A new restaurant chain in the Pacific Northwest, interested in making their operations environmentally friendly, has asked your advice about two measures:

Please show how you arrived at your recommendations A new restaurant chain in the Pacific Northwest, interested in making their operations environmentally friendly, has asked your advice about two measures: a. They are considering using some synthetic building materials, which require relatively more energy and nonrenewable resources for their manufacture. Can your client justify it on environmental grounds? b. Should they use paper towels or hot air dryers in their restrooms?

Agencies that will respond to pollution reports.

This can be from any area in the states. Who're you gonna call? Provide the website or other contact information for the entity you would contact in your area (past or present) to report: a. Noxious fumes from a landfill b. An oil spill in a coastal bay (if you're nowhere near a coastal bay, a large water body) c. An oil spill or hazardous substance release on land d. A fish kill in a small lake or stream e. (If you're a manufacturer, metal or coal mine, electric utility, chemical distributor or waste facility) releases of persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic pollutants that EPA lists as Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) substances

The links between environment, oysters and human health

Owing to the success of a certain oyster growing operation off Chincoteague Island, VA, not to mention the intelligence and charm of the grower, some of the local townsfolk have become interested in starting their own oyster operations. They have asked you, as an environmental expert from outside the area, to help them decide whether it makes sense environmentally to do so. They want to know (briefly): a. The links between environment, oysters and human health b. Chincoteague Bay's environmental problems, now, or perhaps in the near future c. Your recommendations, based on a and b Some notes to guide you: • The current operation is in an approved shellfish harvest area of Chin... click for more

Identify the major patterns of food production and their effect on crops and animals

You are a member of a panel that has been invited to Westmont College to discuss the causes of famine. Each member of the panel has been assigned to research one of the following famines so the panel can explore shared causes and discuss what can be done to prevent similar outbreaks in the future. As a small group, decide which members will take which topics. The Irish "Potato Famine" of 1846-50 The Sahelian (Ethiopian) famine of 1984-85 The Sudanese famine (1998-2000) The North Korean famine (ongoing) Each individual presentation should include a discussion of the social, political and environmental conditions that contributed to the famine in whole or in part, a description of... click for more

Nuclear Power Plants

1. What are the advantages and disadvantages to nuclear power? 2. How would you feel if your township decided they wanted to build one very close to your home? 3. Do other countries utilize more or less nuclear power than the United States? Why?