Nitrous oxide

bonds are broken, they can release greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N2O), sulfur dioxide (SO2) and water vapor (H2O). Greenhouse gases contribute to the 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…

A newborn is delivered into a world of filth and darkness. It cries for its mother attention, but is met with cold, rough hands, chained and thrown into a stall along with several others that look like itself. Confusion and fear takes over and it screams and fights, however, the chains hold and tear its fresh skin. The only life it will ever know is one of pain and suffering and any hope it has of a normal life is gone the moment it is born. This is the life of an animal born in a factory farm,…

Maybe past appointments went wrong, or a childhood visit was too disturbing to move past without some help. At Holly Dental Care, we fully understand that. To help you relax and enjoy your visit, we offer several kinds of dental sedation. Nitrous oxide (laughing gas) begins working almost as soon as your first breath, giving you a happy, carefree feeling that ends anxiety. Oral sedation induces such a relaxed, sleepy feeling that makes any procedure a breeze. And our dentists are part of the…

Causes and Effects of Global Warming According to a study done by National Wildlife Federation, “The current pace of global average temperature rise puts approximately 25 to 35 percent of plant and animal species at increased risk of extinction.” This poses a huge threat to humans, as the majority of oxygen is derived from plants. Furthermore, without the influence of various predatory animal species, the populations of prey would skyrocket. Global warming has recently developed into one of…

Which do you think is worse for the environment, driving a gas guzzling truck or eating beef every day? You might think that the truck is going to be worse, but you cannot see greenhouse gases and judge which is going to produce more gas. Studies are finding that cows, and other livestock, produce greenhouse gases, are having measurable effects to climate change. Although cars produce a lot of carbon dioxide (CO2) , livestock emit methane (CH4) and CO2, plus contribute to climate change in…

proof of charts, research, statistics, and facts we can conclude that humans are the primary cause of global warming and global climate change. We have learned about fossil fuels, greenhouse gases such as, carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor and nitrous oxide and more. We can confirm that with the burning of fossil fuel, humans increase the levels of greenhouse gases causing the earth and its atmosphere to heat up. Results of global warming and climate change can show that weather pattern are…

Causes of Global Warming Global warming is the increase in the earth’s average temperature due to release of several greenhouse gases to the atmosphere by humans. Global warming is affecting many parts of the world. Due to global warming, the glaciers are melting which is causing the rise in the sea level. When the level of the sea rises, it causes danger to the people living in the low lying areas. When the level of the sea rises, it covers the plants and causes some of them to die. When they…

global warming? Global warming is the increase of the overall average temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere. This gradual increase in temperature is caused mostly by greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere which include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, water vapor, and ozone. Normally, these gases are essential in the process of the greenhouse effect which is supposed to keep the Earth from being too hot or cold. Unfortunately, the amount of these gases in the atmosphere has increased due…

Even though there are companies that rely on us to use fuels that cause pollution, world governments should allocate more resources to combat climate change because it is causing sea levels and global temperatures to rise. This is not the only thing that is happening or will happen in the near future, droughts will last longer, hurricanes will be stronger and more intense, air and water quality will decrease also. First, world governments should allocate more resources to combat climate change…

Growing up I remember my teachers preaching about how we need to take care of our environment. In order to reduce your carbon footprint, they would say “take shorter showers, shut the lights off, and instead of having your parents drive you to a friend’s house, walk.” I always listened to this advice, trying to be as green as I possibly could. Last year I watched an eye opening documentary about our current climate and environmental crisis; however, the documentary didn’t focus on how we drove,…