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Green City
Green City
Green Construction
Buildings are responsible for more than half the world's energy use, thus thinking sustainably requires attention to how buildings can be designed, constructed, and operated to use less energy and fewer material resources (Susan and Kira, 2008).
Two central objectives in green design are to reduce ...
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CLIMATE CHANGE
Global Challenge of Climate Change
Global Challenge of Climate Change
Introduction
The average global temperature rose by 0.74°C during last century. This is the largest and fastest warming trend in the history of the Earth that scientists have been able to discern. Current projections show that trend will continue and will ...
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The Blue Revolution
The Blue Revolution
Shrimp farming's impact on mangrove ecosystems in that country. Outline the negative impacts of this industry.
Shrimp is one of the types of seafood most popular in the world. Nearly 5 million tonnes are consumed annually. One third of the shrimp we eat is produced in ...
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OIL DRILLING IN ALASKA
Will the oil drilling in Alaska put the species in danger?
Will the oil drilling in Alaska put the species in danger?
Introduction
There is concern that offshore oil and gas exploration, development, and production activities in the Arctic, including waters off Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Norway, and Russia, ...
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GLOBAL WARMING
Global Warming
Global Warming
Introduction
There is scientific consensus that the current global warming is very likely due to human activities. Climatic changes of the system as a result of natural internal processes or in response to external stimuli non-anthropogenic and anthropogenic). At the same geological and paleontological data indicate the presence ...
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Uncertainty about the Severity of Environmental Problems and What Solutions to Undertake
Introduction
On the political stage, environmental issues are usually placed at odds with economic issues. This is because environmental goods, such as clean air and clean water, are commonly viewed as priceless and not subject to economic consideration. However, the ...
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The Advent of Chemical Fertilizers
To complete the process of their vegetative life, plants need water, nearly twenty nutrients that are inorganic form in the soil, carbon dioxide (CO2) provided by the air, and solar energy necessary for chlorophyll synthesis. The Egyptians for thousands of years have used the rich silt ...
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National Policy Brief at the federal level on Control of Hazardous Air Pollutants from Mobile Sources
National Policy Brief at the federal level on Control of Hazardous Air Pollutants From Mobile Sources
This report attempts to present the essence of the Act, it is necessarily incomplete. Many details and secondary provisions are ...
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Hazardous Material
Hazardous Material
The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) of 1986 laid out certain prerequisites for local and national agencies to deal with emergency planning and Communities' right to obtain knowledge about them. These laws are especially important in the context of reporting on hazardous chemicals and their toxic ...
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Role of Incident Commander
Role of Incident Commander
Introduction
The purpose of this study is to expand the boundaries of our knowledge by exploring some relevant facts and facts relating to the key role and responsibilities of the Incident Commander on a Hazardous Material Incident. In this paper, we will examine various aspects ...