Posts from the ‘FAQs’ category

Child Slavery: The Bitter Truth behind the Chocolate Industry

– – – DESCRIPTION OF THE ISSUE How much money does the chocolate industry make every year? The global chocolate industry in 2010 made $83.2 billion,…

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Oil Tanker Spills: An FAQ

– – – GLOBAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ISSUE What are oil tankers? Oil tankers are ocean vessels that transport petroleum oil (10). Petroleum is a liquid…

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The Troubling Rise in Global Automobile Ownership: An FAQ

We are part of the problem. | Create infographics   What is the central issue of this FAQ paper? This FAQ paper addresses the global issue…

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The Silent Genocide: Aboriginal Language Loss FAQ

– – – What Is The Issue? – – – What is language death? Language death is a process by which the fluency of a language…

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Nuclear Energy on Hold: An Atomausstieg FAQ

(Image via Michaela) – – – What is “Atomausstieg”? The German term Atomausstieg [1] refers to the end of the production and use of nuclear energy…

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Waiting for … the World or The Trouble with Consumerism

A One Act Tragicomedy based on the style and characters of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot – – – A city street in Vancouver. No trees.…

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FAQ – The Blue Gold – How much is it worth to us? (Huft Mix)

We utilize it for washing and waste disposal, employ it for transportation, power generation and irrigation, use it for cooking and after all need it to…

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FAQ – Stem Cells (Sa Mix)

The Science Behind Stem Cells and Stem Cell Research What is a stem cell? A stem cell is essentially a type of cell that all other…

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FAQ – GLOBAL ISSUES FOR BREAKFAST: THE BANANA INDUSTRY AND ITS PROBLEMS (COHEN MIX)

Bananas are just a fruit, how are they considered a global issue? Although bananas may only look like a fruit, they represent a wide variety of…

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IPCC FAQ PART DEUX (BURCH MIX): OR HOW TO CAPTURE THE CLIMATE CRAZE.

(Click here for the IPCC FAQ Part I) Even those living under the oft-referenced proverbial rock would find it difficult these days to avoid the tempest…

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