Hi Kelly,
I agree that the 1st world has taken the lead in designing environmental regs
for land, water and air quality protection, many of which serve as models for
'developing' nations.
However, the efficacy and implementation of these regulations in the FIRST
world
is another matter. For i
Kelly says:
> when it comes to pollution caps, environmental controls, waste water
> treatment facilities, and the skills, education and abilities to take care of
> our resources.
While this MAY be true, there is still the matter of numbers. If 300
million people, for instance, scattered widely
At 11:57 AM -0800 12/4/07, Kelly Stettner wrote:
>even though 1st worlders can lay claim to the highest material consumerism, we
>can also lay claim to the highest rate of governmental beauracracy (sp?) when
>it comes to pollution caps, environmental controls, waste water treatment
>facilities,
I just designed a quiz for my Environmental Issues related to this topic.
Each member of the class is asked to calculate their own ecological
footprint and also the footprints of two hypothetical (and hopefully
average) people, one from Kenya and the other from China. I designed those
profiles bas
Osmar makes some excellent points: even though 1st worlders can lay claim to
the highest material consumerism, we can also lay claim to the highest rate of
governmental beauracracy (sp?) when it comes to pollution caps, environmental
controls, waste water treatment facilities, and the skills, ed
