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Humans and the Environment Environmental Studies Essay
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The negative effect is what is commonly referred to as pollution. Man’s activities in the recent past has contributed to massive pollution of the air, land and water systems and these has resulted into phenomena that threaten to destroy the quality of life on the planet.
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International Environmental Analysis of Tata Group Environmental Studies Assignment
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The Tata Group, an Indian corporation based in Mumbai, has spread its wings into foreign markets. Its operations in a motor vehicle, ICT, steel, and tea have succeeded due to proper management and application of appropriate corporate strategies. The internationalization of EMNCs, therefore, is congruent to the proper management of business activities.
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HIV and Aids in the Southern African Region Environmental Studies Essay
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Mothers have confessed to being HIV infected, and this cannot hinder them from breastfeeding their children who may be starving to death. Many affirm that they prefer saving their children to watching them die instantly of hunger. Without a doubt; this creates high chances of the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Southern region whereby, poverty ranks highest.
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Offshore oil in gulf of mexico Environmental Studies Essay
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The Gulf of Mexico is one of the regions where such activity is highly developed. The specific region has a significant advantage compared to other areas where similar activities are in progress: the prospects for new finds in the future are high, an issue highlighted in the study of Foster, Cicin-Sain and Knecht.
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Just follow the instuctions below Environmental Studies Essay
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Mr. Gore sites various studies and impact scenarios regarding this issue and they are made all the more compelling by the visual presentations of scenery and wildlife that will be impacted if nothing is done to revers carbon emission worldwide. While compelling, many have criticized this work for being overdramatic and based on in exact scientific studies, or the omission of other relevant studies which contradict the point.
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Planning Commission Meeting Assignment Environmental Studies Assignment
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The following were the proceedings and findings of the meeting in a report. Agenda During the commission’s meeting, the main agenda was climate sustainability in the city. This was developed due to the environmental threats that were gradually increasing in the city set up and were not properly mitigated by the city council.
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How I Reduced My Ecological Footprint Environmental Studies Essay
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I felt that I had the urge to reduce the impacts I had on the environment through improving my activities. An ecological footprint is basically the portion of the environment that man uses in satisfying his needs (Beder 14). The notion of ecological footprint is used in measuring the utilization of resources in the environment by man.
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Issues in Global Warming Environmental Studies Research Paper
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Energy is distributed to the surface of the earth, and consequently lowering to the atmosphere. Then the solar radiations with high frequencies passes between the atmosphere to warm the earth surface, which emits energy at lower frequencies due to infrared thermal radiation, that is absorbed by greenhouse gases, with the absorption causing re-radiation of energy to the surface as well as the atmosphere.
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Environment, Crime, and Disease in Mali Environmental Studies Research Paper
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The country though rich in minerals like oil and gold is riddled with poverty and unemployment due to corruption. This is why the Mali government welcomed globalization to see if it could help the country reduce the poverty levels. Globalization has impacted on Mali and it is in this regard this paper will discuss main issues the environment, crime, and disease.
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Offshore Oil Drilling Environmental Studies Research Paper
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On the other hand, critics of offshore drilling are of the view that it should be prohibited or stopped because of the environmental problems associated with drilling and purification of crude oil. Santa Barbara in California is a place that currently caught the attention of the media and global public because of the protests and support for the ongoing offshore drilling operations there.
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The Importance of Biodiversity for the Survival of Species Environmental Studies Essay
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The survival of living things, therefore, is dependent on biodiversity. It is important that everyone endeavors to conserve and preserve the ecosystems and the biodiversity not only to ensure the survival of the endangered species but also to ensure the survival of other species that depend on the threatened groups.
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The Major Concerns in Environmental Conservation Environmental Studies Essay
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Leatherland notes that swimming in and drinking water from a water body dominated by pathogenic microorganisms might be dangerous to human health. Pathogenic microorganisms are disease-causing agents that get their way into the water bodies from the intestines of infected animals and humans. These kinds of organisms are too small.
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The Use of Underground Resources: A Diagnostic Feature of the Anthropocene Environmental Studies Research Paper
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The Anthropocene is a geologic era that seems to be manifested by human behavior. Human beings have continued to exert pressure on the landscape in so many diverse ways. These are exemplified in building and construction, infrastructural developments as well as mineralogy. Human activity with regard to the Anthropocene era has been shown to interfere with almost every aspect of the environment.
