Even though there have been improvements in the air quality of many regions of the word, pollutants from traffic transportation and fossil fuel combustion continues to remain as a particular concern. ... Factors like car emissions and factories burning fossil fuels into the air have been a major cause of bronchitis in human respiratory health. ... In 1992, Mexico stated by presidential decree that all vehicles were to be converted to clean-burning fuels by the year 1996 or replaced (Collins and Scott 1993). ... Industry and transportation rely commonly on the burning of fossil fuels, such as o...

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Most of these emissions, about 82%, are from burning fossil fuels to generate electricity and power our cars. ... Before the Industrial Revolution, human activity released very few gases into the atmosphere, but now through population growth, fossil fuel burning, and deforestation, we are affecting the mixture of gases in the atmosphere. ... Several factors can affect the emissions per person in a state, for example, the types of fuel used to generate electricity, population and vehicle miles traveled ,and whether fossil fuels are extracted or processed within the state. ...

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., it damages the environment by polluting underground water reserves and increases dependence on greenhouse gas producing fossil-fuels, therefore making the industry a short term success but long term liability for our country. ... Evidently, manipulation of natural gas bears the capability of improving the quality of air, while replacing the input of other fossil fuels that pose the risk of polluting the environment. ...

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Pollution in the air is mainly caused by fossil fuel burning. ... To initiate the use of these facilities in developing countries, (especially ones which have no hold on fossil fuels), will help start a revolution which the US would then follow or possibly be an example of. ...

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It seems one of the main drivers pushing China to excel in renewable energy is their current state of pollution. According to the article "Wind power generation in China: Understanding the mismatch between capacity and generation" by Mian Yang and others, China is the biggest emitter of CO2 in the ...

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In 2005, Jessica Prentice coined the word "locavore" at World Environment Day. Ever since then, people have debated whether or not we are better off eating only locally grown and produced food, instead of food flown in from around the world. The locavore movement is gaining in popularity, and is bo...

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Nonrenewable resources, such as fossil fuels (oil, coal, and natural gas) and mineral deposits (iron, gold, and aluminum) are those in limited amounts that can only be replenished over extremely long periods of time. ...

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The topic of environmentalism doesn't come up to frequently but when it does it causes quite a stir as to who is to pick up the tab. Our interaction with this earth occurs simultaneously. With every breath we take. Currently we pollute the air and waterways in means of economic growth "Some environm...

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