Environmental science

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.…

businessmen because it brings in a lot of money. I would love to find out more about this issue through research and specially researching and learning from articles and lectures that college professors have created. I would also want to consult with the science department here at UTA and interview them about specific questions I have about the environment and the political effects caused by animal…

Why BioGreen? Most of the companies now a days are looking for ways to become environmental-friendly to improve its bottom line. BioGreen understands the need of maintaining the natural ecological balance in the environment and so, we came up with the biodegradable products. In order to eliminate the mess, our biggest challenge and responsibility was to develop green products, services and processes that will provide better quality air, a cleaner environment, and a better health. Biodegradable…

we use to describe the learning that occurs in environmental education settings when the learning is largely under the choice and control of the learner - most casual visitors who do not…

10-year span of the policy. It concentrates on four significant environmental areas: biodiversity, land management, and water both quality as well as quantity. The overall objective of the One Plan is to enhance and preserve the region’s lake and rivers. To achieve this objective, in essence, the One Plan utilises the environmental policy instrument of command-and-control regulation. At a fundamental level the various environmental…

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,…

Over the course of history, three important ecological myths have taken root and influenced the way we look at human-environment relationships and environmental problems. The only way to truly understand the past regarding human impact on the environment is to analyze and evaluate these myths critically to understand where they came from and why they came to be. The first of these myths suggests that the humans of the past had a more harmonious relationship with the environment than the current…

Pollution, acid rain, toxic waste, global warming, sustainability, recycling; these terms are thrown into society and people start to believe there may not be a solution to the endless usage of oil, buildup of landfills, and seepage of chemicals into rivers. While there will always be individuals who fight against the possibility of going green, it just takes one individual at a time to make a difference. From the simple solution of planting a garden suggested by Pollan to the extensive research…

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…

However what the book helped society do was close the mind gap changing the ignorant non-believers in to believers by means of education then facts. Thus Rachel Carson generally sparked The Environmental Movement as the book evokes a perception of a molested natural environment by means of chemicals. For example her book effects today in the way that now in order to obtain certain pesticides or chemicals an educated licensed professional has to…