Reference no: EM131345290
Environmental Justice and Mountaintop Removal
This week you will learn about the method of mountaintop removal as a means to extract natural resources from deep within the Earth. Before you begin, watch Mountaintop Removal pt. 1 of 2 andMountaintop Removal part 2 of 2. Then, write a paper that utilizes at least four scholarly resources to discuss this technology in regards to environmental ethics. Your paper should address each of the following concepts below:
a. Discuss how mountaintop removal presents a case of environmental justice.
b. Describes how mountaintop removal might impact animal habitat and the human environment.
c. Discuss whether it is necessary to preserve nature in the areas affected by mountaintop removal.
d. Describe the responsibilities that coal companies and current residents of the communities affected by mountaintop removal have, if any, to future generations of people who might live in those areas.
e. Present a conclusion concerning whether coal companies or residents should have a greater voice in deciding how the land is used. Be sure to support your answer by using the concepts learned in class.
Your paper should include an introduction with a developed thesis statement to set up the paper, as well as a concluding paragraph that sums up your discussion. Additionally, your assignment must be two to four double-spaced pages in length (excluding the title and reference page) and be formatted according to APA (6th ed.) style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. You must use at least four scholarly resources to provide sufficient detail of the topics listed above. Cite your resources in text and on the reference page!!!
|
Discuss the public administrator in a lawsuit
: When an attorney works on a civil lawsuit involving the government, his or her most direct source of information will usually be public administrators. The attorney will speak with public administrators to obtain knowledge, records, and testimony ..
|
|
Subsystems of the binuclear family
: Compare and contrast 3 subsystems of the binuclear family.
|
|
Essay - body size and modeling
: Write a 750 word analysis essay from this list: Obesity, Body size and modeling and Single parent families
|
|
Explain ferraro and johnson reasons
: Explain Ferraro and Johnson's reasons as to why women stay in abusive relationships.
|
|
Case of environmental justice
: Discuss how mountain top removal presents a case of environmental justice and describes how mountaintop removal might impact animal habitat and the human environment.
|
|
Addressing the social problem
: Analyze two major ways that each organization is addressing the social problem you have mentioned. For example, are they helping to create homeless shelters, are they helping people receive drug treatment, or are they working with state and local ..
|
|
Explain the differences between case law and statutes
: Many public administrators work within the executive branch of the state or federal government. Accordingly, the public administrator is responsible for helping the governor or president implement laws. Several sources of law in the United States ..
|
|
Parenthood then some of the advantages
: Discuss the factors that have contributed to the increase in deferred parenthood then some of the advantages?
|
|
Write about a specific event in your life
: Write about a specific event in your life that will engage readers, and that will, at the same time help them understand the importance of the message you are relating
|