A Brief Note On The Problem Of Pollution

Such organizations that are already combating pollution now include: National Renewable Energy Lab, Public Utility Commission of Texas, and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. We could further catalyze this effort by creating a social stigma where people want to recycle like those in various parts of the world. Presently, in Curitiba, Brazil, the federal government incentivizes their citizens by rewarding them with bus tokens for recycling; in a heavily populated area, this a perfect mutual communal and governmental relationship that deals with the conflict of pollution. We could format some solutions around that idea. Coincidentally, Texas is a prodigious state where it has an opulence amount of land for wind farms and a lengthy coast for wind and current turbines. This would ameliorate our source of energy and our pollution output while also provide numerous jobs to Texans and creating scenic images for tourists. Overall, the benefits would outweigh the ordeal of transitioning through this laborious

A solution to this inefficiency is direct regulation whereby the government tells the company how much it is allowed to pollute. This is known as a pollution permit – the Government give out the legal right to admit carbon to the atmosphere. Another solution is known as the command and control strategy – whereby detailed regulation of technology leaves polluters little choice in how to achieve the environmental goals. One other policy which is seen to be the most efficient, is imposing emission fees known by economists as a Pigovian tax. Under a system of Pigovian taxes, the government charges for the damage done by polluting. By doing so it converts the external cost into an internal cost (internalizes the externality). According to the article “Equilibrium Pollution and Economic Development in China” there is one such levy system in place whereby it formally requires that a fee be paid by any enterprise whose effluent charge exceeds the legal standard. This has been proven in the article to be an effective way of regulating pollution. This implementation of the tax can be shown in the diagram below.

The problem of pollution comes with the ever expanding human population. With this growing population our demand for products also increases. We live in a consumer society, especially in the United States, and making huge quantities of products generates a large amount of pollution and waste. American citizens love to buy, we represent only 5% of the global population but we use 25% of the world's resources. The unfortunate part is that all the resources we use to make products end up in some landfill somewhere because a huge amount of Americans don't understand the importance of recycling and reducing consumption of products. American citizens throw away 40% of the food they purchase. That number is ridiculous, especially since so many Americans

Arizona is on the rise as one of the fastest metropolitan areas in the United States of America. In fact, in 2015 Forbes Magazine ranks Phoenix, Arizona as the 11th fastest growing city in the U.S.1 This growth is due the unprecedented resources and growing opportunities in the state of Arizona. With all of these opportunities come more production, which means more emissions from various industries and cars, more fossil fuels burned, and household and farming chemicals added to the sky. All of these are examples of pollution; which is one the sacrifices that comes with being a large city that is emerging. Pollution is defined as the action or process of making land, water, air, etc., dirty and not safe or suitable to use.2 We understand that Phoenix is a rapidly growing city, but they should be able to grow without being a detriment to the environment and health of their citizens. The purpose of my report is to examine the problem of air pollution in Phoenix, Arizona and look at solutions to fix this problem.

The first significant step is to clean up the diesel truck fleet to reduce the level of particulate matters. Another solution is replacing the fossil-fueled vehicles with zero-emission freight movement system like the electric trucks. Finally, install efficient sources of energy in our industries to reduce the emission of harmful gases in the air. For these strategies to be effective, the government through the environment regulating bodies should play a part in implementing these plans to prevent pollution and also introduce stern punishments to those who are responsible for air

The way forward is regulating the industries on how they release their wastes to the environment that needs to be set at a standard rate that does no harm to the environment. For example when industries gases to the environment this leads to air pollution and the concentration that they release to the environment is set by regulatory companies. When they surpass this concentration levels the industries need to face penalties because the pollution is harmful to the environment and may cause respiratory diseases to people.

In 2015 in Paris, France, the air pollution index hit one hundred twenty-five, which is above the harmful level for people breathing in the air (Malkyhin, 2015). This poses a problem for the people living in France. The pollution will lead to sickness, health problems, and potentially even cancer (Malkyhin, 2015). One potential solution to solving the issue of pollution would be to reduce the carbon emissions put off by the vehicles in France. For instance, a solution would be to increase public transportation; this would encourage carpooling. Another way to decrease pollution would be to put stricter regulations on the corporations that give off extensive amounts of carbon emissions. Hence, even though France has had issues, France can

Oil spills are difficult to clean up in the Gulf of Mexico. Spills like BP’s 4.9 million barrels spill are even harder to clean up. One of the reasons for this difficult task is that oil spills are never alike. It is estimated that approximately 706 million gallons of oil enter the ocean every year. Offshore drilling and production operations and spills from ships or tankers typically contribute less than 8 percent of the total that enter the ocean each year. The majority of the oil entering the ocean comes from routine maintenance of ships at 20 percent, hydrocarbon particles from onshore air pollution is about 13 percent, and natural seepage from the seafloor is a little over 8 percent. Of the

