Dangers of Fracking People have been trying to get regulations on fracking for years now and some states will just not listen to the dangers to the drinking water that fracking brings. Using articles‚ political parties‚ and interest groups‚ this paper will explain the true dangers that fracking brings and why major regulations need to be put it place. Fracking‚ because it is a relatively new way to extract natural gas‚ is hardly regulated in the United States. Some say that there just isn’t enough
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Task 9: Mass Extinctions Introduction: In this report I will talk to you about the 5 mass extinctions that have happened on earth over the past 434 million years. I will also talk to you about the effects of the current mass extinction. The last things i will show is a list of 10 recently extinct species and 10 endangered species. Number 1: The Ordovician Silurian Extinction This extinction happened about 439 million years ago‚ because of a drop in sea levels as glaciers formed. An ice age has been
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the Endangered Species Act The purpose of the Endangered Species Act is to protect and recover imperiled species and the ecosystem upon which they depend on. Since 1973 the Endangered Species Act has saved endangered and threatened species from extinction. The Endangered Species Act‚ also known as the ESA‚ is a list of approximately 2‚195 endangered or threatened species. For a species to be considered endangered and listed onto the ESA‚ the species has to be in danger of extinction throughout all
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The Extinction of Bees Being stung by a bee isn’t exactly the best feeling in the world. However‚ killing that bee that causes your arm to swell up for a few hours could lead us one step closer to a world without them‚ and a world without us. The truth is‚ bees provide much more than most people would ever care to think about. The foods that we eat‚ the environments we enjoy and the medicines so many of us so badly need are only able to be provided because of pollination. In reality‚ despite how
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The study‚ by 1‚360 experts in 95 nations‚ said a rising human population had polluted or over-exploited two thirds of the ecological systems on which life depends‚ ranging from clean air to fresh water‚ in the past 50 years. "At the heart of this assessment is a stark warning‚" said the 45-member board of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. "Human activity is putting such strain on the natural functions of Earth that the ability of the planet’s ecosystems to sustain future generations can
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SUMARY The Dangers of Television by Harriet B Fuller (USA) According to Harriet in the United States‚ television has played in changing American values as follows. In the 1940s‚ television was predicted to bring families closer together. Its influence‚ however‚ has splintered family relations. The first danger of television‚ as the author mentions is the lack of as family outings‚ the going of the whole family together such as family take a walk‚ dine out‚ go to the cinema are constrain
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sugar have dropped four percent in the past six months and this is due to the new reliance on products like Splenda. A recent study has shown that 84% of Americans use sugar substitutes daily. (relevance) IV. Overall‚ recent studies have shown that sugar substitutes are no better for your body then real sugar and can cause potential health problems (Thesis) V. Today we will investigate these products and the real dangers that could potentially lie inside those bright little packages (Preview)
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covers 40% of land and only 35% of the population. Change in population distribution - economic change. 1960’s S.Italy there was out-migration (population decline) towards NIP the North Italian Plain. 1951-1971: 4million people left southern Italy due to push and pull factors... PULL factor: Industrial Triangles in North attracted employment opportunities. PUSH factor: lack of employment in the south. NIP expanded in 1970’s which resulted in in-migration & natural increase. 1980’s NIP experienced
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Dangers of Alcohol There are many dangers of using Alcohol‚ but there are only about 3 that stand out the most to me. The 3 dangers that get my attention are liver problems‚ bad judgment‚ and addiction. Although these may not be the deadliest dangers of alcohol‚ they are the deadliest to me. First off‚ the job of the liver is to remove toxins from the body. Alcohol is a type of toxin that the liver has to try and remove. The liver can only process so much alcohol‚ and any extra alcohol that is
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What is de extinction? De extinction is bringing a species that has gone extinct back to life. De extinction has its pros and cons‚ but it is probably more beneficial for the environment than not. Have you decided if it is good or bad? Most people think of dinosaurs when the here the word de-extinction‚ but it’s not just dinosaurs. It’s all kinds of different species. We can’t say that something is bad if we’ve never seen it or witnessed it’s actions. So who’s to say that de extinction is a bad thing
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