sources of Southern Company include coal‚ gas‚ nuclear and hydro‚ among which coal-related generation takes 58% of the total generation amount. Bowen plant is one of the coal fired plant of Southern Company. It was completed in 1975 and was capable of producing enough power for the demand of 1 million people at Georgia. In order to generate a considerable electric capacity‚ massive tons of coals were carried in everyday‚ contributing to a sufficient inventory. Burning coals leaded to a great quantity of
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Humanity has been innovating for a long time‚ trying to make life for themselves and for everyone around them. This has always been the case‚ even during the earliest days of civilization. For example‚ during the hunter-gatherer period‚ innovation came through the form of agriculture. Agriculture‚ one of the first and most important innovations‚ was a huge step towards providing food for large numbers of people. This enabled them to live in larger groups and to settle in one area‚ instead of living
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Smog pollution in Beijing Smog pollution has been around since the start of industrialization‚ and there are many cities that suffer from its consequences. Among them‚ Beijing is singled out as the hotspot these days. In the past winter‚ an unprecedented amount of smog cloaked Beijing‚ filling the city with noxious air and causing convulsive coughing among the local residents. Not only does smog cause inconvenience in transportation by reducing visibility‚ but also‚ according to a study at
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Abstract. In a world that is becoming increasingly industrialized‚ and in a world where more people can afford to drive cars‚ air pollution is becoming a very big problem. While there are those who would debate whether or not our air pollution is causing global warming‚ versus the earth ’s natural warming process since the last Ice Age. Definitive proof may or may not be found anytime soon. What is certain‚ however‚ is that there are confirmed problems caused by air pollution. These problems include
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Living in the Environment : Concepts‚ Connections and Solutions Miller and Spoolman 16th Edition Practice Questions: Chapters 1-25 2009 - 2010 Practice Questions – Chapter 1 Environmental Problems‚ Their Causes‚ and Sustainability 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Describe what is meant by the phrase “an environmentally sustainable society” as related to the human population. Distinguish between (a) natural capital (b) natural resources (c) natural services (d) solar capital
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Nuclear Energy and the Environment In our society‚ nuclear energy has become one of the most criticized forms of energy by the environmentalists. Thus‚ a look at nuclear energy and the environment and its impact on economic growth. Lewis Munford‚ an analyst‚ once wrote‚ "Too much energy is as fatal as too little‚ hence the regulation of energy input and output not its unlimited expansion‚ is in fact one of the main laws of life." This is true when dealing with nuclear power. Because
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fuels With the process of industrialization‚ fossil fuels have played an increasingly important role in every aspect of human live. The use of fossil fuel has shown an explosive growth in the last few decades. The term of fossil fuel refers to “coal‚ oil‚ and natural gas - fuels that were formed millions of years ago from the fossilized remains of plants or animals” (Robert‚ 2012‚ p.10). Fossil fuels supply much of the energy used by industry and nearly all used in road transport. Nevertheless
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and making it worse for them selves. I will talk about other reasons why it must stop. Air pollution is a chemical in the air that harms humans and other living things. The atmosphere is complex‚ it has natural gases that support life. Ozone depletion due to air pollution has been recognized as a threat to human health. Air pollution can be from solid particals‚ liquid droplets‚ or gases. Air pollution could also be natural or man-made. Those man-made pollutions we could help stop. Factories
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sugar‚ bone char‚ or other substances in the absence of oxygen resulting in soft‚ brittle‚ lightweight‚ black‚ porous material which resembles coal and is about 50 percent to 95 percent of carbon[3]. The traditional way of producing charcoal is ‘the Kiln process’ is normally associated with huge amount of smoke which is a major contributor to the depletion of ozone layer but with the help of Orin Stafford‚ who helped Henry Ford established his briquette business developed an alternative method of
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Depletion of tropical forests is becoming one of the many worldwide dilemmas facing our planet. The rapid rate of deforestation is reaching disastrous limits as the demands for resources far exceed supplies. Rainforests provide a home to many species of plants‚ both known and unknown. Our dependencies on tropical plants are vast ranging from the daily essentials of food and shelter‚ to cures for cancer and possibly AIDS. As destruction of the rainforest continues‚ the effects on plants are immense
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