Environmental protection

Apart from showing the social inequality, a smaller percentage of the world’s population having access to practically all the resources, this statements also challenges the environmental impacts brought by that uneven consumption. The fact that the pollution caused by 25% of the population represents nearly 70% of the total pollution means that the current way of consuming and disposing of the world’s resources is far from sustainable…

Before Thanksgiving break, we had the opportunity to watch part of The 11th Hour movie in health class. I continued to watch the film after class because it seemed very interesting to me. As I watched, I was surprised to hear that the bulk of the environmental problems in the world today are a result of individuals abusing what the world has to offer. Many of the natural disasters we face are a result of the earth fighting back to what we as humans are doing. I thought that this film was very…

Green Lifestyle Healthy Living Green Castle Challenge In case you’ve always wondered what ZIWIRA means, it is “green castle”. Today we’re challenging you to turn your home into your very own green castle. You don’t have to do all of these at the same time, or even at all, but if you need more of a reason to get green, here it is. Any or all of these are completely viable as a permanent lifestyle change, but are also good as an occasional way to get yourself thinking more about the environment…

more about her what she did. Rachel Carson was born on May 27, 1907 in Springdale, Pennsylvania, Rachel Carson is considered a leader because Rachel Carson stayed true to her research when she faced with Critics and that her words inspired the environmental movement. On April 14, 1964 Rachel Carson died from breast cancer after 2 years of publishing her book "Silent Spring" when she was 56 in Silver Spring, Maryland. Rachel Carson led the fight to protect the environment which led her to write…

Francis and his beliefs that the encyclical has answers to our environmental injustice. The encyclical is based on eco-spirituality linked to the care for creation and the diversity of life forms. There is the theological view that believes: “All of us are linked by unseen bonds and together form a kind of universal family, a sublime communication which fills us with a sacred, affectionate and humble respect” (14). There is also environmental and social harmony which involves finding inner peace…

itself on being an environmental example to the world — from its throngs of bike commuters to its antisprawl development rules — the moss study results roared, producing an upheaval of surprise, anger and fear. Residents shouted or wept in public meetings last month, raging at state officials, who released the results and then found themselves blamed for not knowing what the factories were putting up their smokestacks. On Tuesday, the director of Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality,…

Common Theme~ The two stories, “If I forgot Thee, Oh Earth” and “Silent Spring” share a common theme of people destroying earth because they are not taking care of it. 2. “If I Forgot Thee, Oh Earth” by Arthur C. Clarke “Across a quarter of a million miles of space, the glow of dying atoms was still visible, a perennial reminder of the ruinous past” (165). I believe this is meant to say that the ruinous Earth the people created will always still be visible because of the glow. The…

white tea and cucumber. Burt’s Bees Facial Cleaning Towelettes site points out that “White Tea is an amazing thing. It has three times more polyphenols as Green Tea and is believed to neutralize free radicals as well as help minimize damage from environmental pollutants.” In addition to that, white tea also helps with oxidation stress and inflammatory effects. Although the benefits of cucumber extract are not listed on the Burt’s Bees site, it still is a huge benefit. The main benefits are its…

organized march and civil disobedience action, including Tina Yeonju Oh. Tina, along with many others, were calling upon Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to reject the Kinder Morgan Pipeline. The tar sands pipeline not only posed danger against the environmental, but also went against Indigenous rights involving their communities. Much to the of dismay of Tina and so many other youths, Trudeau’s cabinet approved the pipeline, however, the fight against the Kinder Morgan Pipeline continues…

Written in 1962, Silent Spring by Rachel Carson was one of the most influential texts of the environmental movement in the 1960’s and on. The book reported the adverse effects of pesticides in the environment and what our society could do to dampen the flame. Carson divided her book into seventeen chapters, each of which is an independent essay of its own, nonetheless the chapters fuse together to create a continuous non-fiction novel. In the first chapter, Carson provides the reader with a…