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Introduction to Sustainability, 2008.
This essay gives an overview to sustainability by defining it, providing examples and showing the importance of 'going green' in current society.
1,847 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 59.95
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This paper gives an introduction to sustainability. It defines some of the major terms relating to sustainability and discusses the benefits of going into sustainable practices. The paper relates, for example, that in many instances using sustainable practices can save money and allow the reuse of materials that in the past were discarded and sent to the landfills. It also discusses the certification process of becoming a qualified sustainable business and gives business profiles of certain companies that are 'going green'.
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"Just about any day of the week a person can pick up the daily newspaper or go online and find articles about companies that are showing signs - directly or in terms of strategic planning - of supporting sustainability within their own corporate framework or elsewhere in the world. For example, in April, 2008 Marriott Corporation announced that it has pledged $2 million in order to protect a rainforest in Brazil. This money will go to the 'Amazons sustainable Foundation,' which oversees the protection efforts of 1.4 million acres of the rainforest.
"The article appeared in GreenBiz.com and points out that hotel guests ad Marriott Hotels will soon have technologies in their rooms that will allow them to calculate and pay the cost of the greenhouse gas emissions that are associated with their hotel stay, the article explains. The money they elect to contribute - based on their carbon footprint during they stay - will go into the fund to support the rainforest sustainability efforts."
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Urbanization, 2008.
A look at how sustainable development policies could solve the problems of urbanization.
1,920 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 61.95
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This paper presents an examination of urbanization and how the problems of urbanization can be met with a policy of sustainable development. The writer explores various key issues and matches them with sustainable development policies that address those issues.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Sustainable Development
Urbanization
Sustainable Development as a Policy against Urbanization Problems
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"Policies of sustainable development should include policies with regard to world pollution. If environmental issues are not tackled now and dealt with in a manner that will provide the future with natural resources the future looks very dim. As long as sustainable development policies are in place to carefully and strategically plan the use of the earth's resources while at the same time working to replace them as often as needed this will be one element of sustainable development that can be successful."
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The Promise of the Suburbs, 2008.
This paper explores the power of the suburban ideal upon the modern American consciousness.
969 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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The paper looks at the history of the American dream of home ownership that was realized with the advent of Levittown, or small, suburban planned communities. The paper discusses how these suburban communities allowed individuals to have a sense of personal space, be away from their extended families and nearby neighbors and escape the grime, enforced ethnicity or closed nature of many urban communities. The paper highlights that Americans' aspirations to shape their lives by changing their physical environment reveals much about the American subconscious.
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"To understand the power of the suburban ideal upon the modern American consciousness it is necessary to go far back in American history, even before the ideal of "Leave it to Beaver" became the benchmark of wholesomeness in the American cultural mindset. The photographs of Jacob Riis of tenement life during the turn of the 20th century are a powerful testimony to the cramped, dehumanized conditions of individuals living in urban locations, the result of rapid urbanization and a rapid rise in immigration. Even in the 19th century, as America was only beginning to industrialize, the ideal of the suburban homesteader proclaimed that finding one's own patch of land, rather than renting and dwelling in close proximity to other people in a rented space was the only true, right way to live."
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Energy Efficiency, 2008.
Argues the need for a better approach to energy efficiency by the government.
815 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 29.95
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This paper argues that energy conservation is not something that can be easily overlooked because lack of efficiency in the utilization of energy is costing the US dearly. The paper first explains what is
meant by energy efficiency and then goes on to discuss the advantages of using renewable sources of energy. The paper concludes that we have to become more efficient and economical when it comes to energy and at the same time, we need to become actively involved in adopting greener sources of energy.
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"Solar energy that causes less pollution than coal-based energy is not used as often as we should because it cannot be created with as much ease as the latter source. In order to translate solar power into electricity, greater power generation prowess is to be utilized. This is what has led to decreased use of renewable sources. Everywhere we see, the energy that we are consuming is coming from sources other than sun and wind. Interestingly while rapidly vanishing reservoirs of energy are easier to produce, they cannot be replenished with ease and the exact opposite is true for renewable sources.".
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Brazil, 2008.
This paper looks briefly at the history, economy and literature of Brazil.
986 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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The writer presents his research on the country of Brazil that portrays Brazil as a powerful, massive nation, with a diversity of people and a history of interesting literature. The writer discusses the injustices that have taken place in this nation and the rampant deforestation of the Amazon rainforests. The writer then looks at two examples of Brazilian literature.
