Global Competitiveness Report

Environmentalist Ed Begely Jr, also a well know actor, said “I don’t understand why when we destroy something created by man we call it vandalism, but when we destroy something created by nature we call it progress.” (Begely,1). Deforestation is a global issue that impacts a wide range, including human and animal life ultimately leading to the destruction of a sustainable, diverse ecosystem. Agriculture, the leading cause of deforestation is a major issue in some parts of the world, including…

Earth day and environmentalism of the poor both created institutions to promote their respective values and objectives. For example, Adam Rome explains in his presentation The Genius of Earth Day, “ Out of Earth Day comes national lobbying organization, one of them directly tied to earth day… many had been ad hoc groups that stayed in business” (Around 11:30 mins). The fact that earth day was followed by a “decade of environmental legislation” (Rome, Around 11:00 mins), shows these…

In Florida panthers are endangered. There is about 100 wild Florida panthers. These panthers are not being killed due to natural causes, it’s due to humans destroying their habitats and our killing. If these panthers go extinct, it will have an irreversible effect on the entire panther species. The fact that Florida Panthers have been extinct since 1973 is stunning. Panthers help us in many ways! Panthers regulate our food chain. If they didn’t regulate our food chain, it would unbalance the…

Due to the fact that we live in this day and age, it seems barbaric to still shovel the snow during winter, especially when you have an amazing tool like the snow blower that can ease your effort and shorten the time necessary for dealing with the white mountains that build up around your house. Unfortunately, there are people who make mistakes when they choose the snow blower they should use on their property, which can lead to many unpleasant problems. To avoid this happening to you, read the…

There are two ways the earth rotates. It rotates around the sun and spins. When the earth orbits around the sun and gives us our year. Seasons are different times in the year when the earth gets hot on one side and cold on the other. I am going to talk about how the seasons are created and why they occur at different times in the year. At different times in the earths orbit it is a different distance away from the sun. When the earth is closest to the sun it is called the perihelion. When…

Is recycling worth while? Recycling can help prevent global warming and save plants and animals. Recycling can make the world a better place. First off there is global warming otherwise speaking the increase of the worlds temperature it was been a problem for many years and stopping it can help protect the future. Recycling can help with stopping global warming because global warming is cause by greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gases are in pollution and recycling plants produce less pollution…

American citizens vote for a president of America every four years. The citizens may choose if they want to be a Republican or Democrat. After a candidate won the election in November, he/she doesn’t go in until January. Some presidents do a better job at governing than others. President Reagan was elected as the 40th President of the United States in 1981 (“Ronald Reagan”). According to the biography “Ronald Reagan,” he served two terms or eight years as president. Reagan would change the…

Fracking is the process of extracting gas from below the earth’s surface using water, sand, and chemical additives. Fracking allows companies to extract thousands of gallons of oil per well from once deemed unusable shale. However, only recently have people been made more environmentally conscious and are beginning to question whether fracking can harm the environment. With little studies proving the safety or hazardness of fracking and its byproducts, regulations should be put in place that…

under massive threat. This could seriously affect not only the supply and furthermore the price of chocolate, but also the millions of farmers and workers who rely on the farming of cocoa to feed their families and look after their children. The cocoa report predicts that by 2050 there could be a…

We usually think of volcanoes as just big mountains with lava spewing out of the top damaging everything in their path, but they can have a positive impact as well. How do volcanoes affect people and the environment? Volcanic lava and ash adds nutrients to plants and soil. They also provide great scenery, attracting tourists from all over the world. Volcanoes benefit the environment because after they erupt, the lava dries into rock which eventually breaks down and forms a rich soil. Plants…