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Global climate change, human rights, hunger, and political corruption

The four unit course in Contemporary Global Environmental and Social Problems explores and critiques some of the most pressing global social / environmental issues and problems that are not limited to one nation or region.

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1,583 words

How climate change denial movements hindered global environmental progress

Technological and environmental progress has been a tremendous boon for humanity, but came at the price of environmental degradation and disaster.

~8 min read

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2,110 words

Addressing climate change through sustainability and clean energy innovation

Timed Suicide or Evil Hoax? Introduction Climate change is a controversial topic in today’s day and age. Some are skeptical as to whether it is actually happening and some know for a fact that climate change is real and is really a threat.

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1,737 words

Mitigating climate change through sustainable food consumption and production

IntroductionFood security is quickly becoming a very contentious and combative issue within society. Not only are populations rising at an alarming rate relative to available land capacity, overall family consumption of goods and services is also increasing.

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567 words

Al Gore's argument on climate change and civilization in Earth in the Balance

In Chapter three of his book Earth in the Balance, former vice president Al Gore makes the point that our civilization is heavily dependent on stability in the climate. For the last ten thousand years, we have experienced the same sort of climate with very few changes.

~3 min read

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Canada's climate change policy and greenhouse gas emission reduction targets

The climate of Planet Earth is heating up, as we know through the empirical research conducted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) over the past twenty or more years.

~9 min read

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Research Paper Undergraduate 2,105 words

Evidence for Global Climate Change: Causes and Solutions

Explores natural and human causes of global climate change, CO2 emissions, sea level rise, coral bleaching, and clean energy solutions to reduce warming.

Environment

~11 min read

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Research Paper Undergraduate 2,965 words

The Little Ice Age: Climate Change and Geographic Impact

A geographic review of the Little Ice Age covering its causes, timeline debates, and regional effects on Greenland, Iceland, and Alaska's glacial landscapes.

Environment

~15 min read

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Research Paper Graduate 13,364 words

Nuclear Energy Decline vs. Climate Change: A Qualitative Analysis

A qualitative content analysis examining why nuclear energy usage is declining despite its potential to address global climate change, covering social, political, and economic factors.

Environment

~67 min read

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Ruddiman's anthropogenic climate change theory and scientific evidence

Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum: William F. Ruddiman's Evidence for Long-Term Anthropogenic Climate Change A family huddles together for warmth in a the center of an especially thin-walled thatch hut, the sputtering fire little warmth to combat the wind that finds its cold and hungry way into every…

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