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Almonds are healthy but maybe not so ideal for areas experiencing shortages on water. Almonds take a lot of water to produce yet this does not seem to be stopping farmers from growing them. Cameron explains that it "takes 1.1 gallons to produce a single almond" (pg 9). With roughly 275 almonds in one pound and 600 million pounds of almonds grown per year, the revenue a crewed does not seem worth the cost of the aquifers. One simple, yet brilliant way to guard against the consequences of…

Petrol prices are going up or down all the time I purchase gas last week and the gallon was about $1.95 gallon for regular gas, not comparing premium today I actually, went to fill my tank and it turns out the gas increase by 15 cents. I can’t actually, take a train or bus to work it will take me about two hours just heading to work. Basically,…

spill occurred, the largest marine oil spill in history just 41 miles off the coast of Louisiana. For 87 days oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico leaving an environmental catastrophe and disrupting numerous industries. It is estimated 210 million gallons of oil spilled into the gulf for approximately 68,000 square miles; the environmental effects can still be felt by wildlife and locals in the area. During the ensuing investigation it was discovered that BP neglected safety precautions and in…

Oil is a very important part in our live. But some people don't even acknowledge this. People want more and more oil. Canadians uses twice as much oil then ever. In 1980 people use nearly 1.8 million gallons but now they use nearly 3 million gallons. This is big. Canadians can be affected by this. People are demanding more oil some people are making pipe line this is a huge problem. This can spring a leak and the oil will go into your drinking water and can give you cancer. This is why I am on…

How much oil has been spilled into the ocean? The U.S department of energy has estimated that about 1.3 million gallons of oil has been spilt into the ocean in a year. Since the year 1971 and to 2000, the coast guard has found more than 250,000 oil spills in u.s waters. 1.7 billion gallons of oil have been split into the ocean waters because of tank accidents from 1970 to 2009. How are oil spills affecting the wildlife? Oil can affect wild life in two ways, the oil itself and the cleanup of…

The Coal Oil Point along the California coast releases and estimated 2,000 to 3,000 gallons of oil into the Oceans each day, according to livescience.com. The BP Deepwater Horizon catastrophe in 2010 spilled 205.8 million gallons of oil and 225,000 tons of methane into the Gulf of Mexico, proven by biologicaldiversity.org. An oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially marine areas, due to human activity, and is a form of pollution. Since so much…

For starters, unlike C it doesn't bring in possibly invasive species into our town. Another reason it is better than c is that as well as the cost of jobs it costs the people of bayview .10 extra cents per gallon. The average car take 12 gallons to be filled. When you add that with the average cost of gas it adds up to the whopping total of 25.20. That is as much as 4 Big Mac Meals at Mcdonalds! Now solution B isn't something to wink at either. Clearly something is wrong and…

In this essay, I will be highlighting the negative effects of hydraulic fracking in its role of causing potential damage to the environment and contamination of groundwater. Hydraulic fracking is defined as the injection of liquid fluid at high pressure that extracts oil or gas. In Cart’s article, she denotes how this issue is very problematic because both oppositions have different opinions. For instance, the companies she interviewed disregard the potential damages from fracking and state…

As small as our town is, we sure have a lot of attention. Recently Kailua has become one of the centers of tourism on our Island. From Japan to Norway, people come from all over to experience our beaches, shops, and food. Though in light of recent events, a lot of these tourists have been experiencing a lil’ hostility. Robberies, carjacking, and racial assault, these tourists have been displayed with the worst of Hawai’i. As affectionate as our community is towards guests, they do tend to be…

want to discuss the current gas prices. Why do the gas prices change from day to day? Today the average gas price has come down about 40 cents, since early April of this year. Drivers in the United States are expected to use about 133 Billion gallons of gasoline this year; the 40 cent price break is about %53 billion in yearly savings if it were to stay in place for a full year. Then there is an increase in gas prices there is a tax on consumers. However, a decrease in gas prices is a tax…