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    a specific item for them to get a sense of satisfaction and happiness. Without their materialistic item the consumer wouldn’t know how to react. The consumer does not realize where or how a specific item was made. In reality it takes a lot of environmental resources to actually make an item and keep up with production, so that America can meet the consumer needs. The on going…

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    Due to this complexity, her works still captivate an audience that views her work as Canadians still understand the struggles to find a balance between environmental issues, indigenous rights and, the expanding industrial society that alienates us from each other and nature. Her importance comes equally from her defying story and from the complexity of her works. Her vestige on money will not only be the story…

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    Ignorance In Avatar

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    The film ‘Avatar’ was controversial in nature and questioned some sensitive and important issues. By doing this, James Cameron sends a warning to his western audience. The film demonstrates that terror only leads to more terror. It presents to the audience how beliefs of righteousness cause conflict between parties, warning the audience not to make the same mistakes. Furthermore, James Cameron’s production warns his audience about ignorance, showing the importance of listening and understanding.…

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    around for several years, but they are just beginning to be mass produced at affordable prices and it couldn’t come at a better time. Electric vehicles have superior benefits when compared to a standard vehicle that runs on gasoline consisting of environmental, economic, and energy security benefits. Due to electric vehicles are relatively new and a large amount of people haven’t been able to really experience what it’s like to own and drive an electric vehicle, so as you would expect there…

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    Environmental sustainability is the maintenance of renewable resource, pollution creation and non-renewable resource depletion that contribute to the quality of environment on a long-term basis. The environmental performance index ranked Australia 3rd whereas China is far behind on the list, being ranked 188th out of 195 countries. China being ranked heavily…

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    Over the past 40 years, the Clean Air Act and the Environmental Protection Agency have made several advances in helping reduce air pollution and creating a better nation. Recently, congress has attacked the Environmental Protection Agency, essential tying their hands, for personal gains. In The Clean Air Act, Congress found that the pollution caused by rapidly evolving Cities, industrial development, and motor vehichle use were creating a danger to public health and agriculture. The primary…

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    (Going Nuclear; A Green Makes the Case). However, he is inaccurate because in “The Fatal Flaws of Nuclear Power”, it discusses about the additional expenses of nuclear power since “Other aspects of nuclear power, such as the pollution from uranium mining, risks from nuclear weapons proliferation, dangers of reactor accidents, and the legacy of radioactive waste, are further hidden costs.” This demonstrates that constructing a nuclear reactor is highly priced, along with numerous other…

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    Case Study Wells Fargo

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    Undoubtedly, Wells Fargo did not have a CSR filters in place until after the housing market burst and they found themselves in so much trouble with the American public and government. They didn’t have a strong risk management to handle possible ethical issues with them supporting the uses of subprime lenders that preyed on Blacks and Hispanics bowers who were trying to reach one of the American dreams, which is…

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    Venezuela Crisis Program

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    northern coast of South America. It has an area of 352,144 square miles and is bordered by Guyana to the East, Brazil to the South, Colombia to the West, and the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea to the north. Venezuela is divided into four major environmental regions the coastal zone, the Andean mountain range, the plains, and the Guiana Highlands. The capital Caracas, and all the other major cities are located along the coast. The coast is typically the most populated area in the country and…

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    over The Gold King Mine and promised to plug the mines and to treat the abandoned mines and creeks. Sunnyside kept to their word but later on the responsibility was transferred to Gold King. Gold King later ran into financial, technical, and legal issues which lead to the plant eventually shutting down. Since the shutdown little to no care has gone to the mines and surrounding creeks. In essences it was a ticking time bomb that would eventually…

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