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"This research paper discusses oil spills as an environmental issue with particular reference to the East Coast of the United
States. In recent years, the East Coast has suffered a large number of oil spills, a few of which have occurred in New England, but it has thus far avoided the very large spills of the type which have occurred elsewhere. Oil spills pose a major threat to the human and marine environment in the oceans, inland waterways and surrounding areas. This will continue so long as the world continues to rely to a large degree on petroleum as a major source of energy. Since the major Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska in 1989, the United States has begun to take measures to..."

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"This research examines the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), with a view toward assessing current proposals before the Congress to either reauthorize, restructure or terminate the program. The CERCLA was enacted in 1980 as a mechanism for cleaning up sites across the country that were contaminated by toxins (Hoffman 4). The discovery of toxicity of significant levels at Love Canal in Western New York was a major motivation for the enactment by the Congress of the CERCLA. Had there been no discovery of the toxicity at the Love Canal site, the likelihood is that an environmental cleanup law such as the CERCLA never would have been enacted."

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"Companies do not conduct their business in an isolated environment. In today's global economy, events from throughout the world can affect the activities of small business in small towns in the United States. Factors which can affect business include social and cultural influence, international considerations, legal ramifications and financial influences. When OPEC imposed an oil embargo during the 1970s, it was a response to the political situation in Israel and the support that Israel received from Washington. The end result, however, is that consumers throughout the United States, who had no direct influence over any of these events, paid higher prices for their gasoline. Understanding how the business environment can affect companies is critical to their long-term success. This research examines some critical ..."

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"As the twentieth century ends, scientists and politicians finally have begun to acknowledge the severity of the assault being endured by the global environment. For approximately the last 30 years environmentalists have been announcing that the world has reached a dangerous level of toxicity. In World War III: Population and the Biosphere at the End of the Millennium Michael Tobias argues that "our unrelenting proliferation" is going to lead first to overpopulation, next to an unsustainable environment, and third to the final extinction of all life forms. Now as this century draws to a close, experts and amateurs alike have begun to recognize that the world may soon reach toxic levels which could eventually make the earth uninhabitable. By focusing on the year 2025 as a target date...",

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" The Removal of Mercury and Mercurial Compounds From Wastewater
Over the past several decades, increasing attention has focused on wastewater reclamation. Legislative measures aimed at protecting the environment currently regulate wastewater composition. In addition, with greater demand for fixed natural water supplies, wastewater renovation has become more important. Potential reuses may include agricultural and industrial processes; wastewater may even find its way into potable supplies. The processes involved in wastewater reclamation are complex. A multitude of pollutants may be present in any given effluent. One contaminant which has long been recognized as a potential threat to human health is the metal, mercury. Within the environment, mercury may take a variety of forms. Perhaps the most toxic of these are the methylated mercurial compounds."

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"INTRODUCTION
In April 1992 Los Angeles experienced the worst riot in an American city when the first of the juries trying the police officers accused of beating motorist Rodney King acquitted those officers. This was the second major riot in Los Angeles, the first being the Watts Riot in the mid-1960s. After the earlier riot, city officials promised that they would find ways to bridge the gap between the black and white communities and reduce cross-cultural tensions in the city. Tensions between the races and among different ethnic groups continued, however, and exploded once more in the 1992 riot. Those tensions have diminished somewhat in the city, but they have not disappeared, nor have the underlying causes been fully addressed. This leaves it an open question whether these tensions might erupt once more."

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"Urban planning policies and architectural fashions have contributed to the loss of a sense of place and community in American cities. These policies did not intend that this be the result, and architects also were not trying to shift from the sense of place to a more isolated view of human beings. These results show, however, that planning can be directed too much at efficiency and not enough at either aesthetics or social meaning. The way people live is much affected by the environment in which they live. Left to their own devices, they will also shape that environment around their mode of life. Planners, however, shape cities around their current ideas of efficiency, often serving governmental rather than human needs, and constrained by economics, the interplay of special interests, and many other forces at work in the planning and ..."

