Built environment

UPS company timeline Common carrier service 1919 – 1930 In 1919 the company made its first expansion beyond Seattle to Oakland, California, and adopted its present name, United Parcel Service. The word “United” served as a reminder that the company´s operations in each city were part of the same organization, “Parcel” identified the nature of the business, and “Service” indicated what was offered. In 1924 UPS debuted another of the technological innovations that would shape its future: the first…

or outweighed by measures taken to avoid and minimize the project’s impacts, … so that no overall biodiversity loss results.” (Rainey et al., 2014, p. 1). In short, it is saying that every activity must not add any negative consequences to the environment. However, the company will challenge itself to go past the concept of “no net loss” and strive for “net positive impact” (Rainey et al., 2014, p. 1), in which the company is providing more benefits than any disadvantages that might arise…

William L Morris lll, Photographer William L. Morris has been a nature photographer for 30 years. His passion for photography grew out of his love for nature. This brought him to teach himself how to photograph for capturing unique moments in the natural world. His first camera, a Canon AE-1, was purchased on board the USS Clark FFG-11 during his active duty years as an Engineman with the United States Navy. For Morris, the beauty of nature is for all of us to enjoy, and the natural…

involves the Once-ler, cutting down all the Truffula trees resulting into the production of the poor quality and a toxic environment. The fundamental teachings from the process are that it is not good for a business to seek aggressive expansion at the expense of trees and the environment. The Lorax story reveals how the corporate greed can lead to human actions that can spoil the environment for personal business benefits. Lorax activity is against I=PAT theory advocating for the environmental…

in a manner that will protect and minimize impact to human health, natural resources and the environment. Our goal is to sustain mission capability while integrating excellent environmental practices, improvements, and compliance to laws and regulations applicable to our mission. This goal extends throughout the 169th Fighter Wing and the tenant units assigned to McEntire JNGB. Protecting the environment at McEntire JNGB is everyone’s daily responsibility regardless of military, civilian,…

world. Many advocates believe that by buying locally each consumer can do their part in saving the environment. However, there are many proponents that think other wise. It’s a matter of quality. Both side propose fantastic points around the movement of locavorism and how to conserve the environment, however, they go about it differently. The root of the debate is: does buying truly help environment and is it beneficial for the economy? Proponents for buying locally state “locally grown food is…

Irreconcilable: The Global Economy and the Environment," Deborah Poff argues that third world countries and the environment are not being treated justly due to the fact of the interaction between business and government and how they interact in the global system. Poff introduces two different strategies but states they both are wrong and she responds with her own solution as a better way to think about how a business and the government can interact without hurting the environment. In order to…

This week, we learned about the influence of new methods of production of society and the environment. The idea of rationalization was brought up by the readings and how it influenced society. Although there are some advantages to this system such as efficiency and a larger production of goods in a shorter time, there are also negative effects. Some of these negative effects include the abuses endured in factories, declining ecological mindfulness, and a decrease in quality among goods and…

There has long much been contention regarding whether it is only the government's responsibility to take proper action against environmental problems, or individuals and companies need to come forward with the enough initiatives for it because their activities are deemed as one of the main reasons for the environmental change. Hence, in this essay, both sides of this continuous phenomenon will be put under scrutiny, although it will be agreed with the later perspective as it has brought the…

Rules & Regulations One of the great features with the Ecocapsule is being able to have it transported to and from remote locations whether its by Car, Boat, or Helicopter. While you are planning a place to have it relocated to, there are different regulations that you should be awake of. Here in British Columbia there are large First Nation Reserves, provincial parks, Crown Land and private property that have varying rules on the personal use of these properties. There are also regulations…