Category: Natural science

RE: Week 5 Discussion

February 21, 2020 2 Comments APA, Natural science

Threats to and the protection of coral reefs, you will be asked to integrate three quality resources into your paper.

Like Google Scholar, or governmental website0, such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Key terms likely to produce useful results include ocean acidification, coral bleaching, and ocean temperature.

Explain to your classmates why you selected this particular resource.
Describe three major points you learned from this resource that you didn’t know before about threats to and the protection of coral reefs.
Explain how you will incorporate this information into your paper.

Environmental Science

February 21, 2020 4 Comments APA, Natural science

Suppose you were hiking along a stream or lake and became thirsty. Would it be safe to drink the water? In many cases, it wouldn’t. Contaminants affect fresh water on or beneath Earth’s surface. Though the sources of these contaminants vary, all can make water unfit to drink if they are allowed to increase beyond safe limits.

In this lab, you will:

Analyze the tests results of water samples from a variety of fresh water sources.
Determine how to treat the water samples to make them safe to drink.

Physics.

February 21, 2020 2 Comments APA, Natural science

Causality. Does quantum mechanics support a particular account of causation? (1500 Word Limit)

Readings. You should draw on either Norton (2003) or Salmon (1980) as a concrete account of causation. For example, you could argue that quantum mechanics does/does not support Norton’s view of causation as folk science, or that QM does/does not support a probabilistic view of causation.
Norton (2003):
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/p/pod/dod-idx/causation-as-folk-science.pdf?c=phimp;idno=3521354.0003.004;format=pdf
Salmon (1980):
https://personal.lse.ac.uk/gyenisb/physcity/pdf/Salmon1980.pdf

Background. A central topic of your discussion should be the notion of a superposition and the probabilistic predictions of quantum mechanics, so be sure to give at least a brief overview of how this works (although you will not have space to recapitulate the entire theory).

Extra Readings:
http://personal.lse.ac.uk/robert49/ebooks/PhilSciAdventures/lecture13.html

Explanatory news article on an environmental issue

February 21, 2020 3 Comments MLA, Natural science

First, write an online article that helps readers understand an issue related to the environment. This half of the assignment should present evidence from credible sources, as well as some kind of visual aid. The second half of the assignment is to turn the article into a speech that will be presented to a younger audience.
The article should avoid making a direct argument and instead present information that you found through research. Use headings to organize your information, and hyperlinks and citations to show the reader where you got your information. The speech will present the same general information but will stick to the most important topics and use a different tone.
Your assignment should include the following elements:
A clear focus on an environmental issue
A hook to get the reader interested in the topic your article covers
A body made up of short paragraphs, each about a different topic
Headings to organize the different topics you cover
Evidence that comes from credible sources and is relevant to the topics you explore in your article
Hyperlinks and citations to help readers find your sources later
An outline for a speech that’s based on your article but geared toward a younger audience

paper 2

February 19, 2020 No Comments Chicago / Turabian, Natural science

DIRECTIONS: The point of this paper is to use what you learned up to this point in the course to identify possible violations of hazardous waste law (CERCLA and RCRA) in a real-world type situation. This exercise requires you to identify potentially responsible parties as well as likely claims and defenses. In other words, you are to act as an EPA official and review the record provided below to identify each party’s exposure to liability, as well as their potential defenses under CERCLA and RCRA.

You don’t need to write a formal essay and do not include a title page, abstract or table of contents (just use the 1st page header in the syllabus). You can organize your paper by listing each of the parties who could be held responsible under RCRA and CERCLA (some parties may fall under both), and for each potentially responsible party, describe the potential violations and possible penalties – as well as any possible defenses that could be claimed (and whether those may succeed on the facts here) – in one or more short paragraphs. Identify a defense that a party could theorectically raise, even if you then state you don’t think that defense would be upheld in these facts. You can also note if a potential violation would require more facts to make a final determination of liability that are missing from this fact pattern. This includes government action and private party enforcement options if applicable. There is no particular word minimum or maximum for this paper.

A bullet point list (or outline) of phrases or terms is NOT acceptable; complete sentences describing the potential factual or legal issues are required for each party.  But do NOT write an overall intro or conclusion that summarizes the fact pattern as a whole (I won’t read it and it won’t give you extra points). Refer to facts given in this hypothetical where relevant in your discussions of different party violations, defenses or liabilities. If you use an acronym, explain what it means.

