Describe and explain how the use of Fossil fuels may affect the environment and discuss measures‚ which could be taken to reduce the harmful consequences Fossil fuels include gasoline‚ oil‚ coal‚ or natural gas. Whenever we burn them‚ more pollutant gases are emitted into the atmosphere. They are burned to run cars and trucks‚ heat homes and business and power factories and are responsible for about 98% of U.S carbon dioxide emissions‚ 24% of methane emissions and 18% of nitrous oxide emissions.
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well-known energy source that stirs up dissent and division among the country’s citizens: nuclear power. It’s no secret that in the past decade or so the United States has been actively seeking to curb its dependence on nonrenewable fossil fuels such as coal‚ foreign oil‚ and also oil and gasoline that is produced right here in the country. Fossil fuels are known to be harmful to the environment and their steeply rising costs in recent years have caused a significant negative impact to the economy. Just
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IMPACT ACCOUNTING AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES WITH REGARDS TO MINING ACTIVITIES THAT LED TO THE DISASTER FACED BY MINING INDUSTRY A thesis presented to the Faculty of Accountancy In partial fulfillment of the requirements in Synthesis By Ma. Lyn M. Gayem Mary Rose Dagasdas May 24‚ 2013 CHAPTER 1 PROBLEM Introduction of the Study Background Mining pertains to the process of extracting ore or minerals from the ground. Those minerals actually are natural substances usually comprising
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capitals‚ goods‚ services and workers within the EEC’s member states as mentioned above. It also proposed to create common transport and agriculture policies and a European social fund. Example: Once the treaty had been established the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) in July 1952‚ countries decided to achieve integration via trade with a view to economic expansion. So they began work to transform the conditions of trade and manufacture in the Community. (5 marks) 3. What is the Kyoto
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Geography Notes for Class X [Social Science] Page No: 1 Geography Notes for Class: X [Social Science] Prepared By: Kapil Mahawar INDEX S. No. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 Name of Chapter Resources an Development Forest and Wildlife Resources Water Resources Agriculture Minerals and Energy Resources Manufacturing Industries Lifeline of National Economy Page No. 01 04 06 08 11 13 17 CHAPTER 1: RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT Remember These Points Anything available in the environment
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comes into picture due to the accumulation of hazardous substances into the atmosphere that danger human life and other living matter. The most dominant player responsible for pollution is automobiles; apart from that the other causes are Combustion of coal‚ Acid rain‚ Manufacturing buildings‚ Tobacco smoke‚ Paint fumes‚ Aerosol sprays‚ Nuclear weapons and wild fires. As far as effect of air pollution is concerned‚ respiratory diseases tops the chart of health problems. The second one is heart diseases
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modern ways of man place an enormous amount of stress on the Earth that nature simply can’t handle. Some of the climatic problems that are developing today‚ such as global warming‚ ozone depletion and El Nino‚ will have severe effects on our ecosystem. The world is warming up. As we burn up the planet’s coal‚ oil and gas reserves‚ and cut down its remaining forests‚ greenhouse gases are pouring into the atmosphere. The delicate balance of atmospheric gases that sustains life is thickening‚ trapping
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| | | ADVANTAGES OF WIND POWER: | | | 1. The wind is free and with modern technology it can be captured efficiently. 2. Once the wind turbine is built the energy it produces does not cause green house gases or other pollutants. 3. Although wind turbines can be very tall each takes up only a small plot of land. This means that the land below can still be used. This is especially the case in agricultural areas as farming can still continue. 4. Many people find wind farms an interesting
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Air Pollution What is Air Pollution? * Air pollution can be defined as the presence of any harmful material in the air and the atmosphere that can cause damage to human beings and other living organisms. * Air pollution could also be in the form of disturbances to the normal composition of the air such that there is an undesired effect on the environment or living things. * Under normal circumstances‚ the earth’s atmosphere consists of nitrogen (~78%)‚ oxygen (~21%)‚ small amounts
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spaces in the underground rock‚ which allowed the grains to compact. Similarly‚ withdrawal of groundwater through well pumping has resulted in subsidence in such cities as Mexico City‚ Houston‚ Texas‚ and Venice‚ Italy. • Underground salt‚ ore‚ and coal mining. However‚ where mining activity is planned‚ mining-induced subsidence can be successfully managed if there is co-operation from all of the stakeholders. This is accomplished through a combination of careful mine planning‚ the taking of preventative
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