When the first man showed the theory of global warming, they just ignored him. Some often refrains by saying global warming is a natural cycle of the earth. ... Whether we ignore this topic, global warming issue is a major concern to government, schools and media globally. ... This example is often used as an excuse or to the hide truth of human contribution to global warming. ... Global warming is a long-term problem and the cost of it is uncountable. ...

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" Ferrara also sustains that the United Nations wants a global power and convinced some progressive scientists to prove that Global Warming theory is real. ... Since then, the White House has questioned the validity of the science behind global warming, and claims it is too costly because millions of jobs will be lost if the United State joins in this world pact. ... On the movie, Al Gore pointed out that United States is not helping to resolve the Global Warming issue. ... Between industrialization, tobacco industry, gas emissions, and destruction of green areas, he manifested this count...

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Despite what some people may say, global warming is no myth. ... Some of the consequences of this global warming have already been put into motion. ... Considering all the potential devastating effect of global warming it is important that progress is made in the research of preventing global warming. As more people are realizing the real threat behind global warming more money and time is being invested into new research in pursuit of way to decrease the human impact on global warming. ... Aside from the environmental impact global warming is also damaging the world economy affecting million...

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The oceans, beyond the two-hundred-mile limit, outer space, and Antarctica are global commons areas. ... Global commons are very difficult to protect because they aren't owned by any one country or individual. ... The continent is reconized by all countries as a global common and many of them have signed the treaties necessary to protect it. ... Fossil fuels and greenhouse gases have always been linked to climate change and global warming and even though scientists believe they are to blame for global warming, not having them in Antarctica drilling not only helps with the wildlife there b...

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For instance, Global warming, Deforestation, ozone layer depletion and Acid rain are a few environmental issues caused by man. ... This is why global warming is related to air pollution. Moving on to Global warming, it is a huge environmental and economic challenge the world is going through in the twenty first century. ... There are so many ways that can reduce or end the pollution, global warming and deforestation. ... Just like the effects and solutions of deforestation, global warming and air pollution both has very similar solutions. ...

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Global warming is the gradual increase in the earth's average temperature of the atmosphere, which in the long history of the earth has occurred naturally but within the last century or so humans have now started to heat up the globe through their activities. ... As Britannica School explains, "Glass walls of a greenhouse hold heat inside the building by trapping warmed air, preventing heat loss via convection. ... Since there are more gasses in the atmosphere more heat is being trapped in and making the earth warmer. ... In summary there is an overwhelming amount of evidence in favo...

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GLOBAL WARMING Humanity is conducting an unintended, uncontrolled, globally pervasive experiment whose ultimate consequences could be second only to nuclear war. ... Climatic zones shift by about 100 miles for each 1 C of global warming. ... The following greenhouse gases contribute to global warming at different degrees. ... The warming would be two or three times the global mean in high latitudes and less than the global mean near the equator. ... Global warming will increase the frequencies of extreme weather events. ...

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.,2007), "The United Nations created the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 1988 as a think tank for thousands of volunteer scientists to examine global warming and what can be done to avoid it.... "In a follow-up study directed by the Skeptical Science team of over 12,000 peer-reviewed abstracts on the subjects of 'global warming' and 'global climate change' published between 1991 and 2011. It found that of the papers taking a position on the cause of global warming, over 97% agreed that humans are causing it" (n.d., 2015). ... Man...

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Science has repeatedly proven the existence of global warming, however the battle to convince the public is no longer scientific. ... In 1957, renowned oceanographer Robert Revelle was among those to first study global warming. ... In November 1956, he compiled a report from scientists, physicians, and engineers about the presence of global warming. ... Although Johnson had suggested change in dealings with the environment, it was not until the 1992 Rio Earth Summit attended by presidents, prime-ministers, and heads of state from around the world that put global warming on the political agend...

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Sunlight warms the surface, and then emits energy in the form infrared rays, or heat. ... Now greater amounts of heat are kept in the atmosphere causing the temperature near earth's surface to rise in a phenomenon known as global warming. ... As of 1992, carbon dioxide made a 63.7 percent contribution of the global warming due to greenhouse gases from to human activity. ... Methane, which accounts for 19.2 percent of human caused global warming, is another greenhouse gas that forms naturally in swamps, lakes and marshes. ... This is why they contribute about 10 percent to global wa...

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scientists don't know for sure what global warming will bring. Some changes brought about by global warming will be good. ... Global warming may make the sea level become higher. warmer weather makes glaciers melt. ... Global warming may make the Earth warmer in cold places. ... But global warming also might bring droughts to other places where we grow crops. ...

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It is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the fact that global warming is to an imminent and inevitable extermination. ... Bill McKibben, an American environmentalist, educated scholar and author of newspaper article "Now or Never," has worked extensively on the impact and kindled people's interest in global warming. ... This constant unbalance is known as global warming. ... For instance, his essay is indeed academic and informative, it presents a potential global crisis which should not be taken lightly, but the way it was described and the brilliant choice of simple words co...