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The Urgent Need in the US Climate Change Policy Environmental Studies Term Paper
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In 1996, former American Vice President Albert Gore declared that “global warming will be the greatest environmental challenge in the 21st century" (“The Effects of Global Warming”). About ten years later, this same warning was reiterated by the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, who asserted that "climate change is our biggest environmental challenge".
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Wave Kinetics and Tidal Energy as an Alternative Environmental Studies Research Paper
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Wave Kinetics and Tidal Energy as an Alternative. The law of conservation of energy states, “Energy can neither be created nor it can be destroyed, it can be transformed from one form to another” (Denecke 2006). If we look around, we can find many resources of energy like the fossil fuel has the chemical energy stored in it and when it is burnt, the chemical energy transforms to thermal energy, which can be utilized for majority of purposes.
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Hydraulic Fracturing & Policy Actions in New York Environmental Studies Research Paper
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This particular study focuses on the pathway of the states of New York alongside Pennsylvania in the writing of parametric policies that will regulate the oil-drilling operations and at the same time to protect the public safety by ensuring prevention of contaminating the water supplies and precluding some other side effects of Hydraulic Fracturing from taking place.
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Human beings' activity with global warming Environmental Studies Essay
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Perhaps, the most striking of all the points that do add weight to the statement that human activity is the chief culprit, in terms of enhanced global warming, is the drastic rise in the greenhouse gases. And it is a universally recognized truth that, over the years, it is the various activities of people that have been leading to increased greenhouse emissions.
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Ecosystem toxic chemical threat Environmental Studies Research Paper
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Dioxins are a group of harmful chemical compounds that significantly affect the ecosystem negatively. The justification for a detailed analysis of this chemical compound has been necessitated by the risk factors involved. These factors have been mainly reported in the United States.
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The role of Science and Non renewable energy Environmental Studies PowerPoint Presentation
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This is due to the fact that man indulges in activities without reminiscing at the probable consequences. Because of this, science has found it way in guiding man on what is advisable to do after weighing out on their benefit and costs. For instance scientists have been on the forefront in making sure that before a project is commissioned, no matter how beneficial it might prove to be, it’s possible environmental impacts must first be carried out and assessed (Yankelovich, 2011).
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Conservation: destruction of habitat and species extinction Environmental Studies Research Paper
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It is clear that geographical ranges majorly depend on several structural and physiologic adjustments undertaken by a species. In certain cases, the species finds these adaptations quite suitable in a place that is different from the location where the species evolved in the beginning (Niche and habitat - MarineBio.org).
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Investigation on Hertfordshire Water Supply Contamination Environmental Studies Essay
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Water contamination is a serious issue of concern (Gleick, Allen & Cohen, 2011, p.285) among individuals since the contamination of drinking water has significant impacts on the health of human beings. The water supplies are responsible to test the water that they supply to the common people such that they are free from impurities and contain minimal amounts of contaminants.
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Degradation of the Environments and Pollution Environmental Studies Essay
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The railway system in New Delhi connects the city to the rest of India, making it ideal to travel across the country as well as offering affordable transport of goods to the city. New Delhi has a vibrant culture, celebrating various national and religious holidays with lots of pomp, color, and fireworks.
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Bioengineering in Food Environmental Studies Research Paper
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Bioengineering in Food Bioengineering vs. Hybridization Bioengineering is also known as genetic engineering, a modern technology that is often applied in medicine and agriculture. Genetic engineering is a process that includes the identification and incorporation of economically valued genes into a specific crop, the introduction of the desired gene into the recipient cells through a delivery system, and the expression of the new genetic information in the recipient cells (Lutz, 1999, p.
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Pollution and Lake Erie Environmental Studies Term Paper
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Lake Erie used to be full of all kind of fish. The lake was greatly used for commercial fishing and as a tourist spot for vacationers. After colonization the human development that took place in that region had a great impact on this lake and the creatures that live in it.
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Natural Gas/Methane Environmental Studies Essay
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The remaining 10% is shared between other heavier hydrocarbons: ethane, propane and butane. During its extraction, propane and butane gases are removed from the natural gas to form Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). LPG is distributed to those regions where natural gas distribution through pipelines is not possible, due to economic reasons.
