Communication Themes in Mowat’s “Observing Wolves” and Goodall’s “First Observations”
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This 5 page report discusses the two essays and the work of the authors in the context of how each demonstrates unique communication skills and understanding. Both writers present evidence that the communication that takes place within and between species cannot be dismissed lightly. No sources listed.
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Community assembly along proglacial chronosequences in the high Arctic": A review of the research of Hodkinson, Coulson, and Webb
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A 3 page summary of this scientific article. The author identifies the researchers' hypotheses and conclusions. No additional sources are listed.
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Comparing 2 Essays on Global Warming
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A 6 page paper comparing 2 essays. Ross Gelbspan (2004) and Andrew Simms (2005) each present argumentative essays that endeavor to persuade their readers, first of all, that global warming is real and dangerous to humanity as a whole and secondly, that this reality should prompt social change. Simms addresses a British readership; Gelbspan writes for an American audience, and their arguments draw on similar assumptions. However, their writing styles and approach to the topic are quite different. No additional sources cited. kh2rgas.rtfassumptions. However, their writing styles and approach to the topic are quite different. No additional sources cited.
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Competitive displacement and bimodal distribution, and keystone species
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A paper which looks in detail at the bimodal distribution of species resulting from competitive displacement, and also explains the importance of keynote species in ecological/ environmental management. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: JLbimod.rtf

Computer Use in Agriculturally Oriented Businesses
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This 4 page paper examines a small farm and a nursery business. Owners are interviewed and research done to discern the differences and similarities between the two types in respect to computer use. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Conducting a Research Study/Attitudes on Environment
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A 5 page research paper that details in a tutorial manner how to conduct a research study on whether or not middle class respondents are more like to express environmentally-friendly behaviors. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Conflict Over the Dolphin Slaughter in Taiji, Japan
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This 10 page paper discusses the conflict over the slaughter of dolphins in Japan. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Conservation & The Redwood Forest
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An 8 page paper that discusses the conservationist and economic arguments concerning the redwood forest in Northern California. The paper further looks at the environmental, financial and psychological arguments behind redwood forest issues, and relates the available conservation efforts that, if used, could save the forests for future generations. Future generations not only refers to the people who enjoy the forests for recreation and profit, but the world of people who benefit from its natural air-cleansing properties. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Conservation And The Environment
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A 5 page paper that begins with data about global warming. This paper is an exploration of topics that could be of sociological interest in terms of conservation and the environment. The essay comments on attitudes of Americans regarding the environment and the differences between verbal opinions and behaviors. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Conservation Efforts in Madagascar:
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This 10 page paper discusses the unique wildlife of Madagascar and reveals the many conservation efforts to protect this wildlife. Furthermore, this paper outlines the forces which impede such efforts and why conservation in Madagascar is so important. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: GSReserv.rtf

Conservation Officers and Poachers
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A 10 page paper which examines the methods conservation officers are employing (different techniques, equipment, etc.) to stop poachers in the United States. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TGpoach.rtf

Conservation Status of Bears
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This 5 page paper discusses the conservation status of bears, and what their needs are in the conservation effort. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: HVBearSt.rtf

Considerations for a Rooftop Garden
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A 10 page exploration of the design elements that would go into a rooftop garden. Rooftop environments vary significantly from ground level environments. Design parameters must take this fact into consideration. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Considerations in Salmon Farming
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A 5 page overview of Salmon farming, one specific niche of the aquaculture industry. The author emphasizes that while the environmental problems confronting our salmon resources are difficult to address, the problem of making salmon available as a food choice is being addressed with the establishment of salmon farming techniques. Salmon farming as a while, however, has resulted not only in benefits but in certain negative impacts to the native salmon resource as well as to the environment. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Consumerism
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This 5 page paper outlines the value-basis of modern consumer society and discusses the extent to which these value are compatible with sustainable development. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
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Contaminated Underground Water in New Jersey
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This 5 page paper addresses the problem New Jersey faced during the 1980s with fears of contaminated groundwater. The importance of groundwater is discussed as well as remedies implemented by the state. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Controlling Canada Geese Populations
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This 6 page paper provides an overview in respect to the problem of Canada Geese. The overpopulation of the species and the dilemmas they cause for humans is outlined. Several methods of control are explored in depth, including some humane solutions. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Conventional and Alternative Agriculture
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This 5 page paper examines both convention and alternative agricultural methods. The paper argues that alternative methods are best. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Corporate Social Responsibility And Energy Management
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This 14 page paper is written in two parts. The first part of the paper looks at the concept of corporate social responsibility discussing what it is or why companies may choose to adopt it, frameworks may be used as guidance and essential elements of corporate social responsibility strategies. The second part of the paper looks at the concept of energy management, examining why and how it takes place and uses the example of Hewlett-Packard to demonstrate energy management in practice. The bibliography cites 12 sources.
Filename: TECSRenergy.rtf

