Environmentalism

The Green Perspective is a theory that focuses on sustainable development which essentially means that it encourages the usage of our natural resources in such a way that the needs of the present generation are met without compromising on the needs of the future generation. Issues like global warming and the depletion of ozone layer drastically changed our environment and helped bring the perspective of the Green Political Parties into the limelight. The followers of the Green Perspective, the…

GREEN POLICY ON SUPPLY CHAIN This can be described as the process of using environmentally friendly inputs and transforming the inputs through change agents whose by products can be improved and recycled in the future. Cummins Green Supply Chain Cummins Inc. is working towards sustaining initiatives to promote social, financial, economical and environmental sustainability. In respect to its suppliers; i. All suppliers of company must adhere to environmental regulations and rules as they conduct…

When many people picture revolutionaries, the image that comes to mind are fiercely courageous men and women who are prepared to die for their country or cause, people such as Che Guevara or George Washington. However, not all revolutionaries’ have these heroic qualities, but they can possess a non-violent and quiet presence. Rachel Carson was a marine biologist, environmentalist and writer whose ideas were far ahead of her time. Rachel exposed the use of harmful, life threatening pesticides and…

Air pollution started getting real noticeable after more and more factors were being built every day. With over 100,000 factores just in Canada you can see why air pollution is a big factor for how are air quality is. This will affect people's health because we will be breathing air that has been contaminated. This can also affect the society because alerts will go out telling people that it's not safe to go outside. It's not just factors that are polluting the air, it's us humans that are…

Nowadays, with the entire population increase in both major cities and suburbs, being close to the nature is something that is one doesn’t get to enjoy. Apart from going for occasional campaign trips or trekking some people like to a have a bit of nature close to their home. Planning to have a beautiful landscape might be an ideal way to have that. Most people might do not realize the value of landscaping. That may be the reason why most people just keep their yard the way it is just by…

Choose either Carbon Dioxide Removal or Solar Radiation Management: 1. Which did you choose? Carbon Dioxide Removal 2. Describe how it works. (1 pt) CDR is involves the reduction of the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. First step is capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, then compressing it and draining it into storage reservoirs. 3. What are two benefits of this technique? (2 pts) One benefit is that it brings down the CO2 level in the atmosphere. Another benefit is with less CO2 in the…

In the book Make Lemonade, by Virginia Euwer Wolff, There are two main characters. One of the characters is named LaVaughn, who is the 14 year old babysitter, and Jolly the 17 year old mother of two children. In the book three very different environments are compared. All of them are similar in a small way but in the big picture they are all different. This book shows readers that a supportive environment is much better than a non supportive one. The three environments that will be compared in…

Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit, by Daniel Quinn, is a philosophical work of fiction that explores the human condition, the environmental state of the planet, and how we as humans have the power to determine this environmental state into the future. The novel relies heavily on the rhetorical device of anthropomorphism to give voice to one of the main characters of the book, a gorilla named Ishmael, who speaks telepathically. Ishmael uses this ability to spread his teachings -…

Linnea Saukko, author of “How to Poison the Earth,” made a big impact on the way people thought of the environment with her essay. Saukko got a degree in geology and worked for the Environmental Protection Agency to try to help the present issues. Her goal is to inform people about the harmful things happening to the earth. However, she takes a different approach than most would. She exaggerates her point with the use of satire and irony. By looking at this essay through the different methods…

In Changes in the Land, Cronon’s main thesis is that land and culture have a symbiotic relationship with one another. Culture ultimately shapes the land, so when changes in culture occur, then inevitably so do changes in the land. Specifically, Cronon goes into detail about the ecological shift of New England during the 1600’s: the time period of colonization of the land. Overall, Cronon argues that culture and the environment have an interdependent connection, saying “environment may initially…