Oil spills and the impacts on the ecosystem Discuss the short and long term effects of your chosen impacts on a specific ecosystem. Your response needs to include: -a definition of the impact - How the impact arises (Causes) - the effects on the living AND non living components (think about all the spheres) - Methods to reduce the impacts An oil spill is a release of oil into a body of water‚ often stored in a tanker‚ offshore drilling rig or an underwater pipeline. An oil spill often
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It has affected the environment in many ways. Marijuana growers don’t realize they’re taking the water from creeks and leaving little to none water for the fish causing species to be endangered. Other species are also becoming endangered due to the marijuana growers in forests spreading pesticides to protect their plants from wood rats. These pesticides and rat poisoning wash into our waterways and underground water. Growing marijuana indoors also impacts the environment‚ from the huge amount
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TOURISM IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT OF GABORONE GAME RESERVE AND STRATEGIES USED TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACTS WITH THE HELP OF STAKEHOLDERS Gaborone Game Reserve was established in 1988 as a wildlife education centre. Although small‚ at just under 600 hectares‚ it is now the third busiest reserve in the whole of Botswana. The park has network of game viewing roads‚ a visitor’s education centre‚ picnic sites with barbeque stands set among tall trees‚ a ‘hide’ for viewing game around waterhole and a ‘bird
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are: * Political environment: Apple‚ Inc.‚ like any other company can be affected by certain laws and regulations that could be put in place by the government‚ for example Internet regulation. * Economic environment: recent economic crisis has caused many consumers to stay away from big purchases‚ such as computers‚ which has a big impact on the sale of Apple’s number one product. * Socio-cultural environment: more and more people are getting concern about the environment and the production
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What is the macro and industry environment in the Southeast Asian region for the entrance of new budget airlines? What opportunities and challenges are associated with this environment? Answer: Competition for the Southeast Asian budget traveler has increased significantly in recent years as more carriers have entered the market. These new entrants are attracted by the large number of potential travelers‚ and the fact that government regulations in the region have decreased making it easier
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Yes‚ although their vehicles have a zero emissions rating‚ Tesla Motors still can have a negative impact on the environment. Production of these vehicles is not a very green process and uses up a lot of energy and resources. Depending on where you are and how you get your power (coal‚ nuclear fission‚ etc.) it can be just as harmful as driving an SUV. Opportunities
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push the earth to its limit. On a local level‚ these environmental changes are having a significant impact on California’s environment. If this trend continues‚ California could experience devastating blows to its agriculture industry‚ a massive source of revenue. Perhaps the most important question to ask ourselves right now is; how can we reduce the impact that we have on California’s environment? So that we may
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the impact of word-of-mouth information and evaluative factors (perceived value‚ perceived risk‚ and satisfaction) on behavioral intention of 253 international tourists‚ who were traveling in Taiwan during April‚ 2012. The measurement scales used here were adapted from previous studies found in the literatures‚ revised to fit this study’s propose framework. The survey was conducted in Southern of Taiwan‚ Tainan. SPSS 16.0 has been used for analyzing data. In particular‚ exploratory factor analysis
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With the rapid development of economy‚ people who live in contemporary society certainly own a different life in terms of contrasting their parents. There is a wide and profound change‚ especially in the progressive technology‚ which lead to the world becomes increasingly industrialization. The ever-accelerated developing of science and technology have changed citizens’ lifestyle and the way they get along with others. Nevertheless‚ from another perspective‚ there are considerable environmental problems
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applications such as games or books and use it right away after download has been completed.) External: - Availability of competitors’ products - Price of substitute products - Incomes of potential customers There are several essential factors that impact the demand for iPads‚ these are: price of the product (internal variable)‚ price of substitute products‚ and incomes of potential customers (external variables). As the primary principle of the demand function stated‚ that if price of a certain
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