Category: Conversation

Introduction Water pollution is a sustainability issue that has been present for decades (Schwarzenbach, R. P. et al. 2010). It is important to understand more about this issue as it has both direct and indirect impacts on human health (Vallance, S., Perkins, H. C. and Dixon, J. E. 2011). For example, people drink freshwater, feed…

Sustainability, a concept that can be defined in many different ways by specialists. In general, it composes of three key elements, the environment, the economy and the social system (Kuhlman & Farrington, 2010). To achieve sustainability, people are trying to maintain a balance between them and finally sustain well-being in not only the current generation…

Have you ever tried organic food before? If yes, how often do you purchase organic food? According to a consumer survey, around 3% of the respondents purchase organic food every day, more than that in the previous year. Also, 16.4% of the have consumed activities on organic food once a week (Hong Kong Organic Resource…

Introduction Today’s world is dependent on electricity, which is supplied from many different sources such as fossils fuels which emit harmful gases that pollute the environment and contribute to global warming by producing large quantities of CO2. However, with recent improvements in technology, renewable energy has been introduced in our daily lives in the form…

A Chinese pet-cloning company has announced the birth of the world’s first cloned Arctic wolf (Canis lupus arctos), which was carried to term by an unlikely surrogate mother – a beagle. The cloned female wolf pup, named Maya, and her beagle mother were unveiled to the world in a brief video at a press conference…

Located on the southeast coast of Mexico, Cancun generated $37.5 million in the past five years citation, welcoming around six million foreign tourists every year (as shown in Graph 1). This is due to Cancun being one of Mexico’s top tourist destinations, known for its exotic aquatic fauna and flora. Sustainable tourism is when social,…

Introduction to GMO Controversies Unlabeled. Unassuming. Untested (‘Genetically Modified Foods’). What’s the truth about genetically modified organisms (GMOs)? Genetically engineered foods have affected the economic and agricultural landscape for the worst. A process which refers to the unnatural transferring of foreign genetic material (DNA) from one organism to another has many concerns. If continued, the…

GMO also known as genetically modified organisms. You might wonder what they are, but it is the face of biotech agriculture today. They are in every food product from Pop Tarts to Granny Smith apples. This revolutionary agricultural science made popular by Monsanto is in 93% of all corn and soy planted in the US.…

One of the most profound aspects of life on earth is the inevitability of extinction. Beneath the Anthropocene epoch, Hannie Rayson’s play, Extinction, examines Australia’s exploitation of the natural environment as of 2013. This propelling conundrum cultivates the advent of increasing coal mining practices that contribute to economic progress at the cost of a declining…

Introduction Pollution, we heard about this phrase almost everyday in our life, and it is getting worse with the world development and modernization. There are many types of pollutions affecting our nature that can cause humorous damaged to the environment, the ecosystem and our health; such as land pollution, air pollution, water pollution, noise and…