Into Thin Air

The rewards loyalty that my family participate in would be at Sam's Club. Sam's Club require their customers to pay membership fees in order to shop at their department stores. The price ranges from forty-five dollars to one-hundred dollars. My family usually participates in the one-hundred dollar membership, because of the cash rewards program. I have a family of six, and anytime I can safe money on food or any goods for the house I'm all for it. Since gaining custody of my two nieces, I'm…

Air quality in Texas has significantly declined just in the past couple of years. Not only does air quality have negative effects on our planet, it has negative effects on individuals as well. Ozone is a big factor in the quality of the air we breathe. Ozone which is almost always referred to as smog is a gas that is formed in the atmosphere when three atoms of oxygen combined. Our main concern should be with the ground-level ozone. Ground-level ozone is created by the chemical reactions between…

In his article, A Carbon Tax Beats a Vacuum Ban, Slavov suggests an alternative to the problematic uncontrolled and hazardous release of carbon emissions that pollute the atmosphere, a tax on carbon emissions. He exclusively focuses on the contention around vacuum cleaners and the possible ban of vacuum cleaners using more than 1,600 watts of power, “with the limit slated to be lowered to 900 watts by 2017”. Though seemingly a reasonable ban, Slavov uses logical reasoning, convincing evidence,…

Alternative fuels are perceived as being less likely to evaporate or otherwise find their way into the air before combustion and are less ozone-forming and less toxic if they do (Gushee, 1995). Another benefit that may be reaped from the use of alternative fuels is that gases burn cleaner than gasoline (see Table 6). As a result, less harmful emissions are…

haze (Alford). Air is valuable essence of every living thing on earth, especially the human race. Clean air is key to sustain the equilibrium…

"By 2050, one-third of the world 's energy will need to come from solar, wind, and other renewable resources"(Alternate Energy). As time goes by coal, oil, natural gas depletes which will cause economic and social problems.Oil causes harm to the atmosphere by polluting everything around it and to solve this problem scientists are working to build sustainable energy sources such as solar panels. Given unlimited resources researchers could investigate and find an alternative to power the planet…

has changed our environment for past couple years, and it’s getting worse and worse. One big cause of pollution is that humans don’t care enough about our environment. There are many categories of pollution like water pollution, land pollution, and air pollution. On the other hand people don’t know four other big pollution that really affects our nature and environment, which are visual, thermal, light and noise pollution. The major problem is that how can we stop, and what will help to control…

cigarettes. This problem is affecting the people that live in Beijing, China of all ages from the elder to the young babies. “The worsening air pollution has already exacted a significant economic toll, grounding flights, closing highways and keeping tourists at home” (Kaiman). The weather conditions get so bad that you are scared to leave your house because how the air pollution negatively affect your health and your family’s as well. I remember my senior year of high school one of coaches told…

major threat to the national security of South Korea is air pollution. Due the size of the country and the increase of pollution being caused by rapid growth of industrial production in the country is now facing dangerous risks that will not benefit anyone. Air pollution is a main problem with national security because it hinders workers and citizens to work efficiently due to constant illness from smog and dangerous air particles. If the air pollution continues, then this can cause a major blow…

The United States of America leads the world in the production of natural gas. President Obama stated that the economic future for America will be fueled in large part by vast amounts of natural gas in his 2012 State of the Union Address. What the President failed to mention is how the process of hydraulic fracturing is effecting not only our environment but the lives of everyday Americans. Currently the Marcellus play is the largest operational shale play operating in the United States. This…