Merriam Webster Research Paper

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Merriam Webster defines confines as “something (as borders or walls) that encloses” which is relatable to the role the environment has pertaining to the earth. The confines of the fine being the earth that we inhabit would be measured by the bio capacity of earth. Our current bio capacity is exuberant for what earth can take as it would take 1.5 Earth’s to sustain the current population of the earth (worldpopulationhistory.org). The living of humans beyond these confines derives the job of an environmentalist. An environmentalist as defined by Merriam Webster is “a person who is concerned with or advocates the protection of the environment.” Just as any other profession the Environmentalists of the world are faced with issues daily, the most …show more content…
There has also been growth as a profession as over the years there has been the establishment of several professional organizations for Environmentalists. The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is one of the oldest professional organizations as it was founded in 1948. AGI provides information services to geoscientists as well as it serves as a voice of shared interest in the profession of Environmentalists (americangeosciences.org). Another professional organization for environmentalist is the NAEP. The NAEP is the National Association of Environmental Professionals which was born in 1970 following the landmark legislation of the environmental profession on January 1st, 1970 (naep.org). The bible also consecrates the profession in a sense in Proverbs 27:18 it reads “Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who guards his master will be honored.”. The interpretation of this verse in the sense of environmental scientist it is saying that all humans will tend to their fig tree and eat the fruit it bears but the one who guards it will be honored who would be the …show more content…
There is a simple bottom line to it all which is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle which will all hand in hand help in the dilemma of Global Warming. Reduce would be the reduction of the amount of energy we use or maybe even water we use which will in turn reduce the use of fossil fuels to provide such amenities. Reuse would refer to the reuse of resources that we currently have such as energy that is renewable or maybe something as simple as the reuse of a plastic container so that making another one for one’s use is eliminated. Recycle would pertain to the recycling of recyclable goods such as plastics, papers, and metals where it is possible to reduce the production of these things which results in the release of GHG’s. If the population of the world adopts the Reduce, Reuse, recycle plan there will be a drop in GHG’s hands down because GHG’s is result of those actions not being

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