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"The purpose of this paper is to describe, contrast, and compare the tropical cyclone, which can develop into a hurricane, and the tornado. Although the term "cyclone" is used also in popular parlance as a name for a tornado, this usage will be avoided here, since it would obviously be confusing. Cyclones and tornadoes are cyclonic phenomena, in that both consist of a mass of air that is whirling rapidly counterclockwise, but there are vast differences between them. The most important difference between the cyclone and the tornado is that the cyclone is a normal large-scale phenomenon--there are almost always cyclones somewhere within certain latitude belts of the northern hemisphere during many months of the year--but the tornado is a small-scale local phenomenon, and so inherently far more difficult to predict."

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"There are two arguments over the issue of global warming. One says there may be only mild, if any, increases in global and U.S. temperatures, while another says that scientists who do not recognize the significance and dangers of global warming are funded by the industry. This research examines these two arguments. First, the case for worrying about global warming is offered. Second, the case against getting over-alarmed is defended.

Case for Worry
The global climate?-considered the average weather, usually over a 30-year time period?-can be influenced by both natural forces and human activities. "Climate change" refers to any change in climate over time whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity.."

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"MEDICAL EFFECTS ON CHILDREN STEMMING FROM THE CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR INCIDENT
Introduction
This research examines the medical effect on children that have stemmed from the Chernobyl nuclear incident in 1986. The findings of this examination are presented in three major discussions, which are (1) a review of the incident, together with the general effects, both medical and non-medical, stemming from the incident, (2) a review of the specific medical outcomes of the incident affecting children, and (3) a review of the actions by governments and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in relation to the Chernobyl and its victims.
The Chernobyl Nuclear Incident.

The Chernobyl nuclear incident (at the Chernobyl nuclear.."

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"The Audubon Society was founded in 1886 to prevent the extinction of birds (Backman 98-100). The catalyst for founder George Bird Grinnell was the senseless slaughter of birds associated with the plume trade. The new society was named after John James Audubon who was Grinnell's boyhood idol.

Mission, Goals, and Philosophy
Rooted in more than a century of activism on behalf of birds, the National Audubon Society maintains the traditions of its founders (Flicker 6). Just as threats to birds have evolved, so have the methods applied by the National Audubon Society to effecting change on their behalf. No longer is the organization fighting the hunters of commerce. Today, threats to birds are less ..."

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"Protecting the American Crocodile

This paper will focus on the American crocodile. The discussion will show that the American crocodile needs to be protected. Moreover, the paper will point out some of the reasons why the American crocodile needs protecting.

The American crocodile is a unique species which differs from its foreign relatives, the Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus), the Australian crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni), the South American Black Caiman (Melanosuchus niger), and the Indo-Pacific crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus). Unfortunately, crocodiles outside of the United States are responsible for nearly 3,000 human mutilations yearly (Alderton 22). Theses deaths, coupled with the prominent position that crocodiles maintain in the.."

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"REGIONAL AND URBAN PLANNING: A LITERATURE REVIEW OF QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES
Introduction
This research presents the findings of a review of the literature relevant to the application of quantitative economic analysis techniques in regional and urban planning. This following section reviews background information on the need in regional and urban planning for the application of quantitative economic analysis techniques. Following the presentation of this background information, the concepts and techniques associated with economic base analysis are reviewed. One element of economic base analysis, export-base analysis, is covered separately, following the broader discussion of economic base analysis. Export-base analysis includes such quantitative analysis.."

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"This research discusses the book, When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals, by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson and Susan McCarthy, which presents anecdotal evidence for the existence of feelings in animals. This research also draws on several other sources to supplement the discussion.

Human emotions are often hard to describe. If people are unable to describe how they are feeling, are the people unable to feel emotion? Or perhaps they are of limited verbal ability and have difficulty expressing any thought. The argument that an emotion does not exist until a person is able to describe and verbalize the feeling is frequently used to discount and discredit the belief that animals have emotional lives. Animals can and do experience emotions. They express them through their actions and behaviors instead of words."

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"Introduction
Local, regional, national and international political decisions can have long-term effects on the ways in which companies conduct business. When public policies, such as those affecting the environment, take a significant departure from their historic orientation, the effect can be devastating to companies and organizations operating under the older guidelines. Yet there are times when public welfare or other compelling interests necessitate significant changes in policy to which business must adapt. This is the case with the 1996 ban on chlorofluorocarbons and the progressive ban on other ozone depleting substances. The scientific community has determined that these substances (commonly used at one time in aerosol propellants and in refrigeration systems) are contributing to the depletion of the ozone layer.."