Outline:
Researching Brazil
Personal Reflective Response
What I Learned
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"Brazil is an enormous country, covering 3.3 million square miles, with approximately 183 million people living within its sprawling boundaries, according to the BBC News (http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk). In fact Brazil is the largest and most influential nation in South America, and it takes up nearly half of the entire continent. It is the eighth largest economy in the world, and is a major producer of soybeans, sugarcane, coffee, rice, wheat, cotton, oranges, cocoa, and Brazil supplies the world with beef from its large cattle ranches in the south and western regions of the country. The Brazilian coastline is 4,500 miles long, and much of this region consists of very fertile land suitable for farming."
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Endangered Aquatic Species, 2008.
This paper focuses on the endangered aquatic species known as the shortnose sturgeon.
814 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 28.95
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The paper discusses how the shortnose sturgeon is among the federally endangered aquatic species, which are protected by federal government
The paper relates that the shortnose sturgeon is regarded as one of the most successful recoveries of endangered species and will continue to be protected to the measure necessary to conserve its habitat and population. The paper adds that this will undoubtedly strengthen local economies and influence more protection measures of other declining aquatic species.
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"The Shortnose Sturgeon, formally referred to as Acipenser brevirostrum, is among the federally endangered aquatic species, which are protected by federal government (SOCNFWR, 2007). The Shortnose Sturgeon is commonly found along the Connecticut River from Turners Falls, Massachusetts to the Long Island Sound. It is the smallest of three sturgeon species known to inhabit North America. These fish are known for their long life spans - known to exceed 65 years for females, and nearly 30 for males (Dadswell, 1984)."
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Environmental Problems in Latin America, 2008.
This paper looks at the pressing environmental issues of genetically modified crop cultivation and deforestation in Latin America, as well as possible solutions.
1,460 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 48.95
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This paper discusses how Latin America has been struggling with some serious environmental concerns over the last two decades. Air and water pollution, pesticide abuse, soil degradation and deforestation are some of the pressing issues in this part of the world. Furthermore, this paper looks at the case of Argentina to see how the country, which has been struggling through an economic crisis, has seen the bitter end of an environmental catastrophe, and its efforts at redeeming the situation. The drastic effects of genetically modified crop cultivation (in particular GM Soya) and deforestation, the two most important environmental issues, are assessed in this essay.
Outline:
Introduction
GM Soya (A boon or Bane?)
Deforestation
Solutions to Environmental Problems
Conclusion
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"The FSC, developed after the Rio Digenero summit in 1992, focused on the increased global requirement and the depletion of natural resources. FSC is a non-profit organization that offers environmentally sound solutions for managing forests around the world. Asides playing an active supporting role in developing the national and regional forest management standards, the FSC also works with local certifiers to ensure FSC compliance standards are met. In Argentina, the FSC is playing an active monitoring role, and thus the rapid deforestation activities from the paper and other industries, which were thus far unchecked, would now be carefully monitored and assessed for their environmental impact. The Success of the FSC initiative can be attested by the fact that six plantation companies in the country namely Santa Barbara SRL, Faplac, Fiplasto, Forestal Las Marias, Lipsia, Tabepicua, and the Union Bank of Switzerland have become FSC certified bringing a total forest area of around 131,000 hectares under the FSC certification process."
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High Aswan Dam, 2008.
This paper examines the benefits and costs associated with the High Aswan Dam, Egypt.
2,008 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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The paper discusses the High Aswan Dam, an engineering marvel that controls the Nile River and keeps broad areas of the Nile Delta from flooding each spring. The paper then explores the costs of this dam
in human terms and in maintenance levels. The paper concludes that Egypt has paid a high price for the benefits the dam has provided them.
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"The High Aswan Dam is actually the second dam at Aswan. The first, constructed in 1899 by the British when Egypt was a British territory, had to be raised twice, in 1907 and 1933. The Nile River is very unpredictable, and it topped the original Aswan Dam several times during its history. The last time it nearly flooded was in 1946, and officials began to talk of raising it again. However, after study, instead of raising the dam a third time, engineers decided to build a much higher dam about four miles upriver from the original dam, and about 400 miles south of Cairo. While they had found an answer to the flooding problems, Egypt could not afford to build the dam all on her own, so Egypt's President Gamal Abdel Nasser sought help from other countries."
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Alternative Energy Sources, 2008.
A review of the sources of alternative energy.
