people.
  • Subjects: Global Warming
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1214

Is the push to go green enough or too late?

As such, this research paper will base its argument in discussing the numerous environmental concerns and the strategy of going green as a preventive measure to addressing the environmental issues as we seek to enquire [...]
  • Subjects: Recycling
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2160

Global Warming: Causes, Effects and the Future

Science of the greenhouse effect has been known for quite a long time where the similarity between the radioactive properties of the earth's atmosphere and of the glass in a green-house has been pointed out [...]
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1893

Environmental Issues in Asia

This paper is going to have a look at the key environmental issues in Asian countries as well as the policies put in place by various agencies to address the issues.
  • Subjects: Air Pollution
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1921