1. Heat waves After the devastating event that occurred in the year 2003 where around 15,000-19,000 people died as a result of extreme temperatures most of them being elderly citizens. France has decided to adopt strict heat wave guidelines in order to avoid to occurrence of such events. * Pollution In order to help reduce automobile exhaust fumes, the Paris police asked motorists to reduce their speed, while the mayor’s office has made street parking free and asked residents to use public
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1. There are various types of Fossil Fuels. Here’s a list. Coal • Coal has to be mined and it is the only one of the fossil fuels still in its solid state. It is comprised of five elements which are sulfur, nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen and carbon. Oil (petroleum) • This is the most popular around the globe. It is way down beneath the layers of the earth meaning it has to be mined as well. It is used for electricity and so forth. It is used for almost everything and is expensive in certain areas
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New ideas are coming about in our understanding of the world and our effects on it. Climate change is a highly debated topic with implications that reach into various sectors. A change on how we look at our effects on the climate requires a change in how we look at transportation, manufacturing, farming, and even how we light our homes. Furthermore, it requires the participation of actors the world over. When multiple nations are required, the actions of nations are not focused on what is best for
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File name: 25085500 Ecology and Populations 1. Explain how human activities can cause an imbalance in biogeochemical cycling and lead to problems such as cultural eutrophication and fish kills? Well there could be many reasons on how human activities can lead to an imbalance of biochemical cycling. Like anything that the natural environment is not familiar with can throw off the balance. One of the negative eutrophication is a loss of available oxygen known as anoxia. The conditions can kill
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careful planning of positioning factories close to their customers, results in more sustainable logistical operations. Renewable Energy, with a strong prominence on photovoltaic cells, creates a long term solution to the rising costs of diminishing fossil fuels. Photovoltaic energy systems use no moving parts and convert solar energy directly into electricity, which is the most adaptable form of power also resulting in less carbon emissions in comparison to coal
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Salako Tejumade Dr. Matthew Lerberg ENGL 1302-019 20 October 2014 Fossil fuel: Are they worth it? A very reasonable percentage of the UTA faction is definitely aware of the fast rising problems fossil fuels are costing our global environments and the controversy with intent of finding alternative energy sources. Nevertheless the public has appreciated most of this interference with no doubt but some others have resulted in some real dissension. One of the most common controversies that can
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best way to alleviate poverty and combat climate change. The aim of choosing photovoltaic for my leaflet was to reduce the emission of carbon dioxide gas, which is emitted from the traditional way of producing electricity; that is, the burning of fossil fuels. The social benefits for people is that the monthly energy cost bill is less as the sun is a free and renewable source of energy. With the use of the photovoltaic system, there is hardly any bills to pay on the contrary there are money to collect
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AIR POLLUTION As the population of the world increases rapidly, the realise of the chemical substances is also increasing. Therefore, people exposed to air pollution. Moreover people has been increasing use of chemical substances such as spray, cleaning supplies, perfume egg so air pollution is becoming a serious problem. According to Evans (2010),the problem is inside our homes and materials used in home many times, we release poisonous gasses to nature for years. Carpets, shower curtains, paints
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Solar Energy Foreign Literature and Study Solar power is the conversion of the energy from the sun to usable electricity. The most common source of solar power utilizes photovoltaic cells to convert sunlight into electricity. Photovoltaics utilize a semi-conductor to absorb the radiation from the sun, when the semi-conductor absorbs this radiation it emits electrons, which are harnessed as electricity. It is a resource that is not only sustainable for energy consumption, it is indefinitely renewable
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energy are the three primary types of energy used in my community. Electricity is the only type of energy I use in my home. Dealing with any energy source, you are bound to have some type of negative impact on the environment. For example, the use of fossil fuels to create electricity omits dust, soot and other materials that are released into the atmosphere. In addition, the same solid materials along with chemicals that naturally occur in the atmosphere, assists in creating acid rain and negatively
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