Only now are we beginning to comprehend the long-term effects of more than a century of environmental ignorance, neglect, and apathy. Historically, city and community planners lacked the vision and understanding that would lead to environmentally friendly and sustainable conditions, allowing us to live in harmony with nature. ... This increased consumption and burning of fossil fuels increases air and water pollution and contributes to the greenhouse effect. ... Many cities fail to ...

• Word Count: 3695
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: High School

Energy The energy issues that face Cuba are unique from those of most other countries in that Cuba has no coal, oil, or gas for energy production. The United States" economic sanctions imposed on the island and the disintegration of the Soviet Union have forced Cuba to research the possibiliti...

• Word Count: 2687
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Two essential questions are, Is the energy crisis really the environmental issue of safer and healthier means of mining and utilizing energy resources and how has energy crisis affected us now as well as has it been predicted to occur in the future at our global rate of resource consumption? ... Solar energy systems are sustainable because they create no pollution and consume natural energy, unlike the fossil fuels used now to produce electricity and heat. ... Given the predicted information from Shuster, pollution and the demand for energy that is now primarily derived from fossil fuels s...

• Word Count: 3481
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Over the past several years, temperatures around the world kept rising. Sometimes it's unbearable for people on this planet. "The temperature during an eight-day heat wave in Chicago in July 1995 hovered around 100 degrees Fahrenheit. High levels of humidity made the air feel even hotter, creatin...

• Word Count: 3357
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

The greenhouse effect as stated in the dictionary is the effect produced as greenhouse gases allow incoming solar radiation to pass through the Earth's atmosphere, but prevent most of the outgoing infrared radiation from the surface and lower atmosphere from escaping into outer space. This process o...

• Word Count: 3240
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: Undergraduate