Sharon asks…
Where can i find sight of the most recent environmental issues?
i need 1 page plus sight on an issue that involves the environment, and i need to write a summery about it and other stuff. It needs to be extremely current like with in from oct. 20 till today would be best.
The Expert answers:
Here’s an article I read today which I found interesting:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/oct/24/forests-government-heritage-private-developers
Although if that doesn’t suit your needs, just have a browse through:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment
Susan asks…
What’s a good book that talks about the environment, global warming, and other earth issues?
I’m trying to write a fictional novel about humans destroying the environment but I don’t know a lot about it… What is a good book that talks about today‘s environmental issues? Topics such as pollution, destruction of habitats, the atmosphere, and global warming are key to what I’m doing.
Please, I’m not looking for science textbooks. I just need to know basic things about the environment and a short book would do fine. Thanks.
The Expert answers:
Elizabeth Kolbert is my greatest influence on global warming and the environment. Her article is long but very informative. Http://www.wesjones.com/climate1.htm This was an artical what was put in New Yorker magazine.
A short but good article you can also read:
http://www.livescience.com/environment/050630_oceans_acid.html
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-dMWGRys6aa_XpBRW8maZPnay52Qj_6U-?cq=1&p=12 I have written a paper on this little over a year ago which is a mere summary of all of the info available in the sources I provide.
Lizzie asks…
Why are we not serious towards environmental issues?
Today everybody talks about development but what kind of development we need is not known. Filling ponds, water bodies etc. and making houses over there is a kind of development, cutting trees and destroying forests by making roads, schools, colleges etc. is another kind of development. There are so many such examples. Can you suggest any solution.
The Expert answers:
As humans, we don’t do anything till it hurts. For recorded history, we don’t react until it becomes painful.
Everyone knows on some level that we should drive fuel efficient cars. But big cars were selling and selling. Then, a couple of years ago, gas hit $4 a gallon. THEN everybody wanted fuel efficient cars and they sold like hotcakes. Then gas prices went down, and so did the sale of small cars.
Most people won’t care about dirty air until they start coughing. Most people won’t care about clean water until a brown sludge comes out of their tap.
That’s human nature. As long as we’re not affected, we don’t care.
Some solutions are to make it hurt. Several commentators have suggested putting a tax on gas to keep it at the $4 level. That would force drivers to conserve. Not many politicians have the guts to follow through on that. But those are the ideas that may people change behavior.
Sandy asks…
I need a good list of environmental issues…?
Only serious ones please.
I need a list of any environmental issues that you think are pressing today, e.g. litter.
Thanks!
The Expert answers:
Climate change
Global warming
Greenhouse gas
Desertification
Ecological crisis
Endangered species
Soil pollution
Air pollution
Noise pollution
Nuclear warfare
Soil contamination
Water pollution
Thermal pollution
Overuse of resources
Deforestation
Over use of Fossil fuels
Intensive farming
Irrigation (which destroys river systems and natural land)
Land degradation
Light pollution (light as in illumination)
Overgrazing
Overpopulation
Resource depletion
Lack of Waste management
Poor Waste management concepts
Poor Sanitation
Poor Solid waste treatment technologies
Poor Waste water treatment technologies
Radioactive waste treatment
William asks…
In your opinion, what is the most critical environmental issue facing man or society today?
The Expert answers:
It’s the danger of the invincible ignorance that certain groups of people display toward the obvious and general decline of the state of our environment. If you pretend it isn’t there, that is not going to make it go away like magic, people.
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