generations. "Green" or "ecological design" is one positive response to the environmental crisis. It can be defined as any design or planning taking account of ecological principles such as the reduction of pollution‚ sustainable growth‚ recycling‚ energy efficiency and conservation of scarce resources. Green design results in fewer goods‚ smaller goods‚ or products made from environmentally friendly materials‚ that are cleaner‚ quieter and longer lasting or biodegradable. Green design can be
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Giving a helping hand In today’s society‚ “going green” has ultimately become the latest and greatest fad sweeping the nation; from recyclable grocery bags to vegetable oil being used as gasoline replacement‚ our society is slowly coming together to accommodate our environment. As we have seen in the last decade our world’s lack of natural resources and pollution problems have become a huge ordeal. Having to find alternatives from gasoline‚ for example‚ could potentially help our economic recession
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Anne Frank was born on June 12‚ 1929‚ Frankfurt‚ Germany.One of the most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust‚ she gained fame posthumously following the publication of The Diary of a Young Girl. Born in Frankfurt‚ Germany‚ she lived most of her life in or near Amsterdam‚ Netherlands‚ having moved there with her family at the age of four-and-a-half when the Nazis gained control over Germany. Born a German national‚ Frank lost her citizenship in 1941 and thus became stateless. By May 1940‚ the
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Green Revolution AN INTRODUCTION TO THE “GREEN REVOLUTION” Green Revolution refers to a series of research‚ development‚ and technology transfer initiatives‚ occurring between the 1940s and the late 1960s‚ that increased agriculture production worldwide‚ particularly in the developing world‚ beginning most markedly in the late 1960s. The initiatives‚ led by Norman Borlaug‚ the "Father of the Green Revolution" credited with saving over a billion people from starvation and the dangerous outcomes
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THE IMPACT OF THE DODD-FRANK ACT ABSTRACT The economic crisis we have endured for the past few years has been compared to the Great Depression; a downward spiral that seem inevitable and consumed anyone in its path. It seemed like every major company needed financial assistance; bailouts‚ after bailouts seemed almost never-ending. Then came the Dodd-Frank Act‚ a proposal that was made to avoid such an epidemic from ever reoccurring again. The Dodd-Frank Act presented rules and regulations that
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like for Jews‚ which showed shocking and bloodcurdling insights and details. Her name was Anne Frank. Annelise Marie Frank was a Jew born in Frankfurt‚ Germany on the 12th of June 1929. She lived at a time when Jews and other ‘non perfect’ races were slowly losing their rights and they were being treated more and more like animals. She was born to her mother Edith Frank and her father Otto Heinrich Frank. She had one eldest sister Margot whom she was very close to. Margot was 3 years elder than Anne
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Hitler’s terrible concentrations camps. During that period of time‚ there was a man named Otto Frank. Otto Frank was an amazing person. Otto had a great personality and he was just a perfect person. He was a person to go and meet. Otto Frank brought his family to safety‚ as well as others. Otto inspired many other Jews to stand up against Hitler. Otto Frank was born on May 12‚ 1889 in Frankfurt‚ Germany. Otto Frank was a Liberal Jew that was born into business. His father owned a bank that specialized
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Green initiatives are becoming increasingly popular in our society. Green products‚ green buildings and environmentally-conscious groups are everywhere. Major corporations are taking green initiatives very seriously and taking great strides to go green for their consumers and employees. Academic institutions play a major role in our communities and it’s important for universities and colleges to also recognize their role in our environment. IUP‚ along with many other universities around the country
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In the 1940s‚ the Green Revolution was introduced to the world. The Green Revolution consisted of new methods of harvesting crops‚ fertilizers and pesticides were introduced‚ and companies were able to mass produce crops. This revolution started when the Rockefeller Foundation launched a research project to hope to improve the agriculture in Mexico#. New technological advances helped the revolution spread on account of the fact that a new‚ more effective and productive way to harvest crops was invented
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Go Green Have you ever been told to “go green”? “Go green” is becoming a commonly known phrase‚ even though the concept is not new. Chances are you have heard this term in regards to your home‚ transportation‚ or shopping. So what does it mean anyway? Well a simple answer is to make choices in how you live and use resources that are environmental conscious‚ while keeping pollution and waste to a minimum. Many people have made going green a lifestyle and their behaviors directly influence their
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