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Early childhood education's role in achieving sustainable development

The report introduced the world to sustainable development as a key global concern. Since then even school curricula have made efforts to include such concepts as natural resources and climate change.

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Global warming's threat to Pacific island nations and their exclusive economic zones

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Organizational Readiness for Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing

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U.S. government agencies and the evolution of environmental ethics

The United States government has had a long history with the environment, beginning with the very beginning of the settlement of the Pilgrims, through the industrialization era, forming the beginning principles of having national parks, and to today with the onset of climate change and the…

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Technological advances and their impact on modern agriculture

Agricultural techniques and technologies have changed vastly over the last several decades contributing to significant improvements in productivity.

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Environmental crimes under the Clean Water Act, RCRA, and Clean Air Act

With the current changes in weather patterns, strange climatic conditions and other uncontrollable natural disasters, there has been a lot of attention directed towards the environment and the way people may be contributing to the degradation of the environment in small ways that is summed up…

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Chernobyl nuclear disaster causes and immediate health effects

The disaster that occurred at Chernobyl changed the way the world views Nuclear Energy. It caused a lot of damage to the surrounding environment as well as to people's physical and mental well-being. It not only affected the immediate area but also many other areas as well.

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Offshore wind energy development and the Nantucket wind farm project

The attitude of the energy industry internationally has changed, and there are two important factors that are the prime reasons for this - the environmental impact due to the different international protocols that have been agreed on, and the cost of the energy at present along with the likely…

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Preparing organizations for the fourth industrial revolution workforce

Introduction The world is beginning to experience industrial revolution for the fourth time. These changed are evidenced in a range of developments including artificial intelligence, genetics, 3D printing, biotechnology, robotics, and nanotechnology among others.

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Flood Protection Performance Assessment: Nerang Catchment

Examines the Nerang River floodplain catchment in Gold Coast, Australia using reliability, resiliency, vulnerability, and hydraulic simulation models for climate adaptation.

Environment

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