A is for Appalachians All sorts of funny things can happen when you go on a vacation‚ especially when you are with your family. My family and I was going on a vacation to the Outer Banks in North Carolina‚ as that was where I had concluded I wanted to go on my twelve year trip‚ a trip everyone in my family gets to take when one of my siblings turns twelve. This is‚ for my immediate family‚ the last twelve year trip‚ as I am the youngest. We were driving to North Carolina‚ and as
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Claude W. Boyd Environmental Science II Mr. Ray Stafford 14 October 2012 The Endangered Appalachian Elktoe (Alasmidonta raveneliana) There are several mussel listed on the endangered species in the state of Tennessee but one that stood out the most is the Appalachian Elktoe. There is little known about how this species became endangered but it seem that pollutants to the Tennessee rivers and streams are the main culprits. The Elktoe was added to the Federal Endangered list November23
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Environmental studies assignment Ques 1: Mining Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth. Ores recovered by mining include metals‚ coal‚ oil shale‚ gemstones‚ limestone‚ dimension stone‚ rock salt‚ potash‚ gravel‚ and clay. Mining is required to obtain any material that cannot be grown through agricultural processes‚ or created artificiallyin a laboratory or factory. Mining in a wider sense includes extraction of any non-renewable resource such as petroleum
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How much is too much? With gas prices soaring‚ the housing market crumbling‚ poverty rates rising‚ and the country sinking into more debt by the day‚ money is on a lot of people’s minds right now. Millions of people are struggling to put food on the table while celebrities are signing multi-million dollar contracts for movies and sports. Many entertainment and sports personalities have very high incomes‚ while most people in "ordinary" professions like nurses‚ doctors and teachers earn only
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Article Summary: The upcoming fight between the environmental protection agency and congress in on the usage of coal and is known as “War on Coal”. The environmental protection agency has funded many ads which support the President Obama’s vision of limiting carbon dioxide emissions from coal fired power plants. The ad campaign will target five states New Hampshire‚ Illinois‚ Pennsylvania‚ Arizona and Washington D.C. According to environmental protection agency the congress has to decide if they
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Coal is made largely of carbon but also features other elements such as hydrogen‚ oxygen‚ sulfur and nitrogen. Coal starts off as a plant matter at the bottom of water and is eventually covered and deeply buried by sediments where over time metamorphosis takes place. When peat is altered physically and chemically. This process is called “coalification.” During coalification‚ peat undergoes several changes as a result of bacterial decay‚ compaction‚ heat and time. Peat deposits are varied and contain
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The following paper is intended at establishing whether the French president may undertake military action‚ along with establishing to what extent involvement from the parliament is necessary in such scenarios. The paper will focus on the constitutional aspects of the question and will therefore refer to the French Constitution along with other relevant legal materials and customs. This will be done in the following manner: Firstly‚ the main characteristics of the French President‚ the Parliament
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Could you imagine walking through 14 states? The Appalachian Trail goes through 14 different states. The Appalachian Trail has many topics including people walking the trail all year long‚ trail names‚ and people walking different parts and sections of the trail. Hiking the trails in different seasons is one part of Appalachian Trail. The nature is wild life and when people walk the trails they get to see the animals‚ bugs‚ and trees. There are people that walk the trails all year long. All of the
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Coal is an un-renewable fossil fuel which is known as a cheap and reliable energy source. It has many environmental impacts‚ both positive and negative. Coal has a great economical effect providing thousands of people with jobs‚ and harmfully leaving individuals with un-producible land. It has a social impact negatively when people live near coal mines. Coal is a flammable‚ mostly black rock‚ which has been located in 50 different countries around the world. Coal is known as a fossil fuel because
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1. MINING INDUSTRIES IN THE PHILIPPINES: * Luis Gonzales Jr. Mining * Goldenboys ‚Inc. * Steelfab Water Solutions Asia Inc. * Fil Edward Rey A. Manila * Mg-gelber Trading Co. * Sytenco Philippines Corporation * Maricalum Mining Corporation * Tangshan Relia Industrial Pump. Co.‚Itd Maricalum Mining Corporation (MMC) in south Negros. Having 2‚673 claims on mining in Barangays Cansauro‚ Hinablan‚ Tao-angan and Hinablan‚ of the towns of Cauayan and Sipalay‚ Negros Occidental
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