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Dr. Yasam Ayavefe Outlines The Economic Assessment of Damage Caused by Environmental Pollution and Suggests Solutions

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Ecological and economic damage means the monetary value of changes in the environment as a result of pollution. This includes the deterioration of human health due to air pollution, industrial waste. Mechanical damage occurs from hazardous waste. Further, these wastes enter the air, after which the conditions of life and activity change.

From here arise ecological, economic, social types of damage. Environmental damage is pollution of the environment.

The economic assessment of damage consists of the following costs:

  1. costs associated with changes in the environment;
  2. the cost of returning to the previous state;
  3. spending on non-refundable resources.

Air pollution is a serious problem.

The study estimated that air pollution was responsible for 5.5 million deaths.

Air pollution leads to cardiovascular disease. It also affects biodiversity. All of these have economic consequences that affect the decline in the rate of economic growth.

Economic consequences:

  1. affects on human health and agriculture – these impacts may become more severe in coming time.
  2. demand for energy will lead to an increase in emissions into the air.

The amount of pollution charges depends on the amount of damage. An economic assessment is also carried out for the social and moral type of damage.

There are two types of economic damage assessment: direct assessment and indirect assessment.

The first method is to collect a large amount of information. Then it is necessary to give an adequate monetary assessment of the incurred losses.

An indirect assessment is considered to be a simpler method of economic damage assessment. With this method, pollution is assessed by objects of pollutants.

in the past, agriculture has always had a positive impact on the landscape of the land. Today, the intensive development of agriculture, on the contrary, has negatively affected the environment.

The consequences are air and water pollution, which leads to various diseases. ?nergy consumption in European countries continues to grow and depends on the types of fuel.

?ourism continues to develop today and depends on transport, mainly from the car and air transport, which are harmful to the environment.

Mountains, oceans, seas are the favorite vacation places of tourists and unfortunately have already suffered from pollution.

Transport plays an important role in the economy, as it is used to transport raw materials. The least dangerous for the environment is rail transport.

Now each country aims to create safe vehicles for people’s lives and at the same time environmentally friendly, without gas emissions into the air.

 Solution to the problems

The Kyoto Protocol is an example of ecological economics: it is about developing the economy of a country with environmental restrictions.

 Pollution taxes

The state sets standards and taxes. Considering cleanup costs, companies are allowed to pollute up to a certain level. Otherwise, the company pays taxes for damages.

Bonus

Here, companies are given a bonus for working without harming the environment.

The goal of the ecological economy is the well-being of people, which includes the protection and restoration of nature, social justice.

The economy affects all branches of production, it also affects the environment and ecology. Manufacturing companies build wastewater treatment plants to keep the air and environment clean.

They organize events and raise money for the conservation of flora and fauna.

The development of the country’s economy plays both a positive and a negative role.

The positive side is that production is growing and technology is improving. The state budget is increasing, which helps the nature protection fund.

The negative side is the increase in the number of people, pollution of nature and depletion of resources.

It is necessary to keep a balance between the development of the economy and the preservation of the purity of the environment.

 

Dr. Yasam Ayavefe

 Click the below links to view Dr. Yasam Ayavefe’s projects:

 

https://greenclimate.io/

Yasam Ayavefe

Milaya Capital

 

The Rocketize Platform Is Going To Space! Is Now The Time To Add This Cryptocurrency To Your Wallet?

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We have seen various campaigns over the years in the cryptocurrency market, all trying to hook you on one promise or the other. However, not many have had the heart nor the ambition like Rocketize (JATO).

Rocketize is the new meme club on the block. With its space-like theme, this new crypto intends to bring awareness to the general public about the benefits of the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.

Blockchain technology has brought forth a wave of innovative individuals who are looking to make a change in the way people manage their finances. The developers of Rocketize are no different. Rocketize is an open-source, community-driven cryptocurrency in the De-Fi ecosystem built on the Binance Smart Chain platform, aiming to bring more original features that will improve blockchain crypto technology.

Rocketize Is Not Just Another Meme Coin

Several meme coins within the year have tried their best to stamp mark in the cryptocurrency industry, and Rocketize might seem like just another generic meme coin to add to the test. However, you would be wrong to think it is without its differences.

On face value alone, Rocketize differentiates itself from most of the other meme coins with dogs as their mascots, trying to rekindle the success of Dogecoin (DOGE). The Web 3.0 Rocketize platform utilizes decentralized tools and democratic-style governance, which grants its community the ability to vote and make decisions on the future of the cryptocurrency.

