Greenpeace

Imagine a planet wrought poison in its air and it 's ecosystem, with having endured such devastation that it struggles to keep its inhabitants alive, then imagine a single species animals no other than 195,000 years old, imagine that species taking advantage of the gift that it has with no prudence. First it cultivated the planet, the planet gave, next it hunts and subjugated its animals, the planet still gave, they then burned it’s forests and carved its stones, the planet still gave. But that…

Climate—The Most Important Natural Resource? The Dominican Republic is a country that relies heavily on its climate year after year. One of the largest revenue producers in the country is tourism. In order for tourism to flourish and bring that large portion of revenue for the country, a nice predictable tropical climate is a must. Hiccups in the forecasted climate models, such as hurricanes and abnormal amounts of rainfall, cannot only lead to infrastructure devastation but also to the…

Genetically modified organisms remain a controversial subject, due to the belief that there is not enough information known about them. However, there have been many studies conducted on the growth and success of GMOs. Specifically, a research group, GRACE, currently investigates which methods are most beneficial for assessing GMOs. They did many studies, sponsored by the European Commission, and two of these studies included a 90 day and 1 year feeding trial (“EU Research” 1). In the 90 day…

scraps, produces greenhouse gas emissions from anaerobic decomposition…” (Lappe). She also satisfies the appeal to logos when she refers to the several sources she uses to support her claims. An example of this appeal is when she mentions “Said Greenpeace, the IAASTD report recommends a ‘significant departure from the destructive chemical-dependent, one-size-fits-all model of industrial agriculture’” (Lappe). Lappe’s overall message is that turning to organic solutions for how our food is…

One of IKEA's most weighty environmental issues is forestry, and in particular the impact of timber extraction on ancient forests. At the end of the 1990s, pressure from Greenpeace and other environmental groups led IKEA to introduce a policy prohibiting the use of wood from intact natural forests, except those certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. This was formally launched in November 1999. 'IKEA is joining the movement…

pressure is being put by corporate governance regulations and organizations like Greenpeace. Greenpeace had several stand-offs with Apple and criticized it on several occasions, accusing it of not doing enough to go ‘green’28. But in 2007 Environment Protection Agency gave silver rating to Apple putting it highest among laptop producers and one of the highest among PC and LCD producers29, despite earlier criticism by Greenpeace. In 2009 EPEAT gave Apple gold rating and Apple is one of the…

Capitalism is an economic and political system of production and trade based on property and wealth being owned by private business and ordinary people, rather than the state (The Financial Times 2012). Modern capitalism can be referred as post-war capitalism (Amable 2003). The study of the operations of capitalism is crucial because everyone is involve in it whether one is a capitalist, targeted customer or both. This essay will explain why the PESTLE framework (Politics Economics Society…

The Amazing World of Honey Bees Like most animals, honey bees require proteins, carbohydrates, minerals, fats, vitamins, and water for normal growth and development. Honey contains all of these important things, but honey is made just from the nectar of plants and bee added enzymes. Not only are honey bees known for making honey, but they are also pollinators and without them we would lose a lot of necessary things like plants. Honey bees are extremely important for different reasons; however,…

1.0 INTRODUCTION Brinkerhoff International Inc, (BII), is a Canadian Oil and Natural Gas company, located in Northern, Calgary, Alberta, and Northeastern British Columbia on the Western Sedimentary Basin, an area with multi-trillion cubic feet (mcf) of proven gas reserves (Barnes, 1994). Brinkerhoff International Inc. owned and operated seven oil and gas drilling rigs, with six of them operational and the seventh was being reactivated (Rig #22). Rig #22 was brought back into operation because…

What is global Warming? Global Warming is the increase of Earth’s average surface temperature due to the effect of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels or deforestation, which trap heat that wouldn’t stay on the Earth otherwise. This is a really big issue for the planet because it’s said that by the time a baby born today is 80 years old, the world will be 6 and a half degrees warmer than it is now. Main causes of climate change (human) People are constantly adding…