Natural capital

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…

(Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History), and this number rises every year with the finding of more fossils. With the studying of these fossils, scientists have learned things like how well an earlier human species walked upright, how well adapted they were to certain environmental factors, and how fast children of a certain species grew. These findings support the fact that humans are a part of a huge and diverse family…

Deciding how to interact and improve the world through ethics and moral reasoning is an ongoing contentious debate that has lasted for thousands of years. Two of the largest moral theories to develop in the twentieth century, that try to deal with the world around us, is environmentalism and animal liberation. Environmentalism is best summarized as the moral principle that biotic communities and the relationships within those communities are of the utmost importance to preserve. Animal…

William Cronon argues that wilderness is not what we perceive it to be. Cronon says that wilderness is an idea created by humans that has had various definitions and societal meanings over the course of human history. In addition, he argues that by adopting a wilderness approach to nature environmentalists are missing the point. No place is truly wilderness because in some way, shape, or form humans have been altering the world around them and they have been doing since the dawn of…

was one of the most powerful hurricanes throughout Louisiana. Even though I was very young, I can still remember some of the devastating tragedies that caused hurt throughout the city. Katrina was also extremely destructive and one of the costliest natural disasters. Experiencing this hurricane was very scary and nerve racking because this was my first time being introduced to something like this. Hurricane Katrina was not only terrifying, but heart breaking as well because it took away from…

Thesis: “We mistake ourselves when we suppose that wilderness can be the solution to our culture’s problematic relationships with the nonhuman world, for wilderness is itself no small part of the problem” (1). I. “You were in the presence of something irreducibly nonhuman, something profoundly Other than yourself. Wilderness is made of that too.” (1) o Cronon begins his essay by defining wilderness as he sees it. While a great deal of his arguments are based off the idea that the wild is…

imperialistic ideas that parallels the evolution of environmental determinism drastically impacted societies across the globe (Frenkel 1992; Heffernan 2009). Historically, to legitimate imperial conquest, principles were derived from Darwin’s theory of natural selection, which did not acknowledge fundamental differences between humans and the rest of nature, thus leading to “scientific racism” and an academic crossroads for the discipline of geography (Peet 1985). Although environmental…

Many people think that since the Industrial Revolution humans have been destroying nature. In Wendell Berry’s, “Getting Along with Nature” Berry goes into detail about the defenders of nature and their enemies. Berry believes that people cannot live without nature, but not like the complete wilderness. People also don’t like a totally human environment either, an equal balance is needed. Which comes from the start of the industrial revolution, and because of this, there are the conservationists.…

Mountain Biking Etiquette What is the importance of these Mountain Biking Etiquettes? Why do we have them? These mountains and trails that we ride or hike are considered our safe haven from our daily grind. While these amazingly beautiful strips of the earth aid us in our escape from the hectic civilization, there Riding your bike on the off-road mountain adventure means you are attempting to balance your act on both the bike and the bikers’ behavior. For some bikers, strategizing those crooked…

Objectives of Dingle oceanworld: Dingle oceanworld is a center of research and conservation. The facility was opened in 1996. The mission statement of Dingle oceanworld is ‘To develop Dingle Oceanworld as a National and International Centre of Excellence in the care, conservation and presentation of all forms of marine life for clean seas. We will conduct research which enhances the quality of marine life and educate our visitors to the best of our ability.’(Dingle Oceanworld, n.d.) Why…