Proposing Taxation of Products to Preserve Wildlife and...

Proposing Taxation of Products to Preserve Wildlife and the Environment â€Å"Only after the last tree has been cut down, Only after the last river has been poisoned, Only after the last fish has been caught, Only then will you realize that money cannot be eaten.† ---The Cree People Wildlife is declining more rapidly each day with innumerable species already on the endangered species list and hundreds more waiting to be put on. Although great efforts are being made by organizations and individuals to save these endangered animals there are still many things needed to be done. We need to install a tax on all products directly related to the environment, backpacks, hiking gear, fishing†¦show more content†¦World Wildlife Fund’s work has resulted, for example, in setting aside more than 450 parks and reserves, covering an area more than four times the size of California. The establishment of the 11 million-square-mile circumpolar Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary to help the recovery of critically endangered species like the blue whale. The creation of the Turtle Island Heritage Protected Area, the largest green turtle rookery in Southeast Asia and an important nesting site for hawksbill turtles (World Wildlife Fund, 2). Without this organization the p ublic would not be aware of what is really going on and the extreme danger wildlife is in right now. Another group that feels very strongly about saving our environment is Greenpeace. In 1971, a small, but determined crew made its way through the freezing waters of the North pacific to protest nuclear weapons tests planned for Amchictka Island. This crews name was, â€Å" Don’t Make a Wave Committee,† who is better known now as Greenpeace (Greenpeace, 1). Greenpeace, like the World Wildlife Fund, dedicates their lives to protecting the environment and presently has about 3 million members’ (1). Arizona has 31 species of native fish, 18 of these species are threatened or endangered according to the federal Endangered Species list and five are already extinct (Southwest Center for Biological Diversity, 1). The majority of people living inShow MoreRelatedLogical Reasoning189930 Words   |  760 Pagesirritate the person who asked the question. Real life decision-making often must work in a dynamic, unpredictable environment. In the business world, new competitors appear, prices rise or fall, opportunities that were available at one time are not available at another. The uncritical decision maker is unaware of these changes and continues to make decisions as if in the old environment. Alert decision makers understand the need to know when time is getting short and a decision is needed. This