globalproblems.net

Module: Environment

N.D. (no date)

Food & Water Watch (N.D.) Factory farming and food safety. Accessed https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/problems/factory-farming-food-safety

NASA. (n.d.). The Causes of Climate Change. NASA. https://science.nasa.gov/climate-change/causes/ 

2023

Ali, R. (2023). The Desire for Money: It Killed Our Humanity and Now It Is Killing Our Planet
https://sites.manchester.ac.uk/global-social-challenges/2023/12/19/the-desire-for-money-it-killed-our-humanity-and-now-it-is-killing-our-planet/

Choudhary, R., Uprety, Y., Acharya, H. and Rimal, S. (2023).Deforestation in Nepal: Status, Causes, Consequences and Responses. Access https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/chapter/edited-volume/abs/pii/B9780128205099000034

Connon, A. (2023) Capitalism Is Killing the Planet―and It’s Okay To Be Angry About That
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/capitalism-is-killing-the-planet

Environmental Protection Agency. (2023). The Origins of EPA. EPA. https://www.epa.gov/history/origins-epa 

Pasquini, G., Spencer, A., Tyson, A., & Funk, C. (2023, August 9). Why Some Americans Do Not See Urgency on Climate Change. Pew Research Center. Retrieved April 10, 2024, from https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2023/08/09/why-some-americans-do-not-see-urgency-on-climate-change/

2022

Ahmed, F., Ali.I., Kousar, S. and Ahmed, S. (2022) . “The environmental impact of industrialization and foreign direct investment: empirical evidence from Asia-Pacific region.”  Access  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8739025/.

Baganstose, K. (2022). Profits over Planet? Experts Eye Companies at Crucial Moment for Climate Change Fight. Access https://phys.org/news/2022-08-profits-planet-experts-eye-companies.html

Carbon Majors (2022). Carbon Majors Database: Launch Report. Access  https://carbonmajors.org/briefing/The-Carbon-Majors-Database-26913.

Diallo, G., & Sullivan, K. (2022). Over-consumption in the world’s richest countries is destroying children’s environments globally, new report says. UNICEF. Retrieved April 10, 2024, from https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/over-consumption-worlds-richest-countries-destroying-childrens-environments-globally

Milman, Oliver. (2022). Nearly $2tn of damage inflicted on other countries by US emissions.” Access  https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/12/us-carbon-emissions-greenhouse-gases-climate-crisis.

NRDC. (2019). Industrial Agricultural Pollution 101. Accessed https://www.nrdc.org/stories/industrial-agricultural-pollution-101

Pollock, Lauren (2022). “How Capitalism Is a Driving Force of Climate Change.” PIT Journal, Access pitjournal.unc.edu/2022/12/24/how-capitalism-is-a-driving-force-of-climate-change/.

2021

Department of Justice United States Attorney’s Office (2021) Monsanto agrees to plead guilty to using e at corn growing fields in Hawaii and to pay additional $12 million. Accessed https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/monsanto-agrees-plead-guilty-illegally-using-pesticide-corn-growing-fields-hawaii-and

Gillam, C. (2021). Monsanto Owner and US Officials Pressured Mexico to Drop Glyphosate Ban. Accessed https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/feb/16/revealed-monsanto-mexico-us-glyphosate-ban

John, D and Babu, G. (2021) Lessons from the aftermaths of green revolution on food system and health. Accessed https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7611098/

Miller, O. (2021). Many do not recognize animal agriculture’s link to infectious diseases.  Accessed https://www.kent.ac.uk/news/science/28732/many-do-not-recognise-animal-agricultures-link-to-infectious-diseases

Monbiot , G. (2021). Capitalism is killing the planet – it’s time to stop buying into our own destruction . The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/30/capitalism-is-killing-the-planet-its-time-to-stop-buying-into-our-own-destruction 

Morse, I. (2021).  A dead battery dilemma. accessed https://www.science.org/content/article/millions-electric-cars-are-coming-what-happens-all-dead-batteries 

2020

Cohen, P (2020). Rounadup maker to pay $10 billion to settle cancer suits.  Accessed https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/business/roundup-settlement-lawsuits.html

