Global Warming: Causes‚ Effects and Solutions "’The future is here. Greenhouse warming is no longer just a possibility‚ it is happening now‚’ said Dr. Michael Oppenheimer‚ a senior scientist with the Environmental Defense Fund" ("Greenhouse Warning"). Representatives from more than 160 countries met together in the first ten days of December this year to come to an agreement on a treaty to slow down global warming by setting the limits on the countries’ greenhouse gases emissions‚ which include
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atmosphere by a process known as the “greenhouse effect”. The primary gas responsible for this effect is carbon dioxide. Human activities since the industrial revolution has caused a dramatic jump in the carbon dioxide levels‚ as we have developed a fossil fuel based economy. This increase in carbon dioxide means that a greater fraction of the sun’s energy is trapped rather than escaping each day‚ driving overall temperatures up. Carbon dioxide is the main GHG. Other gases‚ such as methane are
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stop the process of fracking. My opponents say Fracking should stay since it creates jobs‚ makes money for us‚ makes us less reliant on foreign oil and that it will help power our country’s power. They say that it will hopefully get rid of dirty fossil fuel and will help many towns with money by selling off land to be fracked.according
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The green myth – also known as carbon capture and storage Is carbon capture and storage really going to make a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions? Or is it just an excuse to build more and more polluting power plants driven by black coal? When asking students about their opinion on carbon capture and storage‚ most have never heard of the concept before‚ whereas others only have a vague idea about what it encompasses. However‚ no one could explain the concept or argument why they saw it as
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Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price The Industrial Revolution was a period in the late 1700s and early 1800s where changes in agriculture‚ manufacturing‚ mining‚ transportation‚ and technology had a large effect on economic‚ social‚ and cultural conditions. The first industry to be industrialized was the textile industry in Britain. However‚ not everything resulting from the industrial revolution was good. In fact‚ the pollution‚ poor working conditions‚ and poor living conditions in the industrial
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or nonrenewable resources. It is important to do this to help our communities‚ our nation and the world. Renewable resources: Renewable resources are resources that are produce energy or fuel through converting air‚ water‚ heat and solar energy in to electricity; also biomass for different types of fuel alternatives. California and Colorado have been using giant windmills to turn a generator to help supply electricity to heavily populated areas. The US has been using damns for years‚ but new
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atmosphere‚ “greenhouse” gases trap some of this heat‚ and the rest escapes into space. The more greenhouse gases are in the atmosphere‚ the more heat gets trapped. CAUSES OF GLOBAL WARMING. 1. Global Warming Cause: Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel burning power plants Our ever increasing addiction to electricity from coal burning power plants releases enormous amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. 40% of U.S. CO2 emissions come from electricity production‚ and burning coal accounts
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activities for too long‚ resulting in contaminated water supplies‚ dangerous air pollution‚ destroyed streams‚ and devastated landscapes. Weak safeguards and inadequate oversight fail to protect our communities from harm by the rapid expansion of fossil fuel production using hydraulic fracturing or "fracking." Americans shouldn’t have to accept unsafe drinking water just because natural gas burns more cleanly than coal. Many companies don’t play by the rules that do exist and the industry has used
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The opposite theory states that humans are causing unwanted changes in the environment through their actions. This theory has a great deal of support behind it. Through irresponsible actions such as uncontrolled pollution‚ extensive burning of fossil fuels‚ and increased development‚ not to mention countless others‚ our planet’s defensive mechanisms are being
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environmental benchmark in response to fossil -fuel electricity First Solar has created a comprehensive recycling program and has created value through renewable energy solutions. As the use of fossil-fuels start to diminish and grow unpopular due to the potentially harmful and irreversible environmental effects First Solar uses the abundant energy of the sun. By harnessing a sustainable and renewable energy source First Solar strives to decrease the dependence of fossil-fuels and limit the greenhouse gases
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