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Environment / Ecology

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Today we are honoring the 7th day of Lenten season.. We will focus on  “Environment / Ecology…   What does the environment and ecology mean to you?  Please feel free to leave a message and we can open a dialogue concerning this topic of discussion.

Environment:

1.  The aggregate of surrounding things,conditions, or influences; surroundings;milieu.

2. Ecology . the air, water, minerals,organisms, and all other external factors surrounding and affecting a given organismat any time.
3. The social and cultural forces that shape the life of a person or a population.
4. Computers . the hardware or software configuration, or the mode of operation, of a computer system: In a time-sharing
environment, transactions are processed as they occur.
5. An indoor or outdoor setting that is characterized by the presence of environmental art  that is itself designed to be site-specific.

Ecology:

1.  a. The science of the relationships between organisms and their environments. Also called bionomics.
      b. The relationship between organisms and their environment.

2. The branch of sociology that is concerned with studying the relationships between human groups and their physical and social
environments. Also called human ecology.
3. The study of the detrimental effects of modern civilization on the environment, with a view toward prevention or reversal through
conservation. Also called human ecology.
Posted by:  Minister Evelyn Diane Thomas, February 28, 2012 03:00 a.m. PST