Social Discussion week 8. Social Sciences Assignment

Identifying a Solution to an Environmental Social Problem
To finish up the semester, we will learn about social problems connected to the environment. Environmentalists have argued that being environmentally friendly doesn't mean corporate America must suffer. Rather it creates new markets and innovation by challenging corporations to come up with different products, practices, and solutions to environmental problems. A current example of this is the banning of plastic disposable straws... most companies that serve beverages will cut back on costs, it is a small inconvenience to customers, and it challenges us to come up with new products or improvements on the old- recycled paper straws or reusable straws.
Due Thursday evening by Midnight (5pts): For this week's post, identify an environmental social problem that you would like to see changed. This can be anything from pollution to overproduction to landfill use, etc. Leave a comment explaining the problem and one solution for changing it.
Due Sunday evening by Midnight (5pts): Reply to 2 of your fellow classmates providing a critical comment regarding the practicality of the solution. Expand on the author's idea to identify any latent outcomes and offer alternative solutions to the problem.
Requirements of the Reply
A well constructed reply will include at least four grammatically correct and thoughtful sentences (with proper citations as needed) that do not include summaries but rather contribute original thought to the discussion and learning. If you reference sources (it is recommended when appropriate but not mandatory to include a reference in your post) or include any information from sources such as the textbook, videos, or websites, please cite using the ASA short citation format or you will face point deductions: http://www(dot)asanet(dot)org/documents/teaching/pdfs/Quick_Tips_for_ASA_Style.pdf Links to an external site.
If you are unsure if you have properly cited the resource, you can email me 48 hours before the assignment is due and I will give you feedback. You can also check TurnIt In for flagged context. Here is an example of how to cite properly (Note ASA is slightly different from APA):
In my opinion, poverty rates are high because of limited employment opportunities. “Poverty in the United States is measured based on relative living rather than absolute conditions (Gibbons, and Jones)” (Open Stax 2015, p. 25). According to Open Stax (2015), there are different ways to measure poverty, and the most popular measurement is relative poverty. I believe subjective poverty might give us an unrealistic measurement of poverty and this seems to also be supported by Open Stax (2015) in that relative poverty is a more valid measurement in the United States.
As you can see by the above example, an ASA citation includes the author(s) of the source (Open Stax), the copyright year (2015), and if it is a direct quotation, the page number which information can be found by the reader. If you are summarizing the thought in your own words you do not have to list the page number. Also note that one period is always placed after the citation parenthesis and not before (e.g. “.). When copying word for word from a source, you are required to place information in “quotation marks” otherwise not doing so is defined as plagiarism.