Modernity may cease with global warming as half the biggest companies are oil companies, and oil is the essence of life. Deforestation and the effects of global warming on our forests and trees are far-reaching and quite evident. All our planets physical features are changing rapidly. And McKibben repeats himself on purpose to get his point across: the planet we knew is no more, we live on a new, more complex and harsher
Although radiation appears to be benefiting the general population, the public must understand the breakdown of nuclear power and the dangers of radiation. Radiation consists of multiple different types of subatomic particles, such as neutrons, electrons, and alpha particles. These particles move at extremely high rates, something like 100,000 miles per second, and can easily penetrate deep inside the human body. This penetration actually damages some of the biological cells of which our body is composed of. Such damage can cause a fatal cancer to develop.
The economic growth has put too much stress on the nature. There are many types of environmental damage, and Mckibben examines climate change in the chapter. He points out that climate change is not some future specter and it’s already emerging as the biggest problem the world faces. He also insists that the richer people get, the dirtier the air is, and this is indeed one of the environmental destruction that he described in the chapter. Another destruction that he talks about is the global warming.
Mitigation Strategies and Solutions Energy Conservation SCI 275 Environmental Science Mitigation Strategies and Solutions Everything in the world uses energy it just depends on what form or what kind is being used. There are two different types of energy there is the nonrenewable kind and then there is the renewable resources that we need to keep. The difference between the two is that nonrenewable resources are like oil and coal that cannot be just made up to suit our daily needs, it takes lots of time and money to get these resources. Then there is the renewable resource like electricity that we can get from the sun, wind power and also biomass fermentation that uses waste to produce energy as well. Everything in the world living and nonliving are affected by the consumption of energy for example when using a electric hybrid vehicle we use less gas but then we use more electricity; we give up one resource for the use of another.
Should Australia go Nuclear? Unless you live under a stone, you’ll be aware that we have a very serious problem with global warming, most of which occurs because of the burning of fossil fuels like coal to produce energy. As a result of these concerns, there is a really important debate currently underway about what kind of energy Australia should have in the future, fossil fuel, renewable energy or nuclear? Nuclear energy was on the discussion table a few years ago but recently it has surfaced again due to global warming. One of the greatest advantages of nuclear power is that it avoids the wide variety of environmental problems arising from burning fossil fuels such as coal, gas and oil.
Australia has recently signed to Kyoto Protocol which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emission by 4 million tonnes becoming 2010. Companies have improved scrubbers, which clean sulfur from the smoke before it leaves the smokestack. Awareness is growing when considering pollution from coal. Here in Australia while we are monitoring carefully the atmospheric pollution caused by coal burning it can be stated categorically that Carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles have far more reaching effects than the pollution created from coal. Coal will continue to be used extensively in Australia because of it's abundance.
What message is he peddling that few seemingly want to hear? It’s twofold: No. 1, solar and wind power cannot meet the world’s voracious demand for energy, especially given the projected needs of emerging economies like India and China, and No. 2, nuclear power is our best hope to get off of fossil fuels, which are primarily responsible for the heat-trapping gases cooking the planet. Many in the environmental community say that renewable energy is a viable solution to the climate problem.
Nader comes back with the fact that we should focus on conserving the alternative use of energies given to us today and not to create power plants that have additional risks caused by nuclear energy. He believes that solar energy will be the best choice for energy in the future. In the conclusion of the debate, the reliability
E-85 is a great step in the right direction, but there needs to be fuel that is 100% renewable. This is a very possible thing, but it is also very important. It has already been established that the reliance on fossil fuels must end, not get reduced. As far as complications for the economy go, that is the biggest, and possibly, only issue. If a stable, effective and affordable fuel is created, everything else should be a breeze.
The use of chemicals in the hydrofracking process and the energy needed to operate the trucks and drills, critics say, offset the low carbon emissions from the burning of natural gas, making it no better than oil or coal. Furthermore, opponents contend, pollutants left behind at hydrofracking drilling sites could seep out from closed pipes and wells, posing a danger to public health for generations. Therefore, critics say, the federal government must step in to institute stricter regulations than the states have already