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Do the needs of a community outweigh future environmental and economic consequences?
Please take one of the following positions on this issue:
* If you are pro dam construction, discuss why the needs of the community are more important than the environmental and economical consequences that will be incurred.
* If you are against the construction of the dam, discuss why the environment should be considered more highly and offer some alternatives for increasing water resources.
Dam? If its hydroelectric then long term its much better for the environment. People are more important than animals.
LongLiveBangladesh seminar: Tipaimukh Dam (Part 1 of 2)
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In my preparatory reading and study for returning to Kenya next week, I came across quite an amazing illustration and statement.
When we meet a community’s need for clean water, and basic hygiene, and sanitation, it is like toppling the first domino in a whole series of serious issues.
Deal with these first and it becomes easier to confront the lack of education, the risk of rape, and violence, poor health and limited employment. If we deal with these areas of water and sanitation then people in the poorest areas of the world are more able to handle other matters to improve their quality of life.
When women no longer have to find a quiet spot to use as a latrine, the danger of being on the receiving end of violence and rape diminishes. That is so true. How would you like to venture out late on a dark night where there is no lighting to do the toilet?
At this harvest season one of the major aid agencies is emphasizing issues of water and sanitation. Is it not terribly sad that we have still to major on that as we near the end of 2009?
Village life has been totally transformed in parts of Uganda and Kenya when running water became a reality. Diarrhoea, dysentery and cholera suddenly declined! Healing can arrive so simply where there is clean fresh drinkable water and where human refuse can be washed away.
Life is exceedingly hard in these African villages where I have had the joy and privilege of speaking and teaching at Seminars. Pastors and leaders will travel miles for the two or three days and take notes to share with their precious people.
Jesus spoke about water and the Holy Spirit. The Feast of Tabernacles has just drawn to a close for another year as I write this piece, and when Jesus attended the Feast in Jerusalem He cried out in a loud voice for the people to come to Him and drink. Of course, He was referring to the Holy Spirit, but the picture He presented was that of water, and as the Holy Spirit is pure so we must seek to offer people water as clean and clear and pure as we can.
As we are changed and transformed we have a responsibility to do what we can to improve the environment of those who face hardship after hardship.
Many simple acts of self-sacrifice, and love and grace, flowing in servant-hearted compassion could make a massive difference to whole communities.
It is possible for individuals to do more than they might believe to be achievable by giving time and gifts to those agencies that can be trusted to deliver the improvements in the front line where the needs are massive.
That reading and study has encouraged my heart, as I prepare to return to Kisumu and Nairobi. It is not easy but nevertheless we must work at combining the physical and practical alongside the spiritual. After all, God the Father sent Jesus as a real man! He was human and divine! He was physical and spiritual! the Bible makes that exceedingly clear.
Sandy Shaw.
Sandy Shaw is Pastor of Nairn Christian Fellowship, Chaplain at Inverness Prison, and Nairn Academy, and serves on The Children’s Panel in Scotland, and has travelled extensively over these past years teaching, speaking, in America, Canada, South Africa, Australia, making 12 visits to Israel conducting Tours and Pilgrimages, and most recently in Uganda and Kenya, ministering at Pastors and Leaders Seminars, in the poor areas surrounding Kampala, Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu.
He broadcasts regularly on WSHO radio out of New Orleans, http://www.wsho.com and writes a weekly commentary at http://www.studylight.org entitled “Word from Scotland” on various biblical themes, as well as a weekly newspaper column.
His M.A. and B.D. degrees are from The University of Edinburgh, and he continues to run and exercise regularly to maintain a level of physical fitness.
Sandy Shaw
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No Show – Environmental Issues In South Africa During 1970’s
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1. When was the first Earth Day celebrated?
A. March 21, 1970
B. April 22, 1970
C. May 21, 1970
D. June 22, 1970
A. March 21, 1970
QQ: First celebrated in the U.S. on this date, it has been celebrated each year thereafter at the United Nations, bringing attention to its original purpose: peace, justice and the care of Earth.
