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International Panel on Climate Change (the IPCC)‚ based on the work of hundreds of scientists in more than 100 countries‚ has concluded in its 2007 report that this current planetary warming is mainly caused by human activities‚ such as the burning of fossil fuels‚ deforestation‚ and agriculture. (The IPCC 2007 Synthesis Report) These activities have greatly increased atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases‚ especially carbon dioxide (CO2)‚ methane (CH4)‚ and nitrous oxide (N2O). These greenhouse
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Climate Change Climate change is defined as a change in climate that persists over a sustained period of time. The World Meteorological Organization defines this time period as 30 years. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2003 stated that “there is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities”. These changes have led to the emergence of large-scale environmental hazards to human health‚ such as extreme
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of global warming are known‚ there can be strategies done to minimize its causes and effects. To achieve this countries and individuals have to work together to fight global warming‚ agreements made at the Kyoto Protocol is to minimize burning of fossil fuels in world leading countries of greenhouse gas emission including the United States and China. The earth ’s atmosphere is made up of gases; carbon dioxide‚ methane‚ water vapor and nitrogen‚ these gases are known as the greenhouse gases‚ they
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from both natural sources‚ such as volcanoes and decaying vegetation‚ and man-made sources‚ primarily emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) resulting from fossil fuel combustion. In the United States‚ roughly 2/3 of all SO2 and 1/4 of all NOx come from electric power generation that relies on burning fossil fuels‚ like coal. Acid rain occurs when these gases react in the atmosphere with water‚ oxygen‚ and other chemicals to form various acidic compounds. The result is a mild solution
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and natural gas. Everything eaten‚ worn‚ lived in‚ and bought is tied to availability of fossil fuels. Even if 100 percent of politicians were determined to stop using them today‚ society has neither the electricity grid nor the vehicular and industrial technology to sustain the current American lifestyle on non-fossil sources of energy. Yet. When comparing sources of energy‚ it’s easy to forget how universal fossil fuels are. These sources continue to dominate for reasons that are difficult to measure
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economical to produce‚ grow and transport biomass. This is especially true when the source of biomass is not too close to the area of processing or the methods used to process it are wasteful. This energy have a very lower fuel economy than normal fossil fuels so that it not be able to generate enough energy efficiently. This energy also a bit negligible as it depend on a seasonal crops such as corn season. The net energy produce from this energy is very low and not very efficient energy. Still need
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Since the beginning of time‚ the built environment has been an integral part in providing shelter needs for men‚ women and children. Maslow (1943) formulated that shelter is a basic requirement of humans. In the future‚ humans will have to construct sustainable shelter otherwise would they would risk depleting resources for subsequent generations. Construction is an example of a multitasking activity. The lifecycle of construction can be broken into phases. Achieving building sustainability in
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which are utilized heavily in packaging from areas such as product wrappers to food wrapping illustrate that versatile plastic is an essential part of our lives. However‚ with the threat of global warming on the horizon‚ as well as the depletion of fossil fuels used in the production of these plastics‚ there has been an outcry for a greener alternative to plastic. Hence‚ bioplastics have emerged as a promising option to replace conventional plastic packaging to mitigate our addiction to oil and lessen
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Paragraphs Summaries Challenge 1: Should we let new immigrants into Canada? APA: Cassola..AUV.-Co-Author‚ A.‚ & Clydedale‚ J. (2016) Point: Immigration is Good for the Canadian Economy. Canadian Points Of View: Immigration‚ 2 http://web.a.ebscohost.com/pov/detail/detail/vid=15&sid=a1751bd8-966b-4212-87af-5fa903b29b4%40sessionmgr4005&hid=4 101&bdata=Jmxhbmc9ZW4tY2Emc2l0ZT1wb3YtY2Fu#AN=28674975&db=p3h Immigration has been a huge part of Canada since Confederation. Immigration has greatly helped
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