Reflection Assignment
In the current world of immense technology, increasing population and flourishing economic, investigations have shown that the global economy is outgrowing the earth’s ecosystem. Environmental problems are some of the most vital issues which human being, especially environmentalists, pay significant attention to. As individuals, what we are able to do is to adopt some small but significant changes to reduce our ecological footprints, thus making little but crucial contributions to our living environment. In the past half of the month, I changed my lifestyle and tried two changes to improve the quality of our ecosystem.
I first changed my drinking lifestyle. In the past, I always bought bottled ice tea and mineral
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I suppose If I make the change that I just use my own chopsticks, approximate 20 pairs of disposable chopsticks can be saved 2 weeks later. Although the contribution was minimal, the positive effect on our environment is enormous if everyone takes this kind of action immediately.
The last change is slightly innovative. According to the environment courses and some academic books about environment protection, recycling is vital to protect our environment. Therefore, I tried to start garbage classification in my residence. To make the recycling easier, I used lots different garbage bags with labels on them. Therefore, when throwing garbage, I was able to classify the garbage correctly. One of the goals was to reduce the workload of city workers due to the complexity of this work. The other obvious goal was to prevent some poisonous waste materials from entering the soil or water, which may cause a serious effect on our living areas.
During the last two weeks, I experienced a lot of things which all have profound significance and taught me the vital importance of protecting the environment. When I conducted the first change, I first went to the store to look for ice tea powder and a suitable filter. This was extremely easy. At the first day, I
Wine production involves two parts of economic activity – viticulture and wine making in the winery. In the global context, wine production is dynamic due to the influence of globalization, technological advancements and extensive research. These have essentially influenced the nature, spatial patterns and the ecological dimensions of the wine industry.
Ever since the dawn of industrialization, humans have caused serious, irreversible damage to the biosphere. And as the world progresses and Canadians looks on, they realized the impact of their environmental damage. Sometimes new ecofriendly technology enters the market and replaces the old environment damaging one. But that is not enough, human society as a whole must completely rethink and change themselves individually to so that their actions causes minimal environmental backlash.
The message of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment’s Governing Board is that human impacts on this resilient natural world are so unprecedented and extensive that we crossed the line into unsustainable consumption some time ago and are now depleting ecosystem capital stock instead of living off its sustainable goods and services.
The audience of this book is presumed to be the general person who is not fully intact with the ideas that he or she is disrupting the ecosystem and is not aware of the effects they are doing as a whole. The book argues that no ecosystem is completely inert as things such as climate changes or drought can also affect the enviorment. Without human interaction an environment can still have issues, but the introduction of human life and economy does take a grave toll on the climate. These are irreversible effects that mankind are doing to the ecosystem. The English
Essay Four In An Ecosystem of Ones Own, Shoumatoff points out to the reader that small things that everyone does day to day can affects the ecosystem. He starts off by saying that from the beginning of the day, starting with the things that make up the typical morning routine, can take part in the degrading of the ecosystem. He goes on to talk about how throughout the average day pretty much everything affects the ecosystem. “Brushing your teeth, checking your e-mail, ordering lunch, hitting the gym—almost every move you make affects the health of the planet.”(205) Shoumatoff says this to make the point that everything people do, down to even brushing your teeth can affect the ecosystem.
Chapin, F.S., Carpenter, S.R., Kofinas, G.P., Folke, C., Abel, N., Clark, W.C., …& Swanson, F.J (2010). Ecosystem stewardship: sustainability strategies for a rapid change planet.
Pollution is an issue that could potentially cause damage and recycling conveys an important role. An issue we currently phase is trash segregation, students aren’t recycling or separating trash as they should. As mentioned earlier, mindset is just as important as action - they have careless, ignorant mentalities. What my project proposes, are two main part the action and the mentality transformation. The action idea is to develop as community service recicle trashcans with that from the outside look the same as what its entering in them, an example could be a trash can full that physically look like a plastic bottle, so students only troth there there plastic
I am interested in the office services clerk role at Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc. as it matches my qualifications, work experience and career goals. The customer service centered attitude, the ease in learning new concepts, and the people oriented personality enable me to value the needs of customers and team members, and exceed their expectations in a timely, efficient and professional manner.
