Environmental Science

1) Explain the reasoning behind the hyphenated food types and the concept of local foods2) What is the resource efficiency/sufficiency motivation for sustainability, and how do concerns of distributive justice get involved in the discussion of distributive justice?3) Take a look at this video (https://youtu.be/ryQE5_aNy2I) Reflect on the benefits of grocery cooperatives4) Compare GMO biotechnology with more traditional approaches of plant breeding?5) In general, what are the arguments for and against the use biotechnology?6) Explain how it might be immoral to keep certain technologies away from the poor and marginalized.7) Overall, how do you feel about GMOs? Before this discussion here, have you thought much about biotechnology? Has your understanding changed at all?

Plate Tectonics – Practice Questions1. Please fill in the missing labels.2. Please fill in the missing labels.3. How many large plates form the outer shell of the earth?4. What lies directly beneath the crust?5. The upper mantle and crust make up what major tectonic feature of our planet?6. What lies directly beneath the lithosphere and is around 200 km thick?7. Continental crust is _________ than oceanic crust.8. Oceanic crust is on average how thick?9. A common rock type found within continental crust is called __________.10. A common rock type found within oceanic crust is called ___________.11. According to plate-tectonic theory where is new oceanic crust being formed?12. Where are melts most likely to be produced by the adiabatic rise of mantle?

Natural Disasters ENVS 103 01 W and 04 W (online)Written Report. Due on Friday, April 23rdNOTE: Add this Written Report to the Quiz #10 Grade(Report is worth 5% + Q 10 is worth 5% of your Total Average.)Guidelines for the Written Report on a Treatment TechnologyThis is a “review” type of paper. That means, the student will review and write (with your own words, please) about 2 to 5 previous research done on 1 (one) of the following contaminants:(a) Arsenic contamination in water, after an earthquakeOr(b) Fungus growth on crops, after a floodOr(c) Disposing Metal-contaminated sludge from waste treatment, after an earthquakeOr(c) Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation in water treatment, after a stormNOTE: The student will choose ONLY 1 (one) among these 4 (four) topicsStructure of the Written Report:1: Title (20%)2: Abstract (20%)3: Introduction (20%)4: Types of treatment (20%)5: References (20%)Guidelines for the Written Report on Treatment Technology· This paper may be written by one student or by a team of 2, 3 or 4 students.· In this 100-300-word summary of three scientific papers, you should address the use and the significance of this treatment technology.· Your description should include, but not be limited to the following:i. The treatment;ii. If this treatment technology is common;iii. Methods used to reduce or eliminate the harmful effects of any chemicals;iv. Explain how one technique may reduce the harmful effects, citing specific examples.· You should conclude the paper by addressing any questions left unanswered and what you think would be the next best experiment to do to address these questions.· Please include a bibliography of those papers cited in this paper.Page 1 of 1

What types of nonpoint source pollution could be occurring in the city and suburban areas?Give 3 total examples.Explain why they can be harmful in your own words!What types of nonpoint source pollution could be occurring in the cropland and animal feedlot areas?Give 3 total examples.Explain why they can be harmful in your own words!ANSWER: textDirections: Take notes as you watch the video!Important ideas to understand as you watch the video:1. In one sentence, describe what thermal pollution is.2. Consider the properties of water, and how water can hold gases. Which water can hold more gases: warm or cold? Why is this?3. What does this mean for the organisms that live in the thermally polluted water?4. Consider how sea temperatures are rising due to global warming. What can you predict is happening in the oceans based on what you have learned?

Source Pollution Student: Yusuf Hussein***Use complete sentences for all answers! Total assignment points is 40 points.Directions: Take notes as you watch the video!Important ideas to understand as you watch the video:1. What are 5 examples of causes of air, water, and soil pollution?2. What is the difference between point source and nonpoint source?3. What are 2 examples that the teacher mentions for each type? (4 total)4. Which source is more difficult to fix? Why is this?5. Which source is most easily regulated by federal and state laws? Why do you think this?

Read Field to Fork’sReflection questions, chapter 5.1) Explain the rationale as to why the consumption of, and treatment of animals, falls into the realm of ethics, according to the author of the book (and as pointed out, it really isn’t that different today than it has been since the time of earlier philosophers).2) Why is it potentially problematic to get stuck on the question of “Is it ethically acceptable to eat animal flesh…?”3) Discuss two problems with the five freedoms (developed by the Brambell Committee in the 1960s).4) Explain what a CAFO is.5) Explain the three domains of animal welfare. Please think of an example for each of the domains.6) How does cost recovery come into the animal ethics discussion? How can this aspect be overcome to improve animal welfare?7) Give your thoughts on vegetarianism for the poor, or those with fewer food choices.8) After reading this chapter, give any additional questions or thoughts you have

