One of the main reasons Colorado refuses to pass the law is due to the cost of jail and lifetime surveillance - money of course outweighing the safety of children - enough said. Also, the reduced prison sentences are worth every cent because every year a violent sex offender or pedophile is in prison is a year protecting children from them. An understandable pitfall of Jessica’s Law is that it makes it nearly impossible to find homes for registered sex offenders due to the clause that states they cannot live within 2,000 feet of a school zone, park or where children gather. I concede that this makes it difficult and could be counterproductive since many become homeless and unable to keep under a close watch. This is a valid concern and can be dealt with state by state, the government spend astronomical amounts of tax payer dollars on nugatory programs.
In the summer of 1965, on Brainbridge Island in the Puget Sound area of Washington the game of pickleball was developed. Bill Bell and Joel Pritchard, both United States Congressmen, were trying to keep their kids occupied on a hot summer’s day. Starting on an asphalt badminton court in the Pritchard’s backyard, no one could find the shuttlecock to play badminton. So they improvised, using a waffle-type ball. But, as you could images, it was very difficult to hit the 3-inch ball with the lightweight badminton rackets.
Dr Euan Ritchie stated “When sharks were culled in Hawaii there was no long-term benefit because sharks attacks occurred immediately after”. Why then, waste billions of taxpayers’ money on a solution that has previously shown it does not work? In South Africa, again, according to statistics from the KwaZulu-Natal Shark Board, “less than 18 per cent of marine life caught on drum lines in South Africa in the 2011 to 2012 financial year have been great white or tiger sharks” with animals mentioned in the above paragraph contributing to the other 78%. A large scale cull would be highly redundant then as Australia would be no different from Hawaii and South Africa. In New South Wales and Queensland “there have been severe shark attacks on beaches that are protected by nets”, highlighting how wrongly this issue is being
In 1966 Congress were considering the construction of two dams on the Colorado River. The construction of these dams would flood a portion of the Grand Canyon, turning it into a 500 foot lake. The Sierra Club strongly disagreed and the day before a vote was to be taken, they ran numerous ads in papers “excoriating Congress for this environmental blasphemy” (Berry 76). Though The Sierra Club only spent around $10,000 out of their approximately $1.5 million dollar budget for that year, the IRS suspended their tax deductibility while they investigated the case. Eventually their 501c3 status was revoked.
It raises more than 300 cases in 2010. Because of the danger of using Bath Salt, the government finally took action. In 2012, President Obama signed the Synthetic Drug Abuse act and made it illegal to possess, use, or distribute the chemicals used for Bath Salt in 41 states. As we have seen, Bath Salt is really dangerous for people’s health. It can cause kidney failure, broken bone and muscle tissues, wrong behavior, even death and most likely suicide.
According to a biologist Hawaii survey done by Bishop Museum around 60% species are already endangered. Some actions were taken, the government has introduced management policies and new laws regarding this issue, but they are ineffective because they lack the manpower and capital. The enlargement of the tourism industry and development of Hawaii is making local people to struggle in trying to save their native culture. Many culturally important sights were changed with major resorts. For example the Keonaloa case, to build this resort 22 acres of the burial ground was sacrificed, for a construction of a hotel, tennis courts and etc.
Alexys Jones-Rice 1108 Lab Proposal 1 20 September 2011 Efficiency of Wood Finishing as a Termite Deterrent Introduction One look at a blind worker termite and the word that might pop into one’s head is helpless. However, many homeowner’s are now learning that these creatures may not be so helpless; instead they are causing billions of dollars worth of damages across the globe. One study in Indonesia estimates that in 1995 termites accounted for 200 million dollars worth of structural damage to buildings and 300 million dollars in 2005. (Hadi 2010). In order to control these termite invaders, chemical repellents such as hydroquinone and inoxcarb have been used to kill destructive termite species.
Trans Fat December 12, 2012 Trans Fat One of the ways Americans can avoid health problems caused by trans fat is for the government to heavily regulate trans fat. A couple of years ago consumers weren’t able to determine how much trans-fat was in products. Companies weren’t telling costumers how much of the hydrogenated oil ingredient was in their products. Because consumers weren't aware of this Americans were eating about five to six grams per day, Americans did not even know the damage they were making to their diet and also the health problem that would arise in the future. The daily amount recommended is less than 0.5 grams (Kalin, 2011).
Vaccinations Vaccines are not 100% safe, but what is? In the United States 350 people die from baths or shower related accidents yearly (Offit, 2012). People die from getting struck by lightening just by walking in the rain. Eating is a hazard for people because of the risk of choking but people still eat to stay alive. Getting vaccinated may have some risks but the benefits of getting vaccinated are way better than not getting vaccinated.
Demand for Dissection Specimens Increases Pressure on Threatened Species Researchers from the World Conservation Union reported in 2004 that a third of all amphibian species around the globe, including frogs, were threatened with extinction. Although habitat loss, pollution and climate changes are the primary causes, demand for dissection specimens only makes matters worse. Analysts estimate that as many as six million wild frogs are destroyed each year in the U.S. alone for dissection! (Couldn’t find Canadian Information) Frog dissection has many benefits, including specific lessons that extended basic biology. It has its negative side with the declining population but it also has a very good experience for the human race’s