Clean Diamond Trade Act

Did you know that there are over 27,000,000 men, women, and children enslaved throughout the world today? (CNN). Almost ¾ of all slaves are property of conflict diamonds mines all around the world. Conflict diamonds are mined and the revenue from the diamonds is used to fund the wars that the country is fighting. Mining conflict diamonds causes controversy all over the world, especially in central and western Africa. The topics being discussed are The Life of A Miner, the process, sale, and regulation of conflict diamonds. Marketing the Diamonds In the past few years, the percentage of diamonds mined has dropped drastically. In fact, in the past 12 years, the percentage has gone down 20-25% (Time). In 2003, the United Nations enacted the…

I found Government Bullies to be a very informative book. Rand Paul discusses multiple government bureaucracies and how they bully their own citizens by enforcing laws that are not clearly define. He discusses stories on how the EPA, TSA, FDA, and USDA have set in place many laws that are not clear and have fines that are ridiculous. He also puts forth his viewpoint on the Lacey Act and how it is "an open license for government bullying". Senator Rand Paul is a republican senator from Kentucky.…

through the rivers. Although not directly intended, the individuals engaging in domestic pollution such as public bathing and improper disposal of sewage are harming themselves and their water supply. III. Future Solutions Derived from the Past It can be clearly seen that there is a need for change. Without change, the Indian people will struggle to maintain their society and livelihood. A large part of history for the pollution of these Indian rivers is in the attempts to manage the amount…

Alex Silva Clean Water Act Positional Essay Introduction The ongoing debate within the Clean Water Act (CWA) can be narrowed down to the Clean Water Rule (CWR), as it makes amendments to the Act and implements a different way of thinking about our water supply. The Clean Water Act was produced as a means for the EPA to implement pollution control programs alongside setting water quality standards for all contaminants in surface waters. This definition of what is to be considered…

The Clean Water Act was passed by the Congress in 1972. This Act protects all the “waters of the United States” and it still remains one of the most important tools that is used to try and protect our waters. This a good example of one public policy in place now that aims to improve some aspect of environmental sustainability because it regulates pollutant leaks into the water. With lots of streams at risk of pollution, our drinking water also is at risk with fish and wildlife species being at…

The landscape study area into which the proposed medium-density suburban patch is to be inserted is a 180km2 portion of land with its centre located approximately 6 kilometres south of the Brisbane CBD (refer to Figure 1). Consisting of a mix of developed and undeveloped land, the area in question is typical of much of the greater Brisbane region. Viewed through the lens of the P-C-M model, it is dominated by a relatively homogenous matrix of medium-density development interspersed with patches…

One of the monthly webinars hosted would be the Computational Toxicology Communities of Practice webinar (EPA Research). (Computation Toxicology Communities of Practice Webinar) People get together to discuss how to evaluate the safety of chemicals (EPA Research). Toxicology is the science of nature and how poisons and other chemicals can negatively impact it (Research). Their solutions to help the environment make sure the water supply is clean and abundant to support humans and aquatic…

Congress has several attempts to regulate non-point source pollution. However, they are all viewed as a failure. From my point of view, it is a product of their largely non-regulatory approach and is due to a lack of technical information concerning what control measures actually work. Section 208 of the Clean Water Act “requires states to develop area-wide waste treatment management plans” and be submitted to EPA in return of federal financial assistance. It is considered ineffective because…

waterlogging and waste of water resource. Since humans began living in concentrated village or urban settings, stormwater runoff has been an issue. During thousands of years, humankind didn’t really take action to deal with storm water, but within the high speed urbanization during modern time, impervious surface-especially in urban area-has increased dramatically, which made storm water management a problem that can’t be ignored anymore. In 1972, Clean Water Act started to take effect, and…

Loopholes in the Clean Water Act The objective of the Clean Water Act is to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation's water. The intent is admirable but the execution is ineffective because its outdated, large companies abuse it, and lobbyist sabotage any progress to update the regulations. Many events that led up to the creation of the Clean Water Act, one example is the 1960s was the peak of the environmental problems throughout the country…