Corporate Social Responsibility and the Virgin Group
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This 3 page paper examines how the Virgin Group fits into areas of social responsibility. This paper reports that the group does several things, inclusive of paying attention to environmental issues and the problems that exist in Africa. Bibliography lists 5 sources
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Corporations and their Responsibility to the Natural Environment
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This 2 page paper examines the problem philosophically and practically. Both sides of the argument are discussed. No bibliography.
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Correcting Negative Externalities
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A 4 page paper defining externalities and how they lead to market failure, then discussing three approaches (regulation, cost-benefit analysis, adopting sustainability measures) to correcting negative externalities. Negative externalities are "spill-over" qualities or items that carry social costs. When producers fail to acknowledge those social costs, the costs are there just the same. Milliken is one company that gives potential negative externalities the attention they deserve. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Cost-Benefit Analysis in Environmental Decisions
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A 5 page paper presenting a memo to President Bush discussing the value of subjecting environmental alternatives to cost-benefit analysis to determine their real worth. Cost-benefit analysis is highly useful for putting the relative value of choices into perspective. It brings with it the value of reducing emotional issues to factual ones, and allows the emergence of policy that is truly beneficial, not only for the present, but also for the long term. It allows policy makers to make choices that will be sustainable over time. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Crimes Against Nature by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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A 5 page paper which reviews and analyzes Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s work Crimes Against Nature. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Critical Review of Davis's Ecology of Fear
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of this book, and a critical review of the author's ideas. Los Angeles is discussed in depth, particularly as it pertains to natural disasters that, according to the author, are socially constructed. No additional sources cited.
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Crocodiles vs People: A Possible Solution?
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A 13 page paper describing crocodiles and discussing ways in which people can coexist with them. Crocodiles coexisted with the dinosaurs, but they have survived their reptilian relatives by 65 million years. All 23 species were listed as endangered in 1971, but only seven remain so designated. In 2000, it was discovered that crocodile cartilage possesses the same anti-tumor bioactivity as does shark cartilage. Preservation of the crocodile could be important for more than only the ecosystems in which they live. Management in Australia has demonstrated that crocodiles and humans can indeed coexist, without undue strain on either the crocodiles or the humans. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
Filename: KS-crocs.wps

Cultural, Archaeological And Historical Information On Hazardous Waste Facilities In The United States
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3 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses the Industrial Revolution, automobiles and solid waste treatment plants as they relate to the cultural, archaeological and historical aspects of hazardous waste facilities in the United States. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCHazWaste.rtf

Current California Real Estate Market: Influences
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5 pages in length. There are a number of variable to take into consideration when examining the influences of today's California real estate market, not the least of which include interest rates, construction costs and legislation. California, one of the highest priced real estate markets in the country, has experienced exponential growth over the past several years where home sales are concerned, which has analysts and laypersons alike debating whether such a trend represents impending inflation or a solid market. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCCalRealEs.rtf

Curtailing Trophy Hunting
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5 pages. The purpose of this paper is to explain the ethics regarding the hunting of trophy animals versus that of hunting for food. This will be tied in to the book Bloodties : Nature, Culture, and the Hunt by Ted Kerasote. The purpose herein is to emphasize that one way to curtail trophy hunting is to increase the emphasis we put on ethical education when people are getting their hunting licenses. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Dam Projects in Southeast Asia
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A 5 page paper discussing the Asian determination to build large dams even after the rest of the world has abandoned them as not being beneficial. Not only are they incredibly expensive to build, they also have environmental and social costs that previously had not been recognized. All of Southeast Asia seems to be determined, however; China's Three Gorges project will be the world's most costly. The paper uses the example of Egypt's Aswan High Dam as well. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Darwin's Origin of the Species
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A 5 page book report discussing some of Darwin's major concepts. Points discussed include natural and artificial selection; the rise of new species from existing ones; and Darwin's own discussion of "difficulties" with the theory. The paper also discusses common ancestry, speciation and variation within species. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Data for Assessing a Site to Hold Hazardous Waste
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This 10 page paper identified data sources that could be used to help identify a site suitable for storing hazardous waste. The paper identifies a range of data sources that will help identity characteristics of areas such as low population density, dry hard rock, near road and rail links and avoiding sites of special scientific interest or nature reserves. The bibliography sites 8 sources.
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David Christian’s Article on Trans-Civilization/Trans-Ecological Routes
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A 2 page overview of the article published in the Journal of World History. Notes that this article is far more than just another history article. Emphasizes that instead it is an observation of the ecological destruction which went hand in hand with silk roads, that series of trade routes linking China, Europe and Africa. No additional sources are listed.
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Decreasing the United States Dependency on Foreign Sources of Energy
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This is a 3 page paper which discusses the potential for use of renewable alternative energy sources within the United States. The bibliography has 4 sources.
Filename: JHDecr.rtf

