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contaminates the water we drink, the air we breathe, and the soil we grow our vegetables in. Electronics contain high amounts of heavy metals, which are extremely toxic to all forms of life. According to GreenPeace, “it is estimated that 10-20 percent of discarded computers go to landfill” (GreenPeace, 2009). With our technology constantly advancing, we begin to find that e-waste continues to grow at an exponential rate. Many people want the newest and best technology, which leads to the older electronics

Not-for-profit organizations are also known as the third sector or even NGOS (Non –government organisations. They have very diverse and different backgrounds such as voluntary organisations and social movements that can be classified in government or business sectors. For example like Mercy Relief organisations where they respond to human tragedies and disasters in Asia Pacific. They are Singapore’s leading private and independent disaster relief that provides emergency aid within 72 hours after

location to become the nation’s comprehensive nuclear repository, AKA a Giant Radioactive Mountain. Yet, the hidden technology of reprocessing has somehow managed to escape the minds of many, or has been repressed by large organizations such as Greenpeace and the Sierra Club. Reprocessing is recycling. Simple right, then why are we not utilizing this equipment to lower the amount of

Legambiente resides Greenpeace, trying to get the world to realize the damage we cause to the oceans. These advertisements are trying to help change society 's attitude and understand that humans have a horrendous impact on the environment. Society needs to make a change in its daily habits if we want to have a planet to live on. Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning agency with the purposing of acting as a voice for the environment. To act as this voice, Greenpeace has created a number

David Ritter in Vancouver, founded Greenpeace in 1971 (Greenpeace, 1). Greenpeace organization is the leading nonprofit program, which uses creative and peaceful actions for exposing global environmental casualties (Greenpeace, 1). Their project recorded thousands of attempts from industries to ship out waste and has alerted other countries, which want to help stop it (Gay, 52). Greenpeace was recently tracking and reporting to government officials about a ship

noxious air quality, and a polluted water quality with bitumen (Greenpeace Canada; Semeniuk, 2016). This issue, in relation to Canada, is most problematic at the Alberta tar sands. The scientific consensus on this issue is that the tar sands not only has become one of the biggest emissions problems in Canada, but also that it has become a major health concern because of the misunderstood and unknown pollutants in the air (Greenpeace Canada; Semeniuk, 2016; Dr. Gosselin, Dr. Hrudey, Dr. Naeth, Dr

the past? Roundup Ready Soybeans Monsanto’s Roundup Ready Soybean (RRS) is a genetically engineered variety of soybeans, which contains gene sequences from a cauliflower mosaic virus (CMV), a petunia, and a bacterium (Agrobacterium sp.) (Greenpeace, 1997). The two bacterial genes, in short, provide for resistance against Roundup, resulting in a crop of soybeans that can be sprayed with Roundup to protect it from weeds, while not injuring it. In 1996, U.S. farmers harvested about 1.2 million

Christopher Dale Fain Mrs.Riley English 10 03/March/2017 Oil Drilling     At some point in our daily activities, we all draw upon a reserve of one or more of earth's natural resources, One of the most crucial of these being crude oil. It and its derivatives are used as primary sources of energy and thus, crude oil it is constantly in high demand. In order to meet this demand in the most economical fashion, oil companies have made offshore drilling into a common practice. However, offshore drilling

every day to get their name out into the community and publicize their organization. There are many types of interest groups, but are categorized by public, professional, and business groups. Public interest groups include groups such as PETA and Greenpeace, and these groups work for the betterment of the community. Professional interest groups include National Association of Wheat Growers and National Council of Agricultural Employers.

officials need to make punishments stricter if they want companies to start following rules that protect human and environmental health. What is one new thing you learned from reading this chapter? I learned about how the people of Toms River and Greenpeace effectively shined a light on Ciba-Geigy’s harmful practices. When Ciba-Geigy was trying to sponsor an endangered-species coloring contest, an elementary school teacher by the