Drilling the oil and cleaning the oil from the underground wells, is not something that will be done overnight as it will take several years just to take the oil out and a few more years to clean it out of which the forest will be exposed to many toxins through this process. This will affect and change the pollution, and the weather and health conditions of the environment. The rainfall will be exposed to this toxins and pollution, which will in turn harm the animals that will drink from that water. Once the forest has been touched with the drilling of the oil, it will permanently damage it, as the forest will never return to being like it originally was as if nothing had ever happened there. The last and final step is “Risk Characterization.” I believe that the damage to the Bridger Teton National Forest will be inevitable based on the information we have gathered in the two steps “Dose-response Assessment” and “Exposure Assessment.” As mentioned before, it will take many years for the forest conditions to return to its normal stage and these will affect every species in the
In 1605-1612, the colonists experienced the longest drought (Doc B). Because of the lack of rain, they weren’t able to grow crops (Doc B). The seasons also caused diseases to spread (Doc E). The occupations of the colonists contributed to the colonist dying. They brought gentlemen, rich men that didn’t work with their hands, and they wanted other people to build their houses and hunt for their food (Doc C).
The mountain pine beetle epidemic is causing environmental and social impacts to much of British Columbia. Our forests are very important and will no longer be able to maintain their role if changes are not made. The devastation has had a sweeping impact on B.C.’s ecological, and economical well-being. Additionally, recent studies are drawing attention to the carbon-emitting properties of the dead forests, which is a global concern. A popular misconception developed that the current provincial mountain pine beetle epidemic began in Tweedsmuir Provincial Park.
Furthermore, it would also have a heavy influence on the amount and quality of farming. If the water were to become polluted due to human contamination, then that would result in even less fresh water for farming food. This would be extremely detrimental due to the fact that the population of California is expected to grow from 35 million to 55 million by 2050. Therefore, resources would become even scarcer, and prices, in turn, will sky rocket. Each of these components are a recipe for failure, and would leave the southern part of the state-which contains two-thirds of the state’s population-with very little fresh water
When reading the old Atlantic Monthly article by John Muir; I realized that if we do succeed in saving innocent children we must preserve a world for them to live in. Everyone needs trees to breathe, but the foolish loggers that are destroying trees find it to be fun and get money out of the trees barks and hides (Doc A). John Muir declared the giant redwoods of California can live for 3000 years! (Doc A) When Jesus was born some of the giant redwood trees in the Sierras were already once thousands of years old. These trees and other forests are disappearing.
While this reduction in mosquitoes is a positive, the negative would be greater. An estimated 90 illnesses will occur with four being fatal do to the use of Malathion. Trees, birds and fish will be harmed if not die off completely, and this will disrupt the natural ecosystem that still lives in this area. Not only will the ecosystem be harmed but the economy will suffer due to the reduction in tourism. Economic long term effects are still unknown about this pesticide; therefore to use this pesticide could cause irreparable damage to the environment.
Colony Collapse Disorder The colony collapse disorder of honeybees has become a very problematic issue. The Natural Resources Defense Council states that nearly that nearly one-third of all honeybee colonies in the country have vanished, putting many fruits and vegetables at risk. A controversial type of pesticide called neonicotinoids has become a prime suspect in this phenomenon, as it affects bees’ sense of direction and making it hard for them to find home. In order to prevent this disaster from continuously occurring, neonicotinoids should be banned or used more sparingly and replaced with an alternative type of pesticide. Author Brandon Keim, author of article “Controversial Pesticide Linked to Bee Collapse” states neonicotinoids began to be used in the mid-1990s as less-toxic alternatives to human-damaging pesticides.
Another big effect of deforestation is the fact that it causes soil erosion. It is estimated that 15,000 acres of topsoil are washed away each year. Which lowers the productivity of the land so it can't be used for growing crops or anything. In 1999 the government of Haiti tried to limit this deforestation, by developing a 15-year Environment Action plan, this plan proposed to by trying to develop an alternative fuel source. The plan is failing due to political instability and lack of
Some elements of legislation indicate a measure of panic. Within a year of the onset of plague, during 1349, an Ordinance of Labourers was issued and this became the Statute of Labourers in 1351. This law sought to prevent labourers from obtaining higher wages. Despite the shortage in the workforce caused by the plague, workers were ordered to take wages at the levels achieved pre-plague. Landlords gained in the short term from payments on the deaths of their tenants (heriots), but 'rents dwindled, land fell waste for want of tenants who used to cultivate it' (Higden) and '...many villages and hamlets were deserted...and never inhabited again'.
While most commonly known for erecting large stone heads, the indigenous Polynesian residents that once inhabited the island are also notable for their inability to adapt to their unsustainable situation, resulting in their eventual demise. As the islanders' population grew over a gradual period of time, they faced a crisis: As they cut the forest down quicker then it could regenerate, and hunted wildlife too frequently, native plant and animals became extinct. As Jared Diamond pointed out, “any islander who tried to warn about the dangers of progressive deforestation would have been overridden by vested interests of bureaucrats and chiefs” (Diamond, Jared). This illustrates how a society that fails to recognize negative externalities and that avoids innovating sustainable living practices will inevitably die out. Thus, creativity can help us analyze current situations and extrapolate consequences that may result from poor habits.