Air Miles

your understanding of the concept of climate change and the urban heat island effect? My understanding of the concept of climate change and the urban heat island effect is that they are both becoming more progressively harmful to our human health, the air we breathe, and water supply in our communities. Carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted from auto and factory emissions acts as a blanket, trapping long-wave infrared energy coming off the earth making our planet much warmer. Most radiation is absorbed…

The Impact of Gentrification in Major Urban Cities In Fortress Los Angeles Mike Davis discusses how corporations redevelopment of major urban cities has led to gentrification. Davis refers to the term gentrification as, "Extraordinary precautions … taken to ensure the physical separation of the different classes" (509). Gentrification zones through the city have widened the gap between the the socioeconomic classes that exist in society, resulting in a displacement of a large number of…

My Thoughts On Whistle Blowing In my opinion whistle blowing is one of the most important rights and obligations that employees have. Take for example the whistle blowing case of Dinesh Thakur and Ranxbay, it is clear that if he hadn’t have informed made an FCA complaint many people could have been injured or killed through the use of the unsafe medicine. In this way, Thakur was not only justified in what he did but also obligated to do so because other human being’s lives were at stake. This…

protect and care for the environment. Definition of Care of environment It is where the countries look at the costs and benefits then finally find the best alternative for the environment. All countries should follow the environmental polices like air pollution, water quality, Solid waste, Toxic substances and global warning. How Economies harm environments in 3 main…

Title #2 Fearlessly, See the world "On the Cheap." Title #3 10 Fears and after you conquer them, 10 Cities that give you the world Fear in cycling is a real force in today’s world. Cycling in the city is much different from cycling in the suburbs or cross-country. There is the fear of accidents, getting lost, fear of unexpected meetings with hostile motorists, and the very real fear of becoming a victim of violent crime. These fears might deter you from cycling in big cities or planning a…

IMBA 6430 Cohort - A Justin Coffman, Adam Lewis, DaMon Mayers Assignment 2 J.R. Reid, Jonathan Stamberg, Venu Pamulapati With looming EPA regulations on the horizon, Mihocko, Inc. is faced with quite the dilemma. Do they reduce production, employ the use of technological advancements, or simply battle the regulations in congress? All businesses are impacted by government regulations in some fashion, and competitive manufacturing…

How to Implement the Recommendations from the Colgan Air Crash The most important part of any accident investigation is the list of recommendations that come from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). While these recommendations are suggestions, they are designed to prevent similar accidents from occurring in the future. The “lessons learned” are critical to the work of the NTSB. The Aviation Accident Report (AAR-10-01) issued twenty-five recommendations related to this flight.…

topic these days is the steady rise of pollution in the world and the negative effects it is having on everything. Air pollution is the consistency of particle in the air that are harmful to humans, animals, and plants, and often times buildings (Rutledge, et al., 2011). With these pollutants in the air, they act as the beginning of a chain of effects that occur in our cycle of life. Air pollution in the 21st century is becoming greater each day as man-made technology distributes harmful gasses…

Our Air is something we take for granted as opposed to food or water we don’t really contemplate much about it. Similar to the way we breathe it’s just a part of our life whether we consciously think about it or not. Comparable to our subconscious breathing is the autonomous effects polluted air can have on just about every aspect of the world. Its indisputable to say all of you know in our lifetime, environmental concerns revolving around our expenditure of fossil fuels and the effects it has…

magnitudes and are, in my opinion, outweighed by the benefits. The PNW LNG Project Environmental Assessment Report notes 12 Valued Ecosystem Components (VEC). Some of these VECs have small impacts, and therefore, are of little concern. For instance, air quality falls well within regulations(5). And other VECs, migratory birds and terrestrial species, also have modest impacts due to the limited footprint of the project and the wetland compensation proposed as mitigation(5). However, some VECs are…