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    Problem: greenhouse gas pollution Reason: burning fossil fuels Sub-reason: create much carbon dioxide Solution: phasing out fossil fuel Example: not building any new coal-burning power plants Pollution whether it is vehicular‚ electrical or industrial is the main contributor to the global warming. Most of the greenhouse gas emissions come from the burning of fossil fuel for energy such as electricity and transport. When oil‚ gas or coal burns‚ carbon contained within it combines with oxygen

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    Vehicles are the major source of air pollution in the urban areas. Vehicular exhaust‚ a by-product of fuel combustion contains potentially lethal chemical compounds such as carbon monoxide‚ oxides of nitrogen and sulphur and unburnt hydro carbons. Vehicular pollution traces its source to fossil fuels that are burnt in mobile sources (all categories of motorized vehicles). During the past few years‚ various steps have been taken to reduce vehicular emissions and its effect is evident

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    Daly‚ A. and P. Zannetti. 2007. An Introduction to Air Pollution – Definitions‚ Classifications‚ and History. Chapter 1 of AMBIENT AIR POLLUTION (P. Zannetti‚ D. Al-Ajmi‚ and S. Al-Rashied‚ Editors). Published by The Arab School for Science and Technology (ASST) (http://www.arabschool.org.sy) and The EnviroComp Institute (http://www.envirocomp.org/). Chapter 1 An Introduction to Air Pollution – Definitions‚ Classifications‚ and History Aaron Daly and Paolo Zannetti The EnviroComp Institute

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    Pollution is the introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment. It is a major problem in America and as well as the world. Pollution not only damages the environment‚ but damages us also. It has cause many problems ranging from lung cancer to the greenhouse effect. It is among us all‚ but we continue to live our lives in our own filth. What is the reason behind this flawed logic? In this paper I will examine the problems and solutions for this issue. Automobiles are undeniable

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    meaning from print. (Diane Henry Leipzig (2001) Different views about reading: • Reading is a subtle and complex process that involves sensation‚ perception‚ comprehension‚ application and integration. • Reading is a multi-faceted‚ complex skill made of a number of psychological‚ physical‚ and social elements. (Dubin‚ 1982). • Reading is a psycholinguistic guessing game. (Goodman‚ 1967). • Reading is an interactive and interpretive process. No text can be considered separate from the reader

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    POLLUTION The environment is a hotly debated topic in today’s society. Some of the subtopics that are going to be discussed are going to be those related to the way technology is changing‚ what industries are doing to help prevent further pollution‚ some of the methods used in paper recycling‚ and some discussion of renewable energy sources. For the most part‚ this section of the research paper‚ unlike the other sections‚ is going to attempt to discuss some of the ways the public has been dealing

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    COLLECTIVISM This is more a political view than a sociological prospective. It is said that the state is responsible of providing care and welfare as a team. This prospective looks at the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people around‚ it prioritises the responsibility to look after them‚ for example people with disabilities‚ unemployment‚ low income‚ children‚ they also make old people a priority to look after as well as mentally ill people and sick people. People in society pay national insurance

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    POLLUTION FROM DIESEL ENGINES AND ITS CONTROL Diesel engines and gasoline engines are the most widely used primary sources of power in automobiles and the sheer number of them makes the issue of emissions from these engines an important one. Table 1 gives a comparison of the amounts of different pollutants in the exhaust of diesel and petrol engines. FORMATION OF NOX AND CONTROL METHODS: The main source of NOx in diesel engine emissions is the oxidation of the nitrogen in the air at the high temperatures

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    Running Head: “THE AWAKENING” FROM A FEMINIST PERSPECTIVE In Kate Chopin’s novel‚ “The Awakening”‚ Edna finds herself in a society where women were socially confined to be mothers and wives. This novel embodies the struggle of women in the society for independence along with the presence of women struggling to live up to the demands that their strict culture has placed upon them. A part of Edna wants to meet the standards of mother and wife that society has set‚ however her biggest desire

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    Pollution Pollution is the addition to the ecosystem of someting which has a detrimental effect on it. One of the most important causes of pollution is the high rate of energy usage by modern‚ growing populations. Different kinds of pollution are found. In this section we will discuss: 1. Air Pollution. 2. Water Pollution. 3. Land Pollution. Air Pollution Air pollution is the accumulation in the atmosphere of substances that‚ in sufficient concentrations‚ endanger human health or

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