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Was Japan provoked into attacking Pearl Harbor? On December 7 ,1941 Japan attacked pearl harbor. Many americans said why did this happen. But, the truth is that Japan didn’t want to be controlled by the U.S anymore.Before the 1850s Japan believed in isolationism but, the U.S pressured Japan to open themselves to trade. The U.S also froze all japanese assets so, the japanese could make money anymore even there own property. The U.s also slowly decrease trading with Japan. Japan wanted to be a…

Glaxo-SmithKline are utilizing solar power to supplement their energy needs. Forcinio explains that Merck predicts with solar power supplementation of only 10% at two facilities in New Jersey the company will “reduce its annual carbon dioxide emissions by 2500 tons” (2011). Increased consumer and retailer demand for sustainable packaging has motivated these industries to reengineer manufacturing processes so that they use less raw materials or use recycled raw materials. In addition,…

’80s, researchers tried to recreate some of the statues and move them using only tools that the islanders had to their disposal. They found this almost impossible to do. Then in 1987, American archaeologist Charles Love managed to move a 9–metric ton (10 ton) replica. He put it on a makeshift vehicle consisting of two sledges, and he and 25 men rolled the statue 46 meters (150 ft) in just two minutes. Historians still can't agree on where the island's original people came from, although most…

decreasing pesticide use and soil corruption. A statement from a research developer concludes: “Between 1996 and 2012, crop biotechnology was responsible for an additional 122 million tons of soybeans and 231 million tons of corn. The technology has also contributed an extra 18.2 million tons of cotton lint and 6.6 million tons of…

result. Recycling is the best way to fix this problem and keep 95% of trash out of landfills. It is projected that Americans will throw away over 11 million tons of glass bottles and jars 1 million tons of aluminum cans and foil more than1 million tons of aluminum cans and foil, over 4 and a half million tons of paper and nearly 10 million tons of newspaper (Center). Almost all of this material could be recycled, saving millions of trees and over 100% combined energy that is used to make new…

allowance will give the total amount of nitrogen that can be applied to stay within the law. For Example: (SNS1, maximum N allowed is 120kg/Ha. Average manure production is 53kg/Cow/Day. 50 cows will produce 2.65 tons per day. If they are on the forage for 120 days, they will produce 318 tons of manure. Cows eat 20kg/day, 10ac will support 50 cows for 240…

care is another factor that would greatly benefit with people living in poverty. Lastly, education, even though in Canada the statistics are pretty good in post secondary education there are still pockets that need our attention to help. There are a ton of different things we could do to begin helping reduce the amount of people in poverty some of these are municipal and others could effect…

generated from coal burning power plants. These plants burn nearly 1.5 million tons of coal each year. An average 500 megawatt coal burning power plant puts out 3.2 million tons of carbon dioxide each year. This greenhouse gas is the leading pollutant responsible for global warming. It is not just the air pollution that should be of concern. This same power plant generates 125,000 tons of ash and another 193,000 tons of sludge from the smokestack scrubber (Facts on the Pollution caused by the US…

will see how incredible the whale species really are. Whales have very interesting diets. But to understand a whale’s diet, you first need to understand the two types of whales. First, there is the right whale. This type of whale is slow, big, has tons of oil, and floats when killed. These types of whales eat almost all krill. Some examples of right whales would be: North Pacific Right Whale, South Pacific Right Whale, and South Atlantic Right Whale. Next, there is rorqual whales. They have…

The U.S. Air Force had transported 1,422,000 tons of coal, 296,000 tons of food and 65,000 of miscellaneous goods for a total of 1,783,573 tons. Another 542,000 tons of cargo was delivered by the British Royal Air Force. A total of 75,000 people, both military and civilian were involved in making the airlift a success. The Berlin Airlift was the first time…