What Is Environmental Education?
Today, there is an all important global concern about how to preserve and protect the world’s environment and environmental education is a key component to achieving that preservation. Many governments, businesses and environmental activists spend a lot of time trying to undo damage that has already been done. However, as with many of the world’s [...]
How Pollution Contributes to Extinction Pressure
The spread of pollution as we all know, affects both humans and wildlife worldwide. However, unlike human beings who are capable of surviving just about anywhere, most species are reliant upon specific environments for their survival. Climate change, for instance, has already been responsible for changing the distribution of species worldwide. Many of these organisms, [...]
Social Impacts of Pollution
It is well known that the majority of pollution is caused and emitted by the most developed nations. North America, in particular, is responsible for a large portion of both chemical and greenhouse gas emissions. This is partly due to the relatively high standard of living that is enjoyed here which includes transportation, heating and [...]
Lead Continues to Pose Developmental Threats
Most people are aware of the damage to cognitive development that arises as a result of lead poisoning. In fact, it was used as a sweetener for wine during the Roman Imperial Era and even then Roman contemporaries knew it was a neurotoxin. It is especially harmful to pregnant women and children, causing blood and [...]
How Pollution Affects Endangered Species and Bio-Diversity
Pollution doesn’t only affect human health directly. It also has a tremendous impact on the natural environment and the organisms that inhabit it. This is especially true for endangered and threatened species that rely heavily upon specialized environments or lie high upon the food chain. Whether as a consequence of habitat destruction, direct poisoning that [...]