It contributes roughly 30% of the world's sum of coal each year. Australia's coal is marketed all over the world, principally for the Asian economy (44% of Australia's coal is exported to Japan.) Without coal our economy would be devastated. The result would be unemployment, electricity price increases, collapse of consumption,economy and related industries etc, resulting in an entirely new way of life. 1b)Coal is a fossil fuel, which means when it is burnt it releases unwanted pollutants which have a negative and harmful impact on our environment.
Water Bottle Argument The use of bottled water is a controversial topic. Some people claim that water bottles are bad for the environment. They tend to focus on the waste of producing and disposing bottles and also how transporting the bottles can cause many inefficiencies. It has even been said to drink tap water in order to save money and the planet. These facts are based off the estimate made by The Earth Policy Institute which stated that about 1.5 million barrels of oil are used to make water bottles each year when instead this oil could be used to fuel about 100,000 cars.
Prices in gas have changed how much food cost since the transportation of these goods needs gas. This rising tide has also sent the price of rubber and plastic product soaring. Yet, the biggest problem due to these prices is car sales. Transportation of food in America is mainly by semi-trucks or trains. With the cost of diesel gas almost breaking five and a half dollars per gallon, many companies cannot afford to transport their product.
Environmental health Unit 38 P1 Explain how human activity can damages the environment For years now we have been warned about human activity destroying our planet and environment. Some of the things that humans are affecting are Climate Change, Depletion of Ozone Layer, Pollution, Deforestation and Extinction of Species. Overcrowding, urbanisation and population growth Overcrowding can affect our planet more than some people think, Overcrowding means more people this means we use more natural resources this means the earth in the end isn’t going to have enough resources to support the growing population. Remember every person on the planet takes up space which could be used for farmland, and forests. People excrete wastes and litter that flow into water systems, and animal habitats, this is slowly polluting water and killing wildlife.
There has been increasing awareness and concern for environmental implications over the ever growing bottled water industry. Concerns like; solid waste contribution to our countries landfills, the effect on water scarcity in source locations, and the vast amounts of oil expended and forever depleted from the production and transportation of water bottles across the country. Further contributions to environmental degradation include chemical leakage into our earth and its groundwater systems as well as the overall input to green house gases. This issue effects 130 countries directly and all others indirectly. But as the top consumer of bottled water, nowhere is that effect more pronounced then in America.
In the United States, most offshore oil drilling takes place in the Gulf of Mexico. However, the 2010 oil spill disaster there made people lose confidence in offshore oil drilling. Moreover, a lot of states’ ecosystem, fish industries and other businesses dependent on different resources around the Gulf were severely affected because of millions of gallons of oil were spilled. On the other hand, due to economic concerns, the American government is starting to consider offshore oil drilling again because it is one way to boost America’s economy. They don’t want to over rely on outside oil sources from politically unstable countries.
Are You Fracking Kidding In today’s society the environment is a huge issue. Politicians use environmental issues in their campaigns to get votes, movies have been made on the effects of global warming, and going green is everywhere. Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing is a mixed combination of good versus evil. Tapping into our own natural gas supply, so we don’t have to be so dependent on foreign natural gas supplies, we are causing undeniable damage to our environment. According to Tracy Bank, “it pollutes bodies of water and turns residential areas into industrial zones, among other things” (Marsa, 2011).
2013).Pharmaceutical companies sometimes place active chemicals and waste into groundwater sources, in which almost all of the groundwater may be untreated which most likely cause contamination. (Herber, 2002). Abstract: Increase in the emissions of carbon dioxide by burning fossil fuels is the largest cause of environmental down grading resulting not only in global warming but also causing acid rain which alters the pH balance of ground water. Water is a universal solvent; however, its dissolving properties are very sensitive to changes in temperature and pH. Global economic growth has, unfortunately,
Some of the major negative economic effects of natural gas drilling are the enormous amounts of pollutants released into our water sources. With estimates coming close to 50 trillion cubic feet of natural gas sitting in the Marcellus, it’s no wonder companies are willing to drill at any cost to the local water systems and communities. In other words, there is conservatively two trillion dollars in nature gas reserves sitting right under us. The problem with fracking is being able to find an economical and environmentally friendly way to dispose of the waste water. There are approximately thirteen treatment plants used to deal with the waste water that is accumulated by the massive fracking operations all over the state.
Should America Seek Alternative Energy Sources Cars and factories put off many different poisonous gasses into our air. These can make people very sick, cause plants and animals to die, and causes our atmosphere to become hazardous while depleting the Ozone layer. Another problem is oil spillage. About 1,000 barrels of oil seep per day into our ocean waters. About 11,000 barrels of U.S. oil got spilled from tankers from 1980 to 1998.