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Politics, News & Issues > Energy Issues Chernobyl: Big nuclear tragedy: 2 of 6

One of the greatest environmental disasters of the 20th century was the Chernobyl catastrophe. It is even regarded as the worst nuclear accident in history (Mazgaj et. al, 4). As such it is important to determine how such a human made crisis was able to occur. Using the Pressure and Release Model (PAR Model), this paper will...
Business > Management Ethics Voluntary corporate responsibility benefits everyone: 1 of 3

The emerging trend of voluntary corporate responsibility is advancing human and environmental rights globally but must not be mistaken as any more than a preliminary measure that must also be coupled with government regulations and stakeholder activism. Many corporations are beginning to introduce ethical codes and internati...
Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness Assessing environmental flaws in Canada: 1 of 1

Introduction In June 2003 MOE issued the MNR a new approval, the Declaration Order, for forestry activities undertaking on Crown lands under MNR's Class Environmental Assessment (EA) for Forest Management. This policy change can largely be accounted to budget cutbacks, which resulted in the MOE transferring much of their for...
Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness Environmental risks linked to sewage management in Canada: 1 of 1

Introduction Municipal wastewater effluent is constituted of a rank blend of water, human waste, pathogens, microorganisms, and a toxic cocktail of chemicals. However, billions of litres of raw and untreated sewage are being directly discharged into Canada's rivers, lakes and oceans annually. As the Canadian population conti...
Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness The debate on legalizing DDT: 4 of 6

"To have risked so much in our efforts to mould nature to our satisfaction and yet to have failed in achieving our goal would indeed be the final irony. Yet this, it seems, is our situation". Rachel Carson illustrated our current plight over 40 years ago in her famous book, Silent Spring. How have we become so technically ev...
Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory History: How the market rose to dominance: 2 of 3

Marx's Original Concept: Primitive Accumulation Marx introduced the concept of primitive accumulation in order to explain how the capitalist mode of production comes into being during the origins of capital. The process occurs largely when public or common land is privatized. For Marx, this happened in England during the tra...