With many countries edging toward greenhouse gas emission constraints, it clear that any restrictions that are put forth must balance the needs of the environment with the needs of industry. ... This only hinders the efforts made by those who have made emission restrictions, as the environment is none the better, and the country that had good intentions is now poorer. ... The economic losses to a particular country, therefore, must be balanced with the interests of the environment. Global warming impacts human health through weather disasters, heat stress, land and water scarcity, nutritiona...

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Climatic changes could have adverse effects on ecological systems, human health, and socioeconomic sectors. ... However, during the Industrial Revolution, we began altering our climate and environment through changing agricultural and industrial practices. ... Most past climate changes occurred slowly, allowing plants and animals to adapt to the new environment or move somewhere else. ... For example, heat stress and other heat related health problems are caused directly by very warm temperatures and high humidity. ... More hot days increases the possibility of heat related health problems. ...

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The problems facing the environment today are vast and diverse. ... For example, in an article in the Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter, called "Are those single-serving Fruit Cups right for you?... The article asks, " . . . and is all their packaging worth the extra burden on the environment?... This article is about the health benefits of fruit cups compared to fresh fruit, and so much space is devoted to the environmental matters? ... The citizens of Canada who opposed the ratification of the accord aren't opposed to the idea of a cleaner environment. ...

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The most important feature of the ancient environment was the absence of free oxygen. ... Urban and Regional Air Pollution What are the main pollutants in our air and how do they affect our health? ... Pollutants in our air Pollutants are substances which, when present at high enough concentrations, produce harmful effects on people and/or the environment. ... As well as affecting human health, sulfur dioxide can be harmful to plants, turning leaves yellow and drying, bleaching, and even killing, foliage. ...

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Science has forever been trying to analyze the earth, and find out what is wrong with it. Questions were raised as to why things happen on Earth the way they do. One of these questions is, "How does the earth act the way that it does?- Science has many different theories on it. One of these is the Gaia Theory created by James Lovelock. ...

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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. Fossil fuel burning, deforestation, and the release of industrial chemicals are rapidly heating the Earth to temperatures not experie...

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