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1. Infrastructure and Sustainable Development Presenters: Marianne Fay and Michael Toman Infrastructure is essential for increasing economic progress and reducing poverty. The choices made in the type and scale of infrastructure investment also have major implications for environmental sustainability. The paper concludes the following: • To date, limited progress has been made in expanding infrastructure access in the vast majority of developing countries, with the notable exception of…

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…

Timmons, D. (2015). The Economics of Renewable Energy. Global Development And Environment Institute, 1-35. The article explores the possible replacements of the ever diminishing supplies of fossil fuels. It views the prospects of using fossil fuels in the future as reducing every day given that they are created over geological time. It explores the probable sources of energy to replace the fossil fuels and recommends a number of alternatives that include wind power, solar, geothermal, nuclear,…

mutation in the alleles of a certain genes are passed on to the next and next generations, and over the long period of time, these changes will “culminate in new forms … provides an explanation for the origins of morphological diversity, adaptation, and natural selection” (Bergman). As far as, in Stearns et al “Introducing evolutionary thinking for medicine” we notice that evolution have a large contribute to human health and history. According to Stearns et al, ancestral human was unable to…

actions aiming at protecting the existing natural resources of its lands, as well as enhancing the environmental awareness among its employees and the communities. By adopting operating practices based on procedures derived from standards ISO 9001-2008 and 14001-2004, and an extensive natural resource improvement and monitoring program, the Company prevents and mitigates the environmental impacts arising out of its activities, besides protecting the natural heritage existing in its permanent…

purpose resides in his fathers’ memory and the importance of the natural world. As for Gene Logsdon and his essay, “Lessons The Crick Taught Me,” he uses the “crick” from his childhood to explain his love and his connection with nature. Both authors are concerned with issues that such as where the source of primary learning comes from and the education with which they were raised. Scott Russell Sanders and Gene Logsdon value the natural world as a dominant…

Reducing, reusing, and recycling are common terms in our society today. Along with the words “carbon footprint.” What is a “carbon footprint,” actually? Your carbon footprint is an estimate of the amount of CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions that result from your consumption levels in a given time frame. It is the mark you leave on our planet and our environment long after you are gone. Many people do not realize the long-lasting effects greenhouse gas emissions, including CO2 or carbon…

Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is a technique used to obtain natural resources. Fracking is popular technique in the oil industry because of the rate at which it obtains these resources. Fracking is benefiting the United States in several ways. Despite the benefits, fracking has not received full support from the population. Environmental activists have hindered the use of fracking. Hydraulic fracturing should be more widely used. Originally, fracking was the process of placing gunpowder down…