...Myth or Reality? The last decades of 20th century are going to be referred to as the time of "environmental/politically correct craze" because during the course of this historical period, the enforces of lefty-wing agenda had succeeded in throwing milliards of dollars in the air, on the account of a variety of purely imaginary technological, environmental and health care-related scares. For example, we all remember public paranoia, associated with Y2K. Some especially 'progressive' activists used to refer to anticipated effects of Y2K as such that would result in the end of the world, as we know it. In her article Technomillennialism: A Subcultural Technomillennialism: A Subcultural Response to the Technological Threat of Y2K, Andrea Tapia states: "Predicted scenarios (on account of Y2K) ranged from a few days of inconvenience, similar to a bad snowstorm, to that of complete global shutdown and resulting chaos" (2003, 483). Yet, on January 1, 2000, it became clear to just about anyone that Y2K was nothing but a sham. As of today, public still remains unaware of what happened to the milliards of dollars, spent by Western governments to mitigate the expected effects of Y2K. A decade earlier, the anticipated 'end of the world' was being discussed within the context of thinning of ozone layer over Antarctica – thus, resulting in creation of 'ozone holes'. In its turn, the thinning of ozone layer was believed to have been caused by aerosol sprays as such that contain chemical...
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...is a lot of concern about global warming, all around us changes are occurring and they are effecting things in negative ways. Global warming is melting the ice and glaciers it’s beginning to cause some very negative changes and the sad thing is that everyone is blaming it on humans. Enviromentalist Andrew C. Revkin and Vice President Al Gore warn the dangers of melting ice from global warming, while professor Philip Stott claims that their warning is an overblown myth. I believe global warming is a important matter but a over dramatic topic. In the article “Global warming is not a threat to a polar ice” Philip Stott explains that global warming is not happening because of human activity. He believes this is just a cycle of mother nature. Stott suggests that the world was going to go through global warming anyway but none of it was our fault. I agree with most of what He states because there is natural causes that lead to this thing we call global warming. It should not be blamed on mainly human activity and to be honest we cannot stop global warming we can only slow it down maybe. He states “Those who believe that human-cause global warming is a serious problem often point to change polar ice as proof of their theory. Stott 419. Stott is saying that people who think humans are the leading to cause to global warming Is a problem, he thinks they are just being dramatic and over exaggerating this myth. I agree with Stott’s opinion on global warming. I also have my own thoughts...
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...Global Warming: Fact or Fiction Skye Shaver American Intercontinental University-Online BUSN300-1203A-47 June 26, 2012 Dr. Albert Socci Abstract Global warming is a highly debatable subject. Within the scientific community, the only debate there is the rate of global warming. The debate is held among the scientific community and the politicians or common people. This essay will address some viewpoints of both sides of the global warming controversy. Global Warming: Fact or Fiction What is global warming? Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide are released into the atmosphere on a daily basis as a result of human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels for energy consumptions or new technologies. Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere form a layer that inhibits the suns reflected light from leaving the Earth’s atmosphere. (Pasha, 2009) This makes the planet warmer, thus; global warming. Global warming is actually the increase in the average temperature of the Earth’s surface. (Pasha, 2009) The average temperature is just that, the average. Not all places will experience the same warming effects, but the average temperature increases. The impacts of global warming Global warming is causing the average surface temperature of the Earth to rise. According to Hawkes, the United States has experienced increasing temperatures of about .12 degrees Fahrenheit per decade since 1895. Globally, 2011 tied 1997 as the 11th warmest year...
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...Essay on Pro Global Warming I believe that Global Warming has been here since we first started using machines, which used steam engines or combustion engines. The first type of wheeling automobile was made in 1769 that is about 250 years ago. So since the first type of ‘car’ was invented so much time ago, then we can assume that there has been carbon dioxide, smoke and steam in the atmosphere. When this happens the atmosphere breaks into little holes, through those holes the rays of the sun pass through the atmosphere, and therefore global warming is created. This is how global warming is produced, it has been present since a long time ago, and what I just went through is the process of it. “People tend to focus on the here and now. The problem is that, once global warming is something that most people can feel in the course of their daily lives, it will be too late to prevent much larger, potentially catastrophic changes.” Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, Apr 25, 2005. Kolbert, is a very successful writer, and she might not be known world wide, but she is very wise, because she wrote something seven years ago, which by now is becoming true. I feel that Global Warming is getting to a point that the whole world is about to meet him, because now only educated people know about it, and we must all know that global warming is real. As a matter of a fact one can see many reasons or facts to why Global Warming is real, and it is not only real, but also it is starting to get...
