Energy Conservation A Major Part of the Solution to Energy Generation and Global Warming Dennis Silverman U. C. Irvine Physics and Astronomy Why Us (U.S.)? With 5% of the world’s population‚ the U.S. uses 26% of the world’s energy. A U.S. resident consumes 12‚000 kWh of electricity a year‚ nine times the world’s avg. The average American household emits 23‚000 pounds of CO2 annually. Two billion people in the world do not have electricity. Just using off the shelf
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Conservation of Biodiversity One of the most pressing environmental issues today is the conservation of biodiversity. Many factors threaten the world’s biological heritage. The challenge is for nations‚ government agencies‚ organisations and individuals to protect and enhance biological diversity‚ while continuing to meet people’s needs for natural resources. Biodiversity is the existence of a large number of different kinds of animals and plants which make a balanced environment. Biodiversity
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’ Water! Water! Water! ’: These are the words of a person dying from thirst‚ which me or you might be hearing or even crying it out aloud in the near future‚ because human being’s most serious problem and dilemma in the 21st century might not be war or hunger or disease or the collapse of civic order‚ it may be the lack of Fresh Water‚ according to a United Nation’s (UNESCO) report. At present 1.1 billion people lack access to clean water‚ while 2.4 billion lack access to proper sanitation‚ nearly
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Before one ponders into air and space law‚ it is important to know the difference between the two. Though‚ air and space law are very different form one another‚ they are very often treated as a single specimen. They are together known as Aerospace law . Among the two‚ air law is the older law which is treated for both private and public law which includes national and international law and its aim is to manage aeronautical activities. Meanwhile‚ space law regulates the state’s activities and other
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Wild Life Conservations Nature has always helped in flourishing the mankind. But this isn’t about what nature gives to you‚ its what you‚ as a human being give back in return. Are you concerned about nature? Does saving the endangered species and taking necessary actions for those who are on the brink of extinction means something to you? Then join hands with the wildlife organizations to save mother Earth! The natural projects and programmes started by the Indian government such as Project Tiger
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Wildlife conservation Wildlife Conservation includes all human efforts to perserve wild animals from extinction. It involves the protection and wise management of wild species and their environment. Some species have become extinct due to natural causes‚ but the greatest danger to wildlife results from human activities. Thus‚ we ourselves have created this need for wildlife conservation. The progress of man throughout has been beneficial for the human race but it is the wildlife that has suffered
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to instigate wildlife conservation efforts in India‚ World Wildlife Fund has set up various groups. India hosts diverse kinds of wildlife species possibly due to the broad range of weather‚ soil‚ climate‚ and other similar factors. On the negative side‚ however‚ there are certain species that are threatened or vulnerable and are required pro¬¬tection. Perhaps the need of the time is to put more and more conservation efforts to protect wildlife in India. Wildlife Conservation Efforts in India In
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BOYLE’S LAW AND THE EMPTY SPACE IN AIR Laboratory Report 1: Chemistry 1502ENG Date of Experiment: 17/08/2010 Due Date: 31/08/2010 Introduction: In comparison to solids and liquids‚ gases have many distinctive characteristics such as‚ it’s compressibility and it’s ability to obtain the volume (shape) of its container. Such properties of gases are vital to society and industries for essential science based theory. Boyle’s Law sometimes referred as the Boyle-Mariotte Law is one of several
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Water conservation From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia United States postal stamp advocating water conservation. Water conservation encompasses the policies‚ strategies and activities to manage fresh water as a sustainable resource‚ to protect the water environment‚ and to meet current and future human demand. Population‚ household size and growth and affluence all affect how much water is used. Factors such as climate change will increase pressures on natural water resources especially in manufacturing and
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Making oil conservation a way of life is in truth a very simple concept. The simplest way to do this is to cut down on your use of cars. Bike‚ walk‚ rollerblade‚ skateboard‚ or run to your destination. Not only does it conserve oil but it gives you exercise as well. Another way to make oil conservation a part of life is to choose materials other than plastic which uses crude oil for household items; you should also use cloth or paper bags instead of plastic bags when shopping. One very simple way
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