Gonikberg, X. (2020). The Effects of Capitalism on Impoverished Nations. Borgen Magazinehttps://www.borgenmagazine.com/the-effects-of-capitalism/ 

Mattera, P. (2020). Monsanto Corporate Rap Sheet https://www.corp-research.org/monsanto

2019

Gorman, S and Gorman, J. (2019) Climate Change Denial.  Accessed https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/denying-the-grave/201901/climate-change-denial

Mortillaro, N. (2019).  The psychology of climate change; why people deny the evidence.  Accessed  https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/climate-change-psychology-1.4920872

OECD. (2019). Trade and Environmental Sustainability . https://www.oecd.org/trade/topics/trade-and-the-environment/

Schwab, T. (2019). Unhealthy conditions for farm animals are – no surprise – bad for humans too. https://stonepierpress.org/goodfoodnews/factory-farms-public-health

2018

Mendez, D. (2018). The Real Relationship Between Capitalism and the Environment. Access https://mises.org/mises-wire/real-relationship-between-capitalism-and-environment#:~:text=Greater%20economic%20freedom%20entails%20greater,that%20environmental%20externalities%20are%20minimized.

2017

Fernández, D. (2017, December 20). The real relationship between capitalism and the environment. UFM Market Trends. https://trends.ufm.edu/en/article/real-relationship-capitalism-environment/

2016

Ahmed, S. (2016). The Global Cost of Electronic Waste. Accessed https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/09/the-global-cost-of-electronic-waste/502019/

Business Casual (2016). “Monsanto: The Company That Owns the World’s Food Supply.” YouTube, YouTube, , www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAZmHIiN8VI

PBS (2016). Where does America’s e-waste end up? GPS tracker tells all. Accessed https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/america-e-waste-gps-tracker-tells-all-earthfix

Uppsala Universitet (2016). “The psychology behind climate change denial.” ScienceDaily. ScienceDailyhttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161004103313.htm

2015

CTV Toronto (2015). Energy saving light bulbs tossed in trash, leaking mercury into environment. Accessed https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/energy-saving-bulbs-tossed-in-trash-leaking-mercury-into-environment-1.2209110

Environmental and Energy Study Institute (2015). Jobs in renewable energy and energy efficiency.  Accessed  https://www.cmu.edu/engineering/estp/_downloads/factsheet-employment-re-ee-2015.pdf

Loomis, E.. (2015). How Corporations Dump their Toxic Sludge in Areas Filled with Poor People. Accessed https://www.alternet.org/2015/05/how-corporations-dump-their-toxic-sludge-areas-filled-poor-people/

2014

Anderson, L. (2014). Why Does Everyone Hate Monsanto https://modernfarmer.com/2014/03/monsantos-good-bad-pr-problem/

Henderson, R. (2014). We Don’t Have to Ditch Capitalism to Fight Climate Change. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2014/09/we-dont-have-to-ditch-capitalism-to-fight-climate-change

Union of Concerned Scientists. (2014). Science or Spin? Assessing the Accuracy of Cable News Coverage of Climate Science. Access https://www.ucs.org/resources/science-or-spin#.WNKSivkrJPY

2013

Davis, L. (2013). The Digital Dump, Illegal Electronic Waste Trade Documentary in Nigeria. Accessed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4GZA9kEOV4   

2012

Butler, K. (2012). America’s Top 10 Most Polluted Waterways. Accessed http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2012/03/top-10-polluted-rivers-waterways

2011

Bennon, J. (2011). Drowning in Electronics. Accessed http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/ghana804/resources/ewaste.html 

Lanka Wildlife (2011). “Killing Fields: The Price of Factory Farming.” YouTube, YouTube, 25 Jan. 2011, www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-gBRQSXp5s

2009

Wallace, C. (2009). The “NAFTA” Flu: Critics say swine flu has roots in forcing poor countries to accept western agribusiness. Accessed http://www.democracynow.org/2009/4/29/the_nafta_flu

2004

Ristroph, E. (2004). How Can the United States Correct Multi-National Corporations’ Environmental Abuses Committed in the Name of Trade?  https://mckinneylaw.iu.edu/iiclr/pdf/vol15p51.pdf