REFERENCES & CITATIONS: You may ONLY use your textbook and the weekly slides/videos as references to support your explanations of certain violations or defenses. You should include internal citations and page references to certain parts of RCRA or CERCLA as described in the textbook, but block quoting from those sources will not add to your score. You do not need to find the statutes or case opinions separately from the book for internal citation and may use the RCRA and CERCLA chapter authors and page numbers as your internal references per Turabian Rule 19.1.9.

For example you could refer to “the requirement that generators must prepare a manifest under RCRA Section 3002” (Otum 2017, 170-171). 
Similarly, you can refer to the textbook discussion of a rule from a court decision in this same way with internal reference to the textbook chapter and page, not the underlying case itself.
Include a references page for the textbook chapters and video lecture slides used.
I am looking for your ability to spot potential liabilities and defenses in this fact pattern citing to the portions of the law (statute or caselaw) describing the requirements of that violation or defense in the textbook and your arguments why they apply to the fact(s) you chose.

Iodine

February 19, 2020 1 Comment APA, Natural science

First page will be the chemistry of your atom, molecule or compound, second page will be health, medical, human biological, and/or nursing relevance. It must by two full pages of text, with scientific references on the third page. Any figure should be small in size. Anything short of two pages of text will not get full credit, if you are unsure your can continue your text into the third page just to be sure. No scientific “news” or “health news” sites should be used as references due to their poor accuracy. Academic publications like journal articles, University sites discussing research findings, text books, or sites like the CDC, WHO, NIH etc. can be used. Any chemistry we learned in class is relevant for the chemistry section. The papers will be reviewed by Turn IT In, scanning for plagiarism

Paper on iodine

Hadley Cells and the Coriolis Effect

February 19, 2020 1 Comment MLA, Natural science

Based on what you have read in the Christopherson text and what you’ve seen in the powerpoint lecture in this unit, please do the following:

1) If you begin a flight in Bogot Colombia destined for Los Angeles, how will the flight path potentially be altered by the Coriolis effect? Explain the essential mechanism of the Coriolis effect in your answer.

2) Describe how both the Sahara desert at (30 degrees north latitude) and the Amazon rain forest (along the equator) are both products of the same process driven by Hadley cells. (three or four sentences minimum)

3) Explain how the CORIOLIS effect and HADLEY CELLS combine to create the Easterly (flowing from east to west) TRADE WINDS in the tropics.  (three sentences minimum)

Length: This should be three paragraphs

Science and Pseudoscience

February 18, 2020 2 Comments APA, Natural science

For this assignment, please write a minimum of 300 words in a discussion-style format. In other words, no intro or conclusions are required. This assignment is worth 50 Points, and will be submitted as a file attachment to Canvas. Turnitin.com will review your discussion for plagiarism as well.

Please choose any example in the news from the past six months that demonstrates some sort of rift between the U.S. Government and the scientific community. Discuss this news, in the context of the sometimes contentious relationship between scientists and government officials. What is the rift, and why do you think it exists?

(This assignment meets GELO 2: Demonstrate ways in which science influences and is influenced by complex societies, including political and moral issues)

Please read the rules and regulations below concerning this assignment.

Your discussion needs to be at least 300 words! Points will be taken off if your discussion is less than 300 words. Also, your discussion must be written by you, in your own words. If you cut and paste text from another source, and present it as your own writing, you would be plagiarizing, and that can get you kicked out of the class, and the whole CSU system!

Also, please cite your sources using any legitimate citation method you are comfortable with. Points will be taken off for lacking or incorrect citations. Please write clearly and with complete sentences and proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation, and in-text citations.

Analysis of Company sustainbility performance

February 17, 2020 4 Comments APA, Natural science

Background:

Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited (SHK)

is a real estate company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. It was listed in 1972 and is now one of the largest real estate developers in Hong Kong specializing in the development of premium quality residential estates, offices, shopping malls and industrial buildings (About US, n.d.). The core business of the company is composed of property development and property investment, which is of great contributive to the group cash income (Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited, 2019a). The company also developed premier residential and integrated complexes in key mainland cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou.
With the value proposition of  Building Home with Heart, SHKP prioritizes sustainable development and corporate governance. The Board of Directors is responsible for and oversees the overall direction of the companys business. And supported by the Sustainability Steering Committee, the Board directs and manages SHKPs sustainability issues (Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited, 2019b).

