Essays and Research Papers on Environmental Issues & Ecology

This 4 page paper provides an article review of this piece by Gabriel published in 2008. No additional sources cited.

This 6 page paper uses an article by Prakash and Conko entitled Technology that Will Save Billions from Starvation. This paper takes the opposite point of view. This paper concludes that while it would be nice if biotechnology could save the world, in a world where science rules, there just is not enough proof to ...

18 pages in length. With the dubious honor of being one of the most expensive natural disasters in American history, Hurricane Andrew's importance as an environmental health topic is because of 1) technological progress for warning systems that has occurred since Andrew; 2) the critical need for disaster preparedness on a large state and ...

A 6 page consideration of the question of whether the world will suffer from future water shortages. This paper analyzes two opposing views on the subject. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

10 pages in length. Mankind likes to think of itself as a unique entity amidst all of creation that is entitled to special advantages over and above other sentient and inanimate beings. This egocentric perspective been both a service to and menace for the entities that live alongside human beings on planet Earth; ...

A 3 page paper that addresses two issues. What would a science teacher say to a student who things biological evolution is nothing more than a theory without support and to another student who thinks human lungs will adapt to filter out toxic pollutants so we don't need to worry about air pollution. Bibliography ...

This 3-page paper compares articles about how microeconomics fits into the overall climate change activities. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines what the biggest threat to the environment is, with the focus on water needs. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3-page paper provides an overview of U.S. economics as it pertains to agriculture. The paper includes a discussion on the corn-for-ethanol situation. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper. The writer suggests that the exact location and time when global warming began cannot be determined but it does appear to have begun millennia ago, even prior to the industrial revolution. Recent research from drillings in Greenland suggest a new theory for past ice ages and warming trends. Data are ...

This 3 page paper discusses the problems of deforestation in Brazil and pollution of the Colombian Amazon and what we can do about it. It also discusses the way in which the U.S. and Canada worked to clean up Lake Erie. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page review of the potential impacts of global warming. This paper identifies four of these potential impacts and discusses their ramifications. No sources are listed.

This 16 page paper looks at a case study supplied by the student where a firm wants to develop wasteland, which has been used for fly tipping, to develop an organic waste disposal site. The first part of the paper considers the potential legal liabilities of taking on the site and developing it. The ...

A 5 page paper that summarizes 5 chapters from the textbook Environmental Health, edited by Howard Frumkin (2005). The main points of these chapters are summarized and the paper shows how each chapters relates to environmental health. Bibliography lists 5 sources, but all 5 references are from this textbook.

An 8 page overview of the diversity of alternative fuels sources that exist. This paper summarizes both the merits and the demerits of these fuels. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

8 pages in length. Research has proven without a shadow of a doubt just how beneficial plants, trees and other vegetation are in relation to absorbing heavy metals, with study findings indicating high percentages of absorption and minimal waste product. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 3 page paper. Managing climate change means reducing global warming and devising strategies to reduce warming and also adopting strategies to try to minimize the damage climate changes have caused. This paper discusses these issues and reports examples of what these countries can do to manage these changes. The paper also reports commitments ...

This 5 page paper describes and explains four natural disasters: hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and volcanoes. Each is described in terms of how it develops, the degree of strengths, as appropriate, and where it is most likely to happen. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 10 page paper argues that global warming is real and a dire threat to the survival of the human species. Annotated bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 4 page paper discussing 3 "green," LEED-certified buildings and proposing research into the practicalities of building green. Businesses are pressured on all sides to operate more efficiently, and research that illuminates the true costs and cost savings of "green" buildings can be valuable to all businesses. In this vein the proposed research ...

This 4 page paper examines the relationship between environmental science and ethics. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

10 pages in length. Humanity's self-interest knows no bounds. No matter the level of destruction his actions cause, he always justifies it as a necessary occurrence in order to advance the human species. The irony of such an assertion is both laughable and terrifying at the same time; man's continued callous treatment ...

This 3 page paper examines global warming and what should be done about it. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 15 page paper provides an overview of the Mississippi Coastal Improvement Program, or MsCIP, which was developed in response to Hurricane Katrina. This paper considers the purpose of the Mississippi Coastal Improvement Program and the impacts. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper looks at the issue of global warming and how the aviation industry plays a role. The paper starts by looking at what global warming is and how airplanes add to it with different emissions. Following this the way that airlines may try and reduce their environmental impact is considered. The bibliography ...