Just after midnight on December 3‚ 1984‚ a pesticide plant in Bhopal‚ India had a chemical leak accident. The chemical that was released into the air is called methyl isocyanate‚ or MIC‚ used to make pesticides. This chemical is tremendously harmful and fatal to humans‚ livestock‚ and crops. Only a short-term exposure may cause death or unfavorable health effects. The slums of Bhopal and its residents that surrounded the plant which were mostly affected by the gas suffered dearly. An estimated 8
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Ana Martinez Professor Rooks English 125 10 May 2012 Clean and Clear When finishing high school and going into college you have to decide on what profession you would like to major on. Many people are interested in studying to become doctors; there are many types of doctors. You may want to become a podiatrist‚ which specializes on people feet. Or you might want to be a pediatrician‚ specializing in the general health of children. A type of doctor I find interesting is a dermatologist
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The Bhopal disaster‚ also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy‚ was a gas leak incident in India‚ considered the world’s worst industrial disaster.[1] It occurred on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal‚ Madhya Pradesh. Over 500‚000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate gas and other chemicals. The toxic substance made its way in and around the shanty towns located near the plant.[2] Estimates vary on the death toll. The official immediate
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http://www.imbaenergyclub.gr/2012/10/10/green-marketing-from-theory-to-practise/ By Karolos – Konstantinos Papadas PhD Candidate in Marketing‚ AUEB It has been noticed that during periods of recession or social change‚ megatrends such as “quality movement” (1970’s)‚ “globalization” (1980’s) and the internet (1990’s) emerge. In recent years‚ governments‚ NGO’s and agencies have been informing the citizens about the harmful consequences of human activity on the environment. Environmentalists are
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Bhopal UNION Carbide Tragedy‚ India In the early morning of December 3rd‚ 1984‚ over 40 tons of methyl isocyanate gas leaked from the UNION Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal‚ India‚ the toxic cloud enveloping the surrounding population. The gas cleared at dawn‚ already having killed and injured many people. Four months after the release of this toxic pollution‚ over 3‚800 people had been reported dead to the Indian government and approximately 11‚000 with disabilities. Legal action and court settlements
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this essay‚ I will briefly review the history‚ definition of Green IT‚ approaches to implement green IT with examples‚ benefits and costs of Green IT. History and Definition of Green IT History of Green IT started with energy star program in 1992 which was designed to encourage and recognize the energy efficiency in the monitors and printing product. Green IT was emerged shortly after the energy star program and the goals of green IT are to reduce the use of hazardous materials‚ maximize energy
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Green Technology: Future of power generation NEED FOR GREEN TECHNOLOGY Recently concluded Copenhagen conference on climate change and green house emission expressed concern over the amount of CO2 being released. This would in turn heat up the atmosphere and cause global warming that will result in the melting of glaciers and hence the sea level will rise that is a threat to several coastal cities of the world. So one can imagine how the amount of CO2 emissions can cause problems of displacing
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INTRODUCTION: The word ‘disaster’ is synonymous with ‘emergency’. A disaster is a natural or man-made (or technological) hazard resulting in an event of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction‚ loss of life‚ or drastic change to the environment. A disaster can be defined as any tragic event stemming from events such as earthquakes‚ floods‚ catastrophic accidents‚ fires‚ or explosions. It is a phenomenon that can cause damage to life and property and destroy the economic
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What is green building? As the global climate warming‚ more and more people focus on building energy efficiency. There is more awareness that CO2 produced by building energy use is the main source of climate warming. Energy-saving buildings become inevitable trend of development‚ the green building also arises in time. Green building can be define as to the construction of the whole life cycle‚ for maximize resource conservation (epa.gov‚ 19/12/2012). It includes energy saving‚ land saving‚ water
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More businesses are turning to green cleaning services over traditional chemical cleaning services. Read on to determine if green cleaning is right for your business and find out how green cleaning holds up to traditional methods. When you use chemical cleaning products regularly‚ you often forget how dangerous they are. By using chemical cleaning products‚ you are not only harming the environment‚ but also your health. Several cleaning products are classified as ‘corrosive’. These are the
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