Man’s Dependence on Fossil Fuels Before the occurrence of the Industrial Revolution‚ fossil fuels were considered as temporary source of energy. They were only used to compensate for the lack of firewood and charcoal supplies that were the primary energy supplier back in the day. Although the first combustible fuel used widely which remained useful for a long period of time was wood. Advancement by both technological and social demanded a source that could provide a higher energy output. These sources
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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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Considering all the environmental effects of producing and consuming petroleum products‚ should people continue to drive gasoline-powered vehicles? Why or why not? Why driving gasoline-powered vehicles is neither sustainable nor compulsory Human activities‚ such as driving petrol-powered cars‚ are the major driver of global warming. As a result increasing temperatures endanger our health as well the ecosystems and cause increasingly common impacts such as record high temperatures‚ rising seas
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Task 1 One of the significant contributor to climate change and other environmental threats is the construction sector. The construction industry has a major impact on our environment and our country cannot meet its environmental goals & objectives with substantially reducing the environmental impact of buildings and infrastructure. Thus‚ this sector needs to make an extensive and stringent shift in its practices in order to alleviate the impact of these threats. Hence‚ we have to change the way
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Global warming is leading the world into a point of no return. Humans have been modifying the environment exponentially‚ and since the industrial revolution the “carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased by about 35%” (Le Treut 97). Who is the responsible of these changes‚ how do we know they are true‚ and how does these changes would impact our living in the future? This carbon dioxide increase is known to be mainly caused by the deforestation of forests‚ and the combustion of fossil fuels
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Air Pollution from Vehicles Jacqueline Alcantar University of Phoenix Kieste Mayfield October 24‚ 2010 Automobiles as well as other mobile vehicles are one of the largest contributors to polluting our air on a daily basis. While these vehicles produce green house gases such as carbon monoxide‚ they are also contaminating the air with many other air pollutants and air toxins. By finding alternative fuel sources will be one of the solutions to curb the emissions that produce the pollutions. As smaller
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Cost Management and Analysis (22753) Energy Efficiency Initiative Executive summary Introduction This report is an evaluation and recommendation for CSR about an investment in new forklifts in order to replace the100 old diesel forklifts (3.5 tonnes‚TCM) mainly used indoors at the group’s plants and distributions sites. There are three alternatives which best meets CSR’s needs; the gas‚ the electrical and the bio-diesel. The three alternatives in the capital expenditure proposal fall under
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In recent years‚ a shroud of uncertainty has fallen over the concept of climate change and human involvement in it. Rather than being taken as fact‚ some have elected to dispute its validity or dismiss its significance. Climate change is the most important issue today‚ and is evidenced by undisputable scientific research. Government officials under the Republican Party and their supporters are the most common doubters of climate change today. They will often either argue that climate change does
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Electric Cars vs Gasoline Powered Cars Electricity. One word that can rescue the earth from its current demise‚ global warming. Since 1880‚ global warming has increased by 0.8° celsius which may not seem like a substantial increase but it is. According to (NASA 2014) the average weather changes everyday in different countries‚ but this is the entire world’s average temperature. A 1° global change is significant because it takes a colossal amount of heat to warm all the oceans‚ atmosphere‚ and land
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Topic Global warming is becoming a big issue of concern for walruses and seals. Earth’s temperature has risen by 1.5°F over the past century‚ it is predicted to rise another .5 to 8.6°F over the next hundred years (Climate Change: Basic Information). Small changes in the average temperature can cause large and potentially dangerous shifts in the climate and weather. Oceans and glaciers experienced tremendous changes. As oceans are warming they are becoming more acidic‚ ice caps are melting‚ and sea
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