This method brings its users closer, giving them the incentive that they are part of something bigger than themselves – which they are. Their support is key to the success of JATO tokens, and the creators of Rocketize are aware of this. They reward holders of JATO tokens with revenue streams, even replacing 1% of every completed transaction into the holder’s wallet.

Rocketize’s Journey To Space!

The team behind Rocketize Token took the phrase ‘skyrocket’ to a whole new level – literally. As part of the developers’ effort to support the expansion of humanity’s exploration beyond the stars, they have begun the works of a space program with hopes of creating an inclusive platform for the integration of cryptocurrency technologies in orbit.

The team’s determined objective to expand the impact of Rocketize to reach more people and even reach out of our atmosphere will benefit the Rocketize brand and shine a light on the community supporting their endeavors.

Is It Too Late To Purchase JATO Tokens?

The short answer is no. Rocketize has only recently begun its stage two presale, but don’t hold your breath if you are considering adding this cryptocurrency to your wallet. Due to successful non-fungible tokens (NFTs) minting events, this meme coin has started developing a comprehensive e-commerce platform that will support its in-the-works meme trading cards, which will surely bring JOTA more attention from the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry.

Users who sign up for their presale now will receive a 60% bonus after making a purchase within the first 30 minutes of signing up. If you decide to sign up, don’t forget to invite your friends and family. Rocketize rewards players with $40 when their referrals buy up to $100 worth of JATO tokens.

Of course, it goes without saying before making any expenditures make sure to do further research and investigation. Use the links below if you want to find out more.

 

Presale: https://launch.rocketize.io/register

Website: https://rocketize.io/

Telegram: https://t.me/RocketizeTokenOfficial

Your next-door neighbor could be a kidnapper

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The news of the arrest of John Ewa, Aka Lyon, in his Abuja home; the notorious kidnapper that has been terrorizing the whole of Bayelsa state and other neighboring states is good news and as well a shocking one. 

John Ewa appears to be a regular family guy, with a wife and a newborn baby. He does regular things; he goes to church on Sundays and hangs out with friends on weekdays. His friends will certainly have no idea that he is a notorious kidnapper. His neighbors will not have the slightest clue that he is a deadly kidnapper. 

After the Kuje jailbreak in Abuja, the security operative released a memo that there are bandits, Boko haram members, and unknown gunmen scattered around the nooks and crannies of the Abuja city centre. The next guy sitting beside you in a taxi might be a terrorist, the next person seated opposite you in a restaurant while you are eating might be an unknown gunman, and the customer that comes to patronize you in your shop or marketplace might be a kidnapper in disguise. 

There is a call for citizens to be on alert, vigilant, and on the lookout. Do not hesitate to report that neighbor who lives a flashy lifestyle without any known source of income. Report that your acquaintance who makes some suspicious movement or suspicious phone calls, you could be saving your own life. Report that neighbor that is always bringing different strangers home at night. You might be saving yourself from a robbery attack. 

This is the point club owners will have to put the safety and security of the society first before sales and patronage. It will help society a great deal if club owners start reporting patrons who they suspect might be involved in shady deals. The club owner or other legitimate patrons of the club might be the prime target of those criminals so the act of the club owner reporting is somehow saving himself and saving his business. 

Religious leaders too should learn to start asking their members about their source of wealth, especially those that are always sowing heavy seeds and paying big tithes without any known source of income. This is also part of the pastoral job; Watching over the flock. The pastor might as well be saving himself, his family members, and the congregation from kidnap or robbery attacks. These terrorists have no limit as to what extent they could go in executing their missions. 

Parents should as well ask their wards who drive flashy cars and live large the ward’s source of wealth. If what your son or daughter does for a living in every reasonable sense can not afford the kind of life the child lives, then it will be reasonable to presume that the child is into some shady deals and the best thing to do is to report to the authorities. By doing that, you are saving society from ritualists, kidnappers, armed robbers, unknown gunmen, etc. 

Everybody must be on alert and engage in whistleblowing and this is how we keep ourselves safe from wolves disguising as sheep in society. 

Google is Shutting Down its Cloud Gaming Unit Stadia

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Google is shutting down its cloud gaming service Stadia, joining some other companies who have made the decision to shut down their gaming units.

