The American University of Sharjah College of Arts and Sciences Department of English Spring Semester 2010/2011 ENG207: English for Engineering Multidisciplinary Project Final Report The Green Cars By Name Major ID Aliyu Tukur Chemical Engineer 42426 Mohamed El-Lakkis Mechanical Engineering 36522 Muhammad Fawad Mechanical Engineering 42195 Sheikh Salman Kabir Electrical Engineering 39907 Date of Submittal: 21/5/2013
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My Take on Environmentalism There are many types of environmental problems that the world is experiencing nowadays, be it the pollution found in the cities, deforestation of natural rainforests, and the melting of the polar ice caps. One of the worst environmental problems, if not the worst, that the Earth is currently facing is global warming. Global warming is the gradual increase of the Earth’s surface temperature, mainly due to the effects of certain greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide
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1.1. Background and motivation Water and drinking water in particular cannot be dispensed with, so must be clean, free of pollution and available all the time to preserve life{1}. However, an estimated 1.2 billion people around the world lack access to safe water and close to 2.5 billion are not provided with adequate sanitation {2}. Consequently, more than half the population of the world is exposed to different types of water borne and water related diseases. Poor sanitation causing major
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with more severe droughts expected in Europe. There are also going to be economic consequences, hurricanes can cause billions of dollars in damage and diseases cost money to treat. Polar ice caps will melt. This melting of ice caps will raise sea levels. The melting will also throw the ecosystem out of balance. The ice caps are fresh water so when they melt they will make the ocean less salty. The rising temperatures will endanger the survival of several species. The ice caps are white so they reflect
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wet deposition and dry deposition. Wet deposition refers to acidic rain, fog, and snow. If the acid chemicals in the air are blown into areas where the weather is wet, the acids can fall to the ground in the form of rain, snow,fog, or mist. As this acidic water flows over and through the ground, it affects a variety of plants and animals. The strength of the
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society; however, many critics believe there are many repercussions because of this issue. Fracking has numerous causes, and if it is not solved, the effects could be drastic. Fracking starts by a well being drilled, vertically and horizontally, into the ground around one to two miles or more in order to obtain natural gases and oil (Lallanilla). Then, the well is drilled and is covered in steel or cement. After being drilled and covered, a water mixture is
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1. ENERGY SCENARIO Syllabus Energy Scenario: Commercial and Non-Commercial Energy, Primary Energy Resources, Commercial Energy Production, Final Energy Consumption, Energy Needs of Growing Economy, Long Term Energy Scenario, Energy Pricing, Energy Sector Reforms, Energy and Environment: Air Pollution, Climate Change, Energy Security, Energy Conservation and its Importance, Energy Strategy for the Future, Energy Conservation Act-2001 and its Features. 1.1 Introduction Energy is one of the major
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Question 7. The highest temperatures within the day are usually recorded at around 2 o clock in the afternoon. Can you explain why this happens? Hot air rises, the land heats up and the air comes up, ground holds heat, heating up through conduction. If you touch a hot sidewalk in the summertime that sidewalk will retain the heat late into the night, the most absorbed heat occurs by 2 P.M after the sun has shone the highest transferring heat. Question 8. Trends since 2004 the overall average temperature
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A SUMMER TRAINING REPORT ON KEERTHI PACKAGED DRINKING WATER., MADURAI. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the degree of Master of Business Administration by S.RATHNA (Reg No: P10B13636) Under the guidance of Dr.MENAKA [pic] DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES SRI MEENAKSHI GOVT COLLEGE FOR WOMEN(A) RE-ACCREDITTED WITH ‘B++’ STATUS BY NAAC GORIPALAYAM MADURAI-625002. MAY - 2011 SRI MEENAKSHI
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THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE NEWS Wednesday, 12 April 2005 Other Environment News • Pollution "problématique" sur le périphérique parisien (Reuters) • La pollution contribuerait à faire grossir (RTL) Environmental News from the UNEP Regions • ROA • ROWA Other UN News • UN Daily News of 12 April 2005 • S.G.’s Spokesman Daily Press Briefing of 12 April 2005 BBC: UN names Earth's green champions The United Nations Environment Programme
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