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    Genferal 1 – environmental impacts from the use of automobiles has centered on emissions, climate change and fuel economy. 2 – About three-quarters of the average car can be recycled. 2 - Eighty to 90% of a vehicle’s environmental impact comes from fuel consumption and emissions that lead to air pollution and greenhouse gases. Brake Debris and Tire Particles 1. Substances raise toxicity levels in nearby soilds and in the case of timre particles, lead to the formation of black carbon. Cause…

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    electricity use. If it is hot, electricity usage rises as people use more power for cooling buildings. This is a positive correlation. In the winter months, some may use less electricity. Instead of using electricity to power heating devices, some may use oil or natural gas to heat, therefore the use of electricity will fall. This is a negative correlation. A correlation at zero is unpredictable, and use of electricity in the spring or fall may be just that. During these seasons, different…

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    25 Amazing Uses for Orange Essential Oil Orange Oil Sure, you love your orange juice in the morning, but did you know that the essential oils from the fruit have much greater potential than merely a breakfast beverage? I thought it would be a great idea to look at both the health benefits as well as the in home applications of orange essential oil. The rind of the orange is just going to waste and sitting in landfills. Let's help the environment by using all parts of the fruit! This website…

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    Introduction: This paper introduces the existing state of carbon accounting in profit organisations in UK and Russia, and critically analyse the differences of carbon accounting policies applied in two countries. To better identify the issue, BG Group (in UK) and Gazprom (in Russia) are chosen as examples to compare the differences of measurement and disclosure on carbon emissions and greenhouse gas related activities. In the end, the motivations to improve the quality of disclosure are analysed…

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    was Cornelius Vanderbilt whose main goal eventually became to monopolize the railroad system. Soon after came the rise of John D. Rockefeller Jr., whose fortune was beginning to grow with the creation of an oil refinery. It was the agreement that Rockefeller would fill Vanderbilt's trains with oil that required him to monopolize the petroleum industry, but had he not done so it’s relationship with the railroad would not have been the same. Cornelius Vanderbilt, aka The Commodore; known for the…

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    palm oil plantations (“Palm Oil and Deforestation”). This is equivalent to the destruction of 300 football fields of forest every hour…

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    1.First, the "carbon tariff" The concept of "carbon tariff" most early by former French President Jacques Chirac put forward is that if a country's production of the product does not reach the standard set by the importing country in energy saving and emission reduction, will be levied tariffs. In 2009 France proposed in 2010 will to foreign imports impose a "carbon tariff", the tariff rate will be for per ton of carbon dioxide emissions charge Euro 17, later also will be gradually increasing…

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    Greenhouse Accounts. Approved and designated emission factors (which are national average factors determined by department of climate change) are used to determine, estimate and calculate emissions of greenhouse gases by various organizations, (Standards Australia, 2009). Method 1 is most useful in emissions with relatively homogenous sources, an example being in the combustion of liquid and solid fossil fuels whose combustion and greenhouse emissions are similar across most facilities.…

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    EPA Regulation

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    John Cosgrove Mrs. Gallos 19, April 2017 Research Paper EPA REGULATIONS Have you ever been watching tv or the news and you heard about the EPA? Have you ever hear about Greenhouse emissions and other pollutants? What is the EPA? Well, I’m here to tell you a little about the EPA and some of the problems with the regulations that Americans are facing every second of their daily life. EPA stands for Environmetal Protection Agency, Which they help the Environment but tthey hurt many Americans.…

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    Essential Oils Have More Benefits than Modern Western Medicine Suppose modern western medicine was only used for severe illnesses like: heart disease, COPD, renal failure, multiple sclerosis, or cancer; would there be less sickness in the world if everyone used essential oils as the Ancient Greeks did to heal their bodies? Woodson Merrell, MD, director of integrative medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City; claims : “Patients like essential oils because they’re a remedy that…

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