Today, August 28th, 2016. Barrels...This summer while driving I am sure I have seen more barrels along the nation's highways than I have seen in a lifetime. It does not matter which way you travel its barrels glower, barrels everywhere. I know why they are there, but there are so many of them north, south, east, or west they are there. Ramps are closed major highways are shut down. Like I said I know why they put those barrels are there, it is for our safety. If they were not there, we could be injured
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EPA May Underestimate Landfill Methane Is methane emission from landfills becoming a serious issue? A Yale University study on the subject of methane in landfills shows that we may be wrong about our assumptions of landfills and methane. The study showed that landfills may be emitting more methane than previously reported because the Environmental Protection Agency may be drastically underestimating how much garbage is being deposited in landfills across the U.S. Methane is a greenhouse gas up
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making that about 22,000 tons in one single day. Who decided that it is socially acceptable to dump waste into our delicate oceans; that do nothing but keep our Earth alive? Sustainable coastlines are a major role that play into preventing ocean pollution of plastics and other waste. The goal of sustainable coastlines are to inspire local communities to come together as a whole and help towards hands-on beach cleanups monthly. I was inspired to take on this topic because from a young age I have felt
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the text states don't leave unwanted or nets in or out of the water. Any kind of litter pollutes the water and can harm the reef and fish. This shows that if people leave unwanted fishing gear on or off of the shore of Tonga or any kind of litter pollutions in the water, it can harm both the fish and coral reef. This shows that if people leave unwanted fishing gear on or off shore of tonga or any kind of litter will pollute in the water, and can harm both the fish and coral reefs. According to coral
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The article is called “Oceans of pollution” (Al Jazeera, 18 June 2012), Dahr Jamail. He shows the plastic pollution in the oceans on the Earth’s crisis. If the issue is not addressed, it will be unpredictable long-term consequences, with a mass extinction of ocean species. His rhetorical goals of explaining are quotations from scientific experts, cause-and-effect reasoning, and powerful visual imagery. The stimulus for the article was a series of scientific studies that demonstrate the dramatic
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Many would argue that the common form of plastic has been one of the most revolutionizing invention of the human existence. Plastic is present in just about every field of view at any given time and the sheer amount of products that contain plastic is frightening. We may not think about how much plastic our race actually uses because it’s so deeply embedded into our lives, for example: during a trip to the grocery store The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is what most describe as a massive pool of
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Ocean Pollution Throughout history ocean pollution has been a recurring problem that has only gotten worse. It harms the oceans natural resources as well as the marine life. Fortunately, there are measures we can take to decrease the amount of garbage that is put in the ocean. Ultimately, the government should establish a policy of sustainability to protect the ocean’s natural resources and marine life. One of the main impacts of ocean pollution is that it takes an enormous toll on marine life and
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Oceans Too Many people assume that marine pollution isn’t an important problem as the other problems that affect our environment. However, from what I’ve seen and researched about, it is a major problem because it’s not only affecting marine animals, it’s affecting humans as well. In the whole world there about 80% of pollution that is in our waters comes from land. National Ocean Service says that nonpoint source pollution is the main source of ocean pollution. The small things, like septic tanks,
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The article “Our E-Waste Problem Is Ridiculous, and Gadget Makers Aren’t Helping” by Christina Bonnington explains that the way we are recycling our gadgets can become very harmful to our environment. About 41.5 million tons of electronics just in the year of 2011 was turned to waste and the prediction by the year of 2016 is expected to be about 93.5 million tons. The author mentions in the article that Apple has tried to make most of retail stores to be powered off renewable energy. Apple use to
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INCREASED TRAFFIC ON THE ROADS 3 FIGURE 2 ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AFFECTING THE SOCIETY 4 FIGURE 3 CONTROL OF TRAFFIC AND POLLUTION INITIATION 7 FIGURE 4 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY FOR THIS PROBLEM 10 INTRODUCTION BACKDROP OF THE ISSUE The environmental air pollution in Delhi and the National Capital Region is mainly caused by industry and vehicular traffic. Around 10,000 people in Delhi may die prematurely due to the pollution in the air they are living in. Recently taking into consideration
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