It is incredible to look at all that is being threatened in Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring. To have synthetic pesticides like DDT enter the biosphere and disrupt the natural world in the manner she describes is bewildering. Despite being so effective the damage they caused was irreversible throughout ecosystems. It was so polarizing she effectively reinvented the environmental movement‚ and defined who was responsible (NYT nopage). Perhaps the largest contributor to the environmental problem is human
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There are many countries in the Carribean. One of them is Puerto Rico. It is located between the Carribean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. In addition Puerto Rico is also to the east of the dominican Republic‚ with a longitude and lattitude of 18° 15" N and 66° 30" W. Puerto Rico is a tremendously small country‚ being at aproximately 100 miles long and 35 miles wide. Puerto Rico’s land is 60% mountainous. Its main mountain range the Cordillera Central or the Central Mountains Range‚ which extends
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There are multiple benefits to natural wood floors‚ least of all that they look good. But you might be worried that they are not good for the environment‚ or you will have your eco-conscious friends sneer at you when you show them your shiny new oak floor. Of course‚ oak does take an exceptionally long time to re-grow‚ but you can still get natural oak floors without worrying that you are damaging the eco-system. Reclaimed wood Most oak forests in the UK and Europe have been depleted and new oak
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One of the major invasive species here in Florida is Australian pine. Australian pine trees threaten beach plant communities as they quickly invade beaches. They have also invaded Everglades. These trees produce a dense leaf litter beneath them thereby outcompeting native vegetation. They have shallow root systems and hence tend to uproot and topple during high winds and pose a significant hazard to coastal storm evacuation routes. Australian pine forests provide little or no native wildlife habitat
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Today‚ diamonds are the most valuable stones in the world not only because of their beauty‚ but also because of their utility. Diamonds are not only specifically cut for use in jewelry‚ but they are also used for special cutting tools like saw blades and drills because the stones are extremely hard and durable. Like everything else in the world‚ diamonds come with a cost and often times the environment and the people in communities surrounding diamond mines foot the bill. Diamond Mining Means Destruction
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On Earth‚ climate change is a major factor that is happening and affecting everything. Climate change is also affecting Canada’s many primary resource industries. One specific primary industry is the forestry industry in British Columbia. Out of all the industries in Canada‚ I think that the forestry industry is the most impacted by climate change. Climate change is affecting British Columbia severely because of the mountain pine beetle. The mountain pine beetle is a bug that is native to the forests
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Soft Wood Lumber and Doman Industries Soft Wood Lumber Disputes Simmered more than 20 years‚ but spilled over May 2002 Dispute from May 2002 to July 2006 Canada’s View Timber is owned by provincial government‚ which charge a ‘stumpage fee’ (charge to cut the trees down) Subsidized because it is used for many industries United States’ View Practice competitive auction‚ and claims Canadian provision unfair Soft Wood Lumber Disputes (con’t) Tentative Agreement reached in April 2006 US would
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The Causes and Effects of Deforestation Deforestation is becoming more and more popular in many countries all over the world. “Based on environment statistics‚ more than half of the trees in this world are gone due to human activity” (Nayak‚2008)‚ this action has been direct influences on mankind lives. Therefore‚ the causes and effects of deforestation is one of the most interested problems at the present time. There are some main reasons why deforestation is happening increasingly. I have
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Deforestation of South-East Asia The effects deforestation is having on south-east Asia are dizzying. Rapid development since the siege of Khe-Sanh in Vietnam (1968) and surrounding nations of the Mekong region has caused widespread destruction of their forests. Many of these areas are switching trees for coffee bushes‚ threatening the extraordinary biodiversity that holds around 1‚700 different species. These trees are cut down for the furniture export market. Also‚ forests are being wiped out
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Hemp has the potential to stop deforestation. Points: Can stop the use of tree products that have contributed to deforestation Trees cut down to make paper take 50 to 500 years to grow‚ while hemp can be cultivated in as little as 100 days and can yield 4 times more paper over a 20 year period. Until 1883‚ from 75-90% of all paper in the world was made with cannabis hemp fiber including that for books‚ Bibles‚ maps‚ paper money‚ stocks and bonds‚ newspapers‚ etc. 2 Hemp paper is longer lasting
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