Witness protection

Once there was a lonely racetrack, and no one had raced on it for twenty five years. The track was very curvy with a lot of loops. It had jumps over lakes, and it was the hardest training facility in the world. This was why it had to close down. The track was in a city in Québec. There were tons of people getting ready for this race for a long time. Callum, the mayor, called for this race because he wanted to see who was the best driver in Québec. The three main drivers were Ollie, Jack, and…

Introduction It was my Junior year of high school, in both my AP Seminar and French classes we had been discussing air quality issues in Salt Lake City, Utah. However, as most students became annoyed at the constant discussion of these issues I became inclined to gain extensive knowledge pertaining to the ongoing air quality issues that were constantly affecting me. I became interested in this topic and the idea that maybe somehow I could make a difference. The air quality in Utah is extremely…

In his article “Clean Water Act at 45: Despite Success, It’s Under Attack” Jon Devine elucidates the backstory and impediment of a possible future for the Clean Water Act. Devine explains the progress against water pollution that this act has made since it’s implementation in the 1960’s, an act that overruled the industry during that time. This law was the leading pollution prevention program in America in regards to the industry-specific standards. In light of it’s 45th anniversary, Devine…

Drive Clean Chicago is an incentive program, which aims to increase the amount of vehicles in the city using clean energy and alternative fuels. It consists of three programs: Drive Clean Truck voucher fund, Drive Clean Taxi voucher fund, and Drive Clean Station rebate fund. The Drive Clean Truck and Taxi programs incentivize trucks, buses, and taxis to use zero and low emission vehicles through vouchers that can cover up to eighty-percent of the cost of switching to electric or hybrid vehicles.…

Summary: The article first talks about how the Trump administration is going to eliminate the plan that the Obama administration had in place to keep strict rules on the pollution from cars and fuel economy standards. Scott Pruitt is the person who wants to eliminate that plan about stricter car pollution and fuel economy because Pruitt said that the standards that are in place right now are too high and will make cost prices for cars too expensive. But, John DeCicco, who is a professor at the…

SOX because of oil burning. United States as well as other countries are concerned in lowering the oil consumption by increasing the fuel efficiency. There are some standards that limit the quantity of these emissions. In the US the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) set the regulations for the emissions. Other countries have correspondent regulations and government forces the owner of cars to pass inspections within a fixed period of time to verify the…

enhancement of the environment and established what is known today as the President’s Council On Environmental Policy (CEQ). It was one of the first laws ever written that creates a national framework for protecting our environment. Marine Mammal Protection Act - (1972) The MMPA protects all marine mammals including cetaceans, pinnipeds, and sirenians. The act makes it illegal to take marine mammals out of their habitat without a permit. People are not allowed to harass, capture, hunt, or kill…

A world without clean water to drink is what we as a universe are approaching. In North Carolina and everywhere else in the world, there ultimately isn’t enough being done to help preserve our freshwater supply as day in and day out things are being done to further harm and damage our water through all types of pollution. At the current rate of pollution were going at as of right now it can easily be said that by a little over a decade that we will not have any reliable source of water…

“By the year 2018, Volkswagen intends to reduce the environmental impact of every vehicle and component it produces by 25% compared to 2010 levels. The company measures the achievement of its target on the basis of five key indicators: energy, water, waste, CO2 and emission of solvent” (Volkswagen Well Built: Production. Retrieved from http://en.volkswagen.com/en/company/responsibility/environmental-responsibility/production.html) Environmental indicator CO2 Emission From the bar charts (see…

Although there are given benefits of using GMOs in crop production, such as longer lasting produce, easier farming practices, and more appealing crops there are also harmful effects through the consumption of these products. The negative effects we see are the ways in which GMOs can impact the health of an individual, which is evident here. This is why it is important to establish the requirement of GMO label on all food, so that we can start moving towards the right direction and hopefully get…