Social: Companies want to reduce costs and are willing to sacrifice peoples health and safety
Enironmental: Global warming and pollution
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Chris DeDecko
– Climate, unsustainable use of resources, Waste, Clean Water
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Peter Chen
Important environmental and social issues are the environmentally unhealthy things we do that are easily avoidable, yet socially acceptable
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Emilie Gibeau
The commercialization of natural spaces. Ex. Parks Canada acting as a business and attempting to pump more tourists into the park.
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social issues = unemployment, poverty, homelessness. Environmental issues = ozone layer depletion, deterioration of fragile ecosystems
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ziluezheng
global warming is the most important issue today. The increase amount of C02 emission from modern industry and our excessive lifestyle.
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Priyanka Vasudev
A social issue is insufficient wages paid to workers in other countries, this is caused by large companies who want to reduce costs.
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Megan Barnabe
Deforestation (especially the Rainforest) for housing and land for agriculture because of the increase in population
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Manveer Tatla
Pollution of ocean waters–> unregulated dumping practices, leaking oil tankers
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Jessica Ng
Ice caps melting– gas (carbon dioxide) emmissions; depletion of ozone layer; increasing global temperatures
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Kwok Ching Him
S&E issue: Global warming, ozone depletion, pollution
Cause: Globalisation, increase in people’s living standard (higher consumption / waste -
faiyazmoosa
Pollution, green house gas emissions, increased unemployment (affect of a global recession), poverty, starvation, waste disposal issues
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Andrew Grange
Ocean Pollution,
Improper disposal of waste, Radio Active Dumps.. -
Rachel Lee
What are important social and environmental issues today? What are the causes of these issues?
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