Environment Essay Examples and Topics. Page 25

The Rift region constitutes of such lakes as the Lake Baringo in Kenya, Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania, the Dead sea, Reelfoot lake in Tennessee near the Mississippi River were formed as result of the earthquake.

This has been done through consideration of both statistics and trends in the number of deaths related to fire as recorded in death certificates as either smoke inhalation or burns.

Bearing in mind that global warming is such a threat to livelihood, it is imperative for China to start looking into ways of reducing its industrial activities for the sake of others living on planet [...]

In response to the concerns, this paper proposes the use of thorium reactors to produce nuclear energy because the safety issues of uranium.

To guarantee the protection of water resources, stakeholders must ensure the correct infrastructure is put in place in overpopulated areas and factory zones.

Because of constant development of the richest economies, such as the United Kingdom, and United States, the consumption levels of the global population surpass the actual amount of natural resources that the Earth has prepared [...]

The trees in the rainforest biomes have developed several adaptations to enable them to survive the conditions in the area. The large surface of the leaves would also mean that there is a larger surface [...]

The coal firm will make a series of payments to the Council in order to facilitate some of the regulatory requirements, and this will also be a source of revenue for it.

This notion has made the philosophy to be of great importance in the practice of weak anthropocentrism and conservation of the environment because people tend to review their actions to ensure that the outcome is [...]

In the year 2000, the World Bank advised the Bolivian government to privatize its water service system. Bolivian authorities should ensure that appropriate laws and authorities are put in place to regulate the involvement of [...]

Preview The interest of this paper is to explore the impacts of acidic rain on the PH of the soil and the leaching processes.

It is believed that the industrial evolution coupled with urbanization have aggravated the problem of acid rain and a rise of acidity levels in the atmosphere, notably in North America and Europe as well as [...]

The results of the investigative study into the daily water usage within households in Abu Dhabi show a mean average of 135 gallons/per day for the 15 households that were involved in this project.

The government agencies in Australia are some of the emitters of carbon and seek for the alternative sources of energy to conserve the environment.

In this context, it is true that plants will not increase their CO2 uptake in response to increased levels of the gas in the atmosphere.

Thus, the extinction of wolves in our ecosystem will results in an increase in the ungulates population comprising of unhealthy and undesired preys. With more wolves in an ecosystem, the number of ungulates will reduce.

Throughout this paper, the concepts that are core to the discipline of political ecology will facilitate the analysis of water wars that have typified communities in the rural areas of Bolivia.

This is attributed to the limited sources of energy in the industry. Also, the cost of labor involved in setting up a biogas unit is cheap, hence underpinning the fact that, biogas is a cheap, [...]

This water is usually tapped from the roof of the houses and directed to the jars. The roofs of the houses play a significant role in determining the quantity and quality of water that shall [...]

Moreover, the authorities must have facilities that can be used to remove snow in major facilities such as roads and airports.

National centre for sustainability is among the key stakeholders for Swimburne University and is committed to excellence in delivery of programs, research, and provides the industry with medium for consultation with other key stakeholders.

The rate of resource depletion and pollution of the environment in many countries in the world is alarming. This essay examines the meaning of sustainability and its benefits for Oslo City in Norway as well [...]

Over the years, environmental scientists have been heavily involved in research regarding the changes in climate conditions and effects that these changes have on the environment.

In addition, the article indicated that the nuclear power plant in Illinois affects the natural attributes of the environment due to the consequences of reacting components.

In order to improve the problem of pollutions of the environment in China, analyzing the cultural background and impact of the economical situation on the environment, the government should develop such measures as the law [...]

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 [...]

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.

For example in a tropical rain forest, the main producers can be the lianas, the consumers are herbivores and carnivores and the decomposers are the detritivores. This shows the feeding preference of each of the [...]

Indeed, "energy harvested from water, wind and sunlight are generally known as renewable energy due to the fact that they are never exhausted".

