Outline 1. Introduction to open water waste disposal. 2. Introduction of oil into marine environments. 1. Effects upon environment. 2. Effects upon living organisms. 3. Introduction of plastics/pollutants into marine environments. 1. Effects upon living organisms. 4. Possible solutions to w...

Nick Lambert 11/12/00 Physics CP (9-11) Ms. Monillas The societies of this world need to wake up, and not only listen to, but understand that it is time to find better ways of dealing with wastes, rather than nonchalantly dumping it into our oceans. For decades people ...

The Fuel Emissions Reduction Act Pollution in the United States is getting worse and worse by the day. Poor air quality is a serious issue and health risk in cities throughout the country. The main source of the pollution problem is our transportation. Cars produce roughly one half of the pollut...

Communities are not all created equal. Have you ever heard of or considered the concept of Environmental Racism and what role it plays in the lives of Afro-Americans? I presume your answer is "no." Well then, have you ever wondered why so many housing projects, which are majority Black o...

The Earth is facing two major issues with regards to its carrying capacity and over-population. Society continues to populate the Earth while the average life expectancy continues to rise. The Earth can only support a set amount of humans before its resources are used up. As well as the Earth&apo...

Over Population There are several problems that affect the world today: war, crime, pollution, and several others. Overpopulation is a serious dilemma that is growing every year, every minute, and every second. It is the root of most, if not all, of the world's problems1. It is the greate...

Cigarette Smoking For a long time now many people have different views about smoking in public places. Smokers feel it is their right to smoke where and when they want. On the other hand non-smokers feel smokers violate their rights and endanger there life. Smoking causes heart disease, l...

ConservationWhen you think about conservation what do you think about? I think about a better, more beautiful world. Without conservation where would the world be today? I know where we would be. We would be drinking polluted water and breathing polluted air. That is why it is our job and our g...

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 world's scientific experts agree that industrial and land use activities are having an adverse impact on our climate. Burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gasoline creates global warming pollution that acts as the glass in a greenhouse, reflecting heat back toward the Earth and warming...

If fast food has such a significant impact on our society and economy, it is only natural that it should also have at least some effect on our environment. Presumably, the generalization of fast food in America, and now spreading all over the world, can lead to major negative impacts on our environ...

Spend Your Money Wisely The United States has faced a very significant economic growth after the Second World War. At that time, war was finished, and the American soldiers were back to their homes. There were ready to make their future houses and start families. In other words, they started spe...

People living around the world know where is United States and a lot of them dreaming to live in there. United States is a powerful and a good organized country. That is why people around the world know it. U.S. is not an old country but very big. Many years ago people with different dreams wer...

The industrialization and technology of the world's higher income nations has a negative effect on the plight of the world's poorer nations. The high-income nations' industrialization encourages child labor, poor living conditions in exchange for material things, and higher world p...

The World's Water Shortage Water shortage and degradation is a growing concern for many countries including the United States. Drinking water protection is a big responsibility that involves government, business and individuals. Everyone has an important role in trying to protect the supp...

According to the SUV info link website, Roadhog is any of several vehicle type exhibiting excessive size, creating dangerous highway condition, and emitting increased pollution, also formally known as SUV (Sports Utility Vehicle)These are the enormous looking vehicles that I constantly have to seek ...

The Nation Of America In the articleCultural Imperialism? Is No Joke,? Jeffrey E. Carten states that Americans are not really care about the way they dominate other nations by exposing their values, ideas and products. He particularly mentions people in other countries have already tried to limit A...

Positive & Negative Aspects of the Industrial Revolution In the end of the 18th century a new revolution in history would be formed. It brought positive and negative effects to the world and the people living in it. Inventions, ideas, and new ways of transportation were all positive outcomes of t...

Energy is one of the most fundamental qualities in our lives. Almost everything in the world is run by energy. We need electricity to turn on the lights, gas to power our cars, and energy to give us heat to warm our homes. Today, we are totally dependent on an abundant and inexhaustible supply of...

Urban Sprawl What do abandoned buildings, clogged highways, and new mega-malls in farm fields have in common? According to a growing list of national experts, all of these seemingly unrelated phenomenon are the direct result of urban sprawl. Webster's Dictionary says that to sprawl i...

Coal Power Currently America's main source of electric energy is coal, which accounts for 1.97 PW per year or 52% of America's electric energy. We are currently extremely dependent on it for a number of different reasons. Coal is a reliable source of energy. Which is very abundant in th...

Book Review #1 Author: Winona LaDuke All Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life In Winona LaDuke's, All Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life documents the historic pillaging and exploitation of Native Americans then and today. LaDuke's inspirat...

Chalmers Johnson presents a provocative analysis of the consequences of American political and military policy abroad in his progressive book, "Blowback". The term "blowback" was first invented by the CIA to describe the effect that America's operations in foreign countrie...

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 ...

Reef Destruction and Conservation Efforts Recent government studies have shown that coral reefs and marine fish are in great danger. Researchers have determined that within fifty years coral reefs existence will be cut in half. Coral reefs are one of the most diverse and biologically productive e...