Shielding gas

The Anthropocene should be made an official geologic epoch. Epochs are marked by a significant change in the geologic record. There is no doubt that humans, the dominant species of the Anthropocene, have had a vast influence on the planet. The most rapid change in the geologic record has happened since 1950, dubbed the 'Great Acceleration'. This is the starting point of a great rise in energy consumption so extensive that it is changing the Earth's climate. A rapid rise in urbanization has…

Climate change causes changes in temperatures and rain that affect the agriculture. But the effect of the increase or decrease in temperature and rainfall in the agriculture depend on the region or location. The location dictates the soil fertility, therefore the extreme weather such as the heat waves, droughts, strong winds and heavy rains affecting the crop growth varies by region. Droughts in the Great Plains will stress the agriculture by the increase in temperature, less groundwater and…

approval on coalmine in Carmichael. Nowadays, climate change is a hot topic in the world. Scientists prove that the major cause of climate change is human activities through burning of fossil fuel and deforestation. These activities increase greenhouse gas in the atmosphere, which global warming articulates every year. Climate change is one of the most significant drivers in change in social-ecological system in coastal areas(Evans et al., 2013). Johnson and Marshall (2007) and Wachenfeld et al…

potentially fatal topic in multiple states. Hydraulic fracturing or Fracking is the process of drilling down into the earth before a high-pressure water mixture is directed at the rock to release the gas inside. Water, sand and 596 chemicals are injected into the rock at high pressure which allows the gas to flow out to the head of the well. Mountaintop removal mining (MTR), also known as mountaintop mining (MTM), is a form of surface mining that involves the mining of the summit or summit…

Railroads in the United States have always been a strong partnership, going back to the growth of the country itself. Starting in the 1820’s railroads helped form the great nation we know today and it couldn’t been done without the help of railroads. Today this is still no different, although not the preferred method of transportation anymore; it’s still a clear leader and backbone of US transportation. Rail proves to be the most cost efficient, environmentally friendly option. It allows the…

Furthermore, there were other two main factors that enabled Britain to be the first industrial revolution, which were geography and natural resources. Historically, coal became the key energy resource supplied for Britain instead of wood at that time due to the vast rise in demand of the energy use for both household and industrial heating, and machinery. Although, Britain had the abundance of coal, the amount of coal produced could not distinguish Britain from others because other European…

Known as the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, this tragedy is considered one of the most detrimental accidents concerning the environment. This oil spill occurred approximately forty-one miles off the coast of Louisiana, after a natural gas explosion ignited the rig. An estimated more than 60,000 gallons of oil spilled from this leakage. The intent of this paper is to highlight the effects seceding the oil spill, including key stakeholders negatively affected such as: property owners along the…

people in the United States, and if we create jobs through oil drilling we can help these people. The jobs that are created will not only be oil rigging jobs, but also if we have more oil we can open more gas stations, restaurants, and many other industries. A perfect example is that the oil and gas industry accounts for 9 million American jobs. Imagine how many more jobs we could create if we opened more oil drilling sites. If there is an expansion in oil, there is expansion in businesses, and…

Prescribed Fire, needed or unneeded? Prescribed fire, the burning of dead or non-living trees, an important subject to people, however, it makes them wonder the perks and downsides of it, but the claim states, should prescribe fire be used, or not needed? Prescribed fire can be important to many people, as a result it can reduce chances of future fires. Prescribed fire can be excellent, for example, it can stop wildfires before they happen. They burn the dead trees which means they can’t catch…

Water contamination, greenhouse gas emissions, toxic chemicals, earthquakes, and an increased risk of cancer are just a few of the problems associated with fracking. This dangerous extraction technique involves, drilling down into the ground containing natural gas and pumping a mixture of water, sand, and chemicals to dissolve the rock and release the fuel. A process that those in favor of argue, can bring benefits such as, employment, energy independence, reduced C02 emissions and economic…