They said the treaty could be fine tuned later on.[5] In his 1992 book "Earth in the Balance," Vice President Al Gore called global warming "the most serious problem that we have ever faced." ... But there's precious little U.S. leadership in making the global changes that could slow the warming trend.[3] The United States did agree to an international treaty in Kyoto, Japan, pledging that by 2010 it would reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to 7% below what they were in 1990. ... U.S. high technologies that reduce global warming should be encouraged, and so should all kinds of mar...

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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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Name: Anonymous Submitted: 08.29.01 Word Count: 4987 "This site kicks-ass!!" The Ozone a Hole in the Theory The protective ozone layer around our world undergoes much thought and debate. The "Hole", however, only exists in the minds of environmental, self-serving scientists and politic...

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Another threat towards the ocean is global warming and ozone depletion. ... Global warming is said to cause the effect of bleaching, which is when temperatures get too high and coral polyps lose the symbiotic algae inside them, causing them to turn white or "bleach," and eventually die. ... Global warming trends may also lead to more extreme and unpredictable weather. ... One good example was during 1982-83 El Nino event, during which unusually warm water flowed from South America's Pacific Coast, up to 70%-90% of the corals off the Pacific coasts of Costa Rica, Panama, and Columbia di...

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Today's economy of the world involves various sectors that are involved in the delivery of facilities that enhance the production of other sectors of society. Many nations across the world have been separated by their individual resources possessed. Some of these resources include minerals such as o...

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When most people think of wetlands the first thing that will pop into their mind will be visions of swamps and flooded plains. These marshy lands would seem to have no purpose, while in reality they are the most precious forms of ecosystem that we have in America. Wetlands contribute to biodiversity...

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