Essays on Natural Resources

There’s no denying that our population boom will bring new developments and expansion, but I believe that we can do so without compromising our natural ecosystem. We must preserve the integrity of our natural environments without harming the human population. My current view of nature...

Executive Summary: The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) task is to oversee the use, preservation, and conservation of the state’s natural resources. There are twelve divisions in the ODNR: Forestry, Parks and Recreation, Soil and Water Resources, Natural Areas and Preserves, Watercraft, Wildlife, Geological...

Lignocellulosic Biomass – the broadly utilized lignocellulosic materials as feedstock to deliver ethanol seem to be: Horticultural buildups (sugarcane bagasse (SCB), rice straw and wheat straw) Vitality crops (quickly developing trees and grasses) Ranger service squanders (dead trees and tree limbs) Civil strong squanders (family...

The growing failure of mineral prices on the international market, advancing debt crunch and declining revenue to finance socio-economic development in many African countries has refocused attention on how to efficiently and most favorably use the continent’s vast mineral sector through prompt application of the...

One major shift will be the use of certain natural resources such as; algae, flax, coconut husks or even using cooking-oil to produce airplane fuel, often called “Bio Fuel”, this is a huge advantage because the airplanes engines will not have to be replaced, changed...

Currently, in everyday life, fossil fuels are the world’s primary energy source. It is formed over millions of years from organic materials (remains of dead animals and plants) and is mostly used to power vehicles and generate electricity. Types of fossil fuels includes coal, oil,...

The highest consumption rate in today’s world is of fossil fuel. They are a man’s best friend. Fossil fuel is a term used to describe a collection of energy sources formed by natural processes like anaerobic decomposition during the Carboniferous age millions of years ago....

In 2012, Russia’s total electricity generated in nuclear power plants was 17.78% of all power generation. Russia has also made plans to increase the number of reactors by 11 by the year 2030. Russia had hopes to dominate the business of exporting nuclear power plants...

Renewable energy is defined as the ‘energy that is derived from natural processes (e.g sunlight and wind) that are replenished at a higher rate than they are consumed’. In this article we are going to have a brief look at a type of renewable energy...

A Short porosity of Ethiopian Opal, precious opal mined in Ethiopia entered the gem and jewelry market in 1994. This opal is originated from a discovery made in the Menz Gishe District in the northern part of the Shewa State. Opals from this area occur...

Rising human population, particularly when coupled with rapid industrial and economic development, is a major cause of global environmental change. One of the most visible types of change caused by human activities is land cover change: the conversion of land cover from one cover type...

Word ‘Soil’ has been derived from Latin word ‘Solum’ meaning earthy material required for the growth of plants. Soil can be defined as a combination of organic as well as weathered rock ingredients present in the topmost part of earth soil crust. Soil Science or...

The variety of fuels used to generate electricity all have some impact on the environment, some negative (Power Scorecaard.) Scientist have addressed many problems that generating electricity may cause. Nuclear power plants are generating large quantities of radioactive waste. Fossil fuel power plants release air...

Blue economy is the concept that depicts the activities of human being in the oceans and coastal zones to enrich the livelihood of the people with simultaneous effort to preserve the marine area free from pollution and hazards so that the life standard of the...

The tragedy of the commons addressed by Garrett Hardin in 1968, was explained through the notion of the human condition in which individuals tend to overconsume on common limited resources for their overall maximum gain which results into unsustainability and the destruction of the commonly...

Usually we like to blog about the positive (and pretty) side of our travel be it where we stayed, who we met or how we were treated. As the discussion of single use plastic becomes more common in the media, we felt obliged to share...

India is one of the nations with the biggest creation of vitality from inexhaustible sources. In the power part, sustainable power source (barring expansive hydro) represented 20% of the aggregate introduced control limit (71.325 GW) starting at 30 June 2018. Large hydro introduced limit was...

The environment encompasses the interaction of all living species, climate, weather and natural resources that effect human survival. It is all external conditions, factors, matter, and energy, living and nonliving, that affect any living organism or other specified system. Pollution in the United States; specifically,...

The earth is a term that envelops all living and non-living things happening normally on Earth or some district thereof. The idea of the regular habitat can be recognized by segments. Initial one is finished environmental units that capacity as normal frameworks without gigantic human...

Nitrogen containing compounds could be the “missing link” in the formation of haze particles that have plagued China. It is yet another typical morning, your alarm clock goes off and you slowly get up, ready for your morning routine. All of a sudden, your nose...

Thousands of years ago, burying wastes have already been an effective way in helping the environment. However, because of the increase in population in the present time, digging a hole is not enough. With the larger number of human population, equates larger amount of wastes,...

Introduction Biota can be defined as the flora and fauna of a particular region, habitat or geological period. The main source of radiations is sun. Radiations are not always dangerous but sometimes they can be really dangerous, it depends on the type of radiation and...

Air pollution refers to a position of the Earth’s atmosphere when harmful or excessive quantities of substances including biological molecules, particulates, and gases are released. As the Chinese economy gained pace, it had a parallel growth for energy consumption as well. This energy consumption was...

Introduction Home to 35 fish species and specifically 15 from the Salmonnidae family is the Bristol Bay. (Chambers, Moran, & Trasky, 2012) A vital ecosystem that is a biodiversity hotspot, Bristol Bay is home to the juvenile salmon who mature in the lakes and rivers...

Boron Carbide is one of the hardest materials in the world, it has many uses due to its extreme hardness and resistance to wear. Boron Carbide was first discovered by Henri Moissan in 1899 when he reacted Boron Oxide and fused it with Carbon in...

There are so many people in the world now that I have lost count, but as more and more of us come into it the resources aren’t enough for all of us especially unrenewable ones which we are trying to reduce due to our own...

I think that we as Americans consume more resources. Our natural resources are needed for survival. These natural resources include water, sunlight, minerals, land and animals. Everything we use daily is from natural resources. I think that the American way of life can be up...

Natural resources provide a range of interrelated environmental functions and socioeconomic benefits, which support a variety of livelihood strategies for different stakeholders of the local community. Banni Grasslands Reserve form a belt of arid grassland ecosystem, located in northern part of Kachchh district. This area...

Introduction Water is one of the most important resources we have on this planet. Water is life and life on this planet would not exist without water. Water plays a crucial role in all aspects of my life and is used for the most basic...

Introduction The United Nations has described food security as “the condition in which all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life”. With...