Environmental movement

With the 2016 ISO 14001 environmental recertification audit looming on the horizon, it’s important that we all know our role in the site’s Environmental Management System (EMS). A large part of our Environmental Management System and ISO certification relies on the identification and management of our Environmental Aspects. An Environmental Aspect is any activity carried out at the mill that does or may have an impact on the environment. This can range from activities associated with…

The political debate over economic globalization is whether increasing economic activity leads to environmental degradation or if environmental problems are more readily addressed through economic growth. This debate surrounding economic globalization breaks down into three main points of discussion; climate change, free trade, and environmental international…

Critical Ecological Literacy for Multicultural Students Environmental education (EE) is failing to engage non-white, lower-income, urban, and immigrant students. One reason for this failure is the racial homogenization of the environmental movement since its inception in the 1960s (Cermak, 2014). However, some environmental educators are attempting to overcome this issue through the implementation of pedagogical practices, such as place-based education, to engage diverse student groups.…

for what an environmental engineer is, yet it does not completely sum up what exactly one is. An environmental engineer is a paid and educated worker for the world who works full-time in multiple environments in order to receive the benefits of protecting the planet for others (Bureau of Labor Statistics). The idea of this being what an environmental engineer is has led me to believe that it is the career for me. However, the concept from above did not fully tell me what an environmental…

Q4.1: (a) Does Boyd consider Canada to be a leader in environmental protection, or a laggard? (b) Why does he suggest that this should be surprising? (c) State briefly in your own words two weaknesses of environmental law in Canada. (d) What might an ultimate cause of these weaknesses? Answer: (a) Boyd does consider Canada to be a laggard in environmental protection with all the potential to be a leader. Canada’s environmental record is compared to 28 other industrialized nations, with…

countries they were exploiting. But when independence movements started erupting around colonies, a different, yet similar systems was implemented, neocolonialism and neoliberalism, that are based on “debt repayment unfair trade and unjust taxes on their labour…

Environmental justice is very ambiguous term as it denotes the need for not only environmental sustainability but also social liberation. Regrettably, not every citizen, politician or business owner is apprehensive about our wilting global environment. To this very day, there are scholars and politicians that contend that climate change and global warming is the rhetorical vehicle for which liberal propaganda can be transported. Consequently, these same leaders in their lofty positions deny that…

My Environmental Ethics Growing up in a highly capitalized area, Macau, and being taught the idea that wealth is the ruler of power and status, I learned that I would have to find a job with decent extra benefit and high salary in the future. Until the time I have taken geography and moral education classes in my high school, I started to consider a bigger picture when I was thinking about public policy and my decision making. I knew that what I did could affect anyone around me and possibly…

The Necessary Revolution Book Review The book, Necessary Revolution is written by Peter Senge, Bryan Smith, Nina Kruschwitz, Joe Laur and Sara Schley. It discusses how people, organizations and nations are joining hands to come up with positive changes especially in light of sustainability problems that include global warming that is a threat to humanity and the environment. The book tries to lay emphasis on issues of sustainability which have brought about a global dilemma that…

“Environmental impact” is a traveling exhibition that is currently on display in SUNY Potsdam’s very own Gibson galley. The exhibition uses sculptures, paintings, and photographs to explore the current issues facing our ever changing environment. While each artist uses various visual and design techniques to get their points across there are still many pieces in the gallery that share many similarities with one another. Edward Burtynsky’s photograph Highway #1, Intersection 105 & 110 made in…