and releases air pollution. Yet that is only one out of five of the resources in biomass. If not properly controlled‚ the end result gases may be dangerous. A biomass boiler is slightly more expansive than a regular oil boiler. Also the boilers take up more space than any regular old oil
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nations. There were concerns of U.S. jobs being lost in the transfer of factories to foreign nations‚ where U.S. companies could take advantage of cheap labor and the lack of workers’ rights. Also‚ environmental groups became concerned that enforcing pollution laws would be difficult in foreign countries with loose environment laws. It was specifically designed to improve trading conditions between the North American countries. The treaty was put into effect January 1‚ 1994 and eliminated tariffs
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Each year‚ on average‚ there are 105 snowstorms. Salt is driven around in millions of trucks across the country to help deice the roads to make way for safe travels. In the United States‚ 20 billion pounds of salt are used every year to treat the icy roads after snowstorms. Common salt‚ the salt almost every American has on their dinner table‚ NaCl is most frequently used to deice roads across the country. Salt is very cost effective and efficient when used properly‚ however it is causing more harm
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Ethanol: Good or Bad? In the pursuit of a cleaner renewable resource to fossil fuels‚ many scientist have found alternatives. Examples include solar‚ wind‚ biogas‚ geothermal‚ biomass energy and cellulosic ethanol. In the last twenty years‚ efforts have been made to reduce our dependency on foreign oil and ethanol has been an option. Ethanol is nothing new; in fact‚ it was first used in a motor built by Samuel Morey in 1826 (Ethanol History). Since the 1980s‚ the government started having oil companies
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provide the food we need but on the other hand they do have some serious issues that need to be addressed. CAFOs may be able to feed a lot of people but they have many more disadvantages than advantages. An example is that they are a huge part of pollution in a couple of ways; the methane from the animals adds to greenhouse gas emissions and animal waste is not properly disposed of and contaminates drinking water making people in the area sick. CAFOs are terrible for the environment in many ways‚ the
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under certain conditions. A "weapon" is defined more broadly in Florida than in Georgia: it includes the firearm‚ the knife and more. One of the main arguments of the pro-guns is that it is because there is not enough weapons that there is violence. As one of the favorite slogans of the National Rifle Association‚ a powerful pro-gun lobby‚ summed up: "How do you stop a dirty guy armed with a gun? With a good guy armed with a gun ". Per firearms supporters‚ if any individual was armed‚ there would
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being used too much. Most drugs are becoming an addiction‚ and there are more overdoses occurring for over prescription drug use. Pharmeuticals drugs are being used the wrong way and being taken too much when they are not even needed. There are pros and cons of Pharmeuticals drugs and how they affect society today. They should be monitored and people should
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Should Nuclear Reactors to Be Built? Obada Al Ajami 213110122 Section # 65 Prince Sultan University In these days‚ weather crisis has been increasing dramatically due to our pollution. There are around 437 nuclear power plants around the world and 66 under construction (). Do you think that nuclear power is useful and preferable to use in our daily life by building nuclear reactors? It is a debatable issue; with some people in favor of this idea and others opposed to it. According to Riccio
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interviewed by the media as a young athlete and the whole world is watching them. Have you ever noticed that the young players who do one year in college ‚and make it to the pros end up with not a good education.If the young players sustain a injury or even worse wouldn’t be able to play again they wouldn’t have a degree or a job .A Lot of pro scouts they look for strong ‚and mental demands ‚and most of the players out of high school players aren’t ready .That was a few
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womb. It is either done by having an induced abortion or caused by a spontaneous abortion which is also known as a miscarriage. There are people who are pro-life meaning that these people believe that the government has an obligation to preserve all human life‚ regardless of intent‚ viability‚ or quality of life concerns. While the people who are pro-choice believe that individuals have unlimited autonomy with respect to their own reproductive systems as long as they do not breach the autonomy of others
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