2,506 words (approx. 10.0 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 76.95
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The paper states that, in light of the effects of global warming,
it presents the case for alternative energy sources, which are becoming popular. both because they do not contribute greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, and also because they are less expensive for the most part than electricity produced by coal, oil and gas. The paper reviews the positives and the negatives for wind energy, and discusses in depth the reasons why solar energy and biomass energy sources are very attractive and offer consumers practical ways to spend less on heating and cooling homes.
Outline:
Wind Energy
Problems with Windmills
Biomass
Solar Energy
Passive Solar
Conclusion
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"The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), among the most visible and powerful advocacy and conservation organizations in the U.S. (www.nrdc.org), explains that currently California has the most wind power generation in America. Texas ranks second on the list of states with wind power, with "about half" of the wind plants that California has. The good news for consumers is that the cost of wind energy now is competitive with new coal-fired or gas-fired power plants, NRDC reports. Indeed the cost of wind energy has come down "85 percent in the past 20 years," according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
Wind of course is free, and it blows significantly, consistently, hard enough to turn rotors of windmills and produce reliable electricity in about one-fourth of the land area of the U.S., the UCS explains. The NRDC points out that windmills can be built "in a fraction of the time it takes to construct coal or natural gas power plants." Moreover, it takes just three to eight months for a windmill farm to "recoup its investment in building and installation" (NRDC). Why are windmill farms needed? About 68% of the energy produced in the U.S. today, the NRDC explains, comes from "burning polluting fossil fuels." Nuclear power plants and hydropower produce the rest, "with only a fraction coming from clean, renewable sources such as the wind, the sun, underground steam and biomass." But in 15 states laws have been passed that require power companies to produce "a percentage of electricity from renewable sources." In some states, like Texas for example, consumers can choose "Green Pricing" on their utility bills; that means the electricity that family uses will be exclusively from wind power, or other renewable sources. Meanwhile, in some countries, like Denmark, windmills have been put to use in massive numbers. According to the magazine www.Scandinavica.com, fully 20% of all the electricity in Denmark comes from wind energy."
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Green Purchasing, 2008.
A research paper that presents an overview of "green purchasing," i.e. sustainable purchasing, environmental sourcing and buying green, from the organization's perspective.
7,301 words (approx. 29.2 pages), 14 sources, APA, $ 162.95
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This research paper is an exploration of the historical and current state of corporate consumerism regarding environmentally friendly or green purchasing for the purchasing professional. It develops ideas and concepts and explains several key terms and processes which corporations and individual purchasing agents may implement to further the goal of green corporate purchasing. It also demonstrates ways in which purchasers can find information and better understand the varied aspects of green purchasing, following several different applied methods of green buying to the conclusion and comparing and contrasting them. The paper points out the governmental aspect of sustainable purchasing, looking at varied ways in which governments have sponsored and or implemented legislation that demands standards for sustainable purchasing. It also includes a description of an environmentally preferable purchasing model policy.
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"One of the first goals of establishing a supplier's sustainability relationship management program is to develop a sense of purpose for the organization. The organization itself must be living up to a certain code of conduct with regard to environmental goals in order to utilize supplier's commitments as a key in such a goal. In other words the company must determine what about "green" production is important to them in order to determine what is important to them in a supplier. Once this has been determined then the company must succinctly express such details in suppler communications and research. Some companies have taken to asking suppliers to agree to a set of standards. "
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Services and the Environment, 2008.
An open discussion on the differences between the environmental impacts of manufacturing businesses and service businesses.
1,726 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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This paper discusses the subject of services and the environment and states that it is impossible to completely decouple the environmental impact of the service industry from that of the manufacturing sector as they are interdependent on each other. The paper further discusses the human capital that goes into each sector and the consumers who drive the sectors with their level of demand. The paper concludes that no matter how one apportions the environmental impact of society as a whole, there will always be some impact associated with the service industry because of complex relationships.
Outline:
Introduction
Discussion
Conclusion
From the Paper
"Service industries have other inputs as well - from the supplies needed to run the business to the transportation networks needed to bring the human capital to the workplace to the communications networks needed to bring the products to the market. This cannot be understated - some service industry firms have a huge environmental impact in the way they bring their goods to market. Consider a legal contract that one lawyer sends by overnight courier to another lawyer on the other side of the country. The physical product may be only a few pieces of paper, but there is a high environmental impact borne of bringing that legal service to market simply by virtue of the transportation service provided."
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