Category: Environment 1339

  • Can Big Data Save Endangered Species?

    Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion References Introduction It is important to note that modern technological advancements in Big Data have shown a range of useful and powerful applicability in many areas, such as humanity’s efforts to save endangered species. Big Data essentially refers to novel ways of analyzing complex sets of large pieces of…

  • Breath of Change: Transforming Sacramento’s Air Quality

    Table of Contents Introduction Pro Side Counter Arguments Position Statement Conclusion References Introduction Sacramento has long suffered from California’s notoriously bad air quality. Wildfire smoke, industrial pollution, and transportation emissions contribute to some of the worst air quality in the country. Regarding short-term particle pollution, the American Lung Association lists Sacramento as the sixth most…

  • Humans and Environment: Presence and Social Obligation

    Humans are simultaneously a product and a shaping force of their environment. A significant body of research exists to determine and evaluate how humans have interacted with each other and their environment throughout centuries (Peoples & Bailey, 2017). In their works, Ferguson (2021), Meskel (2018), and Hodder (2018) discuss different views on human evolution, coming…

  • Reducing Waste Generation Through Prevention, Reduction, and Reuse

    Table of Contents Critical analysis of the issue Current Status Recommendations References Critical analysis of the issue The waste hierarchy is the basis for a circular economy that has changed consumption and business models. It emphasizes prevention, reduction, and reuse or recycling as important waste management methods for achieving sustainability goals, including SDG 12. Reducing…

  • Increased Ship Traffic and Solutions

    Salish Sea’s unique geography puts it between major Canadian and American port cities, making it a vital element of the local economy. This situation presents many ecological hazards, primarily due to the region’s industrialization and tourism sector. For example, the Port of Seattle has recently proposed to expand one of its terminals to increase the…

  • Waste Treatment Processes and Monitoring

    Waste treatment processes prior to land disposal of hazardous waste The five waste management processes include a chemical, biological, thermal, and physical examination and separation and encapsulation. Chemical waste management processes involve the addition or removal of chemicals from waste to produce a less hazardous chemical by neutralization or stabilization. For example, acid wastes are…

  • Yellowstone National Park’s History and Tourism

    The whole idea of a national park was created by a small group of people in the 19th century. Yellowstone was established as the first one in 1872 (Runte 197). It is located in the territories of Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana. A few years later, more parks were authorized by the government. They were chosen…

  • “Lost Mountain: A Year in the Vanishing Wilderness” by Erik Reece

    One can hardly imagine the existence of society without various sociological issues that it has to deal with. Developing a set of social practices and social institutions helps to solve such sociological problems as allocation of resources (wealth, power), organization of material existence of the society (work), the establishment of belief systems (patriotism), principles of…

  • Circular Economy: A Worldchanging Idea

    Table of Contents Benefit Transformative Potential Broader Significance Conclusion References The problem of climate change has triggered various ideas aimed at protecting the natural environment. The selected WorldChanging idea is that of circular economy (CE). Within the past two decades, many companies have been focusing on evidence-based strategies that have the potential to improve recycling…

  • Nature and Humans in Williams’ “Refuge”

    The work of an American environmentalist and writer Terry Tempest Williams “Refuge: an Unnatural History of Family and Place” deals with the issues of life in its multiple manifestations. In this book, Williams delivers a story of her life experience as a woman, a daughter, a person who loves nature, and the one who believes…