In Unit III, we are learning about pollution prevention (P2) audits. Select a facility where, hypothetically, you would want to conduct a P2 audit (which could be your home, your work, a factory in your city, a manufacturing plant where you work, a retail store, military base, or other of your choosing). What made you choose this facility, and what would interest you the most in conducting an audit? If you have previously conducted or been a part of a P2 audit, please discuss your experience.ALSO PLEASE REPLY TO ANOTHER STUDENTS COMMENT BELOW WITH A POSITIVE COMMENT RESPONSELOGAN:My place of work would be an interesting place to conduct a thorough P2 audit. I work at a light products petroleum terminal. The facility consists of over 30 storage tanks for gasoline, diesel fuel, butane, and fuel additives. There is also a dock for barges, several miles of pipeline, two truck offload stations, and 10 loading racks for trucks. With this being said, there is always the opportunity for pollution if equipment fails or from human error. As far as my company goes, there are lots of safety measures in place to protect against pollution and a vapor recovery unit is used to capture vapors instead of letting them go to the atmosphere. My biggest concern comes from third-party truck drivers. Approximately 500 tanker truck loads of fuel go out of the facility a day. Many of the drivers are not as cautious as we are when it comes to controlling liquid and vapor pollution. There have been several instances of them making human errors or issues with their trucks causing small releases. A P2 audit may be able to identify ways to reduce the number of incidents that occur.I have never been part of a formal P2 audit. However, the company I work for is always encouraging us to find ways to reduce wastes and pollution. For example, we reduced the frequency of oil changes on some of our pumps that do not get used frequently. Also, we upgraded our vapor recovery unit to optimize its performance.

Article Criteria· The article must be from a credible news source. I highly recommend the Wall Street Journal, as it is available to all COBI students online. Search COBI website for details or contact UTDL.· The article MUST be related to an INTERNATIONAL business topic. If you are unsure about an article, please contact me and I will be happy to help you.· The article should be current or less than 3 months old.The global business environment is changing rapidly. The objective of the GENA is to encourage you to be informed of changes in the global business environment. Your task is to report such news and its implications for theory and practice. By executing this assignment, you will learn to apply theoretical readings to current global news, and understand the implications of current business practices.This is business writing using professional terms and wording. Avoid using slang and common colloquialisms.The following format must be used 50 “points” total:(a) News item, source, dat(b) Concise, brief summary (10 pts.)(c) Implications for practice (winners/losers) (15 pts.)· Choose 3 nouns (people. places or things) that “Win” based on the article. See example.· Choose 3 nouns (people, places or things) that “Lose” based on the article. See example.(d) Implications for theory (15 pts.)· Choose 3 terms or concepts from the book and explain how they relate to the article. See examples.· Ex. Globalization would be a term in the book that applies to most applicable articles.(e) Future direction/your personal prediction based on reading (10 pts.)Using this article relating to global news, summarize the article, identify and explain implications for practice and theory (including citing the related concepts from your textbook), and provide your opinion of the future direction the story might take.Prepare your report according to the instructions below:Requirements (Here’s what your paper should look like):Length 2 full pages well-written pagesSingle line spacingFont – Times New Roman size 12ptUSE THESE Headings: Summary, Implications for Practice, Implications for Theory, Future Direction.Note: Failure to follow instructions, e.g. wrong headings, spacing, not stapled etc. will cost points

The class project is to review a selected journal article on risk assessment and produce a written report.Topic: The student may choose any journal article within the context of risk assessment. Examples are risk assessment for specific toxins within a specific environments, and my focus on human health or ecosystem healthReport: A written report over your topic area should be submitted electronically through the assignment tool on the course Blackboard site. The review should clearly define the methods and sources used in the hazard identification, exposure assessment, dose/response, risk assessment and risk characterization steps. Sources include references within the article and best practices from government documents. The journal article review should be 3 to 5 pages in length, double-spaced, 12 point font. Figures or illustrations are encouraged but do not count toward page length. In addition, it should include a cover page with your name, course number, topic title and date, and a reference page containing at least 5 references. Figures and pictures are welcome but do not count toward the 3-page minimum. References should be from books, scientific journals or government documents. The report format should be MS Word (.doc) or rich text format (.rtf). Your name should appear in the file name (ex: joesmith.doc). Your selected journal article must be approved. Up-load a pdf of your proposed article in the designated assignment tool within the course shell. The instructor will respond via specific discussion forum.

Questions from Chapter 41) Define Food Security. Traditionally, what have the ethics discussions around food been?2) In discussing Food Security, how did Amartya Sen use the concept of entitlement?3) What are some of the ways industrialized countries, like the United States, care for its own people when households face economic challenges, and cannot earn enough money for foo4) In developing countries, food aid is often delivered from developed countries, and distributed in poor communities. How does this disrupt the activities of local farmers5) Use this example to answer the following questions:Consider a small city of 1000 households with high unemployment. It was announced that a company was coming to build a factory that would provide jobs for about 700 people, yet the development would cause 100 families to lose their jobs.a. Explain the pros of the situation.b. What are the ethical questions that may be raised here? Explain.c. How would utilitarian thinkers feel about this situation?d. What may be a solution here? IF you can, explain how Kant might respond.6) In the United States many small farmers have sold their farms and moved to urban areas. This has resulted in much larger, highly efficient farms. What are the pros and cons to this situation, and how would utilitarians justify this?7) Define farmer agency. How does it apply in regards to the situations in 5 and 6