In the summer of 1978, Ward Transformer Company illegally dumped transformer oil contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyl on the shoulder of 210 miles of North Carolina state roads in 14 counties. After discovering this dumping site of 32 cubic yards, and prosecuting the corporation responsible, t...
Snow Falling on Cedars, David Guterson's mystery-suspense novel, provides an immaculate interpretation of a small American coastal island's trial to conquer and expel the ongoing dogmatic narrow-mindedness synonymous with its inhabitants. A novel of love and destruction, Snow Falling on Cedars is sa...
Scientists have been pressuring society to take action and become more aware of environmental issues for years now, lately ecological awareness has become a trend and society has been keeping up with the world's needs. With climate change comes various issues but one specifically called "San Andreas...
The term "globalization" refers to the process in which people, governments and companies of different countries interact and integrate with each other through various processes such as trade, investment and information technology. Globalization has had an extremely large impact on the modern world ...
At the time this Report is being released, the world economy continues to emerge slowly from the most serious economic crisis of the post–World War II period-one that has deeply transformed the global economy and highlighted the increasingly important role that emerging markets and developing economies play in the global economy. As advanced economies are searching for ways to speed up their economic engines, emerging and developing countries have been important drivers of the global economic recovery. As a result, the nature of the relationship between advanced economies and emerging on...
Bhwana and Fulekar describe chemical accidents originating in manufacturing during the commission and process operations; material handling and storage in manufacturing facilities, and isolated storages; and transportation via rail, road, air, water, and pipelines. ...
