Category: Environmental Threats
Controversial Environmental Issues
July 18, 2019 – 03:03 pmPolitical disagreement over how the U.S. government has and should respond to national and global environmental problems sets the foundation for discussion in Controversial Issues in Environmental Policy. Kent Portney...
What Environmental?
May 9, 2019 – 11:44 amWhether a homeowner or commercial business owner, solar energy is a clean, affordable, and sustainable way for anyone to generate electricity. While many people make the switch to solar for its substantial financial...
Environmental health Challenges
January 4, 2019 – 10:34 amEdited by Sotiris Vardoulakis, Paul Wilkinson and Keith Dear. Publication of this supplement has not been supported by sponsorship. Information about the source of funding for publication charges can be found in...
What is Environmental Challenges?
October 16, 2018 – 09:42 amExplore how people and nature interact, and earn 10 credits from the University of Leeds The Environmental Challenges program consists of five short online courses that look at the relationships between people and...
World-wide Environmental Problems
October 13, 2016 – 07:33 amAlthough the European Economic Community had enough economic and political arguments for dealing with environmental problems [see section 16.1], it did not initially have a solid legal basis for so doing. In order...
Current Environmental
May 14, 2017 – 03:56 pm[Sorry, the video for this story has expired, but you can still read the transcript below. ] HARI SREENIVASAN: More than 200 nations reaffirmed their commitment to the Paris climate accord today during a U.N. summit...
Environmental Challenges
January 16, 2018 – 08:19 pmAgainst this backdrop, our scientists recently took a hard look at whether we really can have it all—a future where people get the food, energy and economic growth they need without sacrificing nature. The answer...
What are some Environmental concerns?
January 8, 2018 – 08:06 pmFor more than 200 years, explorers have been setting out upon the boreal forest with the hopes of discovering mineral riches. Many of them did, and to this day mining continues to play a large role in the Canadian...
What are Environmental Challenges?
December 7, 2017 – 07:35 pmBy Ambassador Michael Froman Today’s environmental challenges are staggering in their severity and scope. Iconic animals such as elephants and rhinoceros, as well as lesser known species, such as the pangolin, saola...
Types of Environmental Resources
January 14, 2017 – 08:42 amNatural resource economics focuses on the supply, demand, and allocation of the Earth s natural resources. Learning Objective Analyze natural resource economics and explain the types of natural resources that exist...