2. The world’s first national park was started in 1872 in which country?
A. Corbett National Park in India
B. Kruger National Park in South Africa
C. Ordesa National Park in Spain
D. Yellowstone National Park in U.S.
D. Yellowstone National Park in U.S.
QQ: Yellowstone becomes the world’s first national park in 1872. Since then countries around the world have established more than 4000 national parks and preserves.
3. Where was the first major international conference on environmental issues?
A. America
B. Britain
C. China
D. Sweden
D. Sweden
QQ: The first major international conference on environmental issues was held in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1972 and was sponsored by the United Nations.
4. Where was the first wildlife refuge formed in 1903?
A. Mai Po Marsh Reserve in Hong Kong
B. Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge in Florida, US
C. Elk Island National Park in Alberta, Canada
D. Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
B. Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge in Florida, US
QQ: Founded in 1925 Virunga National Park is the oldest wildlife park in Africa and Elk Island National Park was founded in 1913.
5. Why did founder John McConnell choose March 21 as Earth Day?
A. March Vernal Equinox
B. His birthday
C. It was the only date free at the party house
D. March needed more holidays
A. March Vernal Equinox
QQ: He though using the first day of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere to be a good date to celebrate the earth.
6. Who is the patron saint of ecologists?
A. Saint Francis
B. Saint Patrick
C. Saint Valentine
D. Saint Nick
A. Saint Francis
QQ: In 1980, Pope John Paul II proclaimed him the patron saint of ecologists. In art, the emblems of St. Francis are the wolf, the lamb, the fish, birds, and the stigmata.
7. A desire for environmental change led to the creation of various political parties around the world whose emphasis was largely on environmental protection. What are these organizations known as collectively?
A. Blue parties
B. Granolas
C. Tree huggers
D. Green parties
D. Green parties
QQ: Can you guess why?
8. Who made the first proclamation of Earth Day?
A. The City of San Francisco
B. The U.S. Congress
C. The Druids
D. The United Nations
A. The City of San Francisco
QQ: The first Proclamation of Earth Day was by San Francisco, the City of Saint Francis, patron saint of ecology.
9. Twenty years after the Stockholm Conference, the United Nations held what is popularly known as the “Earth Summit” in what country?
A. Australia
B. Brazil
C. China
D. Denmark
B. Brazil
QQ: The UN Conference on Environment and Development was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992, and was the largest gathering of world leaders in history.
10. A highlight of the annual Earth Day ceremony at the United Nations is the ringing of the Peace Bell. The Peace Bell was a gift from what country?
A. France
B. Japan
C. Sweden
D. United States
B. Japan
QQ: The Peace Bell was a gift from Japan. It was made from coins given by school children to further peace on our planet. On Earth Day the Peace Bell is rung at the moment of Spring.
11. Where was Greenpeace, an international environmental organization dedicated to preserving the earth’s natural resources and its diverse plant and animal life, founded?
A. Canada
B. Great Britain
C. Australia
D. Indonesia
A. Canada
QQ: Greenpeace was founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in 1971.
12. When is the real Earth Day?
A. March
B. April
C. June
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
QQ: John McConnell maintains it is March Equinox while Sen. Gaylord Nelson says it is April 22. The UN marks the March date while many governments mark the April. There is also a World Environment Day, June 6. Whatever day, week, or month you choose, in all more than 500 million people in over 180 countries stage events and projects to address local environmental issues.
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does anyone know any environmental issues as a result of zinc mining?
such as pollution, damaging ozone layer etc
only zinc mines and zinc mining though thanks
please include your source
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Most zinc is obtained by mining zinc minerals. The most common of which is sphalerite, which is zinc sulfide. Sometimes iron replaces some of the zinc in the sphalerite.
When mining sulfide mineral, especially those with iron in them, once you expose them to air, oxygen and certain bacteria act on them. After several chemical reactions, one of the byproducts is sulfuric acid. This leads to something called “acid mine drainage” or AMD. Its very bad and lowers the pH of soils, streams, everything.
All mining leads to pollution of some sort. Tailings piles end up making acidic and dirty runoff. Mining requires destruction of the landscape and habitats, especially through deforestation. A lot of mining problems are applicable to any mine, not just zinc.
Fun Fact: There is a rather productive sphalerite mine in Tennessee called Elmwood mine. It is owned by Al Gore and his family. Can you say hypocrite?
