Digital Format

Environmental
Issue
By: Bosong Wang Design

Contents
1: What is the Environmental Issue?
Page 3
2: The Current Environment Issues.
Page 5
3: An Interview from Eli & Edythe Broad
Art Museum.
Page 7
4: How to Protect the Environment?
Page 12

What is
Environmental
Issue?

Environmental issues are harmful
effects of human activity on the biophysical
environment. Environmental protection is a
practice of protecting the natural
environment on individual, organizational or
governmental levels, for the benefit of both
the environment and humans.
Environmentalism, a social and environmental
movement, addresses environmental issues
through advocacy, education and activism.

Ten Current
Environmental Issue

Interview
Q: Why do you like “GIDEON MENDEL:
DROWNING WORLD”?
A: Staff member who guided me how to
understand these artworks.): I like because it is
very beautiful. You know that pic? That was shoot
after the flood. The woman is a survivor and the
space she stood was her house. You know what?
Because of human, environment become worse
than before. Earthquakes, global warming, flood
and so on. Lots of disasters destroy some
people’s houses and their hometowns.

Q: Yeah, I agree with u. Can you tell me some
story about this pic?
A: Drowning World is a visual attempt to capture
the magnitude of climate change through portraits
of flood survivors taken in deep floodwaters
with­in the remains of their homes or in
submerged landscapes, in the stillness of once
lively environments. Keeping their composure, the
photographed sub­jects pause in front of Gideon
Mendel’s camera, casting an unsettling yet
engaging gaze.

A: Taken across the world, these
images bear witness to a shared
expe­rience that erases geographical
and cultural divides. They invite the
viewers to reflect on our impact on
nature and ultimately on our own
attachment to our homes and personal
belongings.

Q: I am doing a subject about social justice
issues. My First point for this topic is about
human, policy and LGBTQ rights. However, this
photo is about the environmental issues. So,
what about you own opinion to the
environmental issues?
A: The environment also important for us. I
think you can find lots of artworks which shows
the ruins after disasters. Factories, companies
and treating cause the environmental issues. I
think you need to add one more aspects for
your subject.

How to Protect the
Environment?
We Have Three
Aspects to Focus!!!

First One:
Clean Air~

Painting your house? Use a latex paint. Oilbased
paints release hydrocarbon fumes.
Get a tune-up. Properly maintained vehicles get
better gas mileage and emit fewer pollutants.
Don’t top off your gas tank. Overfilling causes
spills that release hydrocarbons and other toxic
chemicals into the air.
Conserve energy. You’ll lower your utility bills
and help avoid peak demands on utility plants.
Don’t burn your yard waste. It’s illegal in many
areas of Ohio because burning yard waste releases
mold spores, soot, and other contaminants that can
aggravate allergies and cause respiratory problems.
Plant a tree. Trees absorb carbon dioxide, a
greenhouse gas.
Park the car. Walk, bike or use mass-transit whenever
you can. Vehicle traffic is a major contributor to smog.

Second one:
Clean Water~

Use less fertilizer on your lawn. When it rains,
excess fertilizer runs off into storm sewers and
pollutes streams.
Never pour anything – especially waste oil or
leftover lawn chemicals – into a storm drain. It will
end up in the nearest stream.
Don’t trash our streams. Volunteer groups
sponsoring annual cleanups find everything from old
tires to old appliances in our waterways.
Water your lawn in the early morning, when the
water will soak in and not evaporate in the heat of the
day.
Don’t water more than once a week, and then
only if it hasn't rained. Established lawns need only
one inch of water a week.

Third One:
Clean Land~

Recycle. If your community does not offer
a recycling program, ask local officials to start
one.
Don’t put hazardous materials in the trash.
Save paints, pesticides, lawn chemicals, car
batteries, waste oil and similar materials for your
local household hazardous waste collection day

Paper or plastic? Better yet, take a canvas bag to the
grocery and re-use it each time you shop.
Use both sides of the paper. Set your copier to make
double-sided copies and you’ll substantially reduce your
paper use.
Use rechargeable batteries. Many batteries contain metals
that are better kept out of landfills.
Give it away, don’t throw it away. Many charitable
organizations accept donations of wearable clothing and
gently used household items.