Your readings have addressed many of the reasons that human population has rapidly expanded over the past 200 years. Name and discuss at least two of the causes mentioned in your text that have led to the rapid growth in human population. Additionally, discuss at least two possible solutions to human population growth and support these solutions with scholarly sources. Your initial post should be […]

 Many environmental decisions require strong ethical considerations. For instance, a law making the use of solar energy mandatory may help to lower pollution rates and the dependence on fossil fuels for energy, but it may also increase the initial cost of living for those individuals living below the poverty line. Thus, the incorporation of a sustainable community is a complex task that requires intricate analyses […]

This week you studied air pollution and the efforts to try and reduce the amounts of air pollution in specific countries. The discussion this week follows a similar path and poses a question regarding global warming.  Most climate experts believe that the Earth is currently experiencing global warming. Your textbook discusses efforts to model how global warming might affect surface temperatures between now and the […]

 The United States Fire Administration (USFA) collects fire-related data to provide information and analysis on the fire problem in the United States. Fire departments may use this information in multiple ways, including creating a baseline for evaluating programs, increasing awareness, and targeting public education programs. For this assignment, access the USFA fire statistics page at the following link: https://www.usfa.fema.gov/data/statistics/. Select any one of the topics […]

Select a biome from the following list: Temperate Deciduous ForestConiferous Forest (Taiga)Tropical RainforestTemperate GrasslandsSavannahDesertTundra Be specific for the biomes can be in different areas of the world and have different plant and animal species. Write a 525- to 700-word paper explaining the following: Describe the Particular Biome:Description of geographic location of the biome:                              […]

Unit VI Essay Your company has been contracted to assess and cleanup a site that previously had a manufacturing facility for an organochlorine pesticide (i.e., aldrin, chlordane, dieldrin, eldrin, or heptachlor). You are tasked with shipping these wastes off-site to a treatment, storage, disposal facility (TSDF) for disposal. Review the information found in the 16-point GHS SDS for at least two of the organochlorine pesticides […]

The final applied project for this course will be an assessment of the potential hazards that could be found in a workplace setting. Students must be able to identify a suitable location to conduct such assessment. The assessment includes a written report in the form of evaluation sheets, and the development of a presentation that addresses the findings. Alternatively, non-ENMT majors may substitute a term […]

A controversial issue, closely related to cloning, that has caused a lot of debate is the use of embryonic stem cells. One possible application of these cells is that they may be able to supply replacement tissues to treat diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, diabetes, paralysis due to spinal cord injuries, and other degenerative diseases. The word “embryonic”, has caused fierce opposition to this type […]

 The final applied project will be an assessment of the potential hazards that could be found in a construction workplace setting. Students must be able to identify a suitable location to conduct such assessment. The assessment includes a written report in the form of evaluation sheets. For the Applied Project, students must identify an actual location to conduct a survey aimed to identify the different types […]

 The culture of the fire service has been developed over years of tradition. This tradition has helped create the personnel policies that have been established surrounding a para-military type of organization. In this unit, you have looked at how you can deal with conflicts, complaints, and mistakes as well as how to use a process when it comes to following personnel rules. For this assignment, […]