SOLUTIONS TO THE NIGER DELTA PROBLEMS IN NIGERIA AN ASSIGNMENT WRITTEN IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE COURSE DVS 512: TECHNOLOGY‚ ENERGY‚ NATURAL RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT BY ISU‚ DORATHY AKWUGO PG/MSC/07/46529 LECTURER: DR. OGAKWU INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES‚ UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA‚ ENUGU CAMPUS. AUGUST 2009 BACKGROUND The Niger Delta produces the oil wealth which accounts for the bulk of Nigeria’s foreign earnings. Paradoxically however‚ these vast revenues
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Drug Addiction During the month of May‚ a group of Neenah High School students competed in the Greenbay half marathon. This is a group of kids in the Runner’s High class at Neenah High School to help prevent use of drugs‚ and help kids fighting addiction. According to dictionary.com‚ addiction is the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming‚ as narcotics‚ to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma. Addiction
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access to effective treatment [source: WHO]. Even though many people don’t realize it‚ there is an abhorrent problem with depression among teens in the United States. In fact‚ “11% of adolescents have a depressive disorder by age 18‚” according to the National Institute of Mental Health’s website. This statistic may not seem like a lot‚ but it means that 11% of teens have a serious problem; they feel like this frequently‚ yet still go on‚ in most cases without treatment. Although feeling depressed
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Refuse single-use and disposable plastics The facts Plastic is forever Plastic creates toxic pollution at every stage of its existence: manufacture‚ use‚ and disposal. Plastic is a material that the Earth cannot digest. Every bit of plastic that has ever been created still exists‚ including the small amount that has been incinerated and has become toxic particulate matter. Plastic poisons our food chain In the environment‚ plastic breaks down into small particles that attract toxic chemicals
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5/23/2012 Plastic Pollution • History • Quantities • Marine life • Toxicity • Research • Solutions FOR A PRIZE Precautionary Principle (in this context) • When/If an action or choice has the potential to be harmful to ourselves or the environment‚ that action should be avoided. 1955 Life article“Throwaway Living” AMRF How is plastic made? Nurdles Pre-production plastic pellets 1 5/23/2012 Ballona Creek after a rainstorm Why should a disposable product outlast
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Current plastic bag use and disposal‚ both by consumers and through waste management activities‚ not only create environmental problems‚ but also reinforce the perception of a wasteful society. Plastic bags as litter create a visual pollution problem‚ and affect our aquatic wildlife. Many of the grocery store use the plastic bags as a tool to keep the things easy to carrying. Plastic bags aren’t just at the grocery store‚ there every where‚ landfills‚ the oceans and lakes‚ hanging on trees around
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China’s Oil Security Problems and Solutions ——based on Oil Global Supply and Demand （Sep 3‚ 2011）from Professor Albert Kwong Ma Xiao Abstract: Oil is the most indispensable and important strategic energy in international society nowadays. During the past two decades‚ the problem of oil supply and demand has widely drawn the attention from all over the world. China‚ turning from oil self-sufficiency to the world’s second largest oil consuming countries‚ is now faced with a huge demand gap
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Running head: GENE ONE SCENARIO SUMMARY-WEEK ONE Gene One Scenario Summary-Week One Mary A. Cornwell MBA520 University of Phoenix Transformational Leadership Professor Rick Johnson June 9‚ 2008 Introduction The Gene One Scenario presents an interesting perspective on team building and the decision- making process of leadership when assembling an effective team. Through this learning tool‚ the dynamics of a robust team are explored. The following
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SAY NO TO PLASTICS!! As quoted by Lord Byron‚ “There is a pleasure in the pathless woods‚ There is a rapture on the lonely shore‚ There is society‚ where none intrudes‚ By the deep sea‚ and music in its roar: I love not man the less‚ but Nature more.” The earth is the only known world to harbour life. There is nowhere else‚ at least in the near future‚ to which our species could migrate. For 200 years we have been conquering nature‚ now we are beating it to death. One of the
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Hong Kong’s environmental problems and solutions Hong Kong is one of the top financial centers in the world. Thus‚ the environmental quality of Hong Kong is very important. It is because the environmental quality is indirectly linking to the image of Hong Kong. Moreover‚ the living standard of Hong Kong residents is also under influencing of the environmental quality. However‚ Hong Kong is now surviving serious environmental problems. Poor air quality‚ noise problem and heavy traffic loads are
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