Global change has become a popular word in scientific debates on long-range structural change in the earth's ecology. Globalization has in the past played a major role in the controversial environmental debates. Many problems resulted in this area of discussion, in regard to the intricate l...

Imagine sitting in a restaurant, enjoying a finely prepared steak. You suddenly lose your appetite at the thought of inhaling the toxic chemicals, which are floating your way from a cigarette the woman at the table next to you has just lit. Cigarette smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals. Exposure to ...

The environment in which we live in is constantly changing. It is a valuable resource that should not be overrun by big business. Our environment is repeatedly tested to its limits by pollution from big businesses that continue to ignore regulations and laws. Business should not be allowed to cont...

Giving back to the environmentIt is not simple to reduce the environmental impact of automobiles worldwide. It is hard to find a straightforward solution for making automobiles better for the environment without drastically increasing costs or cutting down on performance. the best way to deal with...

Our environment faces many problems. This is becoming more and more evident every day. Inflation on essential items such as gasoline and electricity has increased ridiculously over the past half-century, and population growth and the demands placed on the worldwide agricultural system contributes t...

It is now the second millennium and technology has advanced tremendously throughout the years. And continues to do so as well. New and improved products and gadgets need batteries to conduct its purpose. Company's such as Battery Solutions states that the demand for batteries in the U.S. is ...

Global change has become a popular word in scientific debates on long-range structural change in the earth's ecology. Globalization has in the past played a major role in the controversial environmental debates. Many problems resulted in this area of discussion, in regard to the intricate linkages...

The Cold War has dominated American life since 1945 . Throughout the Cold War the role of the United States has been captured in themes of globalism, anti-communism, containment, military might, and intervention . The United States has also established the role of being world mediator. It was felt b...

Geographically close but rather different The United States and Mexico are located geographically besides each other. They are interrelated in many aspects, such as economy, traditions, and ways of life, but they differ in some minimal aspects. People in each of the countries have a different way ...

A special interest group is an organized subgroup of a society. Special interest group belongs to the public sector. Some special interest groups are very powerful politically. These organizations devote large amounts of money, and time to make sure that government representatives hear th...

Prior to the 1920's, very few people were aware of the term or concept "biosphere", and prior to the 1960's minimal people knew the term "environment". Beginning around the 1930's, literature concerning this topic began to appear. Up until this time Americans thou...

The need to migrate from lower developed countries to developed countries is generally due largely in part to financial reasons. In most cases, the attractiveness of higher wages in urban environments usually outweighs the inconvenience of being away from family members and becoming acclimated to a ...

Eco-terrorism can be defined as terrorism or sabotage done in the name of environmental causes. So is that supposed to justify it? Is terrorism supposed to be a good thing as long as it's for the environment? The answer of course is no, terrorism is never a good thing, regardless of the reas...

Environment of "The New World" Environment is defined as all the external factors that influence life, including light and food supply. Some of the greatest nations to be influenced by their environments are those of the first civilizations of the New World, the Americas. "The New...

Globalization: A Policy of Apocryphal Benefits The idea of globalization is a greatly misconstrued, detrimental policy to those countries and people outside of the North American sphere of life. Corporations are globalizing not only to reduce production costs, but also to expand markets, eva...

James E. Vance is considered to be one of the most important geographers of the 20th century in the United States. His wide interest in the ways in which the urban construction developed in time and space has given him a reputation of a subtle analyst of the geographic space with a historical approa...

On January 3 in the year 1959, Alaska officially became the forty-ninth state of the United States of America. Alaska is over twice the size of Texas; measuring from north to south at approximately 1,400 miles long and from east to west it is 2,700 miles wide making it the largest state in America. ...

Many people go to different countries. Some of them go for school, some others go for business and some others go for living. However, some people adapt well to a new environment and others retain their original culture identity. I think adapting to a new culture or environment depends on thre...

Imagine you were taken from your normal everyday life and put into a situation that was different and unfamiliar to what you know. The language is different, the food is different and they have different customs and world views. For some, this situation would be fun and interesting, but for most thi...

INTRODUCTION In the world today, more and more businesses are starting to adapt and recognize the environmental impacts in producing a product. Ecoefficiency is a concept that suggests organizations can produce more goods and services while reducing negative environmental impacts, resources, a...

If an entrepreneur pitched the next big idea as bottled air, many individuals in today's society would likely laugh. This was likely the same response to the idea of mass-produced bottled water several decades ago and yet, this trend is taking the world by storm. Unfortunately, it is not only a tren...

The World Trade Organisation has come under fire recently due to conflicting views on its ability, or rather, responsibility to police environment-related issues through trade regulations. As a result of W.T.O.s decisions on such cases, two distinct groups have formed; those who support W.T.O. makin...

Nature vs. Nurture The dubious history of the heredity environment controversy can be easily traced as far back as the start of the present century with at least some historical evidence placing the roots of this dispute in the time of John Locke. This controversy has continued despite conti...

Nature vs. Nurture The dubious history of the heredity environment controversy can be easily traced as far back as the start of the present century with at least some historical evidence placing the roots of this dispute in the time of John Locke. This controversy has continued despite conti...

Located in South East Asia is a country surrounded by 14 other nations, ranging in economic and political stability (U.S Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, 2010). The country is home to 9 596 961 square kilometers of terrain that is filled with plains, deltas, and hills in the east east; moun...