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    We know that radiation is harmful to us, even the sun’s UV waves are know to cause skin cancer. Than why, you may ask, do you think radiation is so good for us when it is so bad for our health? Well, for starters the two biggest types of power right now are Nuclear and Coal. If you have been keeping up with the environmental status coal is not helping the climate. People want to enjoy technology, but that costs power, which comes from coal. How do we balance these two, protecting the…

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    Ethical behaviour is defined by principle centred relationships that are morally good and healthy for consumers, suppliers, employees of and communities surrounding a business. Ethical behaviour also supports sustainable situations a business profits from such as farming and treatment of animals and the environment. If companies do not publish a CSR report they often have a Code of Ethics stating principles of good practice relating to all their activities. The below model by Fisher and…

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    came to be. It was made so old products could be made anew (i.e. paper), and it also helped maintain up to 2,400 pounds of carbon dioxide annually. Also more actions have been created to lessen the amount of greenhouse gases that were released into the atmosphere and air. “CFL lightbulbs were created to emit less heat, last 10 times longer than the standard light bulb, and they use two-thirds less energy”. Acid rain is also having things done in order to reduce the amount that falls, and to…

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    a determination never seen before. Today, coal is still the main energy source of the United State, but coal does not bring the same feeling that it did back then. Now, coal brings thoughts of pollution and disasters. Coal mining directly effects a low volume of people in America, so many do not care about coal mining until a disaster occurs. However, when these disasters do occur they have the ability to bring the world together. When the San Jose mine in Chile collapsed the world watched for…

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    known as Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSE). This section has been transparent with their environmental and social activities to show that the company really care about the environmental and social factors. The company is working towards low carbon footprint in its operations and business activities. They are helping the world’s economy by being green despite hypocrisy claims from environmentalists. The company is also putting an effort to instill the culture of environmental…

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    scientists quickly took action to begin conservation. Not soon after, a wave of disease reduced the population of ferrets even more. Scientists bred the ferrets until there were enough to release back into the wild. They chose many different areas with a low risk of extermination instead of releasing them all in one place because another round of disease could very well kill off the population for good. The risk was too high. The rescue effort is successful so far with 1000 ferrets in the wild,…

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    transport. While nuclear power is preferred over burning coal, it is still only 19% of our total electrical output. The reason of this low output being that coal power plants cost about $2 billion to make, while nuclear power plants can range from $2 billion, to $4 billion, to even $9 billion dollars to create and maintain. Usually, fuel rods that are burnt out are stored in pools of water 14 feet deep, contained underneath for 10 to 20 years…

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    recorded a loss of £20m Irish pounds. This brought about a battle to survive and the 1990s saw the carrier effectively restyle itself to turn into Europe's first low-charges, no nonsense bearer based on the model of south west Airlines, the profoundly effective Texas-based administrator. Presentation: The South west air transport was the first low cost carrier (LCC) to opponent real transporters and it actualised the first…

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    materials and packaging components. Manufacturing Partner Annual Report (MPAR) Audits and Sustainability Summit:- Seventh Generation conducts intensive audits of its manufacturing partners to ensure that they are complying with the sustainability standards set by Seventh Generation. Senventh Generation does not manufacture its products and hence the sustainability of the offerings heavily reflects the commitment of their supply chain(manufacturing partners etc). Seventh Generation completed…

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    The Future Automobiles BY: Syed Naveed Kamil Introduction: As hybrid vehicles have become one of the established automobile segment by capturing a sizable share in the global automobile market over the last decade, the quest for fuel saving has pushed the technology to newer fronts. Plug-in Electric Vehicles (PEVs) are the contemporary disruption in the conventional car market and causing ripples in the automobile world. Plug-in electric vehicles run on an electric motor which…

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