Name: Jiaoyang Zhang Course NO.: BUSML 4252 Assignment 1 1) Discuss your thoughts on what makes something “good” for society? Before we define something whether they are good for society or not‚ we should consider what a good society is. In thinking about the characteristics of a good society‚ different people tend to emphasize different things that they consider to be important. However‚ there might be some characteristics of a good society that nearly everyone would agree on and what factors
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origins of the chemical energy in coal‚ petroleum and natural gas 10 1.3.1 Process and present information from secondary sources on a range of compounds found in either coal‚ petroleum or natural gas on the location of deposits of the selected fossil fuel in Australia 11 3.3.3 Process and present information from secondary sources and use available evidence to identify safety issues associated with the storage of alkanes. 14 4.2.8 Identify the sources of pollution which accompany the combustion
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and the natural resources that make this existence possible. Currently electric for our community is generated by coal and our water is processes by electric. Our fossil fuels are on the brink of extinction‚ making the actions we take now more vital than ever. Creating an implemented plan that changes our current consumption of fossil fuels‚ will perpetuate a cleaner community‚ stabilize eco-systems‚ and provide a future for the generations to come. Harnessing renewable natural resources will allow
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carbon emissions equal zero” ‚ is very much achievable‚ but there are huge obstacles that need to be overcome if one is to achieve it‚ as large interests wish to keep us dependent on fossil fuels‚ and important policy makers worry about productivity. Some countries are huge produces or investors in fossil fuel. Larger developed countries who are large polluters are therefore reluctant to change their ways. This is why China and other countries that are still expanding rapidly are building more
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Introduction The atmosphere is considered as a great cover that guards the earth’s surface from the full solar radiations during daytime and prevents excessive losses of heat during nighttime. The atmosphere provides a sustaining livable temperature on the planet by maintaining the heat balance of the earth. However‚ humans disregard the atmosphere through activities that contribute in polluting the surrounding. In order to prevent and minimize the air pollution‚ it is essential to understand the
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NICK TANNER ENGL COMP 1 Instructor- EATON 11/09/13 An American vice president‚ Al Gore‚ said that while the reason behind dinosaurs’ extinction over 65 million years ago was because of a giant asteroid‚ the species that are dying out every minute of our lives are not just because of some havocs‚ but it is US-human (Al Gore‚ 2006‚ internet). We are destroying our world indirectly which means we do not just go and kill those entire animals‚ but what has caused their extinction is due
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Tomorrow never comes because of climate change” Before I start lets define first what was climate change is. Climate change or also known as Global Warming‚ refers to the rise in average temperatures on earth. This is due to primarily human use of fossil fuels‚ which releases carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases into the atmosphere‚ which can have a range of effects on ecosystems‚ including rising sea levels‚ severe weather events‚ and droughts that render landscapes more susceptible to wildfires. Isn’t
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a lot of countries just use the fossil fuels to supply the energy that the whole city needs‚ but now the sources of energy are more than before‚ such as solar energy and biomass. So in this case‚ many countries try them best to harness the renewable energy to reduce the dependence on the traditional energy. Over the last five years‚ many European countries have increased their reliance on wind farms and hydroelectric dams because of more expensive fossil fuels. For example‚ in Sweden‚ the city
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percent‚ that allowed consumers to keep their light and heat on 24/7 even in extreme hot and cold weather (“Nuclear Matters ”‚ n.d.). Besides environment and reliability‚ nuclear energy has more efficiency than burning fossil fuels. It has high energy density viruses to fossil fuels (“Nuclear Energy”‚ n.d.). To illustrate‚ a gram of uranium releases an amount of energy much more than a gram of coal or oil; approximately eight thousand times(Parker‚ 2010). However‚ that is also excellent for the environment
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not fossil fuels. Alternative fuels – similar to above. Not petrol or diesel but different transportation fuels like natural gas‚ methanol‚ bio fuels and electricity. B Biodegradable – something when left alone break down and be absorbed into the eco-system. See our What Does Biodegradable Mean? article. Blackwater – the wastewater generated by toilets. C Carbon dioxide – CO2 is a naturally occurring greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. However the amount of it increases when we burn fossil fuels
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