Decline in Bees The decline in bees has dropped about 80%(honeybees) and 60% (bumblebees) since 1970. Bees are so important because they don’t only just make honey, they pollinate more than 90 of the flowering crops we rely on for food. There is a direct connection between the bees pollinating the crops and our ability to provide food for our families. One of the reasons why the bees are declining is that it is largely due to loss of habitats, intensive farming and overuse of pesticides and herbicides. Bees need flowers, and there are very few flowers to be found in the farmed countryside these days.
Industrial hemp provides thousands and thousands of uses and hemp products usually are cheaper and last longer…something college students can appreciate! Also, many students are uninformed about the differences between marijuana and hemp. c. Thesis Statement : With hemp having an estimated 50,000 uses, the ability to hinder deforestation/help the environment, and being the number one textile for thousands of years, hemp farming needs to be legalized in the United States. d. Preview of Main Points: * What is hemp and industrial hemp * Why is it illegal to grow * Where else is it grown? * Reasons why it should be legal to grow in the US.
None of these methods are new. This has been happening for more than a million years but at a very slow rate. Neighbors that grow any kind of citrus tree pass it on from tree to tree just like it would be in the vineyards. Having to deal with this problem of these invasive species it is costing the state of California at least $3 billion dollars a year. According to California Invasive Plant Council for Spring 2009 says that weeds alone cost California $82 million a year and that also suggest that invasive species has cost the United States $138 billion.
Charles II (1630–1685) touched over 8,000 sufferers of the disease in one year. The Renaissance was moreover focused on rebuilding the arts, and population, and after the plague no one had understanding or what science or healthcare was. With the new distractions of the theatre, music, art, etc., not many wanted to spend time in a lab. Many people didn’t want to disturb what was "God's will" and bring on
One problem women have faced since the 1950’s was unfair pay. Before World War II, women were expected to stay at home and take care of the family. During the war however, many women had to work in the workplace
The fiddle-leaf fig (Ficus lyrata) is a popular outdoor plant in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 10B and 11. In other regions, the plant is frequently grown indoors and is desired for its large, coarse leaves that can grow up to 12 inches long. Unlike other houseplants, however, the fiddle-leaf fig is very difficult to propagate from cuttings. Attempts to do so routinely end in frustration and failure. The best way to propagate this particular fig it through a process known as air layering.
Most of those factory sites are actually in China, where 85 percent of the fake trees sold in North America originate. Labor standards there don’t adequately protect workers from the dangerous chemicals they are handling. Fake Christmas Trees and Other Health Problems In addition to PVC, fake trees contain lead and other additives designed to make the otherwise rigid PVC more malleable. Unfortunately many of these additives have been linked to liver, kidney, neurological and reproductive system damage in lab studies on animals. The Children’s Health Environmental Coalition warns that fake trees “may shed lead-laced dust, which may cover branches or shower gifts and the floor below the tree.” So heed the advice of the label on your fake tree, which tells you to avoid inhaling or eating any dust or parts that may come loose.
A wet nurse is a woman who breastfeeds a baby that is not her own. According to a 1901 census about sixty-eight percent of the house hold had between about three and seven members. Most women and men occupation connected to the straw weaving industry. That shows that there weren’t any other jobs better than weaving. Even though many women did the same hard labor jobs like the men’s did, it was still count less than what men’s did.
Hemp could be an easy more efficient and more environmentally friendly alternative to cotton. For hundreds of years hemp was used to make various commercial products like paper, rope, canvas and textiles. Many years ago hemp was unjustly banned. However, hemp has recently been rediscovered as a plant that has enormous environmental, economic, and commercial potential. The major problems with cotton are that the plantations require a lot of herbicides and pesticides, they use a lot fertilizer and they use up massive quantities of water.
The high street clothing industry accounts for a massive share of Western retail. Every year, 100 million shoppers visit London's Oxford Street alone. Globalization means that materials and labour can be purchased in different parts of the world where costs are very low. Also, industrialised methods of growing cotton mean that fabrics can be produced quickly and cheaply, and in very large quantities. These savings are passed on to the customer, meaning that high street fashion is available at increasingly low prices, and much of it is regarded as disposable.