Environmental remediation

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…

environmentalist is the NAEP. The NAEP is the National Association of Environmental Professionals which was born in 1970 following the landmark legislation of the environmental profession on January 1st, 1970 (naep.org). The bible also consecrates the profession in a sense in Proverbs 27:18 it reads “Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who guards his master will be honored.”. The interpretation of this verse in the sense of environmental scientist it is saying that all humans…

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…

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…

In a study. the pollution rates of heavy metal in topsoil (rage of 0-20 or 0-15cm) of farmland throughout China are collected from studies of publishes papers from the years 2005 to 2014. The relevancy of these papers were described in the study done by Zhang. In total, 612 data records of heavy metal pollution rates in 456 peer-reviewed articles were collected. The result was Cd was ranked as the highest pollution heavy metal that consisted of the ratio of 7.75% Hg, Cu, Ni, and Zn. In total,…

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…