SDGSustainable Development Goals adopted by SHK

GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Access to affordable housing
Infrastructure investments
Sustainable transportation
Access to public spaces
Sustainable buildings

GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
Sustainable sourcing
Resource efficiency of products and services
Materials recycling
Procurement practices
Product and service information and labelling

GOAL 13: Climate Action
Building energy efficiency (buildings account for 90% of total GHG emissions from electricity generation in Hong Kong)

GOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Buildings that are resilient and adaptable to climate change

some reference websites:

https://sdgcompass.org/sdgs

http://www.vigeo-eiris.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Vigeo-Eiris-Opinion-column-SDG-real-estate-2017.pdf
(this article suggests Real Estate sector can adopt goals 1 end poverty, 9, 11, 13)

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/role-real-estate-industry-achieving-sustainable-goals-daye-leed-ap

https://www.rics.org/globalassets/rics-website/media/about/advancing-responsible-business-un-sustainable-development-rics.pdf

https://www.worldgbc.org/news-media/green-building-improving-lives-billions-helping-achieve-un-sustainable-development-goals
(suggests a range of goals that can be adopted by property developers)

This is a group work, and what you need to do research and write about:

1.Why we care about climate change
(why we put climate change and real estate together) 
(my part is about: water) in the context of real estate ?(what will the real estate market do in their way dealing with water affect climate change?)
2. what are real estate companies’ adaptations to water aspect in climate change, what are their Business risks & opportunities in water resources (maybe can look at SHK’s website and talk about SHK in some aspects, but can talk about the general real estate market in most of the parts), what are the Environmental impacts of their behavior, especially their ways of dealing with water aspect.

SDGs adopted by SHK

February 17, 2020 2 Comments APA, Natural science

Background:

Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited (SHK)

is a real estate company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. It was listed in 1972 and is now one of the largest real estate developers in Hong Kong specializing in the development of premium quality residential estates, offices, shopping malls and industrial buildings (About US, n.d.). The core business of the company is composed of property development and property investment, which is of great contributive to the group cash income (Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited, 2019a). The company also developed premier residential and integrated complexes in key mainland cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou.
With the value proposition of  Building Home with Heart, SHKP prioritizes sustainable development and corporate governance. The Board of Directors is responsible for and oversees the overall direction of the companys business. And supported by the Sustainability Steering Committee, the Board directs and manages SHKPs sustainability issues (Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited, 2019b). 

SDGSustainable Development Goals adopted by SHK

GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Access to affordable housing
Infrastructure investments
Sustainable transportation
Access to public spaces
Sustainable buildings

GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
Sustainable sourcing
Resource efficiency of products and services
Materials recycling
Procurement practices
Product and service information and labelling

GOAL 13: Climate Action
Building energy efficiency (buildings account for 90% of total GHG emissions from electricity generation in Hong Kong)

GOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Buildings that are resilient and adaptable to climate change

some reference websites:

https://sdgcompass.org/sdgs

http://www.vigeo-eiris.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Vigeo-Eiris-Opinion-column-SDG-real-estate-2017.pdf
(this article suggests Real Estate sector can adopt goals 1 end poverty, 9, 11, 13)

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/role-real-estate-industry-achieving-sustainable-goals-daye-leed-ap

https://www.rics.org/globalassets/rics-website/media/about/advancing-responsible-business-un-sustainable-development-rics.pdf

https://www.worldgbc.org/news-media/green-building-improving-lives-billions-helping-achieve-un-sustainable-development-goals 
(suggests a range of goals that can be adopted by property developers)

This is a group work, and what you need to do research and write about:

1.Why we care about climate change
(why we put climate change and real estate together)  
(my part is about: water) in the context of real estate ?
2. what are real estate companies’ adaptations to climate change, what are their Business risks & opportunities (maybe can look at SHK’s website and talk about SHK in some aspects, but can talk about the general real estate market in most of the parts), what are the Environmental impacts of their behavior, especially their ways of dealing with water aspect.