A system is made of storages and flows. All living things use energy to do everything. Ecologists trace the flow of energy through ecosystems to identify nutritional relationships. The ultimate source of energy for nearly all living things is the sun. Ecologists who trace energy and...
In ESS course the system approach is very important. Included in an environmental system, we find a an assemblage of parts, working together, forming a functional whole. Many types of environmental systems exist. From cells, to people, to cars to the whole planet. Systems occur...
The highest paying environmental jobs are energy managers, landscape architects and environmental layers. Environmental lawyers help clients with environmental concerns, such as: Air and water pollution. Waste management. Waste recycling. These lawyers are the people you call when looking to get a permit for your new construction...
Sustainability is the key to a better future. Humans rely on natural resources for business, activities, and survival. Ignoring it can lead to the exhaustion of natural resources. Sustainability is important to study even if you aren’t an environmental science major. Business majors need to learn...
Global climate change is not a future problem. How does climate change affect us? Changes to Earth’s climate driven by increased human emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases are already having widespread effects on the environment: glaciers and ice sheets are shrinking, river and lake ice is...
The term sustainability is broadly used to indicate programs, initiatives and actions aimed at the preservation of a particular resource. However, it actually refers to four distinct areas: human, social, economic and environmental – known as the four pillars of sustainability. What are the 4...
Sustainability is an idea that can be applied to activities and communities as well as to physical resources. Environmental sustainability is strongly linked to social sustainability - that is, creating sustainable communities - and sustainable economics. Sustainable Development provides an all-embracing term. The Brundtland Report, “Our...
The main ways to stop climate change are to pressure government and business to: Keep fossil fuels in the ground. Fossil fuels include coal, oil and gas – and the more that are extracted and burned, the worse climate change will get. All countries need...
Climate change caused by the global increase in temperatures triggers multiple negative effects on the planet. These effects interrelate with each other and increase their violence, putting at risk the species that inhabit the Earth, including the humans. How does climate change affect sustainability? There are...
There are several ways we can reduce the effects of pollutants on the environment. What are some of the most damaging things to the environment? Global Warming Car pollution is one of the major causes of global warming. Cars and trucks emit carbon dioxide and other greenhouse...