dioxide (SO2) -the main source of sulfuric dioxide is the combustion of fossil fuel such as coal crude oil (petroleum) and natural gas as they contain sulfur (oxygen + sulfur in the air = sulfuric acid) (Sulfuric dioxide is also produce in large quantities in volcanic eruption) • CONTROL implementing national fuel quality standards; • supporting the implementation of tighter vehicle emission standards; and • Promoting alternative fuels. Effects of sulfuric
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your personal opinion about the appropriate stance that a business should take to curb global warming? * Plant trees around factories * Factories emits large amounts of dust to the atmosphere, largely from automobiles sector and fossil fuel combustion companies. * As trees grow, they help stop global warming by removing carbon dioxide from the air, storing carbon in the trees and soil, and releasing oxygen into the atmosphere. * Tree-planting on deforested lands creates
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Introduction What is Alternative Energy? Alternative energy can be defined as any source of energy used to interchange fuel resources without harming the environment or energy derived from other sources without the use of natural resources: burning fossil fuels such as carbon dioxide which contributes to global warming. There are several types of alternative energy such as: wind power (focus of this report), solar power, geothermal energy, hydroelectric energy, alcohol and many more available
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Building a Better Future You should stop seeing water as just a vital liquid; it is much more than just that. The use of water as an alternative energy source is much better than any other because it is not contaminating and it is a resource that is available worldwide. Energy sources like coal and oil pollute the environment and produce toxic waste and greenhouse gas; this gas increases the levels of CO2 emissions and contributes to the fast rising of Global Warming (Hesterman). According to The
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by: melissa L’Abbé Energy has played a big role in the development of our human society. These days, energy mostly produced with fossil fuel and coal, has created an enormous amount of greenhouse gasses, leading to an international climate change. Alternative energy is the new solution to reduce the production of greenhouse gasses: a new less expensive and pro-environmental way of producing energy for our society. The present form of generating energy is creating a lot of pollution, deteriorating
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many alternatives to creating energy, according to leading future technological experts. These same experts claim that, "Most of the technology needed to shift the world from fossil fuel to clean, renewable energy already exists" (Bergeron, 2009). Almost all of the research put into this topic leads to the fact that it is the right thing to do and that it is what's best for our world. Experts are all for a clean energy source and the move of our world away from depending upon fossil fuels. The
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Incredibly, freight trains have increased their fuel efficiency by 80 percent over the past 25 years and today's locomotives can move a ton of freight more than 400 miles on a single gallon of fuel. With all the benefits regarding diesels, there is another source of inefficiency in the railroad that is often overlooked, the rail yard and switching terminals. The rail yards and switching terminal are traditionally the biggest culprits of air pollution and fuel inefficiency, presenting the greatest opportunities
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has the most potential to be a significant source of energy. Biomass is providing a surprisingly large amount of the world’s energy – 10% of total global primary energy consumption (Energy Future Coalition, 2007). Advantages of biofuels Safety Biofuels are safe to handle and transport because they are biodegradable, much less toxic than even table salt (ten times), and have high flashpoints of about 300oF compared to gasoline and petroleum diesel fuel (diesel has a flash point of 125 F, for comparison)
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Cambridge, (2012), the incredible increase will be as a result of the increase in the levels of the large amounts of carbon dioxide released to the atmosphere. The use and burning of carbon related fossil fuels to produce energy by industries across the world has been documented as the main source of the large amounts of carbon dioxide. Schafer (2002) describes that carbon dioxide us product released by all the living systems and in most cases,
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Prices: A Better and Cleaner Earth Everyone fells the pain of rising gas prices, but what most people don’t see is the good side. The more gas cost the less people will want to use it. This will lead to better fuel economy, alternate means of travel and ultimately to alternative fuel sources. Rising gas prices will ultimately be one of the greatest environmental events in the history of the human race. Gas prices have been rising for several different reasons including government regulation, low supply
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