from waste cooking oils instead of using gas or diesel or that just having a compost garden in your backyard could reduce the world’s garbage even just a fraction which is helping. This paper will go over ways to lower the consumption and usage of fossil fuels. Also‚ discuss ways of; lowering pollution rates‚ eliminating nuclear power and introducing clean energy alternatives to gas and electricity. Solar Energy and Windmills are a big part in the clean energy movement that people are starting to
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The effects of human activity on ecosystems and biodiversity Agricultural Practice Biodiversity is a measure of the diversity among organisms in different ecosystems. "Diversity" in this definition includes diversity within a species and among species‚ and among ecosystems.’ Monoculture is when a farmer produces or grows one single crop over a wide area. The advantages to the farmer of monoculture are‚ “the reduced plant competition for nutrients‚ space and solar radiation‚ control of unprofitable
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In the environmental sphere‚ the government could focus on stronger regulations that would decrease reliance on oil‚ and instead increase the use of clean energy resources. One such successful example has been Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards‚ which encourage higher fuel efficiency for all vehicles. By creating higher standards for cars‚ the government forced carmakers to innovate and create cleaner cars. At a federal level‚ the EPA could do more to encourage safer extraction of unconventional
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quality. Cost Issues Even though the cost of wind power has decreased dramatically in the past 10 years‚ the technology requires a higher initial investment than fossil-fueled generators. Roughly 80% of the cost is the machinery‚ with the balance being site preparation and installation. If wind generating systems are compared with fossil-fueled systems on a "life-cycle" cost basis (counting fuel and operating expenses for the life of the generator)‚ however‚ wind costs are much more competitive with
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remote functions. But at what price is this costing us‚ our environment‚ and our future. Alternative energy sources‚ also known as renewable energy‚ are energy sources produced from natural resources rather than fossil fuels or from the production of nuclear reaction. Unlike traditional fossil fuels‚ renewable energy sources such as sunlight‚ wind‚ water‚ and geothermal heat are replenished naturally in our environment as a reoccurring worldly function. As our world population continues to grow and
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become seemingly colder and rainy days look more like hurricanes. There is no denying that the earth is changing and it may not be for the better. So what exactly is causing the change? We are every day. Take for instance‚ every time a car is driven; fossil fuel emission gases are released into the air which‚ by default‚ is collecting in the atmosphere; and is then trapping the suns heat rays in making the climate warmer‚ and heat heavier. General science proves that the hotter the heat‚ the faster the
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Abstract The world population is expected to continue to grow. With growth‚ comes additional demand on our world energy resources. Most of energy source today however are from fossil fuel. Fossil fuel unfortunately is a non-renewable energy resource and it is completely unsustainable. The population in the United States alone is expected to more than double by 2050.What are we to do about our future energy demand? One of the answers to this fuel problem is bio-fuels. However‚ most of bio-fuels today
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has made it a household term. In fact‚ scientists are not only certain climate change is a fact and is currently taking place‚ but are 95% sure it is caused by human action (Bennett‚ 2012). Scientists theorize that human actions‚ like the burning of fossil fuels‚ have increased the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere‚ and as a result‚ have exacerbated the greenhouse effect which in turn has led to higher temperatures. These higher temperatures will have major and devastating effects on the planet
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Effects of global warming Global warming can bring many long-lasting and devastating consequences to Earth and all its occupants. It is a well-known fact that global warming is real and is caused by human activity‚ primarily the burning of fossil fuels that pump carbon dioxide (CO₂)‚ methane and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. One of the most noticeable effect of global warming is ice around the Earth is melting‚ especially at the Earth’s poles. These ice includes ice sheets covering
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Unless a person lives in a country where technology is prevalent‚ one’s life is most likely influenced by technology in one way or another. For example if one looks at the devices in a modern day home‚ a refrigerator‚ an electric stove‚ a blender or a toaster oven will be found. In the living room‚ one will most likely have a television and perhaps a computer. A large percentage of people own cell phones to stay connected with friends‚ family‚ colleagues and business associates. The most up to
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