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The Human Rights Campaign represents a force of more than 1.5 million members and supporters nationwide. As the largest national lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer civil rights organization, HRC envisions a world where LGBTQ people are ensured of their basic equal rights, and can be open, honest and safe at home, at work and in the community. In my opinion, the human rights campaign is a critical part of America’s journey towards full equality. Often times, minorities, such as the…

Throughout The Nature of College Farrell argues that the everyday life of a college student impacts the environment whether they know it or not. Things such as using the bathroom, washing your hair and taking a shower all play a part in effecting the environment. Taking a shower, for example, is something that we all do and we probably don’t stop to think about its impact on the world around us. When we take a shower we use approximately 3 gallons of water per minute and since I am pretty sure…

Humans are consequently repeating history. In the past, imperialists colonize other countries and exploit manpower, land and resources. Today, fossil fuel companies are also exploiting Earth’s resources and people’s homeland. On the bright sight, there have been progresses and changes in history, such as the end of slavery, and the Civil Rights Movement, which granted rights to African-Americans and women, taking a large step towards equality. In This Changes Everthing by Naomi Klein, Klein…

Renewable energy vs Fossil fuels The earth has been around for a copious amount of years. Everyday people affect the earth in both a positive and negative way. The most common way of producing energy is by the use fossil fuels. The use of fossil fuels can have a major impact on the earth’s environment. For instance, oil spills, global warming, etc. While some difference between fossil fuels and renewable energy are evident, the similarities are sometimes overlooked. Many of the devices people…

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…

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…

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…

Recently my classmates and I took a peregrination to the Conodoguinet Creek. On this peregrination, we performed many tests to determine the health of the Conodoguinet Creek. The test we performed ranged from alkalinity test to pH testing and through these tests we were able to determine the health of the creek. The Conodoguinet creek is a branch of the Susquehanna River in PA U.S.A. Approximately the creek is around 90 miles long and the watershed of the creek is about 200 square miles. The…

Have you ever wonder why there’s no running waters on Mars? Many of us might be questioning why we can’t survive on Mars; well, the main reason is there’s lack of air, oxygen, and importantly water. There are resources clarifying that there are water on Mars; however, the water are all frozen into ice. Scientist are discovering the reason that causes the water to turn into frozen ice. The article “Climate cycles may explain how running water carved Mars' surface features” written by Matthew…

Being one of the top predators in the Arctic, polar bears are exposed to very high levels of toxins and pollutants through their food. One fish may have a small amount amount of toxins in its tissue, but seals eat many fish a day and the polar bears eat the seals resulting in a high amount of toxins being consumed by the polar bears. Polar bears who have high levels of toxins and pollutants in its body have low levels of vitamin A, thyroid hormones, and antibodies. Those previously listed are…