An Issue For Humans, The Natural World, And The Economy

Create a topic sentence that describes direct/indirect environmental values impacted by the environmental issue you selected.

made in factories where lots of pollution occurs. Also paper is made using pressure which requires machines which can create toxic gases. We can stop this by using less paper for work purposes.

Carbon footprint is the measure of the amount of plant resources you use. The more your carbon footprint goes up, the more effect it has on the environment. Everyday people are doing actives that are producing greenhouse gas emissions. If one sees their greenhouse gas emission going up, that means that there will be an increase in climate change which will then lead to global warming. Your carbon footprint has a huge effect on not only you but also the environment, human life and wildlife. This is why your carbon foot is important, it has an effect on everything around you. Some people might not know the effects of carbon footprint, what contributes to your carbon

a. Your approach to addressing the problem at hand (for example, specify the systems development life cycle or whatever approach you plan on taking).

The environment that a child is presented to can change their genetic traits such as a child’s personality. A child who may have the genetic trait to express shyness can be influenced by their environment to become more outgoing if the environment they are in are kind, loving, and encouraging.

The paper industry here in Maine is struggling with mill closures and a bad reputation for being wasteful or bad for the environment. The issue of paper mills being an added stress to the environment is not unique to Maine. Mills in Wisconsin are also very wasteful, producing toxins in the air, soil, and water. In one river in Wisconsin, two hundred fifty thousand pounds of sediment is said to have been contaminated with manufactured organic chemicals used by the paper mills (Environmental Impacts of the Paper Industry, 2016). The Environmental protection agency has become involved in the issue by estimating the movement of about one hundred sixty thousand pounds of sediment from that river to adjoining lakes, river, and bays (Environmental Impacts of the Paper Industry, 2016). Restricting access from these locations would be pointless if a natural disaster occurred, possibly washing the contaminated soil to populated areas (Environmental Impacts of the Paper Industry, 2016). Not only does the paper industry’s chemical waste enter the water systems, it also enters the air. The particulate matter entering the air includes “carbon dioxide, nitrous oxides, sulfur dioxides, carbon monoxides and particulates. These contribute to ozone warnings, acid rain, global warming and respiratory problems” (Environmental Impacts of the Paper Industry, 2016). The paper making process also consumes huge amounts of energy, drawing from public energy

Describe the issue: what it is, where it is happening, why it is happening, who it involves, how it effects people and the environment.

In “Lynn Whites” article “The Historical Roots of Our Ecological Crisis” (1967), he begins by linking the emergence of human exploitative attitudes

Technology did not come out of a vacuum; it was created by humans as a

Take a deep breath and imagine it is Sunday morning. The birds are chirping, the air is crisp with freshness, and the sun is radiating at a perfect temperature of 62 degrees. The coast is a 6-minute drive away, and this is the perfect day to take a short journey to the rocky shore and splash in the water. However, there is one problem, an action such as driving to the beach front will almost certainly contribute to the destructive effects of climate change. Due to this claim, is it then morally obligatory to not go on this Sunday morning drive in an effort to prevent greenhouse gas emissions?

The destruction of forests can be extremely detrimental to plant life and animal habitats. The acceleration of global warming is one byproduct of eliminating forestry. The production of paper can also lead to adverse effects in our water supply. Large amounts of water are used in paper production, which leads to the lowering of water levels that threaten the fish population. Gases (such as those formed by Greenhouses) are emitted into the atmosphere everyday due to the huge consumption of oil and electricity. A poisonous chemical, such as chlorine, used in the bleaching process is added to help whiten paper and is released into our environment (e.g., Hoekstra et al., 2010. p.247).

Thirteen years ago, wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park. Of two potential locations considered (Snowflake Springs and Butte Rock) they were placed in the low-risk prey Butte Rock for the purpose of encouraging the wolves to spread out and create packs. Before and during the reintroduction project, Oregon State University researchers measured the rate of willow growth along 2.6 miles of the Gallatin River, which ran through Butte Rock and Snowflake Springs. During their study from 1998 to 2002, the researchers discovered that Snowflake Springs, where the elk were and no wolves lived, the willow growth dropped from 92% to nothing (“How Wolves Help Willows,” 4).

Ecology, a word gains an increasing attention recently, was seldom a theme in utopian literatures. In many utopian literatures, an abundance of natural resources is granted and allows the author to explore other aspects of human societies. Anyway, ecology is a modern issue. Yet, to me, ecology should always be the foundation of any utopian society for it to be a successful model of the real world. The humanly created societies ignorant of human nature are unstable and would soon become dystopia instead; only by thoroughly considering human nature can people establish a nourishing and long-lasting society.

Even though some people believe that there is no such thing as global warming, there has been significant evidence that the Earth is warming. Most scientists believe that the main cause of global warming is human influence. The burning of fossil fuels and the use of fertilizers are the main contributors to the heating of the Earth. Many problems occur as a result of the climate changing. As the climate changes, some animals may become extinct, there is a rise in sea levels, and there are stronger storms. There are many ways to counteract the problems of global warming. Laws have been created to help lessen the impacts of global warming on the environment. There are also many steps that individuals can

The issue of global warming should be on the list of our top priorities. Studies show that the average of global temperatures have risen since the Industrial Revolution began. Since the Industrial Revolution, human emissions has quadrupled the frequency of certain heat extremes and many scientists have warned that a failure to bring greenhouse gases under control could eventually lead to a 62-fold increase in extreme heat blasts (Gillis Justin A17). Most of the increase is due to human activities, especially the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation. These activities contribute to a build-up in carbon dioxide and other gases in Earth’s atmosphere. The Earth’s atmosphere is made of gases like nitrogen, carbon dioxide and oxygen. These gases act as a blanket that covers and gives us warmth, but once these gases such as carbon dioxide absorbs heat, but does not release it back into space in which causes the increase in global temperature. This is called the greenhouse effect because it only traps heat but does not release it.