However, it is not enough to create an open government. Based on the data, people can tell the effectiveness of current environmental policies. The public then realizes that governments’ pursuit of decreasing the data in a blind way only ease the air pollution rather than focusing on the core of the air pollution problems. People are calling for “a government that was unafraid of bold long-term economic planning” (Klein 124) through social media. “APEC blue” is a term that describes the clear sky during the Asian-Pacific Economic Corporation’s summit held in 2014. During the two-week summit that gathers world leaders, Beijing implemented the odd-even license policy, suspended schools and more than 1,700 construction sites. In Hebei province, …show more content…
Public’s involvement facilitates the supervision mechanism to take into effect. Even the most powerful government cannot control pollution by it itself "because large corporations wield far too much political power…through the notorious revolving door between business and government" (Klein 151). Social media, functioning as those who speak for the public, works on exposing weak supervision by local authorities. In the documentary Under the Dome, Former Director of Science and Technology Standards Division, Ministry of Environmental Protection of China said that over 60% of steel firms had not completed the approval process of operation. Even though some steel firms that are completely unlicensed, supervising officers are unwilling to shut down them because producing ten million tons of steel creates one hundred thousand jobs. The reality is that nobody dares to slow down China’s economic development. Government officials, considering the national’s economy, teams up with pollution corporations. With the social media’s exposure, China’s anti-corruption starts to focus on energy and environmental agencies. According to statistics collected by Central Commission for Dsciciplion Inspection, from 2002 to 2008, 487 officials of environmental protection departments in 22 provinces were investigated. Social media as powerful tool that speaking for the public contributes to disclosing the collusion between government officials and corporations. Besides, non-government organizations(NGOs) organized by environmentalists devotes to push governments’ process of treating the air pollution move faster and forward.In 1994, American Lung Association as a model of NGOs committed to speeding up the review of the ozone standard by bringing a lawsuit to compel United States Environmental Protection Agency(EPA). The effort was rewarded in 1997 when EPA
Teen are being slain by cyberbullies everyday. Not all social media is good for teens. Even no social media is better. Almost every teenager has a cellphone or some sort of device that lets them check their social media. Many websites like Facebook, Instagram, and snapchat are bad and can cause teenagers to do bad things to themselves or other people. Banning social media will make teens have better grades, be more safer, and have more self confidence with less depression.
The Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA is the result of a 1970 executive order by President Richard Nixon for the purpose of protecting the environment of the United States through regulation on business and citizens. Public opinion on the Environmental Protection Agency has been divided fairly evenly across the population of the United States as of recently, as compared to the widespread public concern of the 50’s and 60’s that led to the agency’s creation. Recently the agency has come under scrutiny for its contributions of millions of dollars in grants to researchers in order to hide the potential trade off of its actions in order to further the agency’s agenda. The EPA’s ever-expanding regulation could end up harming more than it actually
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates air pollution through various policies passed through the Supreme Court. The scope of this paper is to investigate the Clean Air Act of 1970, and to analyze the impact it has on businesses and society. It provides a rationale for the policy, and contains a brief overview of governmental involvement in regulating air pollution. Further investigation identifies key stakeholders in business, government, and society, and assesses the pros and cons of regulating air pollution. Finally, the paper concludes with limitations of this analysis and recommendations for future action.
One of China’s best successes has in turn been one of its biggest downfalls. One of the main problems is China’s greatest success which has been its phenomenal economic growth. This is one of the main drivers of the current environmental problems that the country faces. Factories dump pollutants into the air and water. It is difficult to see the Chinese government making the significant sacrifices required to improve their environment if it means slowing down their economic growth.
The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) was established in 1972 to oversee air, water, and noise pollution and to pass regulations to control actions that could cause them.
The first speaker, Jared, discussed how the government is not involved in our lives enough, and needs to do more for the people. One of his main points was that deregulation is becoming too common place within the policies of the government and the environment and society are suffering because of it. Without the government being in control, we are unable to regulate carbon emissions from businesses. There are hazardous ...
This essay is based on Marshall McLuhan (1967) theory, which states that the medium is the message. McLuhan states that the form of a message determines the ways in which that message will be perceived.
First of all, the government need to change. Chinese government is the one who lead the corruptions. As we can see, these two whistleblowers all revealed the bad things that happened because of the government. As a communism country, government is the supreme. Everyone will be proud if they work for the government. I don’t know about the other communism countries, but China is like this. If someone is working for the government, he or she will have so much power. Five years ago, before Xi Jinping became the president of China, there were more corruptions happened. Even someone little officials could get the bribe from others. The newest updated rule on March 2016 promoted people to report, offered a greater protection for the whistleblowers. Also, the whistleblowers can get rewards between 200,000 RMB to 500,000 RMB. With this activity that president Xi is proceeding, people who involved in the corruption will be on caught to the jail and the length will be based on what the person did. As a result, the phenomena of corruptions are getting fewer and fewer. However, I think there are severer corruption or unethical things happens on the top level of the government. This reminds me about a news happened a few weeks ago. A kindergarten in Beijing was reported abuse children and fed them pills. This kindergarten’s headmaster was a relative of a leader in the army, so
This viral photograph taken by Evan Vucci of President Donald Trump and Pope Francis unlocked questions about their relationship and put Trump in a negative light. A picture is worth a thousand words, as it is said. On May 24th, 2017, Pope Francis and United States President Donald Trump, posed for a photo after meeting for the first time. At Trump’s right-hand side stood his wife Melania Trump, his daughter Ivanka Trump, and about a foot to his left stood the Pope. Trump and his family were dressed in a somber black from head to toe.
Context Throughout the past decade, social media has had major impacts on society. It has started to create a false sense of connection between the meaningful relationships we foster in the real world, and the casual relationships developed through social media. With social media playing a huge role in society, we have lost our ability to understand emotion. With the increase in technology usage, we have not been able to tell how others may be feeling; therefore, we view the person’s words wrong.
Effective communication in an organization is one of the components of its success. Managers are charged with navigating communication obstacles while making every effort to harness its benefits. This onus placed on managers is compounded by organizational advancements and the application of new technologies. One relatively new organizational technology being applied is the use of social media. Social media creates communication issues yet conversely alleviates specific communication barriers by playing several roles within organizations today.
As media has grown it has allowed for easier use for the average individual. This paper will examine how Donald Trump has used the media available today and how effective he has been. To begin, Trump’s background must be looked at to gain an understanding of how he came to the place he is today. According to the Washington Post, he was born in Queens New York into a wealthy family and when he was a teenager he was sent off to military school by his father (Miller & Schwartzman). He grew up with a cushy lifestyle before his father decided that his behavior required somewhat of a “reality check” for the teen. Trump later went into the family business of being a real estate developer in 1971. Eventually he even starred in his own relity television
"China Plans to Regulate Some of Its Carbon Emissions for the First Time Ever." Smithsonian. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 May 2014.
Hoboken N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, 2008. Web. Loh, Penn, and Jodi Sugerman-Brozan. "Environmental Justice Organizing for Environmental Health: Case Study on Asthma and Diesel Exhaust in Roxbury, Massachusetts. " Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 584 (2002): 110-24.
Just as governmental agencies have run into problems internationally when it comes to agreeing on environmental issues, NGOs have come across similar obstacles in their attempt to protect the environment. The usual rivalry of northern industrialized views opposing those of the emerging southern ideals can be seen at the level of NGOs as well.