The Environmental Concerns of the Livestock Industry The United States leads the way in a global trend toward increased meat consumption. The average American consumes almost twice his or her own body weight in meat every year. World mea...

A. Introduction During the last twenty years, industrial livestock farms have been replacing the traditional family size farms that once raised most of the nation's swine. The number of livestock animals produced in the United States has grown modestly in the past two decades, but the nu...

World Food Distribution and Hunger Problem "It is ironic that the world food supply has continued to increase over the years, (FAO, 1986) that in the next century a global food supply will be enough to meet food demand and yet hunger and famine continue to stalk a large section of human kind. ...

Are Organic Foods Better For You? Organic farming began in the late 1940's in the United States, and in recent years it has seen a dramatic increase in popularity (Rubin 1). The sales of organic foods have been increasing by about 20 percent a year over the past decade (Marcus 1). That is o...

Wendell Berry, self-styled intellectual, social commentator, and purveyor of common sense authored a biting series of essays on the state of American life and economy, compiled in 1993 under the title "Sex, Economy, Freedom & Community." This collection of commentaries on varied aspects of existen...

INTRODUCTION Human population in the past 48 years has more than doubled its seize, from 2.5 billion in 1950 to 5.9 billion in 1998 . A few month ago the Secrtary of the United Nation declared a baby as the No. 6 billion citezen of the earth. As you may have noticed, human population has reached a...

INTRODUCTION Human population in the past 48 years has more than doubled its seize, from 2.5 billion in 1950 to 5.9 billion in 1998 . A few month ago the Secrtary of the United Nation declared a baby as the No. 6 billion citezen of the earth. As you may have noticed, human population has reached a...

Overpopulation is having disastrous effects on the environment. The forests are being cut down. The atmosphere is becoming contaminated with increasing amounts of carbon dioxide. The oceans and seas are being polluted and over fished. There are simply too many people on earth. The UNFPA (United ...

Land degradation in Australia is a very serious and difficult environmental problem, as Australia is dependent on agricultural practices. (See land use in Australia.) Urban sprawl, land pollution, salinisation, and soil erosion may cause Land degradation after land clearing, or waterlogging throug...

The Ethical Basis for Ecosystem Management Andrew J. Green Ecosystem Management: The Human Dimension Establishing an environmental ethic is of utmost concern to the human species to better comprehend our place in the world and our potentials for the future. In doing so, we must extend our ...

Organic food comes from processors; growers and importers registered and approved by organic certification bodies. Organic food does not get pesticides or fertilizers used. The product must have a label saying organic and where about is it from. A problem with organic food is that not all ingredient...