human health. In California many factors have contributed to air pollution. First‚ burning fossil fuels are burned‚ that is part of everyday in California and the rest of the planet and this is the major source of air pollution. The main fossil fuels burned by humans are petroleum or oil‚ natural gas and coal. Most of the demands on activities of the world-wide energy demand are supplied by the fossil fuels coal‚ oil or gas for example to drive a car‚ manufacturing and generating electricity. Consequently
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statement: “Human activity‚ especially the burning of fossil fuels. It also answers inquiries of; is it a major contributor to climate change? Do I agree or disagree? From my research and readings‚ I‘ve concluded that‚ the foremost effect that burning fossil fuels has on our environment is the greenhouse effect‚ also known as global warming. Carbon dioxide‚ which is also known as greenhouse gas is released during combustion of fossil fuels and is the cause of this catastrophe. But yet‚
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and they are speeding up the process as we know it. The problem of global warming is primarily caused by humans and it began during the Industrial Revolution. Throughout the Industrial Revolution the production of burning fossil fuels increased drastically. The burnt fossil fuels began releasing large amounts of carbon dioxide‚ and artificial chemicals called halocarbons harming the environment. Scientists have concluded that most of the observed warming is very likely due to the burning of coal
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Substitutes can help reduce the price of economic costs of some necessary utilities. Solar energy is a substitute and also an opportunity cost for the energy we use now‚ called fossil fuels. There are many benefits to switching from fossil fuels to solar energy. Solar energy can help lower the cost of the energy we use now by burning fossil fuels‚ changing the supply and demand of the product. Also‚ it can help the pollution that is causing further health and economic problems. Since there are many benefits
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but scientist today has proved the existent of Global warming and there is no way to stop it. The one and only thing we human can do is to slow Global warming down. Many argues that Nuclear Power is a near perfect substituted in the place of burning fossil fuels because Nuclear Power does not create nearly as much Carbon dioxide‚ while others argues that the government have no actual plan for Nuclear Power Plant‚ and even if they did‚ the Nuclear Power Plant would be a massive target for terrorist attack
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mega-activities whereby their main source of energy is the fossil fuels‚ the main emitters of the greenhouse gases (GHGs)‚ such as the carbon dioxide (CO2). These gases are the main cause of global warming. Through statistics‚ it is shown that the large-scale CO2 emissions to the atmosphere are worsening day by day‚ so putting the earth on the verge of a massive global climate change chiefly portrayed by the global warming. Though fossil fuels are the major sources of CO2‚ they account for large
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environmental ethics Ethics of consumption: positive and negative outcomes of consumption Ch. 8 Energy and Civilization: Patterns of Consumption Compare fossil fuels and our historical dependence on them‚ their uses‚ and their impact on the environment Relationship between fossil fuels and the Industrial Revolution Relationship of electricity and fossil fuels Impact of the automobile on the environment Patterns of consumption of developed nations vs. those of undeveloped / developing nations Economics
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Fossil fuels well that’s a thing that I have always taken for granted until I saw the documentary of Crude Impact. Well I did know that the population is increasing abundantly but what I didn ’t know is when the consumers increase in such a vast number so does the production. Now imagine this just one person has 30‚000 items that relates to fossil fuels and multiply by the seven billion on our world population. That’s a great quantity of items that relates to fossil fuels in our daily lives. People
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rises. It happens when greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide‚ water vapor‚ nitrous oxide‚ and methane trap heat and light from the sun in the earth’s atmosphere‚ which increases the temperature. Most greenhouse gases are released by the burning of fossil fuels for heating‚ cooking‚ electrical appliances‚ transportation‚ and manufacturing‚ but they are also released as a result of the natural decomposition of organic materials‚ wildfires‚ deforestation‚ and land-clearing activities. The diffusion of
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Air Quality Essay – paragraph 2 and 3(body) By Edwin Lin‚ The air quality is deteriorated by humans heavily using fossil fuels to power up automobiles‚ generate electricity‚ and used for many other purposes. Unfortunately‚ fossil fuels are nonrenewable resources‚ and the burning of the fossil fuels releases the pollutants into the air‚ and forms a mixture of fumes with the air. It is called smog. Smog can block the radiant beams of energy from the Sun from entering and exiting the Earth’s atmosphere
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