Pedro Ramos 3/17/19 POL S 301 Final Blog Post For our action project my group wanted to focus on corporate polluters in Washington state. This idea originated based on the class discussion about our carbon footprint and how even if people try to lower their own personal carbon footprint, big corporations will still pollute at a high rate. My group… Read more »
Pedro Ramos 3/4/19 POL 301 Third Blog Post Generally, the contemplative practices hold little meaning to me, but one that stood out was when we talked about where we are from. It was interesting to see how many people in our class have different backgrounds and it puts into perspective just how diverse America is. It shows how embracing… Read more »
One of the main points in this post is that there is no clear answer to stop pollution, but that one of the things we can do is educate people. I firmly agree with this point. Obviously teaching people about global warming will not stop it from occurring but it may influence people to at least not further the problem… Read more »
Fossil fuels refers to hydrocarbons, fuel oil and natural gas found in the earth (Fossil). The use of these fuels is what has enabled us to large-scale industrial development and allows us to drive our cars to work every day. However fossil fuels work via combustion and with any combustion reaction carbon dioxide (CO2) is emitted. This is a problem… Read more »