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Global warming, population growth, and the engineering ethics of sustainability

James Ward Sustainability lecture is a sobering reminder of the effects of industrialization and the modern, Western lifestyle upon the planet. For too long people on a policy level and an individual level have ignored the real costs of burning fossil fuels on a mass scale.

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Causes and impacts of accelerated global warming trends

Global warming is a phenomenon that has many opinions, from the scientific, to the political, to the ridiculous. A major rift between the more rational arguments has been the question of whether global warming is actually occurring or if the earth is simply in a geologic time of natural warming.

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Government regulation and consumer choice in food politics

Food politics refers to the political aspects that are related to the manufacture, control, regulation, inspection and delivery of food.

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Three experts examine global warming's community impact

According to the many sources the five most immediate dangers of global warming are: 1) the melting of the polar ice caps, 2) the effects on the economy, 3) the increased probability and intensity of droughts and heat waves, 4) the likelihood that warmer waters will generate more hurricanes, and 5)…

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Vannevar Bush and Eamon Kelly's visions of technological progress

Technology never ceases to amaze us. As technology advances, so does society. Vannevar Bush talks about how he sees technology emerging. Bush wrote the article as We May Think more than sixty years ago, yet the concepts mentioned in the article are very forward thinking for those times.

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Reasons for pessimism about America's future prospects

I can certainly understand why some people are so pessimistic about their future expectations. In the United States, the economic collapse triggered by the busting of the so-called "housing bubble" in 2008 have led to the worst recession in recent American history.

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Global warming, pollution, and the Medieval Warm Period Project

Rapid growth of the global economy profoundly effects modern economic development and stability, labor, and, most especially, the environment.

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The evolution of the Republican Party from abolitionism to modern politics

The major political parties in the United States today are the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. Presently the Democrats occupy the executive branch and have the majority in the U.S. Senate; the Republicans have the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. The U.S.

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Does Canada have too much business regulation?

Canada have too much business law? Would we be better off with less regulation? Small businesses in Canada often complain that existing business regulations are needlessly stringent.

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Environmental uncertainty and organizational effectiveness in the U.S. EPA

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is a federal organization that is responsible for safeguarding human health and the environment from any potential harm. It was formed on December 3, 1970 under President Nixon.

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