Methane

Greenhouse Gas Effect (main cause of global warming) which traps heat in the atmosphere. With fossil fuels being burned in the last 150 years, there has been a 25% increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and increased levels of nitrous oxide and methane. CO2 levels have increased past the threshold of safety at 350 parts per million (ppm) to 400 ppm. This increase in greenhouse gas emissions has caused the average surface temperature to rise about .6 degrees Celsius. With the carbon dioxide…

There is an old Indian proverb that goes, “We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our children”. This was said by one wo had realized the greedy attitude and nature of people of today, is ruining the Earth for the people of tomorrow. Mahatma Gandhi even spoke on the matter once saying Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs but not every mans greed “He too realized that man’s greed was not only consuming themselves but the earth as well. It should come to no…

are single largest source of revenue in the United States. The United States is one of the leading countries in Carbon emission, next to China at 24% of the worlds emissions. Although there are many natural gases are released naturally (such as methane and nitrous oxide) which contribute to the greenhouse gas effect; the effects are very miniscule. There are two primary views on the gradual rise in temperature in the mid-atlantic region: In one hand, a group of scientists believe that the…

Climate change and global warming have always been a concern to humanity. Both have destroy homes and buildings, wasted billions of cash, and it had also altered people’s lifestyles in various ways. Global warming is the cause of the rising temperatures of the world, and that is where climate change takes place. Although awareness towards these continual changes have increased from place to place, the fact that it continues to grow means that the action against it is just not enough. Some of…

Probably the most worrying threat to our planet at the present time is global warming. It is an international disaster. Its effects and control have dominated virtually all facets of modern human life. The effects of global warming are not just about blowing hot air in the pursuit of delivering chilling information. One of the most commonly known effects is the heating up of the atmosphere. Scientists have shown that there is a direct correlation between the increase in carbon dioxide levels and…

What a coincidence that after the American Industrial Revolution in the 1760 's-1840 's, 40 years later the Earth began to warm up. The Earth begins to warm up due to the amount of carbon dioxide that is released to the atmosphere. During this time period to this day, humans have destroyed the environment and have replaced them with industries, houses , and etc increasing the amount of carbon dioxide rapidly. This new change has erupted various catastrophic consequences such as climate change,…

Jane Goodall, British Primologist and Anthropologist said, “We haven’t inherited this planet from our parents, we’ve borrowed it from our children.” (Marx, 2014, p. 216) In the movie Dive! Jeremy Seifert levies a heavy indictment on the inhabitants of the earth, especially those of us in the United States. Based upon our current behavior; we will leave a planet to our children that they may not be able to enjoy or sustain effectively. Seifert provides a riveting, sometimes overwhelming…

Another sixty-nine percent is put into landfills while the European Union puts almost half as much of their waste into landfills (Lacey figure 3). Although some landfills around the United States are creating technology to generate electricity from methane emissions, only about one third of the greenhouse gases are actually turned into electricity. The rest of the gases are either burnt up or not captured at all (Lacey…

involved in the action. A person can reduce the amount of food waste by growing his or her garden. According to UNEP, United Nations Environment Programme, organic waste is the second highest component of landfills in the US and the largest source of methane emissions. UNEP also states that an estimated thirty percent of the food supply is wasted, equaling more than twenty pounds of food per person per month (Regional Office of North America). The food that a person grows at home is unlikely to…

in touch with their families their jobs, and other important thing in their lives that they would need to travel for. The videoconferencing is much more convenient. An additional step is to trim waste. Garbage that is buried in landfill produces methane, a chemical compound with chemical formula CH4, the simplest alkane and the main component of natural gas. Keep stuff out of landfills by composting kitchen scraps and garden trimmings, and reusing paper, plastic, metal and glass. Let…