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    Many people think of environmental awareness as a waste of time. Most big businesses and even the government believes that it gets in the way of profit and production. One person can minimize problems like hazardous waste and pollution. Most people believe that because they are one person they cannot help the environment, when they really can. People can pick up trash, not litter, re-use products, recycle, walk to places, take the bus or subway, or ride a bike. The earth also needs the government

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    Save Our Environment

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    At Home • Adjust Your Water Heater – By turning your water heater down to 130 degrees Fahrenheit, you can save energy. • Clean Your Fridge – Refrigerators use a tremendous amount of energy every year. To cut down on waste, clean the condenser coils every year. Also, do not keep the temperature unnecessarily low. • Recharge Your Batteries – If you recharge your batteries, you will save money and help stop multiple environmental problems. You can prevent potentially hazardous metals from getting

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    Environment Satire It has come to my attention that our nation is in the middle of earthweek. At a time when we all stop, as Americans, and take a look at all of the great accomplishments we have made that we could have possibly overlooked while running around with our busy schedules. We recognize our efforts to create powerful industries and production plants that produce endless chemical compounds and new materials. The discovery and use of fossil fuels, of which has fed our automobiles and

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    Essay about Pollution

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    away and get a new one. They blame the government for the trash problem, but the truth blame should be placed on themselves. The last great source of pollution lays in the businesses. Although not common, businesses have been known to dump their waste products into streams, lakes, and rivers. This may seem like a relatively small occurrence that really is not your concern, but you're wrong. Each time one of these companies pollutes there are horrible consequences to pay. Mutations, destroyed ecosystems

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    The realm of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is to increase business profitability and opportunities by making improvements in terms of operational effectiveness throughout the value chain (Rangan, Chase & Karim, 2012). This increasingly popular CSR among corporate and academic leaders is synonymous to the “shared value” framework, whereby organizations seek to co-create economic and social value. According to Ridurnolu, Prhalad and Rangaswami (2009), corporations from the United States recognize

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    Consumerism and Materialism in America Essay

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    money. They research ways to produce their merchandise more cheaply. “...‘appliances’ designed to wear out quickly and be thrown away.” (Berry) If people were more concerned with function and not money then America would have a lot less waste and Americans would waste a lot less money. Producers also research new products they can make money from. “Consumer wants can have bizarre, frivolous or even immoral origins, and an admirable case can still be made for a society that seeks to satisfy them.” (Gailbraith)

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    Clownfish Essay

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    This article discusses the role of GnRH in the development of cinnamon clownfish. GnRH play a significant role in the reproduction and sex change . fish have five different types of GnRH genes with different peptides that are structurally different, and therefore functionally different, because of their varying beta structure. Using varying transcriptors and rapid amplification the researches found the specific GnRH gene in clownfish. The mRNA was measured, along with plasma estradiol levels in

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    could be saved if we cut down the amount of food waste we produce each year, in the US alone. "Grocery stores do it. So do restaurants." said Rabin, referring to the wasted food. He goes on to name several other sources of wasted food such as schools and farmers. These sources contribute to the third of New York City's 20,000 ton daily pile of garbage that is solely

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    Bottled Water “Over 2.7 million tons of plastic are used in the manufacturing of bottled water each year, most of which is derived from crude oil” (Sexton and Morley). People waste so much money on making bottled water when they just throw them away when there finished. Most people would agree that bottled water is destroying the environment. Although some people think bottled water is useful and convenient; nevertheless, bottled water is bad and harmful for the earth, because the bottles are polluting

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    Ocean acidification is caused when the CO₂ from the air enters into the ocean and bonds with sea water creating a toxic acid called carbonic acid. Carbonic acid reduces the natural pH levels of the water which as a result has been increasing the ocean acidity by 30%. This reduces the calcium concentration in the water, making it hard for crustaceans like crabs and prawns to build their shell. This means that they are more vulnerable to predators, and we can all figure out what happens when an entire

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