Academic papers on Environmental Issues & Ecology

Article Review / Dangerous Nuclear Power Plant
2 page review of a New York times article reporting that a suburban NY State nuclear power plant had repeatedly shown signs of posing a public risk even after having been shut down to refurbish its operating procedures and management.
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Environmental Issues & The Problem Of A World Food Shortage
A 5 page paper on environmental issues leading to a world food shortage. High-yield crop varieties, the use of pesticides & fertilizers, and the plight of rain forests, wetlands, and montane ecosystems, are among the many problems described. The...
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Consequences of Overpopulation
In the late 1960's and early 1970's the cry was for Zero Population Growth. The problem has not gone away. The consensus report of 1994 reported that the population of the earth grows by a quarter million every day. The Earth's population fast...
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Overpopulation On The Nile Delta
A 5 page essay comparing two articles on the Nile Delta, one from the National Geographic and one from The Economist. Each article focuses on the overpopulation and water shortage in the region, one from a humanistic viewpoint, the other from a...
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Controlling Overpopulation / Problems & Solutions
A 7 page research paper on issues concerning the threat of overpopulation. The writer discusses some of the health & nutrition problems posed by there being too many people in the world etc; Also examined are the ethical & moral concerns of certain...
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What Is Sustainable Development ?
A 5 page overview-- explaining the concept of "sustainable development" -- A U.N. supported mandate in which countries of the world participate in recognizing that we all share the planet and its natural resources. Sustainable development inherently...
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Film Analysis / Silkwood
In this 4 page report, the writer finds that Silkwood -- the biographical account of a plutonium plant worker who died mysteriously in an auto crash as she was about to expose nuclear safety violations-- shies away from taking a definitive stand on...
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Turf Management & The Use of Pesticides on Golf Courses
A 20 page research paper on hazardous chemicals and pesticides used on golf courses. Bibliography lists at least 15 references.
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Whistle Blowing & The Responsibility of the Engineer
A 6 page paper examining the special responsibility that engineers have to "rat" on individuals, groups, and agencies who violate enviornmental principles, codes, laws, and/or integrity. Various popular cases are cited to illustrate how genuinely...
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A Civil Action by Jonathan Harr
A 12 page essay on Harr's account of a law suit brought by five families against the chemical companies which poisoned their city's water supply. Due to these carcinogens, each family suffered the loss of a child. No additional sources cited.
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Patrick Geddes
A 6 page paper that describes the views and philosophy of Patrick Geddes, the environmentalist turned city planner who demonstrated his concerns for natural features within urbanization. Geddes demonstrated a means by which cities could revitalize...
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Switzerland's Tourism Industry
A 7 page research paper exploring the tourist industry in Switzerland. The largest single employing industry in the country, tourism is regulated by federal policies within which the ecology of the country is considered. Switzerland receives...
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Environmental Poetry
A 5 page paper discussing the environmental aspects of Stafford's 'Gaen' and 'The Radioactive Pail;' Blumenthal's 'Deep Ecology' and 'Human Excrement;' and William Cullen Bryant's 'The Prairies.' Each gives a differing view of possibilities for man...
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Firefighters And Minorities
A 7 page research paper that examines the position held by African-Americans in the nation's fire departments. The writer argues that how a minority experiences employment as a firefighter is largely based on their gender, not their race. Research...
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Global Interrelations Of Environmental Issues
8 pages in length. The issue at hand is the environmental disaster of global oil spills. There is nary a waterway in the world that has not been poisoned by the black muck of crude oil as it gushes from broken lines and damaged tankers. To be...
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