Essays on Ecology

Shrublands These areas mostly covered with shrubs, scrubs or woody plants not taller than 5m. They are predominantly used as habitats for browsers and a few grazers such as giraffes, goats, zebras, camels etc. Shrublands occur in arid and semi-arid areas. In Kenya they can…

There are two well known renewable sources: wind energy and solar energy. Solar energy and wind energy are two difference sources of one form and they both have some similarities and variations. Both solar and wind power turbines make use of a battery device in…

Facts According to Gallup Survey (US) in 2017, 71% of respondents prefer Alternative Energy such as wind / solar over 23% who preferred production of oil and gas. [1] Not surprisingly, youth is encouraging renewables more than elderly people. The worldwide wind capacity reached 486’661…

When looking into the water conservation I found that back thousands of years ago people would just pick up and move when they had problems with not having any water. “When wells ran dry from overuse, or rivers became polluted with human waste, they just…

The government states that, ‘Since 1972, the EPA’s Clean Water Act has prohibited the discharge of any pollutant to waters of the United States unless the discharge is authorized by a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.’ (Stormwater Authority, nd). The EPA is the…

The ocean is the single most vast and mysterious being on our planet, home to millions of species and trade routes. Our oceans contain the most complex ecosystems, like coral reefs, the deep sea, mangroves, and estuaries. Although we know a lot about our waters,…

Corrosive downpour eating up New England backwoods. Homes based on harmful destinations. Unswimmable streams and urban communities shrouded in exhaust cloud. The United States appeared to be exceptionally unique before the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) showed up. Somewhat less than 50 years back, President Richard…

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent agency proposed to the Senate and House of Representatives by President Richard Nixon on July 9, 1970 via the signing of Reorganization Plan No. 3. In his message to Congress explaining his reasoning behind the…

Frontline’s War on the EPA documentary brings to light certain agenda setting approaches and policy legitimating challenges in the environmental policy arena. To give a little background, the documentary starts by outlining Obama era policies and what the overall environment was like for coal workers….

It is no secret (to most) that we as a world community are at a pivotal moment in regards to climate change and our global environment. More and more we are starting to see and feel the effects of hundreds of years of neglect and…