http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2023081,00.html
Time Magazine
October 2, 2010
Naples, Italy is having problems with disposal of trash. The landfills are overflowing, and there is no place to put the trash, which is covering the streets and sidewalks at present time. The government speaks of opening a landfill around Mount Vesuvius National Park, but the population is outraged because of the issues it would cause for the environment and for the community. It has been calculated that Naples is the world’s largest waste producer per square meter, but without anything to deal with it. All of the proposed solutions are quick fixes, but won’t last long; what the city needs is a reevaluation of their long-term waste plans.
The bias lays in the author’s negative opinion of the measures being taken to solve the problem in Naples. It is obvious that he leans towards the environmentalist side and against the actions that the government is currently taking.
VI. Pollution
A. Pollution Types
4. Solid Waste
B. Impacts on the Environment and Human Health
1. Hazards to human health
The city of Naples can only focus on the issue of trash, and only short-term solutions are proposed to fixing this issue. The idea of creating a landfill inside Mount Vesuvius National Park not only outraged citizens, but caused them to protest, causing discord between the people and their government. To calm the population would be to think of a long-term solution that would ultimately save them from being buried in trash, while being environmentally friendly. As of now, the government has not been able to strike balance in their ideas to fix the trash problem, however, if they consulted the local people, there could be a resolution in the future.
ReplyDeleteLibby Gerstner, 7th period.
I agree that the author of this article was biased and blamed the people with greater power for a lot of the waste. But maybe since they have more power and more money, the author wants them to do something about it.
ReplyDeleteThis is a good example of prevention vs. clean-up, but in this case there is almost no prevention effort and little clean up effort. The government is having to stall clean up in order to deal with rioting citizens. There would be no landfills overflowing if trash and waste were reduced and recycled. The new landfills will eventually overflow making this only a temporary fix, that in time will actually add to the problem.
ReplyDeleteI also agree that this is a good example of the prevention vs. clean-up, however the proposed would help to prevent pollution somewhat in the Naples area. I also do think that the author of the article is extremely biased against the "incompetent administrators, corrupt politicians, [and] self-interested businessmen."
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