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The Wind Farm Debate
By Davinos Greeno · 18 years ago
According to the Energy Saving Trust, the UK has 40% of Europe's total wind energy. But it's still largely untapped and only 0.5% the UKs electricity requirements are currently generated by wind power.
Wind power ...
The Eclipse
By Vidula Chopra · 18 years ago
Viewing a solar eclipse, total or partial, is no doubt an exciting event. Most children study eclipses, and seeing one will definitely help them understand and appreciate the topic a lot more. You don't have ...
The Effects of Global Greenhouse Warming
By Nathalie Fiset · 18 years ago
If the greenhouse effect has again been currently in the news, it is probably because it is once again being blamed for causing global warming. Stronger hurricanes, periods of extreme weather, heat waves, the frequency ...
The Positive and Negative Consequences of Deforestation
By Nathalie Fiset · 18 years ago
Earth and the lives of everything that depends on it – from the smallest bacteria to the largest sea creatures – rest on a delicate matter and that is balance. A single, seemingly harmless disturbance ...
Climate Changes Due to Global Warming
By Nathalie Fiset · 18 years ago
While the drastic effects of global warming has been discussed in many scientific circles, had their run on TV and even had major exposure through well-meaning (but sadly inaccurate) Hollywood films, it's a concern that ...
Asbestos Disposal - Getting Rid Of Hazardous Waste Is Much Easier Today
By Alexander Marlin · 18 years ago
Now, I am not here to scare anyone about the asbestos issues that has been getting lots of exposure lately. What I would like to express is the ways they are going about asbestos disposal, ...
Is Global Warming True Or False ?
By Calvin Leonard · 18 years ago
Is Global Warming real? Indeed some believe Global Warming is a lot of rubbish. We all know of the doom and gloom predictions of Global Warming and Climate Change with rising sea levels, super storms ...
Recycling : saving earth’s resources
By Nathalie Fiset · 18 years ago
Recycling is a very important step in slowing down and eventually stopping wasting of earth’s natural resources. Scientist worldwide are exploring new ways to have better fuel efficiency and lowering pollution emissions. In an attempt ...
Meteorites
By Terry Kubiak · 18 years ago
Most people are familiar with the term "shooting star," but few know its importance. Actually, it is not a star shooting across the sky, but a small piece of solid matter called a meteoroid colliding ...
The Effect of Deforestation
By Jean Simmer · 18 years ago
Deforestation is the process of converting forested lands into non-forest sites that are ideal for crop raising, urbanization and industrialization. Because deforestation is a serious concept, there are also serious effects to the surroundings.
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How to Stop Deforestation?
By Jean Simmer · 18 years ago
Deforestation has rapidly destroyed much of the planet's forests for years. One major challenge for governments and environmentalists alike would be how to stop deforestation so current environmental conditions would not come to worse.
In ...
Global Warming - 5 Facts
By George Christodoulou · 18 years ago
Global warming is happening and some people still think it’s not happening which is just fine, but even they have to admit the climate is changing. The planet constantly altering, we have to decide what ...
Top Ten Causes of Global Warming ( part 2)
By George Christodoulou · 18 years ago
4. Pollution from Airplanes
Airplanes are indispensable to today’s society. Businessmen fly across the country on a daily basis to meet the demand of industry. In less than 24 hours, you can fly across the ...
Top Ten Causes of Global Warming ( part 1)
By George Christodoulou · 18 years ago
Global warming has been discussed over and over again. In recent months even politicians like Al Gore have gotten involved. He created a documentary called, “An Inconvenient Truth”, to try and push for more action ...
Coral Calcium and the Effects on The Coral Reefs
By Dean Niles · 18 years ago
Coral Calcium and the Environment
For years, coral calcium web sites have been claiming that they do not harm the environment when harvesting their coral. Taking a closer look at the harvesting processes that are ...
The Cataclysmic Effects of Tree Deforestation
By Jean Simmer · 18 years ago
Whoever made that poem on trees knew very well the essence of these God-given creatures. Tree is life, and this is a globally accepted truth. Once deforestation occurs, the dreadful effects are out to get ...
Benefits of Deforestation
By Jean Simmer · 18 years ago
Whenever people talk about deforestation, usually the things that spring to mind are negative thoughts brought on mostly by media hypes and environmentalist drives. People think about global warming, depletion of natural resources, and the ...
Acid Rain Solutions
By Nathalie Fiset · 18 years ago
It took a long time to the scientific community to determine the causes of acid rain. It also took a lot of time to realize the importance of the problem and the fact that man ...
Acid Rain Pollution
By Nathalie Fiset · 18 years ago
Acid rain has been a preoccupation since 1966 in the scientific community. Scientists finally could describe and explain the phenomenon. Acid rain was not a random problem anymore. More surprising was evidence that man himself ...
Poverty in Africa
By Jeff Stats · 18 years ago
Poverty is a scary word for a lot of people. It resembles a disease which gets into every organ and kills it from inside. There is an easy cure to this illness-money, but in most ...