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    Fish have always been an important part of the American diet, from the day that the United States was founded to today. In 2009, Americans consumed a total of 2.8 billion pounds of seafood, or approximately 15.8 pounds of fish and shellfish per person a year (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). The United States today, with a population of 318.9 million and only increasing, the demand for seafood has never been greater (United States Census Bureau). Subsequently, fishermen are…

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    The BP Oil Spill

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    History. Cleaning up this oil leak was very difficult and time consuming. Crude surface oil initially mainly only harmed seabirds. Even a little bit of oil on their feather affected their ability to fly, swim, or find food which for them meant diving. Eventually, as time continued to pass by, seafood consumption also became a topic of discussion and also a worry to citizens…

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    How many problems lurk behind our daily rituals and second nature behaviors? Edward Humes’ Garbology certainly has opened my eyes to a lot of issues that I was imperceptive to. Hume’s unveils the truth about how we as Americans live as serial wasters. We purchase heaps of items a year that we don’t keep long enough. Almost everything that we bring into our homes is over packaged, and it seems that with every generation a bizarre obsession with all things plastic flourishes. Overflowing…

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    JANESSA, DALTON, SARAH, ALLY EXXON VALDEZ OIL SPILL INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Overview of Exxon Exxon provides fuel and lubricants under four brands. The brands that Exxon have are Esso, Exxon, Mobil and ExxonMobil Chemical. Throughout the world, customers have relied on Exxon products for personal and business needs. Exxon is a shipping company based in the United States. Exxon headquarters is in Irving, Texas, United States and the company has been in business for 125 years. Description…

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    the video: "This is the future of Australia if we do not stop the frackers who want to spread across all states and territories and do this to your community, to your environment. This is utterly unacceptable." Can you imagine an unsuspecting seabird swooping down to take a sip of that? Horrible! A Bubbling 'Spa Bath' With Many Threats You know, Buckingham is right -- methane leaking into a river is totally unacceptable. But the situation becomes more unacceptable when you consider that…

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    The great white shark is thought to be the most frightening animal on Earth. However, after researching them, it seems that we perceive them to be much more fearsome then they really are. Some explorers have even went free-diving with these so-called “man-eaters,” trying to prove that these sharks are not actually predators of mankind. As time goes on, their fatal image is beginning to fade and possibly people will begin to understand that the harm they are causing is unintentional. The…

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    Essay On Grizzly Bear

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    There are several types of bears in North America For example, there is the brown bear, black bear, grizzly bear, and the polar bear. Scientists think that the brown bear and the grizzly bear are the same, but they are different in sizes and where they lives. First of all, there is the brown bear which is similar to the grizzly bear but it's different in sizes and in where it lives . The brown brown bear likes to live in the forests and mountains. The scientific name for the black bear is…

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    only imagine how big the food web including all the animals in the world is. But many like to surround a food web around a certain animal or species. For example, turtle a turtle would be pointed towards tiger sharks, killer whales, and many dogs, seabirds, raccoons, ghost crabs, and other predators prey on turtle eggs and hatchlings. Wild turtles typically eat a lot of plants that grow in the water, small insects, snails, worms, and even dead marine animals and fish, so this is what the turtle…

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    When buying fish at the store or eating at a seafood restaurant most people don’t give much thought to where the food they’re eating came from beyond “the ocean.” Even less consideration is put into how the fish was caught or if the practice is sustainable. Today’s mentality is all about instant gratification regardless of future consequences, whether it be health or environmental risk. Many people may think the Ocean is an inexhaustible source of food because it covers over 70% of the Earths…

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    It is responsible for the death of an estimated 250,000 seabirds, 3,000 otters, 300 seals, 250 bald eagles and 22 killer whales. The oil spill affected the environment and those living in the area. No one died from the oil spill, but the spill had the worst impact on the marine lives such as seals, sea lions,…

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