This work of GLG 220 Week 5 Environmental Sustainability Paper includes: Wind Power: Its Pros and Cons General Questions - General General Questions Select some product produced in your city or state that is made from earth‚ mineral‚ or energy resources. One example would be the tar paper used as a building material. (Do not use this example). Prepare a 700- to 1‚050-word paper on a project you would like to institute to reduce waste associated with the production of the specific product
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are void of fresh produce are often called “food deserts.” A food desert is described as a geographical area where fresh produce is hard to obtain‚ particularly for those who do not have access to transportation. Because many of the people who live in food deserts commonly have unreliable transportation‚ they are forced to shop at convenient stores or eat at nearby fast-food restaurants due to their limited mobility and other options. Food deserts in this sense can often be attributed to lack of
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Why are glaciers receding and what is the human impact? Glaciers although very impressive to look at‚ actually do have a purpose within our environment. Although many people believe that glaciers are not necessary‚ they already have been formed and without them it will have a serious impact on environment. Many people fear that without glaciers sea levels will rise‚ ultimately drowning various land masses and consuming certain areas all over the globe. Within my paper I will be discussing what a
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North Central Texas may be turning to desert By Teresa Watkin In the last few years Texas has been drying up. According to NOAH weather maps show North Central Texas is need of precipitation. The summer of 2011 was so hot and dry wild fires destroyed much of North Central Texas. There as a lack of rain for 52 days straight. Most of the Possum Kingdom Lake area burnted up bad. Homes were lost and a couple of firefighters lost their lives as well. The town of Graham was lock down so no one
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Public Understanding of Climate Change in the United States Elke U. Weber Paul C. Stern Columbia University National Research Council This article considers scientific and public understandings of climate change and addresses the following question: Why is it that while scientific evidence has accumulated to document global climate change and scientific opinion has solidified about its existence and causes‚ U.S. public opinion has not and has instead become more polarized? Our review supports a constructivist
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through these problems. One problem‚ in the Chicago Logan Square neighborhood‚ is the lack of viable grocery store options. Chicago has an abundant amount of restaurants food options; however‚ many of those food options are not the healthiest. Food deserts are caused by food availability‚ location of grocery stores‚ and affordability of food. Throughout the Chicago area‚ there are countless unhealthy food options. Just walking down a street one is able to see at least two fast food places. Since fast
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Citizens find themselves without healthy options for nutritious food to feed themselves or their children. This is due to physical distance from supermarkets‚ food affordability‚ and many other factors. This phenomenon has been defined as a food desert. The Congressional report to the Economic Research Service of the US Department of Agriculture‚ about 2.3 million people (or 2.2 percent of all US households) live more than one mile away from a supermarket and do not own a car. This lack of transportation
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Desert survival and SDI analyses The desert survival scenario taught me how to think rationally and demonstrate effective interpersonal skills. There is a certain time when we need to act as a group to achieve a goal‚ maybe to survive. The SDI and the desert survival scenario were intertwined especially during discussions. In a group. In SDI‚ we have four colors red‚ hub‚ blue and greed and each represent behaviors. Red characteristic behaviors tend to be competitive‚ forceful risk taker and self
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An interstate bridge in the California desert collapsed recently as heavy rains scoured away the land the depleted bridge was anchored to.The bridge for years has been a major throughway between the cities of Los Angeles and Phoenix as many cars use the bridge to get to there destination.Which caused the collapse was ‚water hurrying through an ordinarily dry desert chasm disintegrating the area around the bridge‚ bringing about one side of the eastward interstate to fall and causing the closure
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Desert Island Story The boat went clash as we collided with huge rocks. The boat was sinking‚ it was too late‚ and we had sunk. I was swimming as fast as I could. I managed to grab on to a bit of drift wood. There wasn’t anyone there as far as I could see. I caught a glimpse of sun reflecting into my eye. I spotted Robbie at the other side of me and he seemed to be drowning. He then grabbed a bit of drift wood and we both ended up on a desert island. Robbie feared he would not get back. Then a
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