This semester I had the opportunity to attend my first Environmental Justice event which was held at the City Hall in Downtown. I decided to attend the event not only because extra credit was offered but because as a citizen of this beautiful and prosperous city, I am also concerned of the environmental damage caused by capital such as local businesses and transportation state agency (i.e the MBTA and the use of pesticides at their construction sites according to reports I’ve read online, “Inner-city
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Oil Spills: Impact on the Ocean Oil wastes that enter the ocean come from many sources, some being accidental spills or leaks, and some being the results of chronic and careless habits in the use of oil and oil products. Most waste oil in the ocean consists of oily stormwater drainage from cities and farms, untreated waste disposal from factories and industrial facilities, and unregulated recreational boating. It is estimated that approximately 706 million gallons of waste oil enter the
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Plastic decomposes over millions of years, and considering that 311 million tons of plastics are discarded into landfills each year, our landfills are filling up at an alarming rate (Osman et al. . Our current model of dealing with our plastic is not sustainable (Osman et al. 301). This is why scientists are looking for alternative methods to deal with plastic waste. Researchers in Islamabad, Pakistan discovered that Aspergillus fumigatus Strain S45 that they believe is able to decompose polyester
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Problems in the world are getting bigger and more important to get rid of. I personally think the biggest problem in our world is violent wars in the world. For example, the wars in Syria are even affecting European countries that are very far away from the Middle East. This is shown all over the news because the immigrants from Syria are trying to break into Europe because their country right now is not safe and humans need to have a safe place to live. Syria and some other nearby countries should
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Minnesota is known nationwide as the land of 10,00 lakes, and also the great white star of the north. In Northeastern Minnesota lies some of the last wilderness areas that are untouched by man, but also one of the most beautiful. This area is the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness containing the great Northwood forests of the Superior National forest, glacial lakes, and streams. According to the US forestry service The Boundary Waters region is also the most visited wilderness area in America
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Today, August 28th, 2016. Barrels...This summer while driving I am sure I have seen more barrels along the nation's highways than I have seen in a lifetime. It does not matter which way you travel its barrels glower, barrels everywhere. I know why they are there, but there are so many of them north, south, east, or west they are there. Ramps are closed major highways are shut down. Like I said I know why they put those barrels are there, it is for our safety. If they were not there, we could be injured
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EPA May Underestimate Landfill Methane Is methane emission from landfills becoming a serious issue? A Yale University study on the subject of methane in landfills shows that we may be wrong about our assumptions of landfills and methane. The study showed that landfills may be emitting more methane than previously reported because the Environmental Protection Agency may be drastically underestimating how much garbage is being deposited in landfills across the U.S. Methane is a greenhouse gas up
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making that about 22,000 tons in one single day. Who decided that it is socially acceptable to dump waste into our delicate oceans; that do nothing but keep our Earth alive? Sustainable coastlines are a major role that play into preventing ocean pollution of plastics and other waste. The goal of sustainable coastlines are to inspire local communities to come together as a whole and help towards hands-on beach cleanups monthly. I was inspired to take on this topic because from a young age I have felt
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the text states don't leave unwanted or nets in or out of the water. Any kind of litter pollutes the water and can harm the reef and fish. This shows that if people leave unwanted fishing gear on or off of the shore of Tonga or any kind of litter pollutions in the water, it can harm both the fish and coral reef. This shows that if people leave unwanted fishing gear on or off shore of tonga or any kind of litter will pollute in the water, and can harm both the fish and coral reefs. According to coral
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The article is called “Oceans of pollution” (Al Jazeera, 18 June 2012), Dahr Jamail. He shows the plastic pollution in the oceans on the Earth’s crisis. If the issue is not addressed, it will be unpredictable long-term consequences, with a mass extinction of ocean species. His rhetorical goals of explaining are quotations from scientific experts, cause-and-effect reasoning, and powerful visual imagery. The stimulus for the article was a series of scientific studies that demonstrate the dramatic
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