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    What is democracy? According to Webster’s dictionary, it is a form of government in which the people vote for their leader. In my opinion it is much more than that. I think democracy is not only people picking leaders as much as it is the freedom of choice. Democracy is the freedom to choose how we live our lives on daily basis. Growing up, we get to decide what our life dreams and goals are. I think in a democratic nation that we should be given the tools to succeed and the freedom to do as we…

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    Nigeria has one of the lowest electricity generation per capita rate in the world resulting 6 in shortage of power supply and heavy dependence on fossil fuels (79 % of total). At present, 7 only 10% of rural households and 50% of the country’s total population have access to national 8 power grid electricity. Separate researches conducted by Energy Commission of Nigeria and 9 Global Energy Network Institute (GENI) have concluded that 100% stable power supply from 10 renewable energy is possible…

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    Biodiesel Case Study

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    refers to the fuel that comes from biological sources and is mainly to be applied in diesel engines. The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) defines biodiesel as “a domestic, renewable fuel for diesel engines derived from nature oils”. As a matter of fact, biodiesel is so called not only because of biologically derivation as waste raw materials are also commonly used in production (Sunggyu Lee 2012). Compared with massive GHG emissions of CO2, SOx, NOx, which are produced by fossil fuels, biodiesel…

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    rate (Verma, 2011). The social tendency can influence significantly on how the company operates and the demand for the products in this industry. For example, there are increasing awareness on more friendly fuels such as natural gas and reducing in the usage of “dirty” fossil fuels such as coal, oil sands, and shale gas. Besides, the cost of labour will increase due to less-willing and smaller workforce caused by the ageing population (Bargorett & Williams, 2014). Different management strategies…

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    degrees Celsius.”(www.nrdc.org) It’s a big step in the right direction. But it’s not enough therefore, we all have to contribute to solving this cause. The goal is simple. Carbon dioxide is the climate’s worst enemy. It is released when oil, coal, and other fossil fuel are burned for energy that is used to power our cars, homes, etc. If we start using less of these things we will be contributing to stopping global warming and we will also save money in the process. For example, power your homes…

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    Carbon Tax

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    just about any organic compound, from humans to plants to fossil fuels. Unsurprisingly, carbon is present in every hydrocarbon fuel source this includes coal, oil, natural gas, and petroleum. Indeed, when humans use hydrocarbon fuel sources it releases carbons into the air and it binds with other elements to create Carbon Dioxide (CO2). However, other sources humans use for energy do not create CO2 as a by-product, only combustible fossil fuels create CO2. Energy sources like renewables such as…

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    Water Services Water services and infrastructure will be affected by climate change in multiple ways. Increased rainfall and dry periods will lead to increased flooding and droughts. Heavier rainfall events may overload the capacity of sewer systems, water and wastewater treatment plants more often. In drier times, low flows may lead to higher pollution concentrations. There are implications for inland shipping due to rising water levels. The overall impact on inland navigation is negative, but…

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    Carbon Footprint

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    measured per year. The activities could either be from an individual, organization, event, product, city, nation or the whole world. The activities include all those which result in copious amounts of carbon dioxide emissions such as burning of fossil fuels, engine fuel burnt while driving your car (carbon dioxide emission will vary according to the type of…

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    now obvious that the climate is changing and that it is more than likely going to cause problems in the future. The amount of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere has considerably increased since the Industrial Revolution. As fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas, and crude oil are burned, carbon dioxide is discharged into the atmosphere where it is trapped. This is called the greenhouse effect and although essential to the survival of all life on Earth, this process has gotten out…

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    Anthropogenic Pollution

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    Prior to 1950, many beach resorts drew in vacationers by advertising high levels of ozone in the area. It was commonly believed that ozone (O3), a dense, pungent form of gaseous oxygen, could improve health (White, 1957). These times of ignorance are thankfully over. Now that science and technology have advanced, dangerous misconceptions such as this have been debunked. The health and environmental risks of pollution practices have gained attention and an effort is being made to improve the…

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