What is the environmental and social impact of using coal to produce electricity? According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA)‚ burning fossil fuels accounted for approximately 67% of the total amount of electricity produced in the United States in 2015. Coal and natural gas lead all electricity production at 33% each and the other 1% came from petroleum. The way that coal produces electricity is through a process of energy transformations which are completed in coal power plants.
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I INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER II THE FORESTS 4 CHAPTER III FOREST MANAGEMENT 10 CHAPTER IV FOREST POLICY AND LAW 15 CHAPTER V CRITICAL REVIEW 22 CHAPTER V CONCLUSION 22 Bibliography i CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 OVERVIEW During the First millennium‚ the entire Indian subcontinent had dense forests with scattered islands of cultivation. The chronicles of Greek and Chinese writers recorded the luxurious forests which were inaccessible to man in the land
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ACID RAIN Cantarelli‚ Ilaria García Díaz‚ Bianca Gressier‚ Emilie Martínez Rivas‚ Carmen What’s the acid rain? Acid rain is a rain or any other form of precipitaton that is unusually acidic. What causes acid rain? Acid rain is caused by the burning of fossil fuels. Burning oil‚ gas and coal in power statons releases Sulphur Dioxide into the atmosphere. Burning oil and petrol in motor vehicles puts nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere. These gases mix with water droplets in the atmosphere creatng
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Kelp forest I chose the kelp forests because I that it would be cool to learn about life under the sea. In my essay you will learn about many different types of animals and why the live in kelp forests A kelp forest is an ecosystem in the ocean. Kelp grows in cold water. They are found all over the world in shallow open coastal waters. Kelp forests grow predominantly on the Pacific Coast‚ from Alaska and Canada to the waters of Baja California. Tiered like a terrestrial rainforest with
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The Lonely boy in the Forest: I believe it was mid-afternoon when mother and I decided to have a picnic lunch near the forest. The sun smiled at us with its golden radiance‚ and the scarlet poppies greeted us as me and mother set our picnic on the flower bed. “Simply lovely today‚ isn’t it Charles?” mother asked as the two of us rolled out the checkered picnic blanket and finally gave our feet some rest. “Yeah.” I replied in a tranquil yet blue voice. “Oh
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A Biosphere Reserve and a World Heritage Site‚ Sinharaja Forest Reserve is certainly one of the most popular tourist attractions in Sri Lanka. If you are one who always gets attracted to greens‚ wildlife and its heritage‚ and most importantly the birds‚ Sinharaja Forest Reserve is certainly going to be your place. A virgin rainforest in Sri Lanka is an amazing land of a number of endemic species including trees‚ insects‚ amphibians‚ mammals‚ reptiles and of course the birds. In fact‚ it is the variety
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Katrina Pham Ms. Leang English 1 HP‚ Period 1 3 October 2012 Lost in a Forest “It’s too dark‚ Katrina. I can’t see!” cried Christopher‚ my baby cousin. “Slow down! If I lose you‚ the monsters are going to swallow me whole.” I heard him‚ but his whimpers only exacerbated the situation‚ which was already worsening by the second. The sun had nearly disappeared behind the mountain‚ and the darkness was quickly claiming the night. Out of instinct‚ I grabbed his hand and we ran as quickly as we could
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exposed to the rain. When walking in the rain‚ this umbrella could use as the protection with the features of light which function as torchlight. This will guarantee safety for the pedestrian when walking at the night. All umbrellas in the market have no special features that we do have. The umbrellas in the market only use special characteristics such as design and look and also use the most popular brand names. The features that other umbrella is only to protect from the sun and rain. They are not
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Renewable energy sources like wind turbines and tidal barrages are better for the environment than nuclear power and fossil fuels. They also have the potential to last forever. So why are they not being used all over the world? A reason for this is because switching to renewable energy as a primary source would cost a lot of money. Some countries don’t think it is worth it‚ and others simply can’t afford to. There are also many nations that earn a vast amount of money from oil and coal‚ that wouldn’t
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Acid Rain Acid rain occurs when Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) is released into the atmosphere by electricity generation‚ motor vehicles‚ factories and by wildfires and volcanoes. Once released‚ the sulphur dioxide reacts with water to produce sulphuric acid. This has a pH of approximately 2-3 pH. This has a dramatic effect on water dwelling wildlife. Most water dwelling creatures can’t withstand water more acidic than pH 5. This causes the mass loss of life of animals such as trout‚ perch‚ frogs and mayflies
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