First, the company leadership knowingly replaced the naturally occurring ingredients with the synthetic ingredients without changing the label on the packaging. This action violated the regulations set in place in the 1960s allowing consumers to have adequate and truthful information about the products they purchase. Second, the chemicals the company used to replace the natural ingredients are known to cause serious physical side effects including heart attacks and strokes. These side effects are a result of the stronger potency of the chemically generated ingredients as opposed to the naturally occurring ingredients the company originally utilized for the products. Finally, there is a dangerous lack of oversight by FDA regulators into the safety violations of companies such as Chemins leading to a reduced rate of public health and safety.
James Doher Informative Speech Outline Proposition: To persuade the audience to oppose offshore oil drilling. Intro: Oil and gas are a necessity to everyday life; however, there are safer ways to extrude these chemicals than what has been done in the past. Stop offshore oil drilling or make it safer for the environment. There are many other ways to obtain oil without harming the environment. Where were you April 22, 2010-Earth Day, just 2 days after the BP oil spill, and how did you help sustain the Earth?
Cox says that we need to reduce the use of air conditioning because it uses fuel to work and burning fuel results in pollution (Cox 344). Air conditioning is one of those technologies which cause global warming due to adding green house gases in the environment. But Cox neglects the benefits of having air conditioning. For instance, AC not only helps to maintain room temperature, but it also removes extra moisture from the air. (“AC also helps to clean the air by removing dust particles in the air”).
NBB attempted to develop an idea for a bill known as the “bottle bill” that would promote glass recycling by adding a deposit on purchases that would be returned to the consumer upon return of the bottles. However, other companies have viewed this as a tax on their product and see it only as raising the price of their product, and did not agree with this type of bill. 3. Are you more likely to purchase a product from a company with a strong commitment to sustainability? I would favor purchasing products from a company that is taking great strides towards developing an industry that is environmental friendly.
In the article “Too safe for our own good?” published in “The Washington Times” July 21, 2010, the authors Henry I. Miller and Gregory Conko report the overuse of the ‘’precautionary principle’’, which is defined as ‘’a belief that governments should implement regulatory measures to prevent or restrict actions that raise even conjectural threats of harm to human health or the environment’’. As an example, the authors discussed Bisphenol-A (BPA), a chemical contained in consumer products. The authors state that The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) denied the banning of BPA because it was not found evidence that this chemical can cause negative effects on people’s health. Conversely, environmental activists sustain the idea that BPA causes considerable damage, because of this it should be banned. In addition, Miller and Conko argue that regulatory decisions should be based on risk-benefit.
Bring Back the Electric Car The United States depends too much on oil, specifically foreign oil. Not only does it cause environmental issues for the whole world but also economic issues for the United States as well. To fix this problem, American car companies should re-create the purely electric car. If the electric car was brought back, it would not only help the environment, but also if American companies were the ones to take the first steps back to purely electric cars, it could help stabilize our economy. I say ‘bring back’ because the electric car is not an idea that hasn’t been tried before.
Every corporation is created in order to make profit and provide a service or a product to the consumer.Most consumers do not understand the complexity of the products they buy and the possible harm they could cause.Since large corporations created such a product, they alone have the knowledge of how to safely dispose of their product.Therefore corporations should provide information on their products to aid the consumer to understand the possible dangers of the products they purchase and how to dispose of them safely. Last but not least, no solution is 100% effective.There will still be pollution created by the products manufactured by large corporations. Corporations should therefore provide a solution that will minimize any loss they might make in disposing the byproduct of their products, dispose their products safely and involve the consumer in the disposal procedure, in order to educate the consumer as well as informing the consumer of what to do and what not to
The invasive nature of drug testing can make it seem like a negative thing, but in reality it is a tool that is used to keep people safe. In 1989 two Courts determined that mandatory drug testing is not a violation of the constitution when the person being test is a railroad worker or government employee, even without a warrant or probable cause to believe that particular person is guilty “Drug Testing” (law.justia.com). The Court restated the in National Treasury Employees Union v. Von Raab case what they previously had determined in the Skinner v. Railway Labor Executives case. These two cases both involved railroad workers. Breath, blood, and urine samples were allowed to be required from the workers whenever deemed necessary.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, is authorized under the act and sets the standards and oversees the entities that are subject to enforce these standards. The law has been amended in 1986 and 1996 to not only protect the water coming into our homes but also its sources. This includes ground water wells, lakes, reservoirs, rivers, and springs. The EPA sets health based standards that protect fresh water against any kind of man-made or naturally occurring contaminant that can cause illness or harm from consumption. At its inception, this act primarily focused on treating water at the tap only and did not offer solutions at their sources.
With the public feeling the pressures of the extra cost of gas prices the US lawmakers as well were beginning to wonder if Exxon Corporate Social Responsibility Policy had any effect on their high profit margin. US policy makers were called to investigate the matter further as retirement packages upwards of $400 million were given to the CEO Lee Raymond. Exon defended its high prices through newspaper ads and the media. 1.) Rising gas prices impact on products and services: It seems hard to think that rising gas prices can have an effect on anything other than our wallets but when it hits our pockets other things in our economy suffer as well.