Environmental studies

Post your opinion of the Kellogg's visionary work schedule with a brief explanation. Here is the article! There was, for a time, a visionary alternative. In 1930 Kellogg Company, the world’s leading producer of ready-to-eat cereal, announced that all of its nearly fifteen hundred workers would move from an eight-hour to a six-hour workday. Company president Lewis Brown and owner W. K. Kellogg noted that if the company ran “four six-hour shifts . . . instead of three eight-hour shifts,…

Subject area：Society& Market：Private Agency for Development Essay Questions: The Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) approach is designed to use market-based arrangements to achieve sustainable improvement in environmental conditions. Using a relevant case study(Sloping Land Conversion Program in China), critically explore the degree to which the PES approach is able to succeed in that objective. In your response, pay particular attention to the degree of state involvement you consider to be necessary to promote long-term success. Additional information: The essay should…

Using your textbook and knowledge of modern human society as a reference, pick one of the "Four Characteristics of a Sustainable Ecosystem" (pages 13-15) that has not been answered yet and describe how we are violating this characteristic in today's society. Rely on renewable energy Use matter sustainably (recycle matter) Have population control Depend on local biodiversity You are in groups of 5-6, so if all four have been answered when you go to post, you may choose to repeat…

Dear writer, Please select one environmental issue and answer the following questions: 1. Presentation of environmental problem o Describe the general characteristics of the selected environmental problem o Explain when the problem occurred and why o Describe the negative consequences of the problem for Croatia and globally o Describe the measures already being implemented to solve the selected problem in Croatia o Describe the measures already being implemented to address the selected problem globally o Indicate which country is an…

Hello, I will provide you with 2 different essay questions. And a maximum of 350 words each. Please answer the 2 different essays separatly. 1) In your view, does free trade (i.e. the increased movement of people and things across borders) exacerbate climate change? Describe one policy to address the effects of free trade on climate change. (Note that there are two parts to this question) 2) We have discussed multiple approaches to managing global environmental problems. Discuss the strengths…

•Based on what you learned from the movie Gasland and from any other reliable sources –Put together a tri-fold pamphlet that describes the process of hydrofracking, the pros and the cons. You may choose a side (for or against) if you would like, but do not have to. –You should imagine you are a politician or a member of a committee responsible for educating the general public about this topic and that the pamphlets will be mailed to residents in…

If you were to found your own society, describe the detailed environmental enforcement system you would put into place. State the goals and philosophy of your enforcement system. Justify each component and explain why your enforcement system would be effective. Would anybody be able or willing to live or work there? Back up your choices with real world data and/or examples to help justify your proposal. Cite all sources used in APA style using in-text citations and a reference list…

. Explain and contrast how our modern conceptions of human behavior (a.k.a. models), represent, or perceive, the past and future (Note: you may draw these relationships if it helps, but clearly label your work). Using Figure 4 as your reference point, describe the implications of these two models of human behavior (i.e. TYPE I and TYPE III) within the context of our consideration of climate change. What are the implications of adopting only one of these fictions with respect to…

1. Lindeman argued that scientists had an overwhelming biocentric focus in the sciences of the environment, and he therefore sought greater inclusion of abiotic elements into ecosystem research. In other words, scientists have tended to focus on large mammals when thinking about the ‘environment’ (e.g. some have argued that the panda image of the WWF logo demonstrates this bias). We can even see this bias in Voltaire’s Saturnian character (1752), who only saw ‘whales’ when first exploring the earth. More…

What would you like included in the Green New Deal? Make two (2) recommendations (one primary and one secondary) for the U.S. energy system. Your recommendations may be at any scale. Five (5) pages maximum, double or single-spaced OK. In 3- 4 (+/-) pages, discuss your primary recommendation with a fair amount of detail. How would it be "operationalized", i.e., how would you make it happen? and how would it work? Some research is suggested. In 1 page (+/-), discuss…