Threats to Biodiversity: Habitat loss is mainly due to human population growth‚ industrialization and changes in the land use patterns‚ poaching of wild life and man wildlife conflicts. Man has begin to overuse or misuse most of these natural ecosystems. Due to unsustainable resource-use‚ once productive forests and grasslands have been turned into deserts and wastelands have increased all over world. Scientists have estimated that human activities are likely to eliminate approximately 10 million
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think green RE: Request for funding to spread awareness about green energy Dr.‚ North America is blessed with an incredible energy endowment. However‚ the production‚ distribution and use of energy can have significant environmental impacts. The Proposal here is with proper funding‚ our team consisting of individuals who believe in green energy and are fully devoted to saving this planet‚ aims at spreading awareness about the pollution‚ its harmful effects and how much in danger our beloved
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The idea of conservation is when someone changes the shape of the substance in which it does not change the amount volume or mass. This is to see if children can think logically. In the experiment there is going to be two girls that are going to be tested over one 9 year and 13 year old. My prediction is that the 9 year old will not be able to conserve. The first experiment was using the 9 year girl. The experimenter first pour the same amount for each cup then ask the participant if there is the
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The Five Paragraph Essay The five paragraph essay measures a student’s basic writing skills‚ and is often a timed exercise. Use this Guide to help you practice and succeed at this form of writing. Getting started means getting organized: Analyze the assignment; determine what is required. With a highlighter‚ note important words that define the topic. Then organize your plan For example‚ you have been given this writing prompt: You have a present that was really memorable. It could have been given
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the line. a. CTRL c. ENTER b. ALT d. ESC REF: WD 7 4. Press the ENTER key in all of the following circumstances EXCEPT ____. a. to insert a blank line into a document b. when the insertion point reaches the right margin c. to begin a new paragraph d. in response to prompts in Word dialog boxes REF: WD 8 5. When Word flags a possible spelling or grammar error‚ it also changes the Spelling and Grammar Check icon to a(n) ____. a. black circle c. X b. green check mark d. red
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ENERGY USAGE IN INDIAN URBAN HOUSEHOLDS: THE ROLE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES Gopala Krishnan K‚ Malathy Duraisamy‚ L S Ganesh Industrial Engineering and Management Division‚ Department of Humanities and Social Sciences‚ Indian Institute of Technology‚ Madras‚ Chennai 600 036‚ INDIA ABSTRACT DEMAND FOR ENERGY.................... This study attempts to understand the dynamics of energy use in the urban residential sector. For this purpose‚ a household survey was conducted
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efficient‚ clean‚ high out-put energy production. As a civilization we need not focus on what the past has held for energy production but rather what the present and future hold for us. Two key options are the long lasting‚ high out-put but environmentally hazardous option which is nuclear fission (nuclear power) and the safe but potential ground water contamination hazard which is geothermal energy. This paper will point out strictly fact based information on both forms of energy and which one shows the
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immediate action to incorporation renewable energy sources is crucial. Specifically‚ the government should stop giving subsidies to oil companies and instead be using taxpayers’ money to develop solar energy‚ such as‚ solar thermal energy in order to establish a sustainable‚ clean‚ responsible and efficient form for energy for generations to come. While solar energy startup and even maintenance costs can be just as expensive as oil and coal production‚ solar energy is undoubtedly worth the price in the
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many different purposes. We use water to take showers‚ to flush the toilet‚ cook dinner‚ to drink‚ and to clean. Water is not only used for our domestic needs‚ or wants but it is used in agriculture‚ industries‚ transportation‚ and as an alternative energy source (Lenntech‚ 2008). Life would be impossible without water. All life forms contain water; humans are composed of approximately 60% of water by body weight. We are dependent upon water for our survival as well as for our conveniences. Americans
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THE VALUE OF NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS The most important of the inherent values of natural ecosystems is that they contain within themselves creative powers‚ which‚ over large spans of time‚ have produced the stupendous array of biodiversity the world over. The presence of a species and the things that it can do have a powerful bearing on shaping the environment of all. Organisms help to make the world and then it makes them. Humans are among the most complex of the achievements of the natural forces
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