Sustainability Coral reef Coral reefs are beautifully seen in shallow areas‚ such as the Australia’s eastern coast‚ also known as the “The Great Barrier Reef”. The reef covers an area over 300‚000 square kilometers. Amazingly enough‚ the Great Barrier Reef also covers wide range of ocean depth. People consider that the coral reef is the most complex ecosystem on Earth. Abiotic Components There are two major abiotic factors‚ Temperature and Sunlight. The Great Barrier Reef is an aquatic ecosystem
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1/2‚ April 2002 ( 2002) Sustainable Bio-Composites from Renewable Resources: Opportunities and Challenges in the Green Materials World A. K. Mohanty‚1‚2 M. Misra‚1 and L. T. Drzal 1 Sustainability‚ industrial ecology‚ eco-efficiency‚ and green chemistry are guiding the development of the next generation of materials‚ products‚ and processes. Biodegradable plastics and bio-based polymer products based on annually renewable agricultural and biomass feedstock can form the basis for a portfolio
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Pollution Pollution is an issue of concern in the modern world that we live in today. There are many types of pollution‚ namely air‚ water and noise. Pollution in our environment will undoubtedly affect our quality of life. Our naturally beautiful world becoming ugly because it is suffering from the effects of environmental pollution. Pollution can also cause various health problems and other negative effects. Air pollution is caused by the emission of toxic gases from vehicles‚ factories and
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a huge debate whether using renewable energy is beneficial to our environment or not. The biggest source of our energy has been sourced by coal‚ oil and natural gasses. Some researchers believe that there are many benefits of using renewable energy and that we should be concerned with seeking environmentally friendly alternatives instead. Not only are these sources harmful‚ they will eventually deplete our natural resources. The goal is to find pollution-free renewable energy that can offer a better
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The Great Barrier Reef is located off the east coast of the Queensland mainland‚ as shown in figure 1. It is listed on The World Heritage Site as a natural site. The Great Barrier Reef is one of the Seven Wonders of the World and stretches over 3000km of the Queensland coast. More than 2 million people visit this site each year for the scenic view and the thousands of different species that live in it. The Reef is affected by many threats due to coral bleaching‚ litter‚ pollution‚ global warming
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Evaporation will take away all of the land’s water leaving it as dry as a desert. With a drought now in progress‚ it will make it harder to find water and support agriculture. That is why it is important to find ways to help the planet‚ not hurt it. Renewable energy is
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Jazz Concert Review On Saturday 28th I went to The Globe Café in Coral Gables‚ I got there with my brother exactly at 8pm and sat on a high table just in front of the band. We got there just before they started playing and stayed for the whole first session that was just over an hour. The Café was real nice‚ It wasn’t far from where I live and there was no traffic coming in‚ it is situated in a very nice part of Coral Gables just two blocks from Miracle Mile‚ that was perfect because parking was
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Revolution of the 19th century ushered in new technologies. The spurt in inventions in that century was unprecedented in many ways. Some of these inventions involved use of natural resources like coal and oil. The thought of exhaustible nature of these resources and the environmental damage from the use of these resources never occurred either to the inventors or the subsequent generations. In the quest to sustain galloping economic activity‚ the dependence on coal and oil has soared at a phenomenal
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not only affecting us humans‚ it is also affecting our vegetation‚ our animals‚ and our oceans. I recently watched a video by National Geographic about the precious coral reefs in the Florida Keys and it talked about how the coral reefs cannot keep up with the rising sea level‚ so eventually they will all just die (“Fighting to Save Coral in the Florida Keys”). Additionally this will lead to habitat loss and then species dying off. If this scenario belonged to one area it would be tragic but climate
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R. M. Ballantyne wrote The Coral Island in 1857 during the Victorian Era and the peak of the British Empire which was a time in history where there were clear gender divisions. Men were expected to defend‚ protect and to be strong and women were submissive‚ dependent and protected by men. Evidence of this was clear in The Coral Island through the male characters of Jack and Ralph and the damsel in distress characters such as Avatea and women during the fight between the war canoes. Further to this
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