Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Food, Inc. after thought



After I have watched Food Inc. on Amazon Prime, I was disgusted how commercial farming method in the United States.  I dislike how multimillion-dollar corporations force farmers their rules such as Monsanto.  I was disgusted how the commercial meat production in the U.S. because they uses unnatural method to raise livestock.  They would use corn to feed cows, and it will affect the cows' immunity system, which would spread E. coli and the farmers have to feed their cows antibiotics.  When the meat is processed in a facility approved by the FDA; however, it can behave more bacteria than the restroom that is disgusting.  It is better to purchase organic meat from an organic farm because it has not had the hormones and antibiotics, and the meat they process are much cleaner than the central meat processing plant.  Another point is the crop production especially genetically modified crop such as corn and soybean, Monsanto force farmers to buy their seed and farmers cannot keep their seed if the farmers do keep their seed Monsanto will file a lawsuit against them.  Finally, the multimillion-dollar corporation would file lawsuits against those people try to interfere with their business.

Tapped after thought


I watched the documentary (Tapped) about our tap water vs bottle water in the United States.  In the United Stated, bottle companies like Coke, 7-up, and Pepsi would buy the material right to mine the local water resources.  These bottle companies often over mine the water resources even the water is beyond recovery that would cause a drought in that surrounding area.  They will keep mining water until the water runs below the water table or run dry.  Also, they uses petroleum plastic bottles (PET/PETE) which will cause cancer consume in a long run.  So, most of the plastic bottle will end up at the landfill.  The state government regulates them because they will set up a company in every states in the United Stated to bypass the regulated.  Final, they would file lawsuits against those people try to interfere with their business.

Synthesis



This semester we have discussed in Environmental Science class, in my opinion about climate changed is most important environmental issue.  For this reason, the global climate is changing possible cause by human activities burning fossil fuels.  According to my Geology textbook, it stated that if we continued increase global temperature these will happen: hotter temperature and shorter cold weather all most places on Earth, increases heavy precipitations and drought in some area, intense tropical cyclone activity increases, and rising in sea level.  How does the society as a whole reduce the impact of global climate changed?  As a society to reduce the impact of global climate changed, we can use more mass transportation like bus and trains; use more energy efficient appliances, and buy goods or groceries when necessary needed to stop wastefulness.  How can about I deal with global climate changed?  I can reduce the impact of global climate changed basically is the same as the society such as can use more mass transportation like bus and trains; use more energy efficient appliances, and buy goods or groceries when necessary needed to stop wastefulness.  However, it is easy said than done the action.  The most interesting thing I have learned in Environment Science is how multimillion-dollar corporation work in the United States such as Gasland 2, Tapped, and Food, Inc. (documentary).  All of the documentaries, I have learned multimillion-dollar corporation will do what every method to reach their proposed (make money), but they will file a law-suit against the individual tried to interfere their operation, which is very scary to know the true the dirty secret of the multimillion-dollar corporation.

Earth : an introduction to physical geology / Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens 10th ed.