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Forrest Colburn's theory of apolitical consensus in Latin America

Forrest Colburn argues in his book, Latin America at the End of Politics that ideological conflicts between the conservative and liberal ideologies have lost their pull in Latin America and a new more apolitical consensus about government has emerged regionally.

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Designing a federal agency to address potable water scarcity in the United States

You are a successful upper manager at an important federal agency. The President and Congress have become concerned about scarcity of potable water in the United States.

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Global warming as a human-caused health crisis

World Health Organization (2013) reports that, in the last century, the earth's warmth increased by approximately 0.75 degrees C. And further at more than 0.18 degrees every decade in the last 25 years.

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Environmental challenges of population growth and food production

What are the most challenging environmental issues that will face humanity over the next 50 years? And what are the best ideas for options in the face of these challenges? What are some companies doing to mitigate (reduce, reuse, and recycle resources) the problems on a local level?

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Environmental and social risks of China's Three Gorges Dam

The Chinese government believes that construction of the Three Gorges Dam has helped produce solutions to the country's energy needs, and to flood control (of the Yangtze, the third largest river in the world).

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Business plan for a sustainable bed and breakfast startup

The new business will be a service business that operates as a small scale bed and breakfast. The hotel will consist of one large single family house that is rented by the room in a major metropolitan area that operates in a few independent niches.

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Health impact assessment of California's cap-and-trade regulations

This paper provides a summary of the journal article titled "A Health Impact Assessment of California's Proposed Cap-and-Trade Regulations." (Maxwell, Paul, & Linda, 2012, p e 52).

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Comparing air, land, rail, and maritime transportation methods in global supply chains

Technology and globalization have had an enormous impact on the shipping and supply chain dynamics. The transportation industry is highly competitive as air, land, maritime, and rail companies battle for positioning.

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Porter's five forces analysis of Tesla Motors

Tesla Motors competes in a niche segment of the an automobile industry, which is the electric car segment. Specifically they occupy a luxury component of that segment. The macroenvironment is an interesting one, not the least because it is in a state of flux.

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Environmental issues and the effectiveness of scientific versus political responses

Sustainability More About Politics Than Science? The environment is a word which refers to the natural effects around us including the atmosphere, seas and oceans, rocks and mountains, plants, ice formations, human beings, stars and several others.

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