At the very beginning of the report, “the functioning of natural ecosystems and the health of the human economy have been intrinsically linked”
“From 2001 to 2009, the annual number of sports-related TBI emergency department visits in individuals age 19 and under climbed from 153,375 to 248,414, an increase of increase of 62 percent” (Lowrey and Morain 290). A Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) or Concussion in most cases is when there is a severe blow to the brain. Not all TBIs are the same and not all of them can be treated the same, but what they do have in common is that they changes lives negatively and should be address accordingly. Americans should give more attention to the issue of Traumatic Brain Injuries in sports because it takes more time than a regular injury for symptoms to reside, players usually do not come back the same, and could possibly lead other medical issues.
Majority of people posse the learning tools to educate themselves on simple effective conservation that maintains our environment. One tool useful while at home is the internet, which contains a huge database to assist in finding innovated ways go ‘green’ with water. Another way people utilize water conservation methods within their home improvements fixing poor plumping or damaged sprinkling systems. In addition, observing your bill to pin point the major use of water and seeking ways to lower any excess usage. Involving friends and family helps with promotion along with assistance to maintain a lifestyle that will persist. To understand this shift in lifestyle author Janet A. Lorenzen states “a green lifestyle is a pattern of living that involves deliberation over the uncertain environmental impacts of everyday practices and a guiding narrative that makes that process personally meaningful” (Lorenzen 95). This shift in living requires individuals to think what their action accomplishes. The challenge for anyone to break a constant habit is by find another healthier method to
This essay reviews my personal carbon footprint and discusses ways to manage it and reduce some of the biggest areas of my resource consumption. The footprint calculator that I used required that I answer a series of questions about my consumption habits, and based on the answers I provided, showed the impact of my lifestyle on the planet. The footprint calculator uses data for selected countries, based on National Footprint Accounts. The online calculator asked questions to determine how to distribute the ecological footprint into different categories based on the country's average consumption profile. In addition to calculating the amount of carbon a person is responsible for through their daily activities, the calculator also estimated a total ecological footprint to represent the amount of land and sea area required to provide the resources a person needs and to absorb their carbon emissions.
Recycling is presently one of the most controversial topics, considering that while most individuals put across their support regarding the act the number of individuals who actually do something in order to recycle is much smaller. Many people are currently unable or unwilling to recycle properly because the process often requires a series of changes in one's life. It is thus essential for the authorities to provide educational programs meant to assist individuals in understanding why recycling is important and in learning how to recycle effectively. People need to accept the fact that the benefits of recycling will reflect on the future and that conditions are currently critical as a result of the fact that the masses are generally unacquainted with the importance of this process.
We, humans, are producing waste every day, polluting and destroying our planet. To save the world, many people believe recycling is the obvious solution. It is the process of converting certain waste into a reusable material. Therefore, the recycle motto is “Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle”. However, have you ever wondered why the word recycle is placed at the end? Well, it’s because it is not the only way to reduce waste and save the world from global warming. Recycling may have many advantages, but its disadvantages’ list is not a short one either. Recycling may look very simple and easy method, but when there is a need for a new unit of waste recycling, it takes up a lot of space. Not to mention the amount of money the building costs along with paying the staffs, buying new utility vehicles, upgrading the recycling unit and different types of chemical disposals. It is not only expensive but also, unhygienic, unsafe and unsightly with piles of waste materials on every location. These wastes spread infectious diseases putting human health at risk. Aside from recycling
The average resident produces seven and a half pounds of garbage every day that is buried down in landfills and litters lands costing a great amount of money. Nowadays, people face no more critical trouble than the need to save the weakening environment, mainly in urban areas, where solid wastes are uselessly dumped. It has been observed that cities have no controlled structure for garbage disposal. Each year, millions of dollars are spent picking up litter and more is thrown away in valuable materials that could be recycled. As humanity develops new technology and equipment, the level of waste increases every day. Due to the fact that there is a huge problem with garbage disposal, government representatives must contribute to resolving