When examining the basis of the treaty established by the International Whaling Commission in relation to the protection of the whale species it can be seen that the entirety of the document was meant to [...]

The nature of energy for use in a building is dependent on a number of factors such as the landscape and orientation of the land on which the building has been constructed.

The potential to render the region ecologically damaged or incapable of any other operations other than aggregate operations due to the arbitrary nature of the public designation of the region as a prime region for [...]

As a matter of fact, the fire fighting department in this city ran out of water that was necessary to calm the fire.

Water is a dense medium, and thus plants living in water have a weak shaft for supporting the foliage and the upperparts of the plant.

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 [...]

The central question that these readings pose is how the needs of people can be reconciled with the needs of the environment.

It is however important to mention that the severity of the damage caused by oil spills depends on a wide range of factors including but not limited to the season and weather, type and quantity [...]

Aquatic animals that feed on fish may mistake plastics for jellyfish and consume them and this may lead to death of such animals.

This is crucial for voluntary carbon market because some reports indicate that there are significant numbers of carbon offset projects, which do not contribute to the reduction in emissions of GHG.

Thus, basing on the scientific information at hand, it means that the more the quantity of gases emitted into the atmosphere the thicker the layer of the blanket and the warmer the earth.

Geothermal energy is an important alternative source of energy that can increase energy production and enhance environmental safety. In order to meet the national goal of achieving 20% of the total electrical energy production in [...]

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 [...]

Rolston states that people should understand that dichotomy of people and nature is illusive as people are a part of nature.

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 [...]

Due to the popularity of solar energy and its domination in the world market, it has been the most appropriate option for the country.

The main burden to eco systems is the pressure imposed by the consumption and waste management required to support the lifestyles of the affluent urban dwellers.

Research should also be conducted on intra and interoperability, and analyzing of the records of participation in the training of fire and EMS training. This will ease the communication of fire and EMS agencies and [...]

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.

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 [...]

The researcher seeks to determine the magnitude of this effect and its general effect on the society in general and the firms affected in specific.

The discussions relate to its environmental protection policies, enduring impacts on the environment, legal obligation on environmental protection quests, rivals environmental policies, and whether the company is environmentally friendly.

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.

Moreover, human beings perceive that they are more superior to animal and other creatures in the world. Emotions are vital to human being and animals.

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 [...]

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 [...]

The research indicated governments must determine the best procedures to reduce the hurdles of replacing the unfavorable fossil oil fuel with renewable energy. Hydro energy eliminates the harmful effects of fossil oil use.

This work can be improved upon by ensuring that human development is not relegated to the sidelines as Crosby has argued.

So, first of all, there is a need to point out that global warming seems to be not only an environmental and climatic issue, but also one of the most important mechanisms of evolution.

Apart from contemplating the necessity to develop some paradigms, researchers also focus on successful examples of the use of sustainable approach.

These inconsistencies are present in the Federal guidelines laid down by the States with regards to the definition of medical waste and the management options available for handling, transporting, treating and disposing medical waste.

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.

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.

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.

The effects of global warming are the social and ecological changes because of increment of global temperature. Causes of the greenhouse gases due to the human activities are shown below: On the other hand, human [...]

The alternative policy that can impose the same outcome to the NSW government is to destroy the environmentally unfriendly electricity sources and support the electricity providers to set up new environment friendly electricity generators.

The river basin through the Washington department is able to regulate the quality of water and the distribution of water to the surroundings.

Besides, the paper determines potential, direct, and indirect social and economic costs, effects, acceptable risk level, and identifies appropriate risk reduction opportunities in the city of Georgia.

The increase in the concentration of green house gases consequently leads to a rise in the amount of thermal and infrared radiations on the surface of the earth.

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.

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.

The environmental issues on earth have extended radically in the past decades and are currently among the main threats and challenges which have impacts on people lifestyles and organizations processes around the world.

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 [...]

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 [...]

The business will be called "Greensipi" - a plastic recycling firm that will be responsible for number of products and services.

