Assignment 1 – Environmental Footprint TABLE A. Ecological Footprint Footprint Results (Answers to the following 2 questions will be given upon completion of footprint) If everyone lived like you‚ how many planet Earth’s would we need? 5.6 To support your lifestyle‚ how many productive global acres area needed? 25.7 Ecological Footprint Breakdown (Values can be obtained by scrolling over pie chart generated at completion of footprint) Percent of emissions from Food 31
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Assignment 1 – Environmental Footprint TABLE A. Ecological Footprint Footprint Results (Answers to the following 2 questions will be given upon completion of footprint) If everyone lived like you‚ how many planet Earth’s would we need? 4.2 To support your lifestyle‚ how many productive global acres area needed? 18.7 Ecological Footprint Breakdown (Values can be obtained by scrolling over pie chart generated at completion of footprint) Percent of emissions from Food 11% Percent of emissions
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The main tendency Starbucks is having right now is basically to reduce their environmental footprint. In order to achieve this‚ they focus on the amount of water‚ energy and the materials they use. For example‚ they created a way of reducing the amount of cups for take away with an ecofriendly idea. All of this is always done thinking in the comfort and happiness of their clients‚ that’s why they also created a method for their customers to opinion about their service. Their mission is the following:
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Ecological Footprint Lab In the Ecological footprint lab I had learned that my family uses a lot of resources‚ goods and etc. In some parts of the calculations for the ecological footprint my family would either use less and in some parts of the footprint my family would use more of. That my ecological footprint is 5.6 hectares. 5.6 hectares is about 14 acres. Just for the goods‚ housing‚ food‚ transportation‚ services and waste my family is spending about 56‚285. My ecological footprint is high
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Purpose The purpose of this lab is to learn more about how connected you are to the ecosystems and biosphere that you inhabit. You will learn how your everyday choices contribute to the human impacts on our environment you’ve been learning about. Most importantly‚ you will learn about benefits that you can achieve by joining the increasing number of people who are making choices that reduce their environmental impact. Objectives The objectives of this lab are to: • Identify the products
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plays a role in impacting our home’s environment‚ for better or for worse. It’s called a carbon footprint. In the recent years‚ the topic of turning your footprint green has arisen. Our carbon footprint is calculated based on the amount of green house gases produced by our actions‚ it is measured in units of CO2. A person’s affect on the problem depends on what type of footprint they have. Primary footprints‚ the direct amounts of carbon dioxide emissions which are given off due to burning of fossil
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HAEF Psychico College ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS & SOCIETIES LAB REPORT (SL) TITLE OF LAB : Investigation of the impact of overpopulation in biodiversity Objective of the investigation: To investigate the impact of climate change in biodiversity Research Question: How does the temperature change ( each pot will be held in 35°C‚ 20°C‚ 10°C‚ 0°C‚ -10°C respectively) influence the growth of lettuce plants calculated from the measurement of the weight of each plant every 2 days
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Hundreds of small‚ medium and large companies’ measure manage and report their Green House Gas emissions‚ but very few report their water footprint. Water is as important as the air we breathe. We may be able to survive without electricity‚ but not without water. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency‚ an average US family of four uses about 400 gallons of water from their daily activities such as: taking shower‚ laundry‚ washing dishes and flushing the toilet [1]. This water consumption
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Although the reproduction of harmful bacteria may be hazardous‚ it is necessary for microbiologists to grow high populations of bacteria in the attempt to study the causes and provide prevention methods for spreading harmful bacterium. The purpose of this lab was to collect and observe microorganisms from the environment and the human body and placing into the appropriate media using aseptic transfer techniques. The necessity and value of collecting‚ identifying and analyzing is critical for learning how
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Carbon Footprint Until very recently‚ most people had never heard of a “carbon footprint.” Now‚ all of a sudden‚ the phrase is hard to avoid. In an age of slick slogans‚ fast fashions and fickle fads it’s easy to assume that this is just another quirky passing gimmick. But it could well be the most important concept of our time. A carbon footprint is the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted as a direct or indirect result of an activity (Yarrow‚ Joanna. How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint: 365)
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