Academic papers on Environmental Issues & Ecology

FOSSIL FUELS
This 9 page paper discusses the use and abuse of fossil fuels, the processes in extracting, the future and the pros/cons of fossil fuels. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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ORGANIC FOODS
This 6 page paper focuses on organic foods, their definition and whether they are better or more nutritious than their conventionally-grown counterparts. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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How Governments Use Chemicals Unwisely
This 5 page paper focuses on the West Nile outbreak and how Malathion was used in order to stop the spread of the virus. The paper suggests that little care was taken to shield the environment from harm. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Pittsburgh
A 6 page paper discussing environmental abuses and concerns in Pittsburgh in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, using three chapters of
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Nuclear Energy - A Viable Alternative
A 10 page paper that begins with an introduction in which the writer comments on the need and desire for inexpensive energy and also explains the Kyoto Protocol. The essay then provides a brief explanation of the general operation of a nuclear power...
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Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England": A Review of the Book by William Cronan
A 4 page overview of the major points presented by this ethnohistorian. Cronan contends that The Native American inhabitants of New England at the point of European colonization viewed the land in a much different manner than did the colonist. ...
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Three Perspectives Of Sustainable Development
This 4 page paper discuses how ecologists, sociologists and economists perceive sustainable development. The essay begins with a definition of sustainable development and the economic, ecological and social objectives within the concept. The writer...
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Living With Nuisance Wildlife: A Challenge That Will Not Go Away
A 3 page discussion of so-called nuisance wildlife. The author emphasizes that nuisance wildlife, in reality, is displaced wildlife. They have been displaced not through any action of their own but by the actions of humans. Until we change those...
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Environmental Policies and the Poor
A 10 page discussion of the impact that policies that specifically target the poor can have on environment and people. The contention is presented that such policies can have both positive and negative impacts. As such considerable thought and...
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Is Organically Grown Food a Good Idea?
A 5 page paper which examines whether organically grown food is better for people and the environment than conventionally grown food. The paper argues that organically grown food is not better and will ultimately harm the environment. Bibliography...
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Oleaceae: The Olive Family
A 4 page botanical description of this highly diverse family. The author describes several genera and specific species, paying particular attention to taxonomic characteristics. The invasiveness of Ligustrum sinense (Chinese privet) is explored in...
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THE PLIGHT OF THE MANATEE
This 6 page paper outlines the problems that the Florida Manatee are incurring. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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International Environmental Resource Law: Fisheries
A 30 page overview of environmental resource law as it relates to the protection of the world's fisheries. The efforts of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) are highlighted, particularly in regard to their efforts to curb fishery...
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Colonial Expansionism and Capitalism
A 5 page consideration of the differences in approach taken by Native Americans and European colonists in regard to land stewardship. English colonists valued Native land for farming, range land and for whatever other natural resources it could...
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The Columbian Exchange and the Impact of Cattle
A 4 page overview of the environmental impacts that have been associated with cattle since their introduction to the Americas by Europeans. These impacts extended to land, water, and vegetation. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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