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The Environmental Protection Agency
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6 pages in length. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a federal agency whose sole purpose is to improve environmental quality, was implemented thirty years ago due to the detrimental impact humans have had upon the earth. With Dr. Brian Robinson serving as chairman for the past fifteen years (recently retired in February), its task is daunting when it comes to maintaining environmental integrity in light of the myriad issues it must face. Together with local and state agencies, the EPA takes charge of situations that require massive intervention so as to prevent further environmental damage. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TLC_EPA.rtf

The Environmental Record of Volvo
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This 10 page paper researches the Swedish car manufacturer Volvo and their global and environmental claims and record. The paper critically evaluates the company's policies in relation to environmental air pollution particularly in relation to the European Union's intention to commence the reduction of CO2 emissions. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEvolvoenv.rtf

THE ENVIRONMENTAL USES OF HEMP
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This 5 page paper discusses the use of Hemp as a cash crop. Many examples given for uses of hemp in the environmental, commercial and industrial areas. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: MBhemp.rtf

The Environmental, Economic and Social Impact of Improper Waste Management Systems
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This 22 page paper provides an overview of the environmental, economic and social impacts of poor quality waste management operations. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: MHWasteM2.rtf

The Ethics of Environmentalism
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A 10 page paper discussing the fallacy of myths surrounding environmentalism; providing concrete examples in opposition to those myths; and discussing ethics within the utilitarian perspective. Examples include Dow Chemical's abandonment of I,I,I trichloroethane well in advance of the ban on it and how the company used to ban to serve the environment while also enhancing its own business opportunities. Other examples include a Swedish city using industrial waste heat for city apartment buildings; a Dutch shrimp farm using waste heat to make shrimp production possible in the North Sea; and an urban planner's observations that the belief that wide suburban streets are more desirable is not supported by research results. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSenvEthics.rtf

The Everglades: Ecological Diversity and Travesty
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A 5 page overview of the ecological diversity of the Everglades. Outlines the climatologic, ecological, and hydrologic factors which interact to make this one of the most ecologically diverse systems on earth. Discusses the threats to this system the changes which have occurred over the years. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPevrgld.wps

The Expansion of Cattle Ranching in the West
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An 8 page overview of the initiation of cattle ranching in the West. Traces the history of this land use from the Spanish land grants to the Treaty of Guadelupe Hildalgo, signed on February 2, 1848, in which Mexico ceded Arizona,California, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming to the United States. Continues in the history through the opening of the Cherokee strip in Oklahoma. Emphasizes that cattle ranching can have many adverse impacts in addition to its positive ones. Notes the displacement of indigenous peoples and animals which occurred as ancillary impacts to the expansion of cattle ranching in the West. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPranch.wps

The Explanations for the Lobster Die-Offs on Long Island
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This 6 page paper provides an overview of the problem of spraying for the West Nile Virus in New York. The focus of the paper is in respect to the lobster die-offs prevalent on Long Island. Several explanations for the dying lobsters are explored. The paper supports the position that the spraying should stop. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: SA215lob.rtf

The Extinction Vortex in Regard to Bees
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This 8 page paper discusses the “extinction vortex” with regard to what it is and how it is used. It also examines such things as the sex ratio, population size and lethal recessive allele with regard to species survival. Finally, it discusses the apparent die-off of bees in the U.S. and considers reasons for it. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: HVExtVor.rtf

The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Lasting Damage
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An 8 page paper. In 1989, the Exxon Valdez dumped 11 million gallons of oil in Prince William Sound, Alaska. At the time, the common consensus was that time would heal nature and within a couple of years, the ecosystem would most likely recover. That was a massive error in thinking. Thirteen years later, species are still recovering and some may never fully recover. This paper discusses what scientists and researchers have discovered about the long-term effects of huge oil spills, species that are and are not recovering and lifestyles that never recovered. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PGexvlls.rtf