United States Geological Survey

In the world we live in today there is an environmental issue that we face with big oil companies, in which they are contaminating nature, and weakening the regulations that are set forth by the government. By doing this they are undermining the general population and taking advantage of their profits which is completely unacceptable, especially for such a large company like British Petroleum (BP). With Oil being a natural resource that is available to mine/pump by anyone who strikes it, BP is doing

Environmental conservation is the practice of managing the environment. Naturally the environment is a self-sustaining entity but, due to harmful intervention from man starting largely in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries this frail entity has suffered. In response many changes have been enacted in attempt to preserve the environment. Many progressive conservation policies, clubs, organizations and parks were formed in attempt to counteract the near permanent destruction to the environment

used to symbolize the power and influence of oil companies in American politics. Before the events of Watergate scandal, one historian called it, “The greatest and most sensational scandal in the history of American politics.” Teapot Dome is a geological feature in Wyoming. It is named for a nearby Teapot Rock and the site of an oil field. In 1915, President Woodrow Wilson, designated that oil deposit as Naval Oil Reserve Number 3(reserves Number 1 and Number 2, in Elk Hills and Buena Vista Hills

Climatic warming, or what some call global warming, began thousands of years ago. This climatic warming occurs because of natural climate cycles that the earth has to go through in order to have a stable climate condition. Global heating and global cooling are nothing new today. There were Ice Ages when most of the world was covered in glaciers and hot steamy times that allowed animals that now live in the tropics to live in almost any continent known today. A major change in climatic warming began

Russia introduced the world to Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, and the world-renowned Bolshoi Ballet. The Kremlin Palace, commiserate to the Forbidden City in China, is a mile and a half long with heights reaching over 60 feet. In comparison, the Empire State Building is only 1250 feet high. In addition to pure massiveness, the Russians can also construct beautifully unique buildings, like Saint Basil’s Cathedral (pictured here). Despite Russia’s obvious powers in culture, music, and architecture

released intentionally because they could no longer be cared for or in hopes that they would establish themselves and become a naturally occurring food source. After being discovered and identified in ponds, streams, lakes and rivers in the United States (US) by both biologists and fishermen, the entire Channidae family came under scrutiny. It was determined that if additional snakehead species were accidentally or intentionally released into US waters, 131 taxa of threatened and endangered species

Crude oil, also known as petroleum, is among the most valuable commodities in the world. It is vital to many industries, accounting for just over thirty-three percent of the world’s energy supply. Crude oil is a naturally occurring substance that can be refined into several products, including diesel fuel, motor oil, and gasoline, among others. Though prices of crude oil in years passed were typically high, they fluctuate daily in response to a host of factors, including world-wide rates of production

Portraying the sublime evolved as industrialization speed up manufacturing. Adams aimed for a wider audience, as he believed only when the public sees the beauty of the wilderness would they understand why conservation mattered. Adams understood “the photographer could play a vital role, rousing awareness and inciting action. He saw this as his personal mission” (Spaulding, 1995, pp. 217-218). This was evident in Adams iconic partnership with Nancy Newhall and in their book, This Is the American

space to promote the urban health of a rapidly growing Saudi Arabia city. It has been argued that open space plays a significant role in maintaining public health by acting as a “green lung” in urban environments (Cranz 1982; Woolley 2003). In United States, in the latter half of the 19th century, elements of open space such as levelled walkways and pleasant view were used as adjuncts in the treatment of patients with tuberculosis ( McBride 1998). The US Department of Health and Human Services (2008)

To the Minister of Foreign Affairs, As I am sure you are quite aware, the trade and use of asbestos has always been a contested issue on and international scale. Canada itself was involved in an international trading dispute regarding asbestos with France, when the French government prohibited the import of all asbestos and asbestos products in a 1996 decree. The economic sanctions that have been placed on Canadian asbestos products by France have arguably damaged the historic economic and