The fact that global warming is trending on media nowadays is obvious. Pollution has been pointed at as the cause of this issue, and solution needs to be thought about. Nevertheless, where does the pollution mostly come from? Obviously, it comes from many different places, but cars are the highest producers of pollution inside the cities. Pollution is related to traffic; every city has to deal with this type of issue. It is clear to understand that reducing the numbers of cars on the streets will reduce the traffic as well, and consequently part of this problem will be solved. However, bringing out an old pleasure of riding bikes will decrease the number of cars on the streets, pollution in the air, and it will increase the health habits in the cities daily routine. Nowadays, it is easy to have a car. The routine of going to work or running errands has always been done by a car. At this point, the idea of riding bikes to work or just for fun on weekends is certainly an excellent way to attempt to solve the issue of too many motor vehicles on the streets. Also, bicycles are cheap compared to a car, and it is easy to keep safely wherever you go. For example, many places such as restaurants and bars are giving to customers safely places to lock their bicycles; without extra costs. Consequently, this attitude has increased attendance to those places, but also has helped increase this new trend. In addition, many companies established in the city center, are willing to give

Many of the world large indusial companies in foreign countries do not follow regulations for pollution and carbon dioxide (Co2). The toxic waste is causing major health issues for not only the people that live in these countries but the world. These gasses have been found in our water and food supplies; this toxin is also eating away the ozone layer for the atmosphere. This second layer helps protect the earth and its population from the harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun. The world’s Public administration need to Fight and set Policy against the Global Carbon Footprint. Public administrators around the world need to fight and set policy for regulations to stop these countries letting big business polluted the world’s air and

Ever since humans time on earth we have been adding pollutants to our air and valuable ecosystem. Different types of pollutants need specific ways to get them out of the system and so many people struggle with just finding a way to get it out, But also getting it out completely of the air is hard to figure out and having the technology and resources has been a challenging task to many. These things take time and money to create. Where to start? How about Canada where a team called Carbon Engineering is using biotechnology to create a prototype of a larger scale machine in hopes to reduce carbon pollution. Not only does it reduce the carbon in the air but it makes it reusable.

Environmental issues have become more apparent in today’s society leading to an increased awareness; however, further consideration is needed for global solutions. Air pollution is one the largest environmental issues targeting the Earth’s entire population. Energy efficiency plays an important role for promoting renewable energy so without it, resources for non-renewable energy are declining. All over the world fossil fuels, like coal and oil, are harvested to fuel factory production in order to meet consumer needs and releasing dangerous greenhouse gases. Corporations often outsource to developing countries for cheaper labor and a higher profit margin where environmental laws are less strict compared to other countries. Since the laws are so lax, factories can continuously emit a surge of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere depleting the air quality and ozone. Deforestation has also allowed the entry of more greenhouse gases into the Earth’s atmosphere furthering the threat of global warming and climate change. Not to mention, it has destroyed many of the Earth’s tropical rainforests leaving millions of different species without homes increasing the extinction of already endangered animals. Global pollution is a serious problem and some potential solutions are converting to energy efficient fuel, focus on renewable energy sources, and reduce deforestation.

Granted, air pollution created by cars is not the only pollution on the planet but it is imperative to begin with what pollutes the air and atmosphere first. How are we going to do that? Is it by keeping the status quo and allowing these harmful pollutants to

Air pollution used to be a natural occurrence that had no major effects on the Earth's inhabitants. Such instances were caused by forest fires, emission from the Earth, and volcanoes. It was not until humans discovered how to start and control fire that we started over polluting the planet. For many years cities have struggled through thick smog due to dense smoke emissions. Officials, like in Los Angeles, have tried to adopt multiple measures to combat the smog but the city, and the rest of the world, continued to boom in industry. Thus, overwhelming the air pollution reforms the city tried to enforce. However, it was not until about seventy-one years ago during the height of World War Two, when the dire consequences of air pollution began to dramatically increase. Instead of a foreign enemy attacking the city of Los Angeles, it was a domestic one, smog. On July 26, 1943 downtown Los Angeles was covered in smoke and fumes. The smog was extreme to the extent that it cut off visibility of three blocks. This spontaneous “gas attack” came about in the middle of a heat wave. For the citizens it was unbearable. They suffered from throat-scraping and eye stinging sensations. The people soon realized that something must have gone wrong.. The day after the incident, the city officials blamed the Southern California Gas Co.'s Aliso Street plant for the catastrophe. In order to stop the smog, the angry public had the plant shut down temporarily. Yet they were unpleasantly surprised to

Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy, such as noise, heat or light. Pollutants, the components of pollution, can be either foreign substances or energies or naturally occurring contaminants (Ally). In this day and age, the issue of pollution is quite serious: smog is rampant in the mainland of China, land pollution caused by trash is one of the most serious global issues, water pollution is affecting people’s daily life, etc. This essay is an analysis of ways to stop pollution and the reasons why people fail to stop pollution in their daily lives. To figure these out, several fundamental concepts about pollution need to be clarified.