Deep Ecology v. Social Ecology
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A 5 page research paper that takes the form of a hypothetical dialogue between "deep" ecologist Arne Naess and "social" ecologist Murray Bookchin. The writer defines both schools of thought and discusses their perspectives. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Deforestation
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8 pages in length. The writer discusses deforestation as it relates to soil erosion, species diversity and global warming. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Deforestation and the Decline of Rainfall in Rhodesia, Brazil
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This 5 page paper considers how the deforestation may be causing a decrease in the rainfall. The writer explains this by looking at local ecosystems as well as the water cycle, and then considers the evidence for this, remembering that global warming may be increasing rainfall. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
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Deforestation and Water Pollution in Brazil and the Colombian Amazon
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This 3 page paper discusses the problems of deforestation in Brazil and pollution of the Colombian Amazon and what we can do about it. It also discusses the way in which the U.S. and Canada worked to clean up Lake Erie. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Deforestation Of Amazonia, Madagascar And Indonesia: Loss Of Biodiversity
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8 pages in length. There can be no argument against the fact that tropical forests give life to the entities who flourish within its protective cover. The effects of deforestation and logging upon indigenous populations comes in many forms, including issues of air quality, food supply, shelter, protection from predators, habitat, population and climate concerns. Inasmuch as man has overpopulated himself right out of having a sufficient amount of supplies upon which to exist, he has taken to infiltrating some of the most delicate and precarious of regions – such as Amazonia, Madagascar and Indonesia – and inevitably butchering them beyond recognition. Those who are left behind to suffer the consequences of lost biodiversity are the inhabitants who are hard pressed to adapt to any other form of environment. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: TLCmadas.rtf

Dendrochronology
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A paper which looks at various aspects of dendrochronology (tree ring dating) with regard to the methods used and the various applications which dendrochronology has in historical and archaeological fields. Bibliography lists 13 sources
Filename: JLdendr.rtf

Depletion of Grasslands
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A 10 page paper that explores the issue around the depletion of grassland in the United States. The writer argues that the answer to the problem was identified in a study conducted in the Middle America (Jornado Project), and that that resolution is prescribed burning of brush to revitalize grassland areas. The paper provides two projects that are incorporating that process. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Depletion Of The Earth's Ozone Layer
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7 pages in length. Considerable efforts have been made to conquer the ongoing effects of a number of atmospheric planetary degradation, including air pollution, acid rain, acid snow, ozone layer depletion, global warming, the greenhouse effect, solar ultraviolet radiation, photochemical smog, ultraviolet radiation , chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), sulfuric acid, industrial emission, automobile emission, atmospheric carbon dioxide, reduction of biodiversity, synthetic toxins, industrial development, urban development, reduction of photosynthesis, aerosol cans, nuclear war and meteoric contact, but the question remains: How far has mankind really come to eliminate the detrimental aftermath so prevalent up until now? The writer discusses ozone layer depletion as it relates to environmental degradation. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Desalination in Kuwait
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A 10 page memo to the president of a company contemplating expanding to Kuwait. The memo reports on the economy of the country, social factors and implications for the company. Kuwait's market is limited by virtue of its size and relatively small population. The memo recommends establishing a state-of-the-art desalination plant in Kuwait, which already imports water. As world water supplies continue to be stressed, the plant will serve an existing market and can provide Kuwait with a non-petroleum export commodity. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Desertification in the Sudan
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A paper which looks at the causes of desertification in the Sudan, and suggests national and international policies which might be implemented to address this issue. Bibliography lists 3 sources
Filename: JLdessud.rtf

Design Considerations for Nature Reserves
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An 11 page overview of the many design considerations which go into the planning of nature reserves. The author emphasizes the importance of insuring desirable biodiversity both by appropriate design and by appropriate management of the reserve once it is created. Mitigation projects are featured as welcome, if not ideal, opportunities for nature reserve design. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: PPbiodiv.rtf