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    that processes resources that include sulfur, eg the production of electrical energy from fossil fuels, oil or gas that contains sulfur. A few mineral ores also include sulfur, and sulfur dioxide, which is released when burnt. In addition, industrialized activities that uses coal as fuel contains sulfur and is vital sources [1]. Sulfur dioxide is released due to thermal power plants, as the consequence of fuel combustion. In the earlier period, power plant exhaust was a significant, but not the…

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    The Consequences of Global Warming: Are They Really Dangerous? When the subject of global warming approaches up in discussion many publics both groan and evade dialog, or put on their fighting belts and arrange for an intense argument. Some people experience embarrassed and apprehensive; some only do not pay attention. Different points of view allow different opinions on the topic. Coming from expert and environmental points of view, scientists discusses the severity of global…

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    Global warming is a major issue that has been in the media in recent years. Global warming has received so much attention because the average temperature of the Earth is increasing due to global warming. However, there is a debate about how serious global warming really is. Scientists are not sure as to whether or not this continual heating will create benefits for our society as a whole or if this continual heating will create problems for the existence of future generations. Jerald L. Schnoor…

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    Carbon Capture

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    due to reducing the harmful gases produced by burning fossil fuels, which may be reduce global warming. This essay will discuss methods of capture and storage, impacts of environment and economic. 2.carbon capture There are 3 main methods to carbon dioxide capture: including capture from power generation, from other industrial processes, and from air directly.[2] 2.1 capture from power generation Reports suggest that CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion accounted for more than a half of…

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    How has our atmosphere changed over time? Our atmosphere has changed vigorously over time. Anyway, for the past 200 million years, the atmosphere has remained the same generally. Scientists theorize that Earth’s early atmosphere was mostly created by the volcanic activity back then; they say that the volcanic activity was very intense for the first billion years on Earth. They also think that the composition of the early atmosphere was as the following: - Mainly carbon dioxide gas - Very…

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    electricity. It also reduces our dependence on fossil fuels and emission of greenhouse gases. In recent years, wind power receives many supports in national surveys. For example, in a recent CBS/New York Times Poll (2007), 75 percent of the respondents said they would be willing to pay more for electricity if it were generated by renewable sources such as wind or solar. People are in favor of the development of wind power as an alternative energy source to fossil fuels. Yet when specific wind…

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    Introduction What do you think about pollution in the world? There are many factors that deal with the environment such as: air pollution by burning fossil fuels. Environmental problems have increased highly throughout many centuries. Our population is growing out of control and has put an increase pressure on natural resources, water, raw materials, and land. In the world environmental problems are getting worse every day because of extracting the resources are put into production which…

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    action to stop any use of carbon-based resources since the combustion of fossil fuel is considered a major factor responsible for the climate change. More importantly, it is not impossible to transform the world energy pattern from using fossil fuels to renewable resources from wind, solar and biomass if it is not intended to collide with the economic development. In other words, sometimes exploiting and consuming fossil fuels will provide more short-term economic profits than that with the…

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    Is Wind Energy Practical?

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    jobs. The miners wouldn 't have jobs and the people running the power plant would not have a job . This is also good because there is no pollution produced by this energy being produced . No hauling with trucks means no pollution . No burning fossil fuels with means no sulfur gases being released and no carbon dioxide being released. These means…

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    path toward greener energy. I will show you the real and likely possibility of how our government will help change all our vehicles to reduce pollution, while making it convenient for our country. My stance is that our society should look for cleaner fuels and ways to reduce our environmental impact, while also being a person that likes to have the power and convenience of a diesel engine. I also appreciate how efficient a diesel engine is, compared to a gasoline engine of similar size. Having…

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