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…to Table 2). Environment When petroleum is burned, the main by-product is carbon dioxide and when in large quantities, CO2 can pollute the atmosphere and therefore contribute to global warming. Alternative fuels can reduce the amount of airborne pollution…

…. The Kyoto protocol adopted in 1997 is an agreement between 83 industrialized nations, not including the US, which concerns climate change and global warming. Kyoto's key concepts state that: developed countries should commit to reducing collective emissions…

…Introduction Desertification Radioactive Wastes Deforestation Ozone layer Global Warming Land Pollution Air Pollution Water Pollution Introduction Since the dawn of time, we, humans have always been depending in some way or the other on the Earth's…

…dioxide and is trapped by moisture. It is a greenhouse gas, or a gas that adds to the growing global warming problem, and is produced by fuel-firing, vehicles, and even at home, through gas-powered cookers. A further non-organic toxin would be sulfur dioxide…

…disasters are unpredictable and may increase if the forecasted effects of global warming materialize. Also, environmental degradation is increasing while water allocations are decreasing. Society will not be suddenly surprised by a “crisis point” at which food…

…. Most of the problems we have today, such as ocean depletion, food shortages, water shortages, air pollution, water pollution, and global warming are the effects of overpopulation2. The more people there are, the more resources consumed and the more waste…

…On Tuesday September 11, global terrorism struck in the homeland and at the headquarters of globalization; therefore, allowing hyper-terrorism to lay bare the vulnerability of hyper-power. The targets were the symbols of economic vitality and the citadel…

…climate. Carbon dioxide accounts for half of global warming, and fossil fuels account for two-thirds of manmade carbon dioxide (Ehrlich and Ehrlich, 1970, p.134). The consumption of energy from fossil fuels; coal, oil, and natural gas used for industrial…

…climate. Carbon dioxide accounts for half of global warming, and fossil fuels account for two-thirds of manmade carbon dioxide (Ehrlich and Ehrlich, 1970, p.134). The consumption of energy from fossil fuels; coal, oil, and natural gas used for industrial…

…positive events such as discoveries of new land and discovery of broader ranges of food. Scientists can even look at the little ice age for a basis of today's theory of global warming and can compare sample of pollution trapped in ice to today's readings. No one…