The environment revisited

Article Abstract:

Environmental authority and University of British Columbia professor Peter H. Pearse believes that public confidence is eroding in Canadian federal and provincial governments' role as environmental watchdogs. Well-publicized events such as the Chernobyl nuclear accident and the discovery of chemical pollution in Ontario's St. Clair River have increased public awareness and anxiety. Pearse believes that increased use and presence of non-degradable toxic substances constitute Canada's most pressing environmental concern, noting that 800 toxic organic substances have been found in Great Lakes waters. Pearse recommends a 'cradle-to-grave' approach to approve, register, and monitor the introduction of toxic substances in the marketplace. The division of powers between the federal and provincial governments is seen as a major barrier to effective pollution control.

Canada, Pollution, Hazardous substances, Control, Environmental protection, Pearse, Peter H.

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Industry and the environment: the views of an industrialist

Article Abstract:

Environmental issues have become a growing concern, and the problem cannot be solved by legislation alone, as has been shown by the collapse of the communist system, which illustrates how free market policies are the only way to protect the environment. It makes economic sense for companies such as Nestle to control the quality of agricultural produce, which comprises their raw materials, by limiting the amounts of biocides and fertilizers used. Concern for the environment can help companies become more competitive, while the price for excessive legislation would be a retreat into economic backwardness. The free market approach involves using reason, while to legislate for too strict controls would be reacting in too emotional a way.

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS, Economic aspects, Nestle S.A., Political aspects, Ecology

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The terrorist bombing of the World Trade Center: research in a crisis environment with multiple constituents

Article Abstract:

Research carried out for the Port Authority of the states of New York and New Jersey, which own and operate the World Trade Center, on the impacts of the terrorist bombing of the World Trade Center gives valuable information about research in a crisis environment. It shows that in a crisis environment it is necessary to link applied research techniques with current psychological theory on trauma and post-traumatic stress syndrome. The research looked at the impact of the bombing on various constituent groups, aiming to identify and assess individual reactions to the bombing.

Psychological aspects, Research, Crisis management, Bombings

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