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...Hernandez SCI207: Dependence of Man on the Environment Instructor: Alyssa Kunz April 24, 2012 Global Warming 1 Global Warming 2 Is global warming skepticism just smoke and mirrors? There are several different views on the issues of global warming. Some people think global warming might be just a myth while others think that global warming is happening and humans are the cause of it. One side believes that humans cause global warming, yet the other side thinks that global warming is a complete fallacy. I. Global warming is an environmental issue that is concerning a lot of people. Global warming has been an issue for many years. One area of this issue that is taking over right now is whether global warming is due to human actions or if global warming is due to natural cause there is a big argument over it. Some people believe global warming is due to human actions of pollutants such as burning fossil fuel, coal, and oil, human finger prints, and deforestation; while other people believe it is a natural cause and global warming is just a theory and nothing else. A. According to some people and scientists there is a huge impact of this environmental issue on the world and something needs to be done right now in order to try and stop or slow down global warming. On the other hand, some people and scientists believe that humans do not cause global warming; instead it is a part of history and would occur with or without the help of humans. B. Everyone agrees...
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...Torre Simms American Intercontinental University Unit 1 Individual Project BUS 300 – Lower Division Capstone March 25, 2012 Outline I. Introduction A. What Causes Global Warning 1. Greenhouse effect 2. Human contribution B. Government Agencies report Global Warning Continues to Rise 1. Fossil fuel use has increased 2. Carbon dioxide remains in the atmosphere for many decades C. Facts and Fiction of Global Warning 1. Facts 2. Fiction II. Conclusion Global Warming: Fact or Fiction According to the New York Times, “Global warming has become perhaps the most complicated issue facing world leaders”. The debate on Global warming’s causes and effects are controversial between scientists and some politicians. Scientists believe that the earth is getting hotter due to the greenhouse effect and some politicians believe that Global warming is the natural phenomenon where the earth’s surface temperature increases due to different factors in the earth’s biosphere naturally. The greenhouse effect is basically heat from the sun being radiated back into the earth’s atmosphere and absorbed by water vapors, carbon dioxide, methane and ozone which comprise greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gases contribute to about 1% of the earth’s atmosphere but they help regulate our climate by trapping heat in the atmosphere and holding it there. The greenhouse effect is really a good thing because it helps sustain life on earth. Without...
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...References 1. Aitken, D. (2000). Global Warming and Local Economic Perspective. Available at www.daylighting.org/pubs/global_climate.pdf 2. Avery, D. (n.d.). Three Big Hurricanes In A Row: Is It Global Warming? Available at: http://www.cgfi.org/materials/articles/2004/sept_17_04.htm 3. Bailey, R. (2002). Global Warming and Other Eco Myths: How the Environmental Movement Uses False Science to Scare Us to Death. Prima Lifestyles. 4. Briggs, H. (2005). Global 'Warming link' to big hurricanes. Available at:http://www.independentmedia.tv/item.cfm?fmedia_id=11963&fcategory_desc=Global%20Warming%20/%20 Climate%20Change 5. BENCHMARKING ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE AT AUTOMOBILE ASSEMBLY PLANTS. (2005). Available at http://www.managementfirst.com/quality/articles/automobile.php 6. Carter, A. (2005). Global Warming and Storm Chasing. Available at: http://www.firstscience.com/SITE/ARTICLES/carter.asp 7. Global Warming: A Perspective from Earth History. (N.d.) Available at: http://ebulletin.le.ac.uk/features/2000-2009/2004/12/nparticle-vkt-hgf-t4c 8. French, I. (2004). Carbon Sequestration - Bridging the Gap between Kyoto and a Viable Global Carbon Management Programme? Available at: http://www.energypulse.net/centers/article/article_print.cfm?a_id=633 9. Greens Call New Oil Drilling a Global Warming Risk, (2005). Urge Congressmembers to Do Everything Possible to Thwart ANWR and All New Drilling. http://www.commondreams.org/news2005/0322-16.htm 910...
