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Air pollution is increasing the amount of casualties. Particle matter is gaining access into our lungs and bloodstreams.

Pollution in Arizona persists. Arizona is no longer the place for people with breathing issues. Covers governing bodies that create laws regarding pollution, causes, health risks, and other long term effects.

Have you ever had a question about wildlife, food safety, or air pollution laws? This is a good website to learn all there is to learn about laws and regulations. There is even a search tool for American laws that you can use. Become educated on topics and become "the great debater"

Environmental health tries to prevent anything bad going into our systems. Have cleaner fresh air.

The article talks about how climate change is affecting the biodiversity all over the planet. It also explains that the oceans carbon dioxide is increasing due to the amount of carbon dioxide in the air. Their is also an increase of the ocean that is uninhabitable to marine life.

This is a good article because it talks about how climate change is causing so many issues in our ecosystem and the oceans.

This article discusses the underlying issues of climate change. With a new report showing that the temperatures are looking to raise if the world does not come together to come up with a new plan to decrease the amounts of carbon dioxide being produced into the air. The article reports that all efforts to stop the rise is needed by everyone otherwise, the world is going to see worse droughts, fires, heat waves, etc.

In this article, it shows us how wildfires and it's smoke effect the environment and the people around the incident. These fires pollute the air. These fires can cause serious health issues.

Wildfires have seriously hurt our ecosystem and everyone/everything's health in the process. Lots of the fire could be prevented had people not be goofing around with flammables too.

Wildfires are so damaging! I've witnessed the problems its caused up in the northern part of Arizona by Pine and Strawberry, so thankful for the firefighters who risk their lives to stop them.

This article seeks to give a relatively comprehensive guide to airport security. It discusses privacy vs security, conflict of interest, and examines other countries approach to airport security.

This website dives into how living near a landfill will effect your health. There are facts that describe the health conditions you could have depending on how far away you are from a landfill. It also describes how landfills work.

Living near a landfill might as well be like living in one. Although a person is not breathing in the toxins at a rapid rate it is very bad for your health to be constantly inhaling such bad air.

It is evident that a major threat to our personal privacy, and the possible infringement of our rights are increasing due to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles "UAV's" in U.S airspace.

I found this article pretty interesting. I never really realized that were were using the UAV's until my sister in law started flyng one. She is a pilot in the air force and flys the UAV's into enemy territory from her basement in South Dakota. I feel in this case that it is a valuable asset. Atleast we are saving our lives by using that instead of sending soldiers to die.

Is the loss of civil liberties worth the convenience of technology?

Technology has and will always be a huge part of my life. Having grown up with a brother heavily into gaming, programming, and IT work I got to see first hand the in's and out's of how the web works. It all comes down to how you manage your own security. Of course, there will always be the paranoia of being monitored but that has been happening for a long time. It all comes down to being cautious with what you do alone and or over technologies.

This book captures the many facets of information gathering by digital dossiers. It reminded me of the recent unveiled programs called Tempora and Prism used by the United Kingdom and NSA. The extent of these programs capacity to siphon user data iset deeply guarded and not known in detail, however the dossiers gathered by our internet traffic on an individual basis should alarm users. I belive privacy is priceless, if I told my grandfather who passed in 2006 the extent we divulge our personal information on social media he would probably find it unbelievable. He was born in 1920 became an officer in the United States Air Force and served in WW2. The idea of privacy has changed with each generation. The way we perceive the handheld devices we all carry as young as the age of 5, may seem to our greatest generation who is currently exiting our society as a mere tracking device for big brother. This reading was very informative.

This article is about how smoking bans could be potentially bad for businesses. This article thinks that smoking bans are bad for businesses.

A list of airlines that will charge extra for plus sized passengers. Some airlines are charging by the weight now. The debate continues if whether or not this is acceptable.

This article is about the many different smoking bans all over the world. It speaks of the history, public opinion, and even the air quality effects.

Groups from Alabama, New Jersey, and Los Angeles are battling commercial contamination in their neighborhoods. Most of these areas are inhabited with poor people of color who feel their civil rights are being violated. Sewage overflows, contaminated water, and air quality are just a few of the issues they are fighting.

This has been an issue for a long time. It would tell how bad Tobacco is and how many people die from smoking or chewing tobacco.

I feel like something someday will kill us all. We should all have personal freedom to decide to be around drugs, alcohol or tobacco. So many products now days have serious chemicals in it we probably dont even realize the air is so polluted and slowly killing us.

Global warming is causing so many different issues around the world. With rising temperatures, the air is being more polluted, more people are dying and the most important various animals habitats are disappearing.

The information provided here is necessary for our future as a people and we really need to be on the same page going forward regarding climate change. These are perfect ways we can all contribute to the effort.