Posted in 2010/09/06 ¬ 2:21 AMh.Hena Parks
This semester in my Environmental class i am required to investigate and present two CURRENT articles on two DIFFERENT subjects, events or developments PERTAINING to Environmental Science. However, i have no idea what to talk about, because honestly i am not really into environmental stuff. So i am asking that if someone knows good topics [...]
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Posted in 2010/09/01 ¬ 9:25 PMh.Hena Parks
In this age of increasing concern for the health of the planet it is more important than ever to look at ways of minimising the long term impact of buildings upon the environment and to investigate new methods of sustainable construction. A new kind of building technology is emerging as an environmentally friendly alternative to [...]
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Posted in 2010/08/23 ¬ 1:55 PMh.Hena Parks
The American College of Rheumatology has revealed the impact of environmental factors like humidity and heat on Gout affected organisms. Patients suffering from Gout attacks must know how these actions on their disease in order to be able to prevent further acute Gout attacks. Gout or hyperuricemia is caused by the accumulation of uric acid [...]
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Posted in 2010/08/13 ¬ 9:38 AMh.Hena Parks
There are no “good old days” of farming. From when people first started to herd animals and scratch the ground to plant seeds, farming has been an environmentally destructive force. We have heard a lot in recent years about the destruction of the rainforest in South America and the Red Woods in California. Every state [...]
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Posted in 2010/08/06 ¬ 5:06 PMh.Hena Parks
What climate or environmental challenges exist at this location? Petergof, St. Petersburg, Russia. AND What could be done to make sure Petergof is environmentally-friendly? Provide public transportation and wide bike lanes so people do not need to use cars to get there and to visit Purchase clean energy for electricity, such as from windfarms or [...]
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Posted in 2010/07/28 ¬ 7:18 AMh.Hena Parks
There are many people in this country losing sleep due to external and internal noise in their environment. One of the big misconceptions of people who wake due to noise, is they believe that it is only the loud noise coming from outside such as traffic, railroads, or airplanes that are the reasons for their [...]
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Posted in 2010/07/18 ¬ 4:29 AMh.Hena Parks
It is hard to imagine how modern society would cope without using plastic cards in everyday life. Most adults these days use a plastic card at least once a day, whether it is a membership card for the gym, payment with a credit card, a loyalty card in retails shops – the list goes on. [...]
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Posted in 2010/07/05 ¬ 8:51 AMh.Hena Parks
I need to write a persuasive essay on environmental issues such as farm animals or zoo breeding. Any ideas? (and NOT global warming!) Any links? Question: How does meat consumption contribute to rainforest depletion? Answer: The United States imports roughly 200 million pounds of beef from Central America every year. Aside from the fuel used [...]
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Posted in 2010/06/25 ¬ 12:11 AMh.Hena Parks
Science fair projects are meant to solve problems, not to show how something works. I’d like to do a science fair project in the category of engineering using my LEGO Mindstorms robotics kit. The judges at the science fair especially like environmental projects, so I want to do an environmental engineering project. An example would [...]
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Posted in 2010/06/21 ¬ 10:44 AMh.Hena Parks
I want to study architecture, environmental engineering, and environmental design. I have a 4.05 cumulative GPA and will be graduating high school in two years. I’m willing- and would prefer to- work very hard and take 18 credited hours or more, while auditing a class or two. I can’t afford to go out of the [...]
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