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...Global Warming could cause the climate to change. Many people believe that it is just a myth or even a political scam, but it is real and the results are being seen today. The Greenhouse effect is the main cause of Global Warming. The Greenhouse effect is the warming process of Earth; it is what makes the planet livable. The Greenhouse is made up of gases in the atmosphere that help trap heat; some of these gases are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and chlorofluorocarbons. Over the last century, our activities have been changing the balance of these gases. Since the pre-industrial age carbon dioxide has gone up 35%, methane 155% and nitrous oxide 18%. Global Warming can cause some significant impacts to our planet. One effect is the rise in sea levels. Sea levels are rising due to ice sheets melting in Antarctica and Greenland. Another effect is more severe storms such as hurricanes and cyclones like Katrina and Sandy. Other effects are a danger to crops, wild live, and coral reefs, not to mention just the temperatures. These impacts will be worldwide. The argument surrounding Global Warming is that it cannot be proved, and data being analyzed differently. Some believe that carbon dioxide is not connected to Global Warming but is an effect of warmer temperatures and that we only produce 3% of the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere the rest is natural. Other Global Warming advocates think we will benefit from it. By the time people realize what is going...
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...to change and become warmer affecting anything that lives in the area. Some organisms have become endangered and some have died because they haven’t been able to adapt as fast as the rate of climate change. Many believe this to be what’s known as “Global Warming” and others argue that it’s just a coincidence that the earth is on a cycle and it’s at the point where it warms for some time before cooling again. Some wonder if the global warming effect is actually good for the planet and the statement that it’s solely caused by humans is surrounded by much controversy. The warming that earth has experienced is not global warming, it’s due to cycle on which the earth receives stronger radiant heat waves. The common term used when talking about Global Warming is greenhouse gasses. Greenhouse gasses are the portions of carbon dioxide, methane gas and water vapor that get trapped inside earth’s atmosphere while the rest is released into space, known as the Greenhouse Effect. When the term global warming is tossed around, numerous people attribute the cause of it to humans and that it only has a negative effect. The misunderstanding and limited knowledge that some people have can cause them to become biased on a subject, such as global warming, Lane 2 without being presented both sides of the argument. Without the greenhouse effect the earth would not be able to stay at a reasonable temperature to allow life to survive. “Earth would end up feeling like Mars” (Scott). So all the...
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...Global Warming Jamie Davis Hum/114 2/22/2011 AMARA THAYER University Of Phoenix Global Warming Is global warming a myth or is it reality? According to www.greenpeace.org/usa our world is hotter today than it has been in two thousand years. By relying on oil, coal and gas for our daily needs we are releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. When the gasses are released into the air the earth begins to heat, similar to a car on a hot day. When the earth heats up, the ice caps melt, water levels rise killing off plants, animals lose the food from the plants dying, and humans lose to sources of food plant and animal food. As a human, I think this happens to be a moral issue. Why? Well after plants and animals start to die people lose their main source of nutrition that we need to function properly. We will also lose our homes are the water levels continue to rise. As people we place so much on material items well the earth is our material item and we are not caring for it like we should. I believe every little step counts turning off lights during the day and using the natural light from the sun will help not only our electric bills but also help less carbon dioxide to be released. Driving less will also help put more money into our wallets and use less oil and gas. These steps may seem to little to make a difference but every little step counts. Taking action today will help save our world tomorrow. I believe...
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...Candice Allen May 15, 2012 B Period Global Warming Global Warming is an increase in the earth's average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate and that may result from the greenhouse effect. This is a huge problem that affects people all over the world and it is only getting worse every year. This problem is something that can be solved though. There are so many ways societies can help get rid of global warming. People just need to work together and put in some effort and they will eventually see some change for the better. These are a few great ways to better our environment: Replace a regular incandescent light bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb; Install a programmable thermostat; Clean or replace filters on your furnace and air conditioner; Reduce the number of miles you drive by walking, biking, carpooling or taking mass transit wherever possible; Don't let heat escape from your house over a long period, and choose products that come with little packaging and buy refills when you can. All of those things are just small ways to make a huge difference and they don’t consume a lot of time and don’t take much effort to do. We as humanity can still slow down the rising of temperature on the planet. If this problem does not eventually get taken care of, there are huge social, political, and economic issues that will rise. There are deadly effects of global warming and some of these consist of: the spreading of diseases; Greenhouse gases...
