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…and therefore create less of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. Unfortunately, most of the plastics used in cars are difficult to recycle or reuse. Consequently ends up as solid waste in landfills. This problem is a prime example of minimizing the environmental…
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…. At present in the Netherlands, one third of installed cogeneration is under threat of closure, while in Germany 15% of plants have already closed down or are partially closed down. The EU is committed to decrease greenhouse emissions by 8% based on 1990 levels…
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…to concentrate on restoring Mount Vernon, he added a greenhouse, a mill, an icehouse, and new land to the estate. He experimented with crop rotation, bred hunting dogs and horses, investigated the development of Potomac River navigation, undertook various…
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greenhouse gases in the atmosphere keep increasing, global changes in climatic conditions on the earth will be noticeable in the near future. Another component of natural gas - hydrogen sulfide - is water soluble in contrast with methane. It can cause hazardous…
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…is determined by converting the amount of energy used to gallons of gasoline – Points = 1.251(miles per gallon) + 30.2393 Acceleration test (100 pts max) 1/8 mile test – Points = -7.5(time in seconds)+175 Greenhouse gas emission test (200 pts max) – Points…
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…20 percent of the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Rain forest destruction affects whether patterns and contributes to global warming, the so-called greenhouse effect, which is the heating of the lower atmosphere that occurs when carbon dioxide traps…
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…fusion, might make up a second generation of fusion reactors). Finally, a fusion reactor would not release the gaseous pollutants that accompany the combustion of fossil fuels; hence, fusion would not produce a greenhouse effect. The fusion process has been…
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…, animals, the ozone layer, and causing acid rain and the greenhouse effect was one goal. Research to find new ways to minimize waste and conserve resources was a priority. Reduction of waste generation and self-sufficient waste treatment and disposal were…
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…fuels; hence, fusion would not produce a greenhouse effect. The fusion process has been studied as part of nuclear physics for much of the 20th century. In the late 1930s the German-born physicist Hans A. Bethe first recognized that the fusion of hydrogen…
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…is completely and correctly burned, it releases a staggering 89 to 96% less ozone depleting chemicals then gasoline. But, when natural gas is either burned not to completion or incorrectly, vast amounts of methane is released, which is a greenhouse gas. Another…
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