Media Effects in the Context of Environmental Issues

Environmental communication is an essential part of any society; it informs the population of new occurrences and happenings nearby, and around the globe. As technology evolves, so do the methods in which humans communicate and comprehend. The ways environmental issues are presented to and perceived by the public have increasingly influenced their decision making and continue to affect the way people live their lives. But what role do media outlets play in the environmental awareness of their audience? This research study demonstrates the importance of environmental communication in Ecuador and the various ways in which it can be distorted or controlled. It is critical that individuals are aware of their country’s actions and reactions to the environment, as well as their own personal footprints within it. Researching the media in Ecuador, alongside the population’s reaction to it, shows how important media is to the environmental awareness of its citizens, as well as their attitude towards conservation.

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On visions and promises — ethical aspects of in vitro meat

Emerging Topics in Life Sciences ◽

10.1042/etls20190108 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (6) ◽

pp. 753-758

Author(s):

Silvia Woll

Keyword(s):

Animal Welfare ◽

Environmental Issues ◽

Meat Production ◽

Ethical Aspects ◽

Existing Problems ◽

In Vitro Meat ◽

Production And Consumption ◽

Production Conditions

Innovators of in vitro meat (IVM) are convinced that this approach is the solution for problems related to current meat production and consumption, especially regarding animal welfare and environmental issues. However, the production conditions have yet to be fully clarified and there is still a lack of ethical discourses and critical debates on IVM. In consequence, discussion about the ethical justifiability and desirability of IVM remains hypothetical and we have to question those promises. This paper addresses the complex ethical aspects associated with IVM and the questions of whether, and under what conditions, the production of IVM represents an ethically justifiable solution for existing problems, especially in view of animal welfare, the environment, and society. There are particular hopes regarding the benefits that IVM could bring to animal welfare and the environment, but there are also strong doubts about their ethical benefits.

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PFG NMR measurements of flow through porous media: effects of spatial correlations of the magnetic field and the velocity field

Journal of Magnetic Resonance ◽

10.1016/s1090-7807(02)00022-8 ◽

2002 ◽

Author(s):

L Lebon

Keyword(s):

Magnetic Field ◽

Porous Media ◽

Velocity Field ◽

Media Effects ◽

Flow Through Porous Media ◽

Spatial Correlations ◽

Flow Through ◽

Pfg Nmr ◽

The Magnetic Field

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Environmental Issues Concerning Hydraulic Fracturing

10.1016/s2468-9289(17)x0002-6 ◽

2017 ◽

Keyword(s):

Hydraulic Fracturing ◽

Environmental Issues

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The New Forest Suicide Prevention Initiative (NFSPI)

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910.26.1.25 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 25-33 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Elizabeth King ◽

Neil Frost

Keyword(s):

Environmental Issues ◽

Exhaust Gas ◽

Telephone Number ◽

Forestry Commission ◽

Car Exhaust ◽

Gas Poisoning ◽

Car Park ◽

Annual Total ◽

New Forest ◽

Car Exhaust Gas

Abstract. A retrospective suicide study revealed that the Forestry Commission car parks in the New Forest in southern England were a previously unrecognized magnet for nonlocal suicides, attracting as high a proportion of “visitors” (35/43 in 1993-97) as among suicides who jumped from the cliffs at the infamous Beachy Head (39/48 in 1993-97). Over 95% of the car park suicides died from car exhaust gas poisoning. A multiagency initiative aimed to reduce the number of suicides in the 140 New Forest car parks where restricting access was impossible, and environmental issues paramount. Signs displaying the Samaritans' national telephone number were erected in the 26 car parks in which 50% of the car park suicides had occurred. Numbers, location, and residence of all car park deaths were monitored for 3 years. Corresponding changes in other forest registration districts were also monitored. During the 3-year intervention period the number of car park suicides fell significantly from 10/year, 1988-1997, to 3.3/year. The average annual total number of suicides in the New Forest registration district also decreased. No significant changes were found in comparable forest districts. The number of suicides in the New Forest car parks remained low during the 2 years following the evaluation.

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