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...all heard of the Global warming debate, being a layman does not help to decipher the rhetoric from the hard facts (known or not). According to the EPA’s “Climate Change Risks and State Adaptation” web-page, climate change is steadily affecting water, energy, ecosystems, agriculture and your health and transportation. (United States Environmental Protection Agency, n.d.). It is up to each state to save itself the best way it sees fit in anticipation of the inevitable increase in heat waves, flash floods, heavy rains and the rising sea level. Everything from an energy curfew, cap and trade, incentives for running a low GHG business and having funding to research more efficient ways to do business and have a lesser impact. On the other side of the debate you have scientists that say global warming is a natural part of the evolutionary cycle of nature, or that it is not occurring at all. In the 60s and 70s some scientists insisted that global cooling was happening (it reminds me of the twilight zone episode from 1961, “The Midnight Sun”). Most recently you have the co-founder of the Weather Channel John Coleman come out on a national news network and say global warming is a myth. He then goes on the say the polar ice caps are at their highest in years and the polar bears are happy in their winter wonderland. (Explaining climate change science & rebutting global warming misinformation, n.d.). Regardless of whether you agree or disagree that global warming is a threat, it is...
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...Gore Jr. and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for their “efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change and to lay the foundation for the measures that are needed to counter act such change” (nobelpeace.org), through the documentary An Inconvenient Truth. Al Gore has been on the front lines of the war on global warming, and in his words declares that “we should prepare against other threats besides terrorism” (Gore, 2006). In this documentary Gore cites a variety of scientific methods used to convince the public of the devastating effects of global warming. One of these scientific methods used to support his point is the use of photographs to demonstrate the destruction caused by global warming in places such as Mount Kilimanjaro. In this specific instance he informs the viewer that “within the decade, there will be no more snows of Kilimanjaro,” (Gore, 2006) and uses a photo taken 30 years ago compared to a photo taken in 2005 to illustrate this statement. Researchers and Scientists must reframe from using photographs as supporting evidence for their findings on global warming, because photographs have only been in existence since 1826, photographs can be altered, and they evoke powerful emotive effects on the viewer that are not based on facts. After many attempts and many failures, “[t]he first permanent photograph was made in 1826 by Joseph Niephore Niepce using a sliding wooden box camera made by Charles and Vincent Chevalier...
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...1 Atmospheric Pollution and Global Warming: A Real Problem 2 Atmospheric pollution is becoming a bigger and more serious problem as the years go by. What was once thought to be a myth, has now become a threat to species all over the world. The thought of global warming is still laughed at today, but there is enough evidence to prove that it is not a joking matter. In the last one-hundred years, the Earth's temperature has risen by 1.4 degrees farenheit. It is expected to rise by 2 to 11.5 degrees farenheit in the next hundred years (epa, 2014). The weather and the climate has changed as well, and there is proof all around the world. Extreme weather is becoming the norm. There has been a drastic change in rainfall and this has some parts of the world at risk for flooding, or drought. Heatwaves have also become more extreme (epa, 2014). In some places, winters and summers are stretched out, seeming to never end. If the world continues to experience this type of weather, our society and environment will face some major challenges (epa, 2014). Most of these challenges are happening because of human activity. Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are emitted into the air every single day. Deforestation, some agricultural practices, and industrial processes are part of the problem, but the burning of fossil fuel is the worst. Fossil fuel is burned as a way to produce energy, and the effects are dangerous. These gases also have an effect on our health...
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...There are many things people say about global warming and how it affects earth. There are many ways that people try to define the way it works are what it really is. Way back in the ages were people was just starting to realize what this huge rock was and what we called earth and how it work. There some that try to break down or really understand the ways that global warming work and how they can stop the dangerous affect that it cause on earth. Then there some that thinks it a man-made myth that people try to escape to when being ask the problem with our clement. Global warming is also known as the green house effect, is a topic that has received much attention, in recent years; yet our Climate change is not a recent problem. Every year, almost 7 billion tons of carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere by human activity. Global warming is in the earth's upper atmosphere directly caused by human burning of fossil, fuels, industrial, farming, and deforestation. Every year we see natural disasters that are extremely powerful for example, In April of 2011, the country of Japan was hard hit by an earthquake that took the lives of thousands of people. If we ignore the fact now the result could be big . The problem on Global warming has been unsolvable in the last 30 years, but today researchers have found various things that may cause or seem to be the problem that we as humans have inflicted on the earth. A phenomenon which is known as 'Climate change of the green house...
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