Conservation Versus Preservation Letter to the Editor NAME SCI/275 Environmental Science February 10‚ 2013 Instructor Name Letter to the Editor Dear Editor‚ I am writing to you in regard to the Bridger -Teton National Forest. It is “the largest intact ecosystem in the lower 48 United States. Offering nearly 1.2 million acres of designated Wilderness‚ over 3‚000 miles of road and trail and thousands of miles of unspoiled rivers and streams.” (USDA Forest Service) I am
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Water Conservation Will there be enough water for a more crowded world? The adult human uses on average about 100 gallons of water a day. Only about 2.5% of earth’s water is fresh and only 1% is actually attainable for usage. The available water on earth has not changed. The same water we have today has been recycled for millions of years‚ we are not gaining any more. The time to do something is now. In this essay I would like to remark on the past‚ present‚ and future of water conservation.
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is due to the inevitable depletion of our environment’s nonrenewable resources. Of course‚ electric power is not the only factor that has lead to our supply of nonrenewable resources declining in recent decades. The overdependence on natural gas and oil to fuel our cars and to heat our homes has also been a huge contributing factor. Although mining minerals does not have a direct effect on energy and the resulting campaign to conserve it‚ this mining does also contribute to our nonrenewable resources
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Program Development Peer-Reviewed A Case Study From the Oil & Gas Industry ulture can mean many things to many people. The word can be used to talk about the fine arts or social competence‚ as in‚ “She is certainly a cultured person.” It can describe social structures and practices that appear to be uniquely different‚ as in‚ “The Maori culture of New Zealand can be very intimidating to outsiders.” SH&E professionals talk about safety cultures‚ by which they mean the values‚ norms and practices
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Wildlife conservation Wildlife Conservation includes all human efforts to perserve wild animals from extinction. It involves the protection and wise management of wild species and their environment. Some species have become extinct due to natural causes‚ but the greatest danger to wildlife results from human activities. Thus‚ we ourselves have created this need for wildlife conservation. The progress of man throughout has been beneficial for the human race but it is the wildlife that has suffered
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private lands to which could not be protected under the president’s authority. It wouldn’t be until the 1930’s that we actually see policy emerge with emphasis on the management of forests. In the 1920’s Aldo Leopold began pushing for wilderness conservation. As a member of the U.S. Forest service Leopold successful designated the first wilderness area‚ the Gila National Forest (aldoleopold.org 2000). This would set precedent for future acts involving forest lands through means of passing policy through
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Energy Conservation SCI/275 Energy conservation is so important. Why you ask? Because of the limited amount of nonrenewable energy sources on Earth‚ it is important to conserve our current supply or to use renewable sources so that our natural resources will be available for future generations. Energy conservation is also important because consumption of nonrenewable sources impacts the environment. Specifically‚ our use of fossil fuels contributes to
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Water Conservation Water is essential to Earth. We need it to cook‚ bathe‚ provide power‚ control fire‚ and last but not least‚ we need it to live! Therefore‚ it is very important to human survival. When 70% of Earth is made up of water‚ you would think that we have plenty of water for our needs. But really‚ about 97% of that water is made up of ocean. We cannot use this water because it is too saline for our needs. Only 3% of Earth’s water is fresh‚ and 2% of that supply is frozen
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CASE STUDY Gas and Grouse Introduction The objective of this case study is to investigate the various systemic‚ corporate and ethical issues behind Questar Corporation’s drilling operations on the Pinedale Mesa. Besides that‚ this case study is conducted to determine the value of wildlife species and its balance against the economic interests of Questar Corporation. Furthermore‚ it is also to determine whether Questar is morally obligated to cease its operations on the mesa and whether
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due to human activities and the reason for conservation of biodiversity will be discussed in details with respect to its aesthetic value‚ medicinal importance and its ecological value. The concept of biodiversity is important in building awareness‚ knowledge‚ information‚ ethics‚ and other complex mixture of agriculture‚ protected areas‚ etc. Figure 1 shows how these fit into the society together to achieve a common objective which is the conservation of biodiversity‚ sustainable use of biological
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