Environmental issues

serious controversial issue seen in the media. Human health and the environment are threatened by the act of deforestation. Deforestation is a worldwide issue that is impacting our climate, health, and biodiversity, there is little being done to address this continuing problem. We all are immune to hearing the term “go green” from environmentalist and environmental ad companies. It has become harder to catch the eye of the public audience to raise awareness of environmental issues such as…

the former President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff and are now dismissed by a single permit you could obtain within a matter weeks of applying. It's said that many environmental problems are no longer a priority in the Brazilian government, putting these issues on the back burner perhaps till we are living within a large scale environmental crisis. Carbon emissions began to slowly rise throughout the years as deforestation continued, one of our main oxygen creators were being harvested and mostly…

nation has complications? All around the globe, greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental issues are taking place. While French Polynesia takes no action in these events of global harm, they are the first to feel the destructive impacts on our climate and ocean. As sea level begins to rise and the amount of fresh drinking water decreases, islands of the French Polynesia are being threatened by ecological issues that are only to be blamed on their neighboring nations. By promoting the…

Environmental issues often arise from injustice in environmental policy-making and enforcement of regulations and laws and the deliberate targeting of minorities. Issues that impact the environment have impacts on people that live there as well. In the past and in the present, social injustice in the quest for economic growth and profit has marginally affected Native Americans and minorities. Lack of protection of spiritual grounds and indigenous habitats of Native Americans by the American…

Position paper on an Environmental Issue Marine pollution through oil Transportation of oil by sea makes up a large part of the international distribution of oil, but in case of a spill, the effects on the marine ecosystem are devastating. While the demand for oil and the consumption is continually rising, the safety measurements currently in place are not enough to avoid major damage to marine ecosystems. One of the most devastating spills, the spilling of the Exxon Valdez in Prince William…

Environmental Issues in the Automotive Industry The automotive industry is in full recovery mode after the recession in 2008 and 2009, and vehicle production numbers were set to exceed 20 million by 2015. (Subran, 2014).Further, the automotive industry continues to grow, at a rate of approximately 4% per year. (Subran, 2014). The enormity of the industry means that the fallout from both the industrial production process and the end result should be closely monitored. Clearly, such…

Environmental Issues in the American Automotive Industry Competition in the American Automotive Industry is not only stateside, but global as well. There are car manufacturers from all over the world like Germany, Japan, America, China, Australia, Canada, and France. There are 40+ countries that manufacture automobiles and each one of them are in direct competition with each other. “It is suggested that the globalization of the automotive industry, greatly accelerated during the last half of…

Louisiana has faced many environmental problems throughout its history. Problems such as shoreline loss, wetlands being destroyed, and oceanic life dying. These problems are because of Hurricane Katrina, human population density, and the oil spill. The hurricane wiped out the region’s shoreline and the oil spill killed many of the oceanic life in the Gulf of Mexico. According to Marquina (2015), a storm like Hurricane Katrina was a natural disaster waiting to happen for the state of Louisiana.…

Local Hawaiian island people always have some type of problem yet mostly in Hawaii one of the main problems is beach pollution. Hawaii is always known for their beaches, beautiful, relaxing and a place to get away. Today Hawaii's beaches are starting to get really polluted with trash, plastic, cigarette butts, beer bottles, and all other types of trash. In Hawaii the beaches are really important because not only does it affect the natives, beach pollution affects the hawaiian ocean life as well.…

After keeping up with the 2016 Presidential Election and researching where President Elect Donald Trump stands on issues, I have a few concerns with the future of our country. I am concerned with what he will do about the following issues: Gun Control, Immigration, and Global Warming. I hope he can take these concerns into consideration. One of my concerns for Donald Trump is that he will keep guns out of criminals’ hands. He says he would like to minimize gang violence and make the streets…