Natural language processing

Reading a standard American history textbook from cover to cover, one would likely not run across many references to the natural world. Occasionally the author mentions the influence of mineral discoveries, or devastating natural disasters such as earthquakes and dust storms, but never how the environment molded the societies that developed within it. Ted Steinberg’s Down to Earth: Nature’s Role in American History is a noticeable departure from this methodology. His ambitious goal is simple,…

When asked if you know the meaning of Natural Selection can act only by the preservation and accumulation of infinitesimally small inherited modifications, each profitable to the preserved being it makes you confused. This is what Darwin’s contemporaries felt while reading his theory about natural selection. This is what they needed to read in order to understand. More individuals are produced each generation that can survive. People who lived back in the mid 1800’s did not understand where…

consumption from different countries will vary in a variety of different ways. Many of the fuels that are used around the world are emitting mass amounts of carbon dioxide into the air and the environment. Fossil fuels include gasoline, coal, oil, natural gas and diesel fuel. When it comes to the United States, the primary sources of emissions are burning fossil fuels for heat, transportation, and electricity. The primary sources of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States say that 9…

Throughout history, humans have created many divisions between race, gender, wealth etc., each division separating ‘us’ from ‘them’. In the same way, a division between humans and nature has been socially constructed to divide the “western society” and the “other.” From these constructions, the term ‘wild’ has come to attribute primeval and savage characteristics to nature and animals living within nature. It is common to consider animals that life in nature to be ‘wildlife,’ yet using this…

New Jersey Resources Corporation (NYSE:NJR) is an energy services holding company whose principal business is the distribution of natural gas through a regulated utility, and which provides other retail and wholesale energy services to customers and invests in midstream assets. The company was founded in 1922 and is based in Wall, New Jersey. The company has approximately 970 employees, of which 25% are covered by collective bargaining agreements. The Company considers its relationship with…

In 1962, noted biologist Rachel Carson published her book Silent Spring that told of the different effects poisons, such as parathion, have on the ecosystem. Soon after being published, her book gained the attention of the American public and helped to transform their attitudes towards the environment. In the excerpt Carson advocates for the ban of parathion by describing the farmers’ use for the poison as warlike, by faulting the ignorant public, and the negligent government for the poison’s…

only one defining way for how the world is today-- progress. Still, progress is not uniform in itself. John Stuart Mill believed progress was for the sake of liberty and stemmed from society whereas Edward O. Wilson found society’s progress from natural sciences. As each author differentiates their views on progress, it does not prevent the reader from comparing and contrasting the ideals behind the arguments. In his essay On Liberty, Mill defines progress through epistemology, human nature, and…

water. If nuclear energy plants explode with some carelessness, it will make city like Chernobyl and Fukushima, serious result. Renewable energy cannot produce large quantities of energy, but there is almost no side effects except destroying our natural. To solve it`s problem, we have to build more facilities and develop…

Within the twenty-first century, the discussion of Climate Change is a relatively controversial topic. Scientists, politicians, and environmentalists have been debating the causes and effects of the changing climate patterns for decades. And while there has been scientific evidence that proves the existence of this very real problem, some still seem to see it as a myth or untrue. But in fact, the problem is very real. Climate change can account for many of the world’s problems. Habitat loss,…

In my expert reports for the Fox and Kalamazoo matters, submitted in 2009 and 2015 respectively, I concluded that the weight of evidence prior to the time when NCR eliminated the substance from the paper did not indicate potential environmental hazards posed by the Aroclor 1242 in NCR CCP. I found that it was not credible to suggest that a company such as NCR had sufficient knowledge to be concerned about using a substance such as Aroclor 1242 in its CCP, especially in the absence of…