Posts by Don Shepardhttp://www.brighthub.com/search/searchresults.aspx?u=6160&o=DateDescending&a=275Posts by Don Sheparden-USHow Carbon Credits Can Protect Our Environmenthttp://www.brighthub.com/environment/science-environmental/articles/40866.aspxTue, 30 Jun 2009 14:11:28 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:40866TheDonIn terms of how humans affect our environment global climate change is the biggest issue that must be addressed. Carbon credits are one way to deal with this. How do carbon credits work and can they be as effective as the acid rain program in the United States? Images Cap and Trade Basics Chasing after riches and developing technologies with th...What Are Renewable Natural Resources?http://www.brighthub.com/environment/science-environmental/articles/40494.aspxMon, 29 Jun 2009 05:02:09 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:40494TheDonCreating a sustainable society demands the use of renewable natural resources. So exactly what are these resources and can we maintain current lifestyles through using them? Defining Renewable Defining the term renewable is in theory very simple. Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary does so as, “ capable of being replaced by natural ecological c...Sustainable Forestry Practiceshttp://www.brighthub.com/environment/science-environmental/articles/39735.aspxTue, 23 Jun 2009 21:26:32 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:39735TheDonThe services our forest eco-system provides to humanity and our planet as well as a brief overview of sustainable management practices and the organizations which oversee them. Importance The forest eco-system includes areas dominated by trees that completely or partially form a closed canopy. The importance of forests to humans is difficult to und...U.S. Environmental Leadershiphttp://www.brighthub.com/environment/science-environmental/articles/39623.aspxTue, 23 Jun 2009 13:33:38 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:39623TheDonA comparison of George W. Bush era environmental policies with those in the beginning of Barrack Obama's administration. Also why the U.S. can and should take the leading role in global environmental issues. Bush Didn't Get It Comparing the Bush administration’s “response” to global environmental change and how the Obama administration is g...