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blocks needed for a healthy diet. Soylent is accessible to almost everyone. Either bought or made by oneself, Soylent will improve the lives of millions. By replacing meals with Soylent, it can ameliorate, others quality of life , their ecological footprint, and health benefits. Soylent…

material that is vastly available and easily reproduced in temperate climate zones. Wooden structures offer the opportunity to provide sustainable building through their eco-friendly features and life cycle recycling. Wood has a very positive carbon footprint, and heavy timber structures postpone releasing stored carbon within wood for decades or longer. Moreover, there are many old traditional wooden structures…

Global warming and pollution has increased rapidly throughout the past couple years. Some of it has to do with air pollutants such as fossil fuels, and others has to do with disposing waste and other substances in lakes, rivers, ponds, etc. There are many factors that can cause global warming and pollution but who causes it all? I believe that everybody contributes to pollution and we should be the ones to blame. But we should also blame the major corporations and other industries that do this…

fact, Siemens is the world's leading supplier of innovative and environmentally friendly products and solutions for industrial customers. The German company has committed to a sustainable future; indeed, Siemens has pledged to reduce the energy footprint of its production facilities and buildings. In this regard, Siemens Middle-East Headquarter, in Masdar City, has been designed and constructed to satisfy the highest standard of the U.S. Green Building Council and has earned the LEED BD+C…

practical and friendly car, car dealerships seemingly see more traffic each year. When searching for that new car, many are caught between conventional gas powered vehicles and the ever growing hybrid electric vehicle (HEV). In today’s society, carbon footprints and CO2 emissions are often brought up when talking about being environment friendly, green house gases and all other sustainability discussions. Even more so now in conversations of a new car. Ever since the Prius was released in 2000,…

What a person consumes on a regular basis not only has a massive impact on their health, but on the world around them. In recent times, due to the water shortages, a simple switch of dietary habits can now make a huge impact on the environment. Not all foods are created equal and this has become apparent due to the clear discrepancies that are seen when comparing different foods such as the amount of resources needed to grow said foods. A great solution that can solve these predicaments is a…

Shareholders have received eight million fiver hundred thousand dollars in returns in 2014 (McDonalds, 2015). Ranked number seven among Blue Chip companies due to reducing their environmental footprint and their community involvement. Their sustainability, divisiveness, and competitiveness have positive results with their stakeholders. The McDonalds brand name is known globally as a good value and food. They successfully advertise and market…

became almost unquestionable by the people. But after 1976 the new challenge for Chinese leaders was to leave a footprint in the country’s history during one or two mandates. It is considered difficult for succeeding leaders to have the same cultural and political influence of Mao Zedong, and the new challenge for the elites of the Chinese Communist Party was in fact to leave a clear footprint in history during only one or two mandates as General Secretary. Thanks to this situation anyway every…

Global Warming and Its Effects on Maryland Today, global warming is evident all over the globe. Luckily, our society has the technology to analyze its effects and can come up with ideas and tools people can implement to slow this damaging and frightening process down. Already, Maryland is the 3rd state most at risk for global warming and climate change. Specifically in Maryland, global warming has definitely become a visible threat to their economy; global warming is effecting their tourist…

more than one place it needs to reach, it will have to be moved and set up again with all the right instruments needed. Their large footprint takes away space from the already crowded operating room and makes it difficult for both the robot and the surgical team to fit in the operating room (Lanfranco et al.). Most robots are very heavy because of their large footprint so setting them up is a pain. Along with being very time - consuming when you have to add the parts needed for the surgery to…