worth noting that Obama’s administration re-framed threats to the environment as a security issue and his National Security Council communicates to the public how our nation’s security is connected to oil, energy and water resources (Whitehouse.gov, 2014). In addition, his administration has implemented various environmental initiatives aimed at protecting the infrastructure of America. Several environmental initiatives have been enacted such as water projects, clean energy solutions, protection of
Vanya Pena ENGL 1301.87 Mrs. Reyes November 23, 2015 Green Building For a Green Future As of 2007, the American Institute of Architects acknowledges that local political leaders across the country have pushed ahead on sustainability and green building issues. To green their communities, they have taken measures such as passing several laws, initiatives as well as “going green” propaganda. However, it’s important to ask, in the U.S. building industry, is it easy to be green? Being eco-friendly does not
environment, is perhaps one of the most pressing issues we, not just as Americans, but as human beings face in our lifetimes. Though it may sound like a sensationalist statement the facts are hard to deny. In May of 2013, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
not do what it preaches in the area of Corporate Social Responsibility. From the Warehouse Annual Report and Social and Environment Report 2009, I found that the company is not only focusing on its financial performance, but also on social and environmental external effects. A critical analysis of this reporting practice suggests that the Warehouse is not truly responsible socially and environmentally but more a public relation exercise of the company. The Warehouse was established in 1982 to
Environmental Factors and Biological Issues That Predispose People to Habits and Behaviors of Eating Disorders Brittany N. Rehberg GCC Abstract There is a direct correlation between environmental factors and the development of eating disorders. Issues, such as bullying and skeptical comments, have been largely ignored. This thesis will attempt to show that biological as well as environmental issues correlate with a variety of eating disorders. Eating disorders would be Anorexia, Bulimia
promotional strategy designed to promote product or services based on environmental factors or awareness. Green marketing is different from the “marketing.” Organisation involved in green marketing take decisions relating to the systems, policies and processes of the organisation`s products (Brueckner 2010). In simple words, green marketing promote sustainable consumption. It emphases consumer needs with an effort to improve the environmental attributes of products or services. Further than, products and
The media plays a huge role in an adolescent’s choice to participate in drinking, drugs, and smoking. The media spends on average twenty-five billion dollars per year on advertising tobacco, alcohol among other things; this advertising is at the fingertips of America’s adolescent’s. All of these media in contradictory to the “just say no” policy that parents try to enforce, all adolescents see is yes. Adolescents view approximately one thousand to two thousand alcohol and tobacco advertisements in
The roles of science, the media, and politics greatly influence public opinion and understanding of the world around us. These three spheres of information and action are invariably linked when discussing complex global issues like climate change. However, the presentation and resolution of disagreement within the three spheres is incredibly independent. The many ways that climate change, specifically the debate on the existence of climate change, is portrayed within these spheres can greatly affect
The media likes to stay up-to-date with the latest trends and one topic that has be circulated for decades is the issue of the plus size body and it is many representations. ‘Television tends to reinforce the idea that the slim body is indicative of a life that is healthy and has a future’ (Rodan, 2014) so it is no wonder with conflicting pressures from media that weight continues to be a topic among the population. However, media is shifting slightly from ‘fat’ shaming to a lesser form of shamming
targeting young girls all across the world! This calamity is struck by something every person loves, social media. The media realm needs to be ceased from the websites that support dieting, celebrities displaying perfectionist bodies, and the social media world: their main victim to such disease are young teens. In particular media plays a role in anorexia in young teens because of social media and celebrities, the model industry, and the “thigh gap”. The first stance that