Description: This poster discusses research on whether it pays for companies to go green. Abstract: Environmental issues have become increasingly important to society over the last few decades. Not only have individuals evaluated and changed their habits in an effort to better protect the environment, but they have also pressured corporations to change their poor environmental habits. The purpose of this research is to discover whether companies that go green see an increase in operating profits and the overall value of the firm. The stock prices of thirty-one green-certified companies will be compared to stock prices of thirty-one non-green-certified companies. A statistical paired t-test will be used to analyze whether a significant change in stock value occurred between companies that have gone green and those that have not.

Description: This poster discusses research on mercury pollution. Mercury is a known toxin to humans and is most dangerous to young children and the elderly. The legislation, as well as industry standards, that are currently in place are not strict enough when dealing with such a harmful substance. The impacts of mercury pollution, and later consumption through the eating of fish, will be costly to society in the forms of lower I.Q., future earnings, and higher social costs from needing to take care of those infected with the poison.