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Tragedy of The Commons
the depletion of a shared resource by individuals considered in relation to environmental issues such as sustainability -
The Panama Canal
France began work on the canal in 1881 while building they had to stop because of engineering problems and high mortality due to disease -
Minamata Disease
sometimes referred to as Chisso-Minamata disease Chisso Corporation had paid $86 million in compensation -
LIbby, Montana Asbestos Contamination
mines have caused hundreds of deaths and thousands of illnesses jobs were supplied to more than 200 residents and helped Libby -
The Great Smog of 52
A period of cold weather, combined with an anticyclone and windless conditions 100,000 more were made ill because of the smog's effects on the human respiratory tract -
Castle Bravo
it was a dry fuel thermonuclear hydrogen bomb Fallout from the detonation intended to be a secret test fell on residents -
Silent Spring
helped launch the contemporary American environmental movement
araised awareness with pesticides and pollution in the environment -
Eccocide in Vietnam
the miliitary distrucion of the land troops wood destroy the land -
1st earth day
the birth of the modern environmental movement on the 22nd of April, 20 million Americans took to the streets to demonstrate for a healthy environment -
Environmental Protection Agency
created for the purpose of protecting human health and the environment The agency conducts environmental assessment, research, and education -
Door to hell
The smell is terrible around the pit its a natural gas field in Derweze -
The Love Canal
covers 36 square blocks in the far southeastern corner of the city 21,000 tons of toxic waste was burried there at one point -
The Chernobyl Nuclear Explosion
fire released large quantities of radioactive particles into the atmosphere long-term effects such as cancers and deformities are still being accounted for -
The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
10.1 to 11 million US gallons were spilled into the Prince William Sound the oil covered 1,300 miles -
The Shrinking of the Aral Sea
fish are again found in sufficient numbers for some fishing to be viable 1,534 islands once dotted its waters -
The Bhopal Disaster
3,787 deaths related to the gas release it caused 558,125 injuries -
The Palomares Incident
Command collided with a KC-135 tanker during mid-air refuelling when they collided they were were 31,000 feet in the air -
The Seveso Disaster
nearly 200 cases with a definite exposure The chemical 2,4,5-trichlorophenol -
The Kuwait Oil Fires
a total cost of US$1.5 billion to Kuwait The petroleum burn caused pollution to the soil and air -
Pacific Gyre Garbage Patch
a gathering of marine debris in the central North Pacific Ocean The patch is characterized by exceptionally high concentrations of pelagic plastics -
Baia Mare Cyanide Spill
was a leak of cyanide near Baia Mare, Romania, into the Someş River a dam holding 100,000 cubic metres of cyanide-contaminated water bursts -
The Al mishraq Fire
the fire was putting 21,000 tonnes of sulfur dioxide a day into the atmosphere it gained control and burned for almost a month -
Jilin Chemical Plant Explosion
The blasts created an 80 km long toxic slick a series of explosions at the plant -
"An Inconvienient Truth"
$26 million in the foreign box office Laurie David was so inspired by Gore's slide show she made a film -
Kingston Fossil Plant Coal Fly Ash Slurry Spill
when an ash dike ruptured at an 84-acre It was the largest fly ash release in United States history -
Deep Water Horizon BP Oil Spill
The total discharge is estimated at 4.9 million barrels the cost the company payed was $42.2 billion -
Fukushima Dalichi
one of the 15 largest nuclear power stations in the world the area may only be entered under government supervision. -
Sidoarjo Mud Flow
the result of an erupting mud volcano floodings regularly disrupt local highways and villages -
The Three Gorges Dam
the dam is intended to increase the Yangtze River's shipping capacity it is used to help from floods downstream by providing flood storage space -
Golf of Mexico Dead Zone
largest dead zone covered 70,000 square kilometres caused by "excessive nutrient pollution from human activities
