Issue: Overfishing
Cause: Trying to maximize profits while not considering the long-run effect. (Decreasing population of what is fished)
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Ali Jatoi
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karina08
Global warming which is caused by increased greenhouse gas emission, pollution due to technological advances such as vehicle transportation
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Teodor Karov
Issue: Desertification
Causes: Overgrazing and deforestation in order to meet global production demands for fuel/construction materials -
quentinclark
Environmental: climate change (greenhouse gasses), radiation (japan)
Social:Gap of wealth between rich and poor (gov’t programs, financial) -
theochapman
Environemntal issue: Soil degradation/deforestation. Social cause: Business trying to produce as much as possible to satisfy massive demand.
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alexbutler
Increasing carbon emissions in BC due to mountain pine beetle. Climate change makes better habitat, beetles kill trees, dead trees=CO2 emisn
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Huan Yan
Reason: rapid surge of carbon emission that distort the balance of natural ecosystem.
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avijitsingh
– Causes –> Globalisation, human advancement and exploitation of natural resources. A lot of wastewater & air quality
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zhaopeng
socail issue: the gap between the rich and the poor; Environment issue: carbon dioxide emission (global warming)
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shomasmah
Disappearing”middle class”More evident gap between well-off and not well-off. Cause:Corruption of salaries (ie: CEOs, professional athletes)
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cheralynchok
Oil spills, due to accidents on the water or a lack of proper shipping.
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admin
Due to palm oil corporations’ lack of concern for the environment and local communities, deliberately lit forest fires in Asia are an issue.
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CarloCabahug
Acid rain due to significant amount of emissions coming from factory productivity. Animal testing due to cost efficiency.
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weichengli
Issues:acid rain, climate change, increasing water levels, harmful products,ppl no care
Causes: greenhouse gas, fossil fuels, pine beetles, -
Huan Yan
Global climate change, which is causing way more extreme weather conditions around the world.
Desertification and deforestation as results. -
amyqiu
population growth leads to increased usage of resources -> pollution
industrial revolution -> unenvironmental practices became widespread -
garyyu
Reliance on limited fossil fuels, caused by the lack of effective substitutes and an inelastic demand for the product.
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juliejeehyepark
Global Warming- pollution, deforestation, energy waste, factories’ waste, oil spills
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amyqiu
population growth leads to increased usage of resources -> pollution
industrial revolution -> unenvironmental practices became widespread -
avijitsingh
– Climate change, the environment is constantly changing. The ozone layer is depleting. Hazardous materials use. Energy use. Urbanisation.
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Mert Dalaman
Global Warming, Water pollution, Air pollution, Soil Erosion, E-Waste
Causes: Manufacturing, Waste (Household & commercial) -
geniechang
issues: tragic accidents such as oil spills (danger to animals, natural resources)
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julianheaney
Increasing disparity of wealth as a result of a lack of regulation in capitalist economies ( i.e. US health system, or housing market crash)
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Lucien Lu
E-waste due to transnational manufacturing and services.
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Kelly Trach
What is an environmental issue? And what might it be due to?
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KIRIMO JOHNSTON
blogs.ubc.ca/kirimo12/2013/10/24/httpwww-bnn-canews2013108activist-investors-destroying-companies-costing-jobs-top-corporate-lawyer-aspx/
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CarloCabahug
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CarloCabahug
Breaking technology in posture improvement
A new interesting device has recently hit the markets, and some may see it as a disaster however it does seem to have its place within our world of ever developing technology. It is the Lumoback posture sensor, and it does what its name suggests, it senses bad posture and beeps to correct it in […]
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KIRIMO JOHNSTON
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Kelly Trach
Office Hours Change for Tues Oct. 22
Office hours on Tuesday, October 22/2013 will be 1:15-1:50 pm ( instead of 12:30 to 1:30 pm) The hours are being shifted because the instructors have a Comm 101 instructors’ meeting that day that conflicts with the regular office hours. It’s the only time that all 5 instructors are available to meet.
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