Environmental protection

as the main energy source of ZEVs. The technology to mass-produce lighter, longer running and affordable batteries does not seem to exist yet. Therefore, many argue that the hard push for electric vehicles will only contribute towards increased environmental…

In his most recent encyclical Pope Francis addressed the many problems facing our environment and called Christians to take action. He stated, "The idea of infinite or unlimited growth, which proves so attractive to economists, financiers and experts in technology ... is based on the lie that there is an infinite supply of the earth 's goods, and this leads to the planet being squeezed dry at every limit” (Francis). He continued to outline many excellent points surrounding the crisis. The…

When one attempts to make new acquaintances, one cares little for small talk. Instead, people tend to care more about a potential friend’s motivation and mentality. First they judge your mental state, then judge your actions based on their critique. Society 's definition of insane is not mentally insane and locked away, but will deem a troublesome person as insane. Being labeled as “troublesome” is enough for society to deem the insane’s actions as wrong; if deemed sane, then one’s actions are…

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…

Cleaning Up the Philadelphia Sewage Systems Philadelphia Pennsylvania is one of the biggest cities on the east coast possessing more than fifteen hundred people. Our Philadelphia water department is dedicated to providing clean water to all living things throughout the city. One of the biggest problems faced by our water department is the litter problem that plagues the city. Taking care of the old infrastructure of the sewer is one of the sewers is very important when it comes to protecting…

against the increasing climate and environmental crisis in today 's world. They assume they’ll be gone when it starts to really affect them, so why should they worry? Think about future generations of kids, they have to deal with what people today do to the world and have no choice in the matter. It’s up to people today to make a real change in the world. Sandra Steingraber, ecologist, and cancer survivor, finds her passion in researching and writing about environmental effects on cancer. In…

On Saturday April 25, at the Lamar Bruni Vergara Environmental Science Center (LBVESC) we, all the students from government class, had to go and help clean up the trail for Paso del Indio. We had three different groups some were helping with the plants and cutting the grass, for myself I had a spading fork and we would have to pick up remains from trees or other plants and place them on a wheelbarrow, then another group would come and take it form a trail for the visitors. Besides all the…

different new ways to look at the environment, and how the things that I do every day can impact the rest of the world, even if I don’t see the impact where I live. I believe that I fall in the Environmental managers underneath Anthropocentrism. Using figure 6 in my syllabus I discovered that an environmental managers are under Anthropocentrism which a people centered way of looking at the world. Most Anthropocentrism is when people are the managers of a sustainable global systems. They believe…

Task 1 In the perspective magazine, I have read the texts “advice on going green” and “we all want to help the planet ”. I find these texts very helpful. Especially for people that wants to go green like me. The texts give you a lot reasons on why you should go green. In the text “advice on going green” they give you ten reasons on how you can become greener. Those ten examples on how to become green is good, because everybody can do those changes to the environment In the text “we all want…

Reduce, reuse, and recycle. Today, the American society as a whole is trying to save the earth day by day. People are trying to be conservative in their daily lives. Performing daily tasks for survival in moderation is how people express conservative values in their lives. However, the word conservative cannot exist with only one meaning. Numerous, elaborate definitions are present in the word conservative. One potential analysis of conservative relates to the physical aspect of the word.…