Jennifer Everett Phase 4 DB Instructor: Clement Yedjou 3/10/2015 Acid rain Acid rain is a result of air pollution that is harmful to the environment‚ generally caused by fuels being burnt. When any type of fuel is burnt‚ many different chemicals are produced. These gases that are released react with the water in clouds‚ and the rain from these clouds is acid rain. This type of acid disposition can appear in many other forms besides just rain‚ such as sleet‚ snow‚ and fog (Editorial Board‚ 2013)
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What Causes Acid Rain? {2} {2} Acid rain caused by a chemical reaction that begins when compounds like sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are released into air. These substances can rise very high into the atmosphere‚ where they mix and react with water‚ oxygen‚ and other chemicals to form more acidic pollutants‚ known as acid rain.{2} Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides dissolve very easily in water and can be carried very far by wind. As a result‚ the two compounds can travel long distances where
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are 700 million of these cars in the world. As a car owner‚ you have the responsibility of minimizing your car’s contribution to pollution. So‚ plan your trips well for it helps to reduce gasoline consumption‚ thus cutting down on air pollution. Carpooling‚ cycling‚ or walking to school or work is also encouraged as they are means of reducing pollution. There are a number of simple yet surefire ways to reduce pollution in the home. For instance‚ you can do energy conservation measures such as turning
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Geography November 29‚ 2010 Dire Predictions : Student Edition Chapter one of Dire Predictions Understanding Global Warming does exactly like the title says‚ it gives the reader the essential basics of understanding the Global Warming issue. Chapter one gives essential information covering a wide range of things including: the natural and human impacts on climate‚ definition of a greenhouse gas and how it affects temperature‚ positive and negative feedback loops‚ threatening human byproducts
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Environmental Protection and Global Wellness Journal Assignment This course affects my understanding on environmental issues because the “greenhouse effect” or as “global climate change‚” is widely recognized as one of the most important issues on the current international environmental agenda. Although the extent and timing of effects are uncertain‚ climate change is thought to have effects for parks including food and water supplies‚ energy production‚ ecosystem‚ species survival‚ human
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The concept of ride sharing has evolved immensely over the last 50 years from its onset – as carpooling served as a way for commuters to circumvent the high gas prices of the 1970s. To the present day‚ where hipsters and business men alike utilize companies such as Uber‚ Lyft‚ and SideCar as an alternative to a crowded and often unreliable public transportation system as well as the price-gouging from taxi drivers. From my interviews with a part time Uber driver and frequent passengers‚ the consensus
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in the construction of road networks and expansion in number of international tourist visits to Germany‚ the demand of cars for renting purpose would increase‚ thereby increasing the growth potential of car rental industry of Germany in future. Carpooling and non-airport segment of the industry will be the major growth areas for the car rental companies in the Germany in the coming few years. The car sharing market in the country is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 15.8% by members over the period
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How Oil and Gas Prices Affect the Economy Stacey Melton Eng. 101 September 5th‚ 2010 Karen Glass How Oil and Gas Prices Affect the Economy While supply and demand affects oil and gas prices‚ the United States and surrounding countries may be suffering economically due to their intense dependence for crude oil. The effects on our economy today are somewhat extreme. Population growth combined with current unemployment rates have temporally brought on a recession. According to Dictionary
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Roles of the youth in the environment As we saw in the past‚ there are many more rules‚ laws‚ conventions are made for protecting the environment but there is no effective implementation . For this implementation youth play a vital role. Young people constitute a large part of the world’s population and young people will have to live longer with the consequences of current environmental decisions than will their elders. Future generations will also be affected by these decisions and the extent
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Two terms that are import to sport and closely linked are equality and equity. While being closely linked and sometimes though the mean the same both have different meaning in relation to sport. Firstly the term equality refers to a situation where individuals as well as groups are equal and have the same rights and ability to access opportunities. Secondly the term equity can be studied to determine whether resources are distributed fairly to all members of a society. Both of these terms can be
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