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    it be used? It is understood that it may be beneficial but it is hurting the environment more than it is helping anything. Another statement the author(s) mention is that, “Tropical rainforests are a valuable ecological entity”, and that with a potential compromise to take advantage of land can be used to meet the needs of their people. It would “likely prove what 's best for both man and nature.” (Rothbard and Rucker) This is a true and very interesting point of view to think that if things…

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    Gas hydrates and more specifically methane hydrates are an untapped source of energy that should be exploited in the coming years. It is widely known humans obtain too much energy from burning fossil fuels. However, this has caused the warming of our planet to accelerate with catastrophic consequences. People have known about the energy capabilities of gas hydrates for some time, but it is not until recently that researchers have begun the process of testing whether it is feasible. Some will…

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    wastelands, despite their value to our environment, society and economy. Our wetlands are threatened by numerous activities. Global Warming Global warming has the potential to alter the structure and function of our wetlands. Sea level rise threatens to inundate many coastal wetlands, with little room to move inland because of coastal development. Warmer water from global warming will alter the species composition and contribute to worsening dead zones and harmful algal blooms, increased…

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    Global warming has dramatically increased over the past 60 plus years, to the point where some if not many scientist believe if we as humans do not change our ways we will destroy the planet as it is. Climate change has had a huge impact on our air, landmasses, and water masses, especially those containing ice caps. In this essay I will provide research and evidence on how animal agriculture has an impact on climate change. My essay will contain three sections all revolved around my main point.…

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    hypothetically the negative fate of humanity as a result of the use of nuclear explosives on the infrastructures in the United States. However, in Elizabeth Kolbert’s book called Field Notes from a Catastrophe, she argues that global warming will have a profound impact on global infrastructures and livelihood. I argue that both authors provide their readers with a possible narration of the extinction of the earth due to the contribution…

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    sun, this means that they can have a global cooling effect. Volcanoes are a natural mechanism through which aerosols are put into the atmosphere. One example of an aerosol, particularly a volcanic aerosol is sulfate (SO4). Volcanoes release sulfate when they erupt and create a global cooling effect, this cooling effect is particularly effective when the sulfate reaches the stratosphere which is about 10 km up. The mount Pinatubo eruption of 1991 had a global cooling effect, this effect was noted…

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    Organization says in their report, in every year about two million people die too early due to the effects of polluted air. Air pollution is a large problem and it is not a problem of people only, the problem of the world also, through such things as global warming and damage to the ozone layer, it has the possible to affect us all. Therefor definitely what is air pollution, what is the cause of this major environmental issue and what can we do about it? This paper is discussing about air…

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    keeps heading in the direction it is going, soon enough it will be deprived of all that is good in it. The planet is very slowly headed towards its demise due to global warming. Because of the damage done from greenhouse gas emissions on the planet, the government needs to create regulations to stop more contributions to global warming. With discussions of the history of this problem, opposing thoughts on the issue, and views that support the thesis, the reader should be able to come to a…

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    efficiency technologies allow us to use less energy to get the same level of production, comfort, and service. This approach has vast potential to save both money and energy, and can be deployed quickly. Renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, geothermal and Bioenergy are available around the world. Multiple studies have shown that renewable energy has the technical potential to meet the vast majority of our energy needs. Renewable technologies can be deployed quickly, are increasingly…

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    Business is an increasing competition among the global market with dominating countries and new countries are slowly climbing up the global business ladder the past decade. The United States remains of the largest exporting nations in the world, even though the U.S exports a lower percentage of its products than other countries such as China (Nickels, p. 65). The three major changes that are currently impacting businesses are the U.S usage of economic sanctions, bank consolidation, and climate…

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