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Use of Ethanol as a Fuel Environmental Studies Research Paper
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Use of Ethanol as a Fuel Automobiles are considered a big threat for environment since they cause a lot of pollution and damage in terms of air and water pollution. The automobiles derive the power for running by burning the fuel in its engine. The evaporation of fuel itself and the by-products that are released due to burning through the exhaust are major air pollutants.
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Climate Change Environmental Studies Research Paper
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The sun is the core of our solar system.  It’s considered the biggest star in our galaxy with 1,390,000 km. in diameter and a mass of 1.989e30 kg. (Nineplanets.org, 2012). Scientists pointed that its temperature is 5800 K on the surface and 15,600,000 K in the core (Nineplanets.org, 2012).  It’s substantially composed of 70% hydrogen and 28% helium and it rotates on its axis in 24.5 days (Nineplanets.org, 2012).
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Biomass Energy as an Energy Carrier Environmental Studies Essay
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Apparently, biomass is a very significant and reliable source of energy both in industrial and domestic settings. The fact that it is the safest as well as the most economical form of energy makes it the all-time prime energy source for many people. To date, numerous developing countries use it as the main energy source.
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The Alternative Energy Sources Environmental Studies Assignment
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Energy is used in lighting, to power automobiles, planes, and trains, to cook, to power factory machinery and tractors, and to power entertainment equipment among other uses (Twidell and Weir, 2005). There are numerous forms of energy such as geothermal, solar, fossil fuels, biomass, nuclear, and wind energy among others. Of all the forms of energy, human beings have tended to depend mostly on oil for their energy uses.
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Sustainability and the built environment Environmental Studies Essay
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Even though it may be difficult to precisely put down the meaning of the sustainable communities, there are some of the known qualities worth inclusion in the definition putting into consideration the context in which the word is widely used. According to World Commission on Environment and Development 1987, sustainable development is the kind of development that is capable of achieving the present needs without compromising the future generation’s ability to achieve their own needs.
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Problems/ Issues of Conducting Research with Refugees Environmental Studies Essay
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According to Greenhalgh, Sales, and Emmel, it is difficult to recruit socially excluded individuals and groups into research studies. They further observe that researchers face difficulties in recruiting and obtaining information from this group even in cases where studies are explicitly designed to seek the values, opinions, and experiences of the socially excluded individuals and groups.
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Global Warming. Western States Increasing Temperatures Environmental Studies Research Proposal
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Global warming has proved to be a vital problem in the scientific world and has tremendously and adversely affected the climate of the world and in particular the United States of America (Johanes, 2004; Brooden, 2007). Global warming is majorly caused by the upsurge of the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere due to the increased emission of carbon gases in to the atmosphere.
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What is Technology Green Architecture and Green Electricity Environmental Studies Essay
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Technology has been defined by Oxford Dictionary as “scientific knowledge used in practical ways in industries”. Scientific advancements in various areas have helped the development of technologies which makes the application of science user friendly. There has been technological innovation all through the history of mankind.
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Environmental Management Tools Environmental Studies Essay
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Wind power makes use of kinetic energy from wind to produce energy. Although this source of energy produces clean energy, Martinez et al (2008) argue that there is a problem in quantifying other impacts of the project to the environment during the construction, operation, and decommissioning stages of the wind farm.
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The Atmospheres of Venus, Earth, and Mars Environmental Studies Essay
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This research paper is a prologue to describe the atmospheres of Venus, Earth and Mars along with their similarities and differences in terms of atmosphere. The purpose behind this research is to study the atmospheres of Venus and Mars which create their impacts on Earth’s atmosphere.
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Man made Surface water drainage settling lagoon Environmental Studies Literature review
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Surface water is the “precipitation falling on land areas and moving on the land surface as sheet flows or as stream flow” (Gupta, 2010 p.20). It is also the accumulation of water in low lying areas such as swamps and lakes.
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Rice Crisis in Nepal (Focusing on Degrading Nature) Environmental Studies Research Paper
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The rice crisis in Nepali can be attributed to increasing environmental degradation as well as food insecurity in the area. Food security or insecurity is crucially related to the changing patterns of claims and power over food.
