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The Atlantic Coast Pipeline aims to increase availability of natural gas to the West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina. However, the sustainability of the pipeline, and its potential effects on the surrounding regions has caused much controversy among citizens and various stakeholder groups. The following serves to analyze this issue from the standpoint of environmental planning and sustainability. Specifically, four groups have taken a direct stance on the pipeline based on each of the 4…

Intro This is a critical Review of the Documentary by National Geographic Megacities: New York. In this documentary various environmental issues are presented, this critical review will explore the issues presented. Present Environmental issues include; the increase in population highlighted by the expansion of buildings and public transport. Urbanization and the Urban heat island. The energy consumed by the construction, maintenance and use of public transport systems. Underground construction…

Introduction Climate change has affected South Australia in a number of factors. It has affected the land, water, air, people, animals and vegetation, and the weather. All levels of government (local, state, and federal) need to be aware of the destruction climate change will cause (Commonwealth of Australia, 2011). In regards to climate change, a stigma needs to be stopped. It is a fact that some people believe climate change is a hoax. This makes an important cause to take appropriate actions…

The Murray Darling Basin The Murray Darling Basin is situated in Australia, it is one of the largest river systems in the world, it is divided into the northern basin (Darling system) and the southern Basin (Murray system). The Basin serves a significant role in supporting a wide range of native and introduced species of plants, animals and ecosystems. Currently salinity management is one of the most important environmental challenges facing the Murray-Darling Basin. If the salinity is not…

Manhattan Analysis: A Discussion of Urban Life and Urban Planning As along with the rapid development of science and advanced technology, people’s life style in urban area is dramatically changed with the outstanding improvement of the urban planning and management. In the movie Manhattan directed by Woody Allen, described a romantic story of four people’s life in Manhattan, the importance of the urban planning to people’s urban life is obviously discovered by the main characters’…

Climate change, also called global warming, is a change in global or regional climate patterns. It is the rise in the average surface temperatures on Earth. It is of concern as even small increases in Earth’s temperature caused by climate change can have severe effects on human, plant and animal life. The primary cause of climate change is the burning of fossil fuels, such as oil and coal, which emits greenhouse gases into the atmosphere—primarily carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide makes up 70% of…

Question 5 Apex Healthcare Berhad The sustainability disclosure made on the company’s website is disclosed the same information with the disclosure made in the annual report 2014. While, there are something difference between the sustainability disclosures made on the company’s website and the annual report 2013. In the annual report 2013, Apex Healthcare Berhad does not organized the “gotong- royong” sessions in schools, which will help and support them to fight against dengue menace. They…

Mink typically occupy woodland areas where water is present, such as streams, rivers, wetland areas, ponds, and marsh areas, both freshwater and saltwater. Their range is 1- to 4-miles around the surrounding waterway. Mink will dig their own dens but their preference is to occupy those that are ready-made. You may locate a mink den in an…

The land is wild and free as far as the eye can see. Salmon flood the streams of Bristol bay every fall; it is one of the world’s last pieces of untouched land. The area has been kept this way for centuries, but that could soon come to an end. Pebble Mine is a project that plans to excavate the region for copper. The mine started as an terrible idea, and now is on the brink of becoming a terrible reality. The EPA should intervene on the Pebble Mine issue because it will destroy the wildlife and…

Who I am: I am a display case inside the visitor park Audience: Visitors at Yellowstone National Park Setting: Yellowstone National Park Visitor center Purpose: To show the ecological importance of Bison in ecosystems Video Script Yellowstone National Park is the only place in the United States where bison have lived continuously since prehistoric times. The bison at Yellowstone are extraordinary because they are the nation’s largest bison population. Unlike most other herds, this…