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Theories explaining the collapse of the ancient Mayan civilization

The mystery for the collapse of the Mayan civilization has been a major focus for researchers in the field of archaeology for many years.

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Walmart's unfulfilled sustainability promises and hidden environmental costs

Walmart's Greenwash: How The Company's Much-publicized Sustainability Campaign Falls Short, While Its Relentless Growth Devastates The Environment"

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Policy implementation across financial, environmental, and social objectives

The organization has a mandate which serves as a broad sense of direction, but the policies it enacts are more specific actions that it undertakes. At some government levels, policy can be more generalized, such as a policy of promoting free markets, for example.

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Infill development and smart growth policy in Sudbury, Ontario

Residents of Sudbury, Ontario, say the town is at a critical turning point. Politicians voice a need to pursue a greater share of mining revenue from the province. Civic associations in Sudbury would like to see a new arts and convention centre constructed.

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The 9/11 Commission Report's approach to counterterrorism strategy and national security

The 911 Commission Report focuses on the specificities of the September 11 terrorist attack and the nature of Al Qaeda as a threat to domestic security. Its scope is narrower in focus than either the National Security Strategy or the National Strategy for Counterterrorism.

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Personal conflict management styles and political disagreements

How do I react to conflict? I took the Conflict Style Questionnaire and for the rating on person "A," I had 4 out of five between 15 and 20, which is representative of a "strong style." That is a dear female friend of mine and I tend to say away from strong arguments, hence several number "4's" in…

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Arctic sea ice decline and its ecological and economic consequences

Arctic sea ice consists of two types of ice. The first is old ice that has existed for thousands of years, since at least the last Ice Age, and the second is new ice that forms each year. The older ice is thick, while the new ice is thinner.

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Environmental issues in 2014 political advertising and activism

Davenport, Coral, and Parker, Ashley. "Environment Is Grabbing Big Role in Ads for Campaigns." The New York Times. The New York Times 21 October 2014. Web. 9 November 2014.

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The World Health Organization's advocacy for universal access to primary care

One major goal of primary health care is better health for all. Furthermore, the major international initiative to foster this goal is from the World Health Organization who has advocated since the late seventies to improve global public health by improving access.

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Temperature fluctuations in wood versus gas heating systems

Many people often take our environmental temperatures in our homes for granted. A majority of us have automated heating and cooling systems, electric or gas systems for example, that regulate temperature within a range of a roughly a couple of degrees.

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