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    Select one type of fossil fuel (Coal‚ Petroleum or Natural Gas) and one type of renewable energy resource (Solar power‚ Wind power‚ Hydropower‚ Geothermal power‚ or Biomass). Research and record the information in the chart. If you would prefer to use a different format to present this information‚ that is fine; however‚ you must include all the information on the chart in order to receive full credit for this assignment. The assignment is worth 60 points Chart question 1‚3‚5‚7‚8‚9‚10 =

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    Fossil Fuels are the most important energy sources in our world today. Due to the importance of fossil fuels‚ it made a huge impact on political issues. In this essay‚ I argue that political pressures surrounding fossil fuels can often lead to unrest and even war. These situations can lead to extreme social hardships. Even if a country is cash rich‚ the delivery system and dangerous situations involving social unrest may mean that many people never see many of the benefits of fossil fuel money. The

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    Climate Change

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    Everyone needs energy. And ironically what human needs to survive resulted in a fenomena that will bring danger to themselves. That fenomena is called the climate change. Simply saying‚ it is the change of Earth’s condition such as temperature‚ rainfall‚ wind‚ humidity and weather. And climate change could result in global warming which is the rising temperature of Earth’s surface. This fenomena began to be a global issue since The First World Climate Conference in 1979‚ which identified it as an

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    Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions‚ or in the distribution of weather around the average conditions (i.e.‚ more or fewer extreme weather events). Climate change is caused by factors such as biotic processes‚ variations insolar radiation received by Earth‚ plate tectonics‚ and volcanic eruptions. Certain human activities have also

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    Climate Change Essay I claim that human activities‚ like emitting greenhouse gases‚ are causing global warming. Some scientists have decided that we‚ through the greenhouse effect‚ are causing global warming by burning oil‚ gas‚ and coal. The greenhouse effect helps to keep the Earth hot enough that it can sustain human life. Sunlight come down through the atmosphere‚ and then clouds reflect some of it off and back into space. Most of it is used to warm the planet. When the ground is warmed‚ the

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    The knowledge of how fossil fuels produce emissions and how it effects many things on many different issues is vague depending on where you inquire the information. We will focus on a few effective and opposing issues‚ in which fossil fuel emissions have had an effect on society in the United States. These issues begin with the fetal and child developmental stages‚ pollutants‚ and global weather changes. We will explore alternative advantages versus its disadvantages in society today. Due to

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    Man made change If we have never had been here‚ then the earth would have gone on healthy and the way it should‚ but since we are here there are disruptive thing on the earth that are causing the destruction on the earth. And most of these factors are man made‚ if not all are man made What I think Deciding whether global warming is natural or man made is very difficult. There are many reasons for each side and it is very hard to decide. In my opinion‚ global warming is man made. I think this for

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    SCI 110SC-CA02 Evaluating Global Warming Replacement of Fossil Fuels Fossil fuel is a natural fuel‚ such as coal or gas‚ formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms. Humans use fossil fuels every minute of each day in order to survive. Coal‚ oil‚ petrol gas‚ diesel fuel‚ and natural gas are all used from fossil fuels. That being said‚ we use it with some things such as‚ central heating and air conditioning‚ driving a car‚ shopping for groceries that were delivered by

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    Outline: 1-Introduction for climate change • Background information • Definition of climate change 2-Body: A- The causes of climate change • The causes of climate change • Natural causes of climate change B- Effects of climate changeHuman effects on climate change • Greenhouse gases effect • Changing in the ecosystems. C- Solutions for climate change: • Avoid cutting trees and forests • The use of the renewable resources • Sequestration 3-

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    Abstract Human influences and pressure is triggering a range of environmental changes. These changes on the geography of the Earth within such a small time frame are unheard of‚ and may be irreversible. Climate change has a wide range of adverse effects on the natural world and manmade systems. The main concerns are the risks posed on the Earths geophysical and ecological processes. Many causes influence climate change with the main cause being increased atmospheric greenhouse gases. Other major causes

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