Cruise ship pollution

This article wakes up the reader’s perspective of how natural disasters can be steepened by the hubris of politicians in control; they’d rather worry about attracting growth to a city without considering the safety repercussions of its citizens. The article gives specific examples of exactly how the politicians failed the citizens. The disaster of Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana, and the flooding along the Mississippi River, was extremely disastrous to humans and the environment. Freudenburg says…

environmental movement began to emerge that sought to remove the flow of pollutants to the planet’s ecosystems. Out of this movement came events like Earth Day, and legislative victories like 1960’s Clean Air Act. In 1963, in an effort to reduce air pollution, the U.S. Congress passed the Clean Air Act, legislation which has been amended and strengthened in the ensuing decades. However, in 2007 the American Lung Association (ALA) reported that 46% of all Americans resided in counties…

Bob Englehart created an image with an interesting mood which shows some men lowering chewing gum into the ocean. This artist has other images that reflect the same point of view. He is passionate about the subject of water pollution and expresses that in his work. It also shows and oil spill running through the body of water, which is the focus of the artwork. The cartoonist’s stance on this image is how people keep littering into the ocean. Over the years, more and more waste…

Lead, mercury and arsenic serve no function in the human body and are poisonous. If accumulated in large enough amounts, they can cause severe illness and death . However, this is not the only case. Even metals that are proven essential to human body functions such as iron can become toxic if they accumulate in large amounts. It is when there are excessive amounts of these heavy metals in your body that the function of chelation therapy comes into play. The main function of chelation therapy is…

The Endocrine system is a complex mechanism of glands that secrete hormones that control almost every cell, organ, and function in each of our bodies. This system is directly responsible for regulating “metabolism, growth and development, tissue function, sexual function, reproduction, sleep, and mood”. (Zimmermann, 2016) EDC’s or Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals are environmental toxins that trigger “biochemical processes that alter development pathways” thus interfering with hormonal dispersal…

When you think of Rock Salt, most people will automatically think of de-icing and snow clearance, which is what Rock Salt is best for. However, did you know there are many other uses for Rock Salt as well? Such as for tire traction, weed killing and some people even make Rock Salt lamps! Here we'll take a look at some of the different uses of Rock Salt you can try out yourself. The Usual De-Icing Naturally we begin at Rock Salt's primary use, it is amazing stuff for de-icing and snow clearance…

Do you have scrap metal like construction debris or old appliances lying around? Don't just haul it to the landfill; recycle it. Ace Iron Recycling, a comprehensive recycling services company in Honolulu, HI, explains how recycling metal offers numerous benefits to you, your community, and the environment. For the last 15 years, Ace Iron Recycling has been putting money into the pockets of Oahu residents and helping businesses rid themselves of unwanted junk. Some of the important ways…

Coral Canyons Coral canyons are an important part of the ocean ecosystem and need to be protected. First, there are many issues that are posed to the canyons. Some of the issues are oil drilling, commercial fishing, and deep sea mining. The fishing destroys corals because of the nets that hit them. Also drilling and mining harm not only the coral but also some of the organisms that live there. Secondly, there are a lot of organisms that live in the coral canyons. In one of the articles I read…

After reading both the editorial and the letter to the editor i am leaning more towards the views supported by the letter to the editor.While i do support the aurgument that not useing reuseable bags are bad for the environment and are threaten wildlife,i dont think baning them out right and making everyone change to reusable shopping bags is the best idea.As stated by the letter to the editor many shop owners rely on tourist to make there living and most tourists do not bring nor intend to buy…

A lot of people receive her admiration for the robot when they look to him as he moved and danced and imitate and speak and many of us believed that the robot is able to control himself he works and gives the orders himself like a man, but in the fact that the robot is a set of business and orders programmed rights to him and a lot ask how so? There are a lot of programs through which we can communicate with the robot make it like walking steps forward and backward or make it delves into the…