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most debated subjects this century is the policy on climate change. Specifically about how to go about decreasing one of the leading components most impacted by society, carbon emissions. Carbon dioxide is emitted through the combustion of fossil fuels, which is the main source of power for many of society’s technology and methods of transportation. Due to the increase use of these technologies, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased to a dangerous level, changing Earth’s climate; in…

is very dependent on oil. we use about 93 million barrels of it a day for heating, plastic, asphalt, and transportation. Although we should primarily use renewable energy, oil is very energy dense and is easy to use. Even if we stopped using fossil fuels for energy, we would still need it for plastic which is in almost everything we use everyday. In 2008 it has been estimated the the arctic holds about 90 billion barrels of recoverable oil and enough natural gas to sustain us for about 15 years …

Raindrops break the speed limit Did you know that raindrops have speed limits of their own? Raindrops that are larger than 0.5 millimeters when going across fall with a terminal velocity of several meters per second, while smaller drops fall slower with a terminal velocity of less than one meter per second. Terminal Velocity is when friction cancels the downward pull of gravity. This means that the raindrops speed up and keep falling at a steady pace. Michael Larsen, an atmospheric…

gravitational forces of falling and flowing down fall of water. (Google Dictionary) Hydroelectric is $0.08 - $0.15 cents per kilowatt, low on cost and matches the high demand of the energy needs in Indiana. This form of energy is clean and uses water as its fuel to produce. The build of the dam holds seven parts; reservoir which holds the water, intake the gate to open the falling down take of the water, penstock which clean the water before starting the process to the energy, generator with of…

Standalone Solar Systems - Best Source of Power Supply By monety rackson Jan 25, 2013 Despite energy being the dire need of everyone, there are some corners of the world that still lie shady because of the absence of energy. Fans, air conditioners, bulbs, one cannot think of a life without them. But these things are left meaningless in the absence of energy. Solar systems With time, solar systems have emerged as a solution to the power needs. Whether it is a place where energy does not reach…

greater threat to future generations than climate change” (Obama). Since the 1750’s Industrial Revolution, human activity has contributed substantially to the noxious warming of Earth’s atmosphere; the United States’ extensive burning of fossil fuels and its subsequent emission of greenhouse gases have consumed an equivalent to 7% of our GDP in 2006 alone, and an estimated $9 trillion in pollution-induced illness in just the past 30 years (Environment America). An unfortunate but…

Does Your Furnace’s Oil Tank Have A Leak? What You Need To Know If you use oil to heat your home, there will be a tank either underground or above ground for storing the oil. Once the furnace is turned on, oil flows from the tank to the furnace through copper pipes. The oil burns, and provides your home with heat. Unfortunately, there can be a problem with this oil tank leaking. Here is what you need to know about this problem. When Your Oil Tank Is Underground Leaks are harder to figure out…

used to heat, power and cool our businesses and industries which contribute largely to global warming. Using this energy efficiently in technology will allow less energy and increase the level of production (F?ssel, 2007 pp 274 - 275). Use of fossil fuel and especially the carbon-intensive coal can tackle the climate change. Lastly, awareness should be created to the people living in Alaska for the risks which come as a result of global warming and the times that t is in the extreme so as to…

Revised Response: Comparative Analysis or Evaluation In “The Global Warming Reader’s”; Bill McKibben and Sally Bingham both had bold outlooks on things that are really very important and that everyone should be worried about. But there is only a handful of people that do truly work their hardest to make this world as it should be. What will the world look like in a hundred years if we don’t make a change; so our children and grandchildren can live a healthy life? Both of these writers write…

One very convincing point in favour of influence that climate change to bushfires is that climate change triggers the Forest Fire Danger Index(FFDI)(1.book; Luke and Arthur 1978). In 1967 Alan MacArthur , Climatologist developed the FFDI which is varies from 1 to 100 and it is subtle to wind speed, relative humidity and temperature changes(2.book :Dowdy et al. 2009). It is a fact that increase of temperature and dryness contribute to the upward trend of FFDI. On the basis of State of…