Papers 211-220 of total 493 found.
Category: /Literature/English
…obtrude fertilization , stunt or kill the growth of seeds and make them sterile. A second generation would be in danger of not being produced causing deforestation. Naturally the reduction of plants is causing the biological food chain to weaken. As smaller…
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…for paper will double within 25 years. Unless tree-free sources of paper are developed, there is no way to meet future demand without causing massive deforestation and environmental damage. Hemp is the world’s most promising source of tree-free paper…
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…of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere (UNEP). This increase concentration is likely to result in higher global temperatures. Trees are a main user of the gas CO2 (carbon dioxide which is a greenhouse gas) large scale deforestation has can be also related…
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…began to provide rubber for tires made around the world. Today the Amazon still provides the world with a large supply of rubber. Deforestation of rain forests decreases the amount of rubber South America supplies, and businesses will soon have to find a new…
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Category: /Literature/English
…erosion due to excessive agriculture only helped the British economy. In fact, the funds for farming the products were also paid for by India. Geographically, huge projects of deforestization were performed in order to make way for more agricultural…
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Category: /History
…-colonial Indians hunting, fishing, and agricultural activities by season, the deforestation of the land both limited and changed the use of wood. Perhaps, most importantly, decreasing animal populations and soil fertility led to an expansion of occupied land…
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…. Automobiles, heat from homes and businesses, and factories are responsible for about 80% of today's carbon dioxide emissions, 25% of methane, and 20% of the nitrous oxide emissions. The increase in agriculture, deforestation, landfills, industrial production…
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…, paper, motor and fiberboard for building, hemp chips for horse bedding, textiles, and machine lubricants. The list is endless. If marijuana were used to make oil, it would reduce gasoline consumption by one half. Likewise, it would cut back deforestation
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Category: /Social Sciences
…and pesticides to increase their coffee production, thus hurting the natural state of the environment. Fair Trade coffee is mostly grown under the shade of trees, without chemicals. This eliminates the problem of deforestation in an already disappearing rain…
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…fuels such as coal, oil, and gasoline, all major contributors to the rise in carbon dioxide emissions. Deforestation also releases carbon dioxide via burning of plant life, and exposing the soil to sunlight. Also, since trees are a major factor…
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