Biomass

about 1 billion, world population today, about 7 billion (12 billion by mid-century)... This then is the real problem facing mankind [sic] today (for you global warming fanatics), too many people taxing the resources of the planet, both energy and biomass.” Referrals to other “authorities” – deniers use this method as a way to back their argument by quoting “pseudo-experts” who argue against global warming. They will say something like “Might I recommend the work of [name removed] who is often…

The Red Lionfish, or Pterois volitans, is a subtropical fish species originating from Asia that has distinctive red, white, brown, and maroon stripes. Adult lionfish can grow up to around 17 inches long, with fan-like pectoral fins and many dorsal spines along their body, all of which are venomous (Raloff J. 2006). This peculiar fish is considered one of the most successful fish invader in the western Atlantic Ocean as it consumes a wide variety of prey. Several life history and behavioral…

Air Pollution Policy and Controversy Rachel Carson boldly warned the American people in 1962 that if the United States continued its agricultural and industrial practices, songbirds would cease to exist. Losing an important part of the ecological food chain would have repercussions, possibly worse than we could imagine. While literature like Silent Spring helped bring attention to environmental concerns in the mid to late 1900s, several fatal disasters struck a stronger chord. Smog in…

The Hope for Nuclear Energy as a Source of Power Introduction It is a true fact that the world’s population is ever increasing and as a result, there is a consequent increase in the demand for energy to serve the needs of this fast growing populace, especially in the developed countries. Crude oil, natural gas, coal and other fossil fuels have been in use as an energy source for a long period but the fact that they are relatively expensive and emit greenhouse gases into the atmosphere when burnt…

Carbon is one of the very important elements on planet earth. It contains four valence electrons, which can build essential properties of life, like DNA for example. It has organic properties for the basis of all living organisms. It is necessary for carbon to move through out the planet, through non-living and living things in order to have a balance of energy. Biogeochemical cycling moves carbon throughout the planet into living things and back again. Biogeochemical cycling is a pathway where…

3.7. Equilibrium isotherms Langmuir isotherm proposed by Langmuir, (1918) with some limitations Dąbrowski, (2001) expressed as: (4) Where qm (mg g–1) is the maximum amount of the metal ion per unit weight of adsorbent, ‘qe’ is equilibrium adsorption capacity (mg g–1), ‘Ce’ is the equilibrium concentration of the adsorbate (mg L–1), and b is a constant which reveals the affinity of binding sites (L mg-1). From the plots between (Ce/qe ) and Ce the slope (1/qm ) and the intercept…

Since the industrial revolution, people’s life quality has improved dramatically, along with new machines invented and new technology innovated. While people are enjoying their life with those advancements, energy consumption has also increased enormously. With limited resources on earth, the development of renewable technology has become the focus for the past decades. The sun, the giant burning star that is 92 million miles away from us, is warming us the earth and providing us with light and…

inflation in the cost of nuclear electricity (Nuclear Energy Institute). Nuclear energy is very efficient, 90.9 percent of the maximum capacity of energy is released, whereas its competitors: geothermal produces 67.2 percent, 67.1 percent from burning biomass, coal produces 58.9 percent, while natural gas, hydro, wind, and solar each produce less than half of the potential electricity possible according to the Nuclear Energy Institute’s 2013 “Maximum Capacity” data chart. Most people take…

Geo-engineering is defined as the artificial modification of the Earth’s climate system. The carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing day-by-day, majority due to human activity. This is having negative effects on the climate and human beings. Researchers have created filtering machines to help reduce carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere. Also, researchers are thinking of artificially enhancing the growth of phytoplankton; which absorb nearly the same rate of carbon dioxide from…

Oziel Dieguez-Arroyo Brian Larsen English 120 Essay 4 Rough Draft Hook? Farming has a long history of technological advancement. From the good old days when hand tools like the hoe were used to till the soil in preparation to sow seeds, a sickle was needed to cut down and harvest crops and workers would channel water from streams to irrigate their fields. To today, where giant tractors pull specialized plows that can simultaneously till, plant seed and incorporate fertilizer into…