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.

Before a building designer can make effective decisions relating to fire safety design, the needs of the client regarding the function of the building and the general and unique conditions that are to be incorporated [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Increased public awareness From 1960s, policies that affect management of national forest have led to increased information about planning and management of forest to the public as well as their participation in the process.

The changes in climate that have occurred are not sufficient to make the assertions that the world is in danger. The challenge is that the climate change supporters have gone to extents of politicizing the [...]

The resources are useful in terms of provide regulation of buildings, components of green buildings, selection of green materials and where to purchase such materials.

The development of the national grid led to a switch to electric power as the main source of energy.hydroelectric power and Wind power are yet to be utilized.

The formation of fuel NOx depends on the nitrogen content in the fuel as well as the level of oxygen in the reaction medium.

Thus, the establishment that the use of fossil fuels adversely affects the environment is important in explaining the shift to the use of renewable energy sources.

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 [...]

The stressors that threaten human water security An analysis of the worldwide status of water as a human resource has been limited to the fragments of regional and state based assessments that show varying indicators [...]

The History of the Aborigines and European Settlers According to the Office of Environment and Heritage [herein referred to as OEH], the area on which Prospect Reservoir sits was formerly under the control of the [...]

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.

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 [...]

This high concentration of infrastructure is likely to increase the level of damages because a destruction of many buildings is likely to result in higher human deaths and more financial losses.

This has led to the accumulation of gases and deforestation hence affecting the environment negatively. Agricultural activities have led to the destruction of forests for settlement and cultivation thus affecting the environment negatively.

To assess the eventuality of an occurrence of a natural disaster, policy makers should access the geological and/or hydro-meteorological hazards to which a particular country or region is exposed; the location of Monroe County is [...]

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.

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 [...]

This American company has been in existence since the 1980's and in 1997 Smith and Fong Company got fully incorporated as a sustainable bamboo flooring product manufacturer. Smith and Fong Company is a market leader [...]

The study emphasizes on the negative effects of this features to the environment and methods of stopping them from harming the environment.

This is because the trees that attracted and trapped the moist clouds are no longer existent, thus the farmers have to manually water their crops.

As from 1978, the ICS was not only used in response to wild land fires but also in response to urban fires and to this regard, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and [...]

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.

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.

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.

Nuclear power is perceived in Indonesia, Vietnam, and Thailand and perhaps somewhere else in Asia as an ingredient in a resolution aimed at achieving the requirement of an exceptionally huge amplification of power manufacturing capacity [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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.

Though economic benefits of such drilling are obvious, they do not outweigh the need to preserve the pristine nature of the area o the benefit of thousands of animal and plant species that depend on [...]

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, [...]

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.

As part of its broad objectives, the membership of EDF is open and consequently, any interested party can join the group.

The long wave radiation absorbed by the space rises the temperature of the earth and the atmosphere and the heated greenhouse gases radiate long wave radiations allover and majority of it is redirected to the [...]

Indeed, it is disturbing to note that the national forest cover has for the last five years declined by more than 4 percent despite the fact that our forest region, particularly in the southern United [...]

On page 6, Sutton, is of the opinion that there is a great connection between environmental damage, industrialisation and urbanisation; he observes that human beings have altered the natural environment and resulted to living in [...]

People depend with the environment directly or indirectly; as people industrialize, development of cities and towns, they increasingly are affecting the salinity of the environment. It is the responsibility of firms, governments and individuals to [...]

A sense of identity is entrenched in the present environment of human being, as there exists a connection between man and the world.

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 [...]

Burying of animals in regions which are not appropriate poses the risk of contamination if both water and soil. Areas which are frequently prone to flooding are likely to increase the chances of contamination.

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 [...]

The article provides information on how to determine social and economic impacts and the importance of the same in environmental assessment in Canada.

Because of the complicacy in the relationships between a man and the nature, the problem of defining the man's role in ecology has gained a paramount importance.