My wall by nicholas maliniak https://padlet.com/nicholas_maliniak/qn3hrxnwkiye HUMN 330- Values and Ethics en-us 2017-11-30 02:04:43 UTC 2017-12-07 03:35:41 UTC hello@padlet.com Yemen war: ICRC buys fuel to pump water in stricken cities nicholas_maliniak https://padlet.com/nicholas_maliniak/qn3hrxnwkiye/wish/211690518 In this news article the International Committee of the Red Cross is buying very expensive diesel fuel in order to keep the generators that provide clean water to millions of civilians in Yemen. Currently Yemen is under a blockade by a Saudi coalition and is unable to receive fuel and other important resources needed for the population. The ICRC has even had to purchase fuel from dangerous and extremely overpriced black market merchants. 

This is something that reminds me of the Immanuel Kant’s Ideals. Acting to treating people as ends, or treating people as other people that are also trying to live a happy life, was what struck me as the ICRC was doing. They are providing aid to other people who need help, and are not letting other outside factors deter them away. Kant also believed that people are easily corrupted, and by having to buy fuel obtained inexplicitly the ICRC is somewhat feeding corruption.

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]]> 2017-11-30 02:34:16 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholas_maliniak/qn3hrxnwkiye/wish/211690518 Puerto Rico's Hurricane Recovery Hinders Farm Businesses' Seed Research nicholas_maliniak https://padlet.com/nicholas_maliniak/qn3hrxnwkiye/wish/211708122 This news article provides insight on how damaged the seeding industry is in Puerto Rico after hurricane Maria. Because of its tropical climate Puerto Rico is a place where commercial corn, soybeans, cotton, sunflower, and many others are researched on. Multiple clients of these research companies are wondering what is left of their investment of seeds. This article states that the damage of this could affect some places in the mid-west because they depend of this specific research.

I feel this directly relates to environmental ethics discussions. Maybe the research companies are just down there because it is cheaper to research the materials down in a slightly underdeveloped region. Are these companies taking advantage of the ideal climate in Puerto Rico to possibly implement changes that could affect individuals on the island? Maybe the investors should possibly take this loss in crops as a sign that Mother Nature doesn’t want genetically manipulated crops on that island? Ok that last question was a little unorthodox, nevertheless I do insist that maybe what these companies were doing was not exactly ethical. I’m going to try and take a positive spring off on this situation and thank Mother Nature for possibly stopping that could change the climate for the worse.
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