I need a one-page memo
CE 1301 – Communication Skills Writing Assignment
Choose and environmental issue to research from the list of potential topics given below, and
write a one page memo that includes the following:
(1) A clear definition of the problem
(2) If possible, a photo or sketch
(3) Discussion of the issue, potential features to consider include, if appropriate:
(a) Affected areas ( local, region, continent, global)
(b) Causes, sources
(c) Effects (human, animal, vegetation, climate)
(d) Prevention or reversal options (including feasibility and cost)
(e) Important legislation ( or lack thereof)
(4) A bibliography with at least three distinct entries. All may be online references, but
no more than one may be Wikipedia or similar sites.
Your memo should contain correct grammar, spelling and punctuation and should not exceed one
page.
List of potential topics:
(a) Acid rain
(b) Air purification
(c) Bioremediaon
(d) Clean air act
(e) Clean water act
(f) Deforesation
(g) Erosion control
(h) Groundwater pollution
(i) Kyoto Protocol
(j) Lake eutrophication
(k) Loss of wetland
(l) Ocean acidification
(m) Purification of drinking water
(n) Solar energy
(o) Wind energy