Natural capital

Every fossil fuel, coal, oil and gas is composed of carbon and hydrogen atoms, oxidizing these atoms releases their heat energy into the atmosphere. Natural gases have the highest hydrogen per carbon index, meaning it is a very low carbon intensive fuel. Coal is just the opposite, this means that burning these fuels releases CO2 into the air, trapping heat from the surface therefor warming the planet. A carbon dioxide tax means that users of fossil fuels will pay for the environmental damage…

movement. In Princess Mononoke, the people of Iron Town are completely unaware of the purpose of the nature spirits and fear them. Instead of seeking a relationship with them, they wage war, and nature wages war back. This personification of the natural world through the spirits, combined with the ignorance of the people, crafts a perfect image of what Myizaki feared may occur in the early 2000s. His forewarning that a balance between the two worlds must be reached, and war not be waged,…

concepts directly deal with Earth, one is negative and the other is positive. Many times the topics discussed are the negatives. Weisser, in his article title, “Sustainability”, elaborates “We are living in a critical time, in which global supply of natural resources and ecosystem services are declining dramatically, while demand for these resources is escalating”(606). The resources the Earth needs to be sustainable are slowly disappearing due to the harmful acts of society. The world is not…

waters in Europe are split up by member states and the states are responsible for checking their waters and creating plans on how they need to be cleaned (European Commision, 2015). In addition, the World Trade Organization focuses on the trade of natural resources like fisheries, mining, fuels, and forestry and believe in many of the same principles of the NAFTA. Moreover, the Convention of Biological Diversity was created out of the increasing concerns of threats to the ecosystem and non-human…

This mindset would prove to be detrimental to the environment. By only focusing on the majestic icons of nature, humans inadvertently were overlooking the elements of natural beauty located within everyday life that prove necessary to their lifestyle. When humans focus only on the elaborate aspects of nature, they contradict their own stance on the importance of the environment to living a fulfilled life. They say that…

Wilderness Expeditions Improve Self-Esteem and Connectedness to Nature Among Adolescents Poor mental health and self-esteem often track throughout a lifetime, and those with low self-esteem have been shown to be less capable of coping with stressful life events and are more prone to depression and anxiety. Connection to nature has been shown to play a role in improving mental well-being, self-esteem, and happiness. While previous studies show a relationship between exposure to nature and…

Introduction Fracking is a highly debated form of removing natural gas and oil from the ground and comes with both pros and cons. Oxford Dictionary defines Fracking as “the process of injecting liquid at high pressure into subterranean rocks, boreholes, etc., so as to force open existing fissures and extract oil or gas: Also called hydraulic fracturing.”. This method allows us to reach these resources in places that are difficult to get to. The issue with this method is that it brings more…

In existence, everything in this world has a purpose that they pursue, represent, and abide by. Animals, forests, and humans all have an existing purpose and when they all coexist and harmonize they create the beauty that this world has a necessity for. This beauty has been preserved and examined by a few environmentalists such as John Muir and Chief Seattle. John Muir wrote a great essay, known as the “The American Forest” which spoke about the great beauty of nature and Chief Seattle gave a…

could be great to visit. For that reason, I decided to do a compare and contrast on the general appeal and functionality of the websites. The sites I chose to compare and contrast are the American Museum of Natural History and the Frist Center for the Arts. In my opinion, the American Museum of Natural…

alternative sources of energy such as the wind, solar, biomass, and nuclear energy for fossil fuels, the article outlines that renewable energy remains sidelined due to not only the costs and availability but also due to the low net energy ratio and capital intensity (Timmons, 2015). Even with these problems, renewable energy alternatives have the ability to replace fossil fuels if the proper mechanisms are…