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Engineering for Sustainable Development Environmental Studies Coursework
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Disambiguation of engineering terminologies assists in clearly defining the different elements involved in engineering projects and activities. The guideline remains critical in offering people in other professions, an insight into the engineering profession.
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Foodborne Illness Short Answer Questions Environmental Studies Book Report/Review
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Each type possesses a distinct, identifiable body protein coating, though having closely related rod shape and flagellated. Salmonella bacterium causes diseases globally primarily in people, animals and birds. The key maladies attributed with this bacterium encompass Typhoid Fever and Gastroenteritis, mainly evident in human beings (Porwollik 176).
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Review and Evaluation of Haiti: after the earthquake Environmental Studies Book Report/Review
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Within twelve days after the earthquake, 52 aftershocks were felt that were also of significant magnitude. The earthquake caused massive destruction to Haiti, and especially to the capital. Most of the government buildings and other facilities were destroyed by the earthquake.
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Melbourne 2030 and Residential Development of Activity Centres Environmental Studies Essay
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In the current era of regional plan development, Melbourne was the first city in Australia to enter into a new strategic planning process. ‘Melbourne 2030’ is the metropolitan planning policy developed by the state government in 2002, with the objective of steering future development to appropriate locations (Eccles & Bryant 2006, p.2).
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The Position of Biofuels In Europe Currently Environmental Studies Literature review
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What Is The Position of Biofuels In Europe Currently? The requirement of biofuels has been witnessing an increase owing to its use with regard to the transport segment as a reaction to the issue of energy security as well as concerns regarding climate alterations.
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THE ALTERNATIVE CITY Environmental Studies Term Paper
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The main strategies and features of developing Hammarby Sjostad city were to innovate transport methods, produce biogas from waste, ensure proper urban plans, integrate vacuum tube recycling compilation, educate the public on environmental importance, generate power from waste materials, and installation of solar hot water tubes.
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Commodity Chain Research Paper with Map of Chain Environmental Studies Research Paper
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Each industrial investment aims at achieving the optimal relationship between the production processes and the consumption process. In this regard, the main interest goes to the aspect of product sourcing in form of raw materials and the market where the product is going to be consumed.
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Offshore Oil Drilling: It's Effects & Consequences on the Santa Barbara Coastline Environmental Studies Term Paper
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The fact that the nature is violated and there are made many mistakes, directed on its destruction, cannot be beneficial for the humanity for sure. That is why there are a lot of controversies, which occur in the field of natural oil and gas extraction from the drilling of offshore lines.
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Pollution of the Environment and the Worst Problems in the World Environmental Studies Essay
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Minute amounts of heavy metals are present in the diet and the environment and are essential for good health. In low quantities, specific heavy metals such as zinc, manganese, iron, and copper are essential nutritionally for a healthy life. They are found in foodstuffs, in vegetables, and in fruits products that are available commercially.
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Analyzing Hazardous Material Transportation incidents and the attributing factors over the past decade Environmental Studies Essay
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The regulations for the transportation of hazardous materials are very comprehensive and are designed to govern all transportation activities which involve hazardous materials. The transport activities such as packaging, shipping, inspection, testing, forwarding and brokerage of hazardous materials are regulated by the provisions within the Hazardous Materials Regulations.
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Deforestation In Amazon And Local Climate Changes Environmental Studies Essay
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Deforestation of the Amazon is releasing millions of tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, and it has been scientifically proved that to keep the Amazon protected from anything that would cause its current quality or condition to change or deteriorate or cause it to fall out of use will significantly stabilize greenhouse gas emissions (Sellers 1993).
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Carbon Footprint Environmental Studies Essay
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For purposes of computing carbon footprint, it is pertinent to ensure that there are established boundaries of computation. This is because the computation of carbon footprint can be visualized as having a number of boundaries that are different.
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Comparing the Efforts in Reducing Greenhouse Gasses Environmental Studies Case Study
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This is so because the ocean is slow to warm up. However, most scientists are optimistic and proactive encouraging the world to take measures geared towards mitigating global warming caused by greenhouse gaseous emissions. Policymakers have also taken action-oriented strategies towards the achievement of this role.
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