Developed environments

which is partnership with Liberty Tire Recycling which is an eco-friendly incentive that recycles the GoodYear tires used throughout the racing year (Fava, 2013). At a time where being eco-friendly and creating incentives that help our earthly environment, it is important for companies and organizations to address these concerns for consumers. In 2008, NASCAR Green was created and as of 2013, assisted the organization to become the “largest recycling and tree planting programs in sports”. These…

Kathleen Norris, begin to grow spiritually when they distance themselves from humanity. In Dakota, she tracks the affect that the emptiness and harshness of the plains has on herself and the local farmers and small towns. As she compares the environment to Benedictine monasteries, it becomes apparent that a person’s landscape has a surprising amount of influence on their state of mind and spiritual wellbeing. Through Norris’ memoir, as she discusses the manner in which the Dakotan plains have…

I chose the plant Kimondromondro (Pachypodium Brevicaule) because it had such an interesting name, also no one knew about the plant well most people didn’t. Now I can see why it is Vulnerable because I nor my partners have heard of this Kimondromondro. But it seems like it would just be a normal plant that you would see every day. I have noticed that some problems of the plant are illegal collections, and finally it is also due to threat of habitat loss caused by wild fire and mining. Well as…

In her story, the main characters and people of the village overcome many different challenges. Especially focusing on Nathan and Rukmani and their family. Throughout their lives, they overcome the challenge of poverty, relationships, and their environment. By illustrating many challenges, Markandaya shows how everybody can overcome them by maintaining courage. The first example of challenges is, poverty--the reality that the people face everyday and how they overcome it with courage.…

Value Village – a sister company to a Savers brand - is a for-profit, world-wide thrift retailer which offers used clothing, accessories, and household items. They purchase, resell, and recycle used items which is not just beneficial for low-income communities, but also a successful way to keep over “700 million pounds of used goods out of landfills every year” (Value Village, 2017). Value Village helps over “120 nonprofit organizations by paying them for donated goods which” (Value Village,…

He says to distribute LULUs in communities per the burden and benefits. In other words, rich people should have more LULUs since they receive more benefits from the environment compared to poor people. Wenz suggests, “ill health associated with toxic hazards should be related to benefits derived from processes and products that create these hazards.” To ensure justice without a total reformation of the current waste management…

overcome this issue through the implementation of pedagogical practices, such as place-based education, to engage diverse student groups. Place-based education is an interdisciplinary approach to EE which puts an emphasis on learning about the local environment. However, it is unclear if that is enough. In the literature review that follows I will discuss three articles which attempt to answer…

1. Brulle, R. J., & Pellow, D. N. (2006). Environmental Justice: Human health and Environmental inequalities. Annual Review of Public Health, 27, 103-124. doi:10.1146/annurev.publhealth.27.021405.102124 In this article it analyzes the health and environmental disparities between different ethnicities and socioeconomic groups in the United States. It sheds light to not only the increasing gap between those with higher socioeconomic status to those of colour, but also the relationship to…

After moving in on campus I began to notice how often litter appeared outside of my apartment. At first it wasn’t an issue until my friend came over for a visit; I gave him a tour and he complained about how dirty the campus was. It was at that point in time when I realized how ill-mannered some of the people I live with are. It was a total embarrassment for me to have to explain why people treated the campus like that. Of course there are reasons for why people do these things. Granted…

have forced humans to decrease one’s ecological footprint. People around the world have started to use more echo friendly cars to have a cleaner environment in their town, city, and country. Since there is a large market for this kinds of cars manufacturing companies have started to produce more hybrid cars to have cleaner environment on our roads. Hybrid cars use less gas so it is economically friendly, as a result you wont face money problems with gas in the future if you are going to…