Light pollution

Internet of Things was a phrase that was coined by Kevin Ashton in 1999, to describe the system that real world objects could be connected to the internet by the use of sensors. So what that means is objects like your door lock, your thermostat, your lights will all be connected to the internet and can communicate to one another. In the past couple years we have seen some of those devices being implemented in businesses,…

Both complete and incomplete combustion have had a detrimental impact on both the environment and human health. In particular, the Greenhouse Effect, acid rain and photochemical smog, have come to light as a significant issue in recent years. When hydrocarbons, known more commonly as fossil fuels, are combusted, there are unintended waste products and they cause harm to human health and the environment. These waste products have social, economic and environmental implications. The effects…

Abstract: Environmental degradation and pollution are the most grievous problems today. Low-income communities are mostly affected by the related consequences of dumping toxic waste. This paper analyses the ways in which the wealthy create environmental racism and the marginalized work for environmental justice through the most acclaimed work of Sarah Joseph. Gift in Green portrays the gradual degradation of Aathi because of the invasion of Kumaran, actually the son of the same soil. The…

Waste can not simply be thrown away anymore into a repulsive dump or burned away into the air to contribute to pollution, it must be managed! 4.3 lb. of trash is created per person in the U.S., according to futurecity.org. Many processes used to get rid of trash is to either burn them, dump them in landfills, or ship them somewhere else. If this continues, these ways will contribute to polluting the water, air, and soil. Soon, it will be high-priced and time consuming to clean up all of the…

Pollution is a problem that has been going on since the time of the Romans. It is a serious problem and we need to confront it. Pollution affects us negatively how we live on our planet. There are many different types of pollution such as air, water, and land pollution. All these pollutants are poison to us and are killing us slowly. Water is needed for everything on earth. The earth is 96.5% water while the surface is covered with 71% water (USGS). Now, what is even more surprising is that…

Throughout history, trees have played a role in humans’ lives, not just actively but passively as well. In the past trees were mostly a resource to be cut down and used to build, but today with global pollution rising, they are more important than ever to combat rising CO2 levels. Forests are being knocked down to make way for suburbs and cities, but still trees find a new home amidst the urbanization. Topics to be considered in urban tree growth are effects of trees on society, the rate of…

I plan to write about animal production because the issue of food and it’s ability to be sustainably produced is a current issue that I am interested in. This issue relates to sustainability because if food, live stock, is continually produced at the same rate resources like land, water, and air will be scarce and the damage that animal production will cause will be irreversible. I have applied the Twelve Tests of an Arguable Issue and have been able to answer yes to each question. I would…

shopping bags) and food related trash made up an overwhelming proportion of the garbage, making this the new scourge of society (Reade, Lou 20). Single use plastic bags, sooner, exposed the real face of the plastic’s products family. Although they were light, inexpensive, and almost indestructible, they began piling up around the world; tainting rivers, littering landscapes, clogging sewers, and finally ending up in the oceans. This scenario, sooner or later started galvanizing more and more…

on information about the struggle for environmental equity(the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental policies and laws to ensure that no group or community is made to bear a disproportionate share of the harmful effects of pollution…

Over the last seventy years, Americans have become increasingly more aware and involved in both the conservation movement and the environmental movement as a whole. With the rise of the environmental movement in the 1960s, quality of life and health concerns became of the utmost importance to the American public. Post World War II, issues such as nuclear testing, pesticide and other chemical use/waste products, and the production of plastic goods in combination with American consumerism culture…