The Delicate Balance, Part 1: The Cost of Science, Technology, and Population Growth
The impact of modern science and technology on the biosphere is profound. The earth's natural ecosystems have the ability to cleanse the water; recycle wastes, turning them back into nutrients; pollinate crops; generate and maintain soils and more, ...
Revolution of a Different Sort: How Improvements in Transportation and Communication Impact Industrial Revolution
The industrial revolution is also fueled by improvements in transportation. Until the 1820s roads are the primary link between the East Coast and the country's interior. The expense of hauling goods overland causes some people to explore alternative...
Revolution of a Different Sort: North and South Follow Different Economic Paths
Economically, the North and South follow quite different paths in the first half of the 19th century.The South remains agricultural; the North becomes industrial for several reasons: the even distribution of settlement, availability of water for pow...
Introduction to Waste Stream Management: Overview and History of Pollution and Environmental Awareness
While pollution has always been part of the industrial process, environmental accountability is relatively new. The founding of the Environmental Protection Agency and the introduction of basic measures to standardize emissions and treatment of liq...
Worlds Apart: Advantages of Wealthy Nations
Approximately ninety-six percent of research and development is carried out in the more economically advanced countries. These nations dominate innovation and the ability to transform technological breakthroughs into manufacturing processes.
Worlds Apart: Experience of the Poor. The
The contrast between the lives of the wealthy and their servants underscores the widening gap between rich and poor. The life of the exploited--the hours they work, the jobs they are asked to do, the conditions they live in--are not what any person ...