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…, in an attempt to argue the case out, will say that burning biomass releases just as many greenhouse-gasses as fossil fuels. This is true, however the burning of biomass doesn't damage as much because plants that produce this energy will take in these greenhouse-gases…
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…. Besides the fact that these resources are limited and expensive, they are also polluting the environment and are the major cause of global warming. The burning of these fuels produces carbon dioxide, which is the gas most responsible for the greenhouse effect…
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….It is the main problem arising from the combustion of fossil fuels in the Greenhouse effect resulting mainly for the production of carbon dioxide.Now pesticides have been discovered in Antarctica, where they have never been used, indicating that the atmosphere can…
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Category: /Literature
…such a contrast with the evergreens of the lodge." The house is unnatural to the country side, along with its gardens and greenhouses. A greenhouse take plants that are out of season and makes them grow inside. Alec does not belong in the country side either; he…
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…(litter, household garbage, industrial & commercial wastes), liquid wastes (sewage, stormwater), and air pollutants (greenhouse gases, carbon monoxide). Much of the waste created by humans cannot be naturally recycled & most of it is not managed…
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…) that says the quality of petrol and automotive diesel fuel must be uniform nationally. This requires Caltex to change and alter the types of fuels they are producing so that these new "cleaner" fuels will cut down on greenhouse gases. In the context of air…
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…would radiate into space" (greenhouse gases). CO2 is a good transmitter of sunlight, but partially restricts infrared radiation going back from the earth into space. This produces the so-called greenhouse effect that prevents a drastic cooling of the Earth…
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…and Kyoto accord were valiant attempts to bring first world nations into an agreement to spearhead sustainable development targets around greenhouse gas emissions. Similar to world agreements on CFCs it was hoped that Kyoto ratification would be the water shed…
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Category: /Social Sciences
…and many of the young radicals who were against the pipeline in the 70's have now joined the Aboriginal Pipeline Group, for the construction. The extraction and refining process is said to produce more than two and a half times more greenhouse gases than…
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…to produce the same amount of electricity as other sources. Nuclear power plants produce no controlled air pollutants, such as sulfur and particulates, or greenhouse gases. The use of nuclear energy in place of other energy sources helps to keep the air clean…
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