This increased consumption and burning of fossil fuels increases air and water pollution and contributes to the greenhouse effect. ... Many cities fail to meet air-quality standards even with improved pollution controls. Vehicles are responsible for an estimated 80% of the air pollution in metropolitan regions (Nebel, Wright 581). ... Is it the fact that we don't want to leave a legacy of dead ecosystems and unlivable areas due to contamination and pollution for our children and future generations? ...

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They also include the air we breathe and the water we drink. ... Indirectly, ecological disturbances, air pollution, changes in food and water supplies, and coastal flooding are all examples of possible impacts that might affect human health. ...

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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. ... " Shuster uses this information to support his argument that with a constantly increasing national population, energy demands and pollution associated with these demands will significantly increase if the current methods of energy extraction are not changed. ... Given the predicted information from Shuster, pollution and the demand for energy that is now primarily derived from fossil fuels shall significantly increase by...

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High levels of humidity made the air feel even hotter, creating an almost unbearable and, ultimately, fatal environment. 556 number of deaths was attributed to the heat, which struck the elderly" ("Issues and Controversies: Global Warming "). ... Vegetation also emits carbon dioxide into the air but only accounts for about fifteen-percent" ("What Human Activities Contribute to Climate Change?"). ... But in return air, chemical, water, or thermal pollution would not be present" ("Wind, Water, Sun, or Coal"). ...

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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 possibilities for self-sufficiency in energy, using their own natural resources. Despite the lack of fossil fuels Cuba does have an abundance of sunshine, thus the starting-point for Cuba's energy policy is the capacity to transform solar energy to satisfy internal needs, and the widespread social manage...

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With the increase of anxiety towards the idea of global warming, there has been a boom in hybrid cars, as well as a lot of money spent on researching the issue. Even with all the money put into researching the issue of global warming, there are articles that claim global warming is an actual growing...

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