Deforestation / Environmental Impact on Third World
Countries : A 6 page overview of the environmental effects of
deforestation on Third World countries. Discusses
clearcutting, impacts to the fragile ecologies and ancillary
impacts such as global warming and interruption of the carbon
cycle. Bibliography lists 7 sources. Defors.wps

Deforestation and its Effects on Medicine &
Biopharmaceuticals : A 5 page overview of deforestation and
the negative effects which deforestation presents to medicine
and the identification of plants and other biological materials
which can be used to treat human disease. Bibliography lists 5
sources. PlntMed.wps

Businesses’ Pollution Control Costs : A 5 page essay on
some of the costs faced by businesses in bringing themselves
into compliance with existing and ever-expanding
environmental regulations. The Clean Air Act of 1990 was in
itself expected to become the costliest set of regulations ever to
have been imposed on America’s companies, but its expansion,
announced last year with EPA enforcement to begin just after
the turn of the century promises to put another bite on U.S.
businesses that may prove to be the last regulation they can
bear. Though some industry leaders try to turn the regulations
into advantages for their companies, many already have all they
can do to simply compete in today’s business climate without
additional, expensive regulations. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Pollute.wps

Pollution Control : A 4 page paper examining the “best”
means for controlling the growth of pollution in any
country—whether industrialized or developing. The paper
briefly discusses air and water pollution, but concentrates more
on the growth of the world’s human population. Developing
countries with burgeoning population centers have tried
varying methods of controlling their population growth with
little success, and the paper concludes that the most effective
means of control is through education. Bibliography lists 3
sources. Pollute.DOC

Environmental Ethics as Profitable : A 12 page paper
discussing the feasibility of businesses making a profit while
still maintaining environmental ethics. Hypothetical
circumstances are detailed as well as actual companies. Ben
and Jerry’s Ice Cream is described in detail illustrating the fact
that environmental issues need not be a financial loss to a
company. The importance of having environmental ethics is
also detailed throughout. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Ethprof.wps

Environmental Auditing / ISO 14000 : This 8 page paper
discuses the requirements of ISO 14001, which is the
Environmental Management Systems Auditing process for
companies. This new series, ISO 14000, will be a far reaching
set of standards which will dramatically change the way
companies address environmental issues. Although voluntary,
international demand will result in companies who want to do
business on a global basis to become certified. The paper
discusses different aspects of this set of standards as well a
brief overview for reasons this was necessary and why it will
impact global marketing. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
ISO14000.wps

Cleaning Up Oil Spills : 12 pages in length. The world’s
oceans and shorelines have been ravaged by the significant
damage caused by crude oil spills. Tankers that have fallen
victim to the wrath of Mother Nature or human error have
strewn tons of slick and mucky cargo across waterways, land
strips and animal habitats. While prevention is the key to
avoiding such disasters, there still remain unforeseen factors
that continue to establish oil transport as a dangerous endeavor.
When oil spills occur, clean up efforts must begin immediately
in order to reduce the any further damaging influences. The
writer discusses the many aspects of an oil spill clean up effort.
Bibliography lists 7 sources. Oilclean.wps

Exxon Valdez / Case Analysis : 10 pages in length. Case
study of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound,
Alaska. Many catastrophic implications -- economic as well as
with regard to public relations -- have been associated with the
accident. This paper will provide an overall case study analysis
pertinent to the situation. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Valdcase.wps

"Whistle Blowing" & The Responsibility of the Engineer :
A 6 page paper examining the special responsibility that
engineers have to "rat" on individuals, groups, and agencies
who violate enviornmental principles, codes, laws, and/or
integrity. Various popular cases are cited to illustrate how
genuinely important it is for engineers to act ethically and
disclose everything they know. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Engineth.wps environment, ethics
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