Ethical dimensions of sustainable development and their relevance to Organisations: A case study of Coltan Mining Industry Author Institution Course title Instructor Date Introduction Sustainability and its use in enhancement of a sustainable development has become a major concern in the world economy. Many international documents including Agenda 21 on ethics highlights how governments and corporate bodies may achieve sustainable development. One of the strategies suggested by the document
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Air pollution is the introduction of chemicals‚ particulates‚ biological materials‚ or other harmful materials into the Earth’s atmosphere‚ possibly causing disease‚ death to humans‚ damage to other living organisms such as food crops‚ or the natural or built environment. The atmosphere is a complex natural gaseous system that is essential to support life on planet Earth. Stratospheric ozone depletion due to air pollution has long been recognized as a threat to human health as well as to the Earth’s
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addressing mines in West Virginia and Kentucky‚ the EPA expressed concerns over water pollution from strip mining. The rupture of an ash dike at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Kingston Fossil Plant in Roane County‚ TN on December 22‚ 2008 granted credibility to the EPA’s concerns.... [tags: Environment ] :: 2 Works Cited | 853 words (2.4 pages) | $24.95 | [preview] | Effects of Strip Mining on the Appalachian Environment - ... Army Corps of Engineers in 2009 (United). Specifically addressing
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as Plastic Pollution in Our Oceans I. Introduction A. For the past 60 years‚ plastics production and use has dramatically increased‚ and the vast majority of plastic generated is not recovered at the end of its use life. B. How many plastic products do you guys consume everyday? C. Plastic is a useful material with myriad applications‚ but a non-renewable material that requires careful lifecycle management so that it does not degrade land‚ oceans‚ human health‚ and sustainable economies. D
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QUESTION 1: What is the practical application of text mining? Text mining can be applied in different ways. In this section‚ I will discuss 4 ways in which text mining is used. A. Search Engines Text mining can be used to create suggestions or recommendations based on user input; the Google search engine is a good example of this. As per Figure 1.1 below‚ if a person were to type the word ‘Education’ in the search engine‚ Google would retrieve results containing the word ‘Education’ in the
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Jonathan Quinones Literature Review Paper Comm 306 Uncertainty Reduction Theory Uncertainty is an unpleasant feeling and because of this feeling‚ people are motivated to reduce this uncertainty by means of communication. Uncertainty reduction theory (URT) was developed to describe the interrelationships in any type of communication exchange using seven factors: verbal communication‚ nonverbal expressiveness‚ information-seeking behavior‚ intimacy‚ reciprocity‚ similarity‚ and liking (Berger
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Ever heard of the evil know as mountaintop mining? Mountaintop mining is the act of removing resources from mountains until there is nothing left of it. The mountain becomes hollow and is left standing there. The worst part of all is that during the operation so much pollution is being distributed into our atmosphere‚ that it has become one of the biggest reasons why our earth is dying. Mountaintop mining is horrible because it destroys ecosystems and damages biodiversity over an extreme scale.
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Axia College Material Appendix D Air Pollution Chart After reviewing Ch. 8 and 9 of your text‚ complete the following table‚ then respond to the questions that follow: Issue Sources Health/Environmental Effects Carbon dioxide (CO2) Greenhouse gas‚ Combustion of fossil‚ fuels such as coal‚ oil‚ gas in power plants as well as volcanoes. Also found in soft drinks Helps plants with photosynthesis also keeps the earth insulated. But also keeps the temperatures rising. Also cause global warming
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The mining policy in the Philippines is meant to signal investors that the government is putting up a stable business environment. They say that it is a big step to achieving economic growth because of the solutions it offers. It will greatly help the preservation of mineral resources in our country. It seeks to boost government revenues through the five-percent royalty tax on new extractions to in areas to be declared as mineral reservations. I admit that this new policy could be good for us but
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Vasquez 1 Naisy Vasquez Professor Machado EOH 350 T/Th April 29‚ 2010 Noise Pollution and Its Impact “Calling noise a nuisance is like calling smog an inconvenience. Noise must be considered a hazard to the health of people everywhere.” -William H. Stewart The word noise is derived from the Latin word nausea meaning seasickness. Like its root meaning‚ noise has a negative effect to human health and well-being. Noise resulting from road traffic‚ jet planes‚ jet skis‚ garbage trucks‚ construction
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