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In today’s society, climate change is an indisputable fact. While a multitude of individuals disagree over the extent to which it is induced by humans, climate change is a real threat to all inhabitants of planet Earth Joseph F. C. DiMento and Pamela Doughman co-authored the book Climate Change: What It Means for Us, Our Children, and Our Grandchild which discusses the severity of climate change. In the introduction “Introduction: Making Climate Change Understandable,” the authors explain the…

Climate change is something that affects all of us, but few are able to understand the importance of climate change. In the book intro “Making Climate Change Understandable” the authors, DiMento and Doughman, use evidence such as surveys and scientific studies to show that by explaining the consequences of climate change and barriers that make understanding climate change difficult, it can become easier for people to understand climate change. The main claim of the chapter is that people either…

Fundamental Factors #9 Yi Zhan Crude Oil Scenarios 1. Weather Bearish By checking and comparing the weather condition this week to next week in State College, PA, I found the temperature next week will be a little bit higher than this week. These data came from (https://weather.com/weather/tenday/l/USPA2267:1:US). The demand of heating oil will be decreased next week. So, I think it would be bearish in effect. 2.…

fact that it is environmentally friendly, but there is also a number of disadvantages that come with it, which is why a lot of individuals do not think it is the best resolution and they therefore stick to the burning of fossil fuels. Compared to the burning of fossil fuels, using nuclear energy to manufacture electricity is much costlier. In Natural Disasters & Hazards it says that, “It costs about 10 cents per kilowatt-hour with the use of nuclear energy, as opposed to the cost of using…

our crops rather than our crops growing better. Katherine then talks about renewable energy and the myths people believe. One myth is that renewable energy sources are very expensive, but solar prices are dropping rapidly and are now below fossil fuels. Another common misconception people believe is that wind turbines kill too many birds. It is true that 300,000 birds are killed each year by wind turbines,…

Essay #1 Imagine raging flames sweeping the planet, creating barren wastelands and cities submerged underwater. No, this is not a description of a post-apocalyptic setting. This is our reality that can happen in decades, if we continue to conform to capitalism. According to Naomi Klein, the author of This Changes Everything, the way our society functions will worsen climate change. Our economy thrives without regulation so, the Earth will die out and we suffer the aftermath. Klein argues that…

Analysis of “Making Climate Change Understandable” Often times climate change is dismissed, however, climate change is happening and needs to be addressed. In the article “Making Climate Change Understandable” the authors DiMento and Doughman argue that climate change is a major issue in our world that needs to be made understandable for the public. They argue by showing how some people see the lack of understanding between scientists themselves, as well as, not only do scientists…

Comprehending Climate Change Climate change has been a pressing issue in our world. There are multiple factors that negatively impact our climate; ranging from businesses using fossil fuels, people’s negative habits, and so forth. Even though the government and a portion of society have been taking immediate action towards reducing further effects, there is still a good amount of people who are in denial of climate change or just do not understand it. There has been numerous articles, books,…

23). This shows that in the future, we are trying to fix some of our problems and make the earth a cleaner place. In conclusion, in the future we are trying to fix a lot of problems that we have right now like how we are going to run out of fossil fuels. But there are still going to be problems that we can't fix like global…

Ezra M Markowitz and Azim Shariff wrote in “Climate change and moral judgement” published in March 2012, about the issue regarding why many people and people together do not see climate change as a moral issue, and why they should. In the article the authors mention that climate change needs be seen as a moral problem. Markowitz and Shariff support their purpose of proving with reasons and evidence that moral judgment is “not well equipped to identify climate change…”(page. 243, essay summary).…