In a world where the need for material goods and natural resources is skyrocketing people often times forget the impact a few years of human disturbance will have on the fragile ecosystem that is planet Earth. An ongoing debate about this matter occurs between environmentalists and big business men...

Global warming is one of the foremost problems facing our planet today. As pollution rises the ozone layer breaks down, and as the temperatures go on a constant rise glaciers and ice-caps melt. Many people have their doubts about the global warming "theory", however proof of this "t...

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1960 in northeastern Alaska to protect and maintain it's naturally functioning community of arctic and sub-arctic ecosystems. A variety of wildlife, including 36 fish species, 36 kinds of land mammals, over ...

Introduction The environment of planet earth is heavily dependent on a stable climate. The stability of this climate has been continually compromised since the beginning of the industrial revolution. Poor pollution controls and the ever-increasing human industrial activity are causing...