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Coral reef desertification: global threats and management challenges

Coral reefs are under threat worldwide. An estimated 58% of reefs are classified as threatened and 11% of the original amount of coral reefs has already been lost. The makeup of remaining coral reefs is also rapidly changing.

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Environmental justice and distributive land policy in American politics

America's environmental policy orientation has endured a tumultuous and often compromised path.

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Mountaintop removal mining and environmental devastation in Appalachia

The issue of coal mining in the Appalachian regions has in recent years been the cause of much debate and contention. The central concern in this debate is the dramatic and severe impact that coal mining has had on the environment of the region.

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Media's role in shaping public perception of global warming

The reality of the global warming has been underlined by numerous studies and reports in recent years. However there is a disparity between the way that the reality of global warming is envisioned and socially received and perceived.

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Tangible benefits of community recycling programs for environmental conservation

What are the tangible benefits to be achieved when a community becomes involved in a recycling program? The first and most obvious benefit of recycling, as this paper will reflect, is the responsible reclaiming of the materials that can be reused through technology.

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Globalization's impact on Canadian vehicle emission policies and the AirCare program

The objective of this research is to answer the question of: "What kind of impact does globalization have on Canadian policies concerning air pollution, specifically concerning motor vehicle air pollution?

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Cloud computing system installation for Centre Strada high-rise condo

The Vancouver City Council recently approved a policy requiring all new building rezoning to meet the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold standard.

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Sustainability leadership and responses to global challenges

Current global occurrences have posed a great challenge to the continued existence of living things on earth. At this stage in the history of man, humanity is struggling with a lot of challenges; and these challenges are not restricted to region or race.

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Eco-marketing's impact on Thailand's hospitality industry customer behavior

In the contemporary competitive business environment where a substantial market share has become one of the important strategies to stay in business, increasing number of businesses are using eco-marketing to achieve competitive market advantages.

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Transition to ecological civilization: Oreskes, Conway, and Klein

TRANSITION FROM MODERN WESTERN INDUSTRIAL CIVILIZATION TO a POSTMODERN GLOBAL ECOLOGICAL CIVILIZATION, AS DESCRIBED IN THE WRITINGS OF ORESKES & CONWAY, KLEIN, AND BERRY

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