2,855 words

Environmental attitudes in developed and developing countries

The objective of this work is to examine the differences in attitudes towards the environment in the developed and developing world.

~15 min read

View paper →

2,700 words

The green movement's origins, evolution, and future in a consumer society

Green Here to Stay? The "Green Movement" encompasses the ideology of ecology, conservation, environmental concerns, the feminist movement, and peace movement. If it sounds like the hippies of the 1960s grown up, it is probably at least partially true.

~14 min read

View paper →

2,762 words

Celilo Falls, stormwater detention basins, and stream restoration systems

Celilo Falls: This is an issue that was originally created when the government of the U.S. damned up a portion of the Columbia River - the Bonneville Dam in 1938 - for a source of electric power and for navigation. It created Celilo Falls.

~14 min read

View paper →

2,628 words

Pinniped predation on anadromous fish in the Sacramento Delta

The project is designed to examine the link between marine mammals and fisheries in the area of the Sacramento Delta, looking particularly to the impact pinnipeds have on the anadramous fish populations and recreational fishery in this region.

~14 min read

View paper →

3,930 words

Environmental ethics, capitalism, and political inaction in developing nations

It is an awe-inspiring natural world that humans have evolved into and inherited. In it, through it, and notwithstanding its fragile underpinnings, for better or for worse (more on the "worse" side than the "better") humans have carved out cities, countries, societies and standards of living.

~20 min read

View paper →

5,595 words

The Bush administration's rejection of the Kyoto Protocol

The environment and its cleanliness are vitally important for the survival of the human race. This is true in the United States, and in other countries all over the world.

~28 min read

View paper →

7,144 words

Consumer attitudes toward foreign cuisines among Bangkok tourists

According to EIU ViewsWire (2003), "Growth in the tourism industry in recent years was the result of the depreciation of the baht against non-Asian currencies (which improved competitiveness relative to destinations outside the region), aggressive marketing campaigns and an increase in the number…

~36 min read

View paper →

3,122 words

Extreme weather events and ocean warming as evidence of global warming

Many of these weather patterns are related to El Nino or La Nina storms, which are two-to-eight-year weather patterns where changing wind streams pick up warm surface water from the oceans and increases humidity, according to Tim Flannery in his 2005 book The Weather Makers.

~16 min read

View paper →

5,117 words

Multinational corporate environmental responsibility and sustainable development

The issue of multinational corporate ethics in the area of sustainable development has forced the hand of many CEO's to act in what is perhaps against the better wishes of their shareholders, but perhaps not of the stakeholder.

~26 min read

View paper →

5,960 words

Nike's founding vision, strategic innovation, and global growth

Nike is a globally recognized multinational corporation founded by the Stanford Graduate School of Business graduate, Phil Knight, and Bill Bowerman who was the track and field coach at the University of Oregon.

~30 min read

View paper →