In a blog post on Thursday, Stadia Vice President GM Phil Harrison said the service will remain live for players until January 18th, 2023.

Google will be refunding all Stadia hardware purchased through the Google Store as well as all the games and add-on content purchased from the Stadia store. Google expects those refunds will be completed in mid-January.

“A few years ago, we also launched a consumer gaming service, Stadia,” he said “And while Stadia’s approach to streaming games for consumers was built on a strong technology foundation, it hasn’t gained the traction with users that we expected so we’ve made the difficult decision to begin winding down our Stadia streaming service.”

The decision came more than two years after the gaming unit was launched. Although Google has struggled with Stadia, it had failed to openly admit it. Stadia employees will now join other parts of the company.

Pushing Stadia in the face of stiff competition from first-party Sony, Microsoft offerings and Amazon’s similar platform, Luna, was too hot for Google to handle. Last February, it shut down its own internal development studio, Stadia Games and Entertainment, which was created to bring exclusive first-party titles to the platform.

Harrison said at the time, “Given our focus on building on the proven technology of Stadia as well as deepening our business partnerships, we’ve decided that we will not be investing further in bringing exclusive content from our internal development team SG&E, beyond any near-term planned games.”

Google said for many years, it has invested across multiple aspects of the gaming industry. We help developers build and distribute gaming apps on Google Play and Google Play Games. Gaming creators are reaching audiences around the world on YouTube through videos, live streaming and Shorts. And our cloud streaming technology delivers immersive gameplay at massive scale.

Harrison says Google sees opportunities to apply Stadia’s technology to other parts of Google, like YouTube, Google Play, and its AR efforts, and the company also plans to “make it available to our industry partners, which aligns with where we see the future of gaming headed.

Though Google has made plans for refunds, it shared more details on how it intends to do that in a FAQ. Refunds will automatically be made through the Google and Stadia stores, and you won’t have to return any hardware. Stadia Pro subscriptions will not be eligible for a refund, but you will not be charged during the shutdown period and can access games you might have redeemed as a Pro user until everything is wound down. Google has closed the Stadia store, so you can’t buy games or in-game transactions.

The Verge noted that the writing has been on the wall for Stadia for a while now, most recently when Logitech announced its new cloud gaming handheld last week and Stadia was one of the few cloud gaming services not mentioned. But Stadia has been facing rumors of its demise practically from the start. Google has a habit of killing projects only a few years after they launch, and Stadia, a cloud gaming service from a company with few ties in the gaming industry, seemed like a prime candidate for an early demise.

Last year, rumors abound it would shut down after the number of games released to the platform slowed and the company shuttered its in-house game development studios. When those rumors popped up again this year, Google insisted that Stadia was not shutting down. “Rest assured we’re always working on bringing more great games to the platform and Stadia Pro,” the company said in a tweet. Which was true… until today.

Coolio of “Gangsta’s Paradise” Knocks at Paradise, aged 59 [video]

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He was a rapper and one of the finest in his generation. His music was packaged with a soulful message. And to a large extent, he was a “clean” rapper without the usual verbal bombs. It was in a FUTO hostel the first time I heard “C U When U Get There” which he released in 1997.  That song reminded me of Every Breath You Take” by the Police.

The Police was a favourite of a kinsman (Acho) who was a businessman in Aba. Whenever he made it home on weekends, in the village, he would play it in his stereo non-stop. Occasionally, he connected with Lionel Richie’s “All Night Long”. Coolio passed away yesterday. He rapped “Gangsta’s Paradise”. I am hoping he is there now. He was 59.

Emeka (Industrial Chemistry) – a junior roommate in FUTO who played Coolio all day should be unhappy this week.  Strength to Tupac Jr (his nickname for his love of rap).

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Comment: Ndubuisi Ekekwe sorry for your loss

My Response: Not really a rap fan!!! But when a man writes a song positing a paradise of gangsters, you can preach a Church sermon from his mind.

“As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death

I take a look at my life and realize there’s not much left

‘Cause I’ve been blastin’ and laughin’ so long, that

Even my mama thinks that my mind is gone”

He was just 23 with realization of many things, writing “I’m an educated fool with money on my mind”. He continued…

“They say I gotta learn, but nobody’s here to teach me

If they can’t understand it, how can they reach me

I guess they can’t, I guess they won’t

I guess they front, that’s why I know my life is out of luck, fool”

He was talking of social inequality. Even the typical United Nations declaration will appreciate his mind.