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Global Warming Probably no single environmental issue generates more debate than global warming, the premise that the surface temperature of the Earth is gradually rising due to human effects. ... Even more significant is the indication that the world's climate is not only becoming warmer, but also drier. Critics of the global warming concept point out that significant climate change has occurred throughout geologic time. If global warming is in fact occurring, they argue, it may have nothing to do with human activity. ... The implications of a warmer, drier earth are not known at this ...

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In addition, there are article that claim global warming is completely false using only current stats and not stats that date back a far time. This issue prompted me to research ways to reduce global warming. ... "(Bortman) All of which, do not cause air pollution, appealing to the people who strongly believe in global warming. Even though I personally don't believe in global warming, it would only be beneficial to pursue more research in that field. If global warming is actually occurring then clean renewable energy slows it down a lot, and if global warming is just a myth, advanceme...

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Going green seemed to be a globally inevitable trend. But even with funding for green energy increasing and one of the most persistent promoters of information on global warming (Nobel Prize recipient Al Gore) reaching celebrity status, we are seeing a startling net increase in the emissions of the greenhouse gas Carbon Dioxide and a revitalized political commitment to dependence on oil, foreign and otherwise. ... The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) came nowhere near that figure when predicting the worst-case scenario last year in a global warming report in which the...

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Going green seemed to be a globally inevitable trend. But even with funding for green energy increasing and one of the most persistent promoters of information on global warming (Nobel Prize recipient Al Gore) reaching celebrity status, we are seeing a startling net increase in the emissions of the greenhouse gas Carbon Dioxide and a revitalized political commitment to dependence on oil, foreign and otherwise. ... The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) came nowhere near that figure when predicting the worst-case scenario last year in a global warming report in which the...

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The most popular ones are greenhouse effect and global warming. ... The terminology was later changed to global warming due to the fact that the main environmental problem was the general increase in temperature. ... Methane is more potent in bringing about global warming as compared to carbon IV oxide. ... To prevent global warming, according to their argument, is far much more expensive than financing adaptation. ... If the adaptation argument were to be endorsed, measures should be taken now given that the world is already experiencing some warming. ...

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This in turn has lead to the gradual warming of the earth, thus the greenhouse effect has been born. Global warming, although seemingly a matter of little concern, has the potential to destroy some of our most valuable resources. ... At the very least we should encourage the development of new and innovative ideas to help limit the excess greenhouse effects we experience on our earth, creating a world of which does not have to fear global warming. ...

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Now that an international consensus has confirmed the very real and very dangerous threat of global warming, every nation should consider renewable energy electrification as a possible solution to reducing carbon dioxide emissions per the Kyoto Protocol of 1997. ...

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On the other hand, renewable sources have little to no impact and once they are set up energy will be produced in a clean and sustainable way without producing toxic pollution or global warming emissions. ... The greatest characteristic of these technologies is that there is little to no global warming emissions from them meaning that it will, in turn, improve the public health and environment quality due to the lack of air pollution. ...

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Driving across Lumberton, North Carolina and being in the presence of the warm humid air, tall green grass, bright sun light, and the endless blue sky is an overwhelmingly wonderful experience. ... Fossil fuel usage, global warming and alternatives to foreign oil have been the centers of controversy, debate and division in the United States. ... This much emission of greenhouse gases cannot benefit the environment; and regardless of whether one thinks global warming is a sizable threat to our future or that is mere conspiracy, there is no rational justification to claiming that the amount of w...

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The release of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide into the atmosphere during the burning of fossil fuels has led to an increase in global temperatures, contributing significantly to the phenomenon of global warming. ...

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China's energy consumption demand made up 20.3 percent of the global energy demand compared to the United States' 19%. ... The most recent analysis done by the Global Carbon Project was published earlier this month and showed that China was the leader in global carbon emissions and accounted for 28% of global carbon emissions in 2011. ... As the earth gets warmer, the ice glaciers will melt, causing a rise in the sea level. ... China has become a global leader in renewable energy investment with its $52 billion dollar investment in 20116. China's investment made up almost 20% of...

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Cap and trade is the most environmentally and economically sensible approach controlling greenhouse gas emissions, the primary driver of global warming. ... Companies can plan well in advance to be allowed fewer and fewer permits, less global warming pollution each year. ...

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The greenhouse effect is the gases that keep the Earth warm. ... The main reason fossil fuels like coal and gas need to be replaced is because they both possess high emissions of CO2; primarily because of that problem, the Kyoto treaty was created in 1997, a conference which goal was to reduce the CO2 emissions of numerous countries around the world, and consequently, to reduce the global warming. ...

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