SOC, Wk 2 Activity-Assignment March, 14, 2013 Pollution in Richmond, California When chemical substances or energy to a natural environment surpasses, pollution is created. When these standard levels regulated by countries are exceeded, it can damage the ecosystem and living organisms. Various effects caused by pollution can be respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease, throat inflammation, chest pain, congestion and sometimes death. This Chevron refinery of 2,900 acres in Richmond, California, was completed 1902. The plant contained 19 stills that could process 10,000 barrels of crude a day and had a tankage capability of 185,000 barrels in its first year of setup and it has over 1,300 employees.
Water supplies have been contaminated due to companies not using proper procedures and there also have been seismic activity in areas where there is rarely seismic activity. Fracking’s economic benefits do not compensate for the destructions that we are doing to our environment for generations to come. Many people involved in the fracking industry want you to believe it is safe but when using the numerous chemicals there is no telling what can go wrong. “Water would simply sink into the rock without cracking the substrate. For this reason, the drilling companies must make a slick
The price of destructive fire is estimated at over $11 billion a year in the U.S. Loss of businesses leads to loss of jobs, which is a price that is beyond calculation. It is sobering to come to the realization that the richest and most technologically advanced nation in the world led all major industrialized countries in per capita deaths and property loss from fire during that time. Chapter 2 Living Victims Of The Tragedy. The Commission outlines the struggles of victims who are maimed and disfigured by burn injuries. The reader is made aware that half of these victims are children, who must live out the rest of their lives with physical, as well as
Supplying a sustainable source of energy for today’s population is already a challenge, however in the future the world’s population is set to hit a peak of 7.8 billion. From the graph you can see that, in the past, the supply of energy has always followed the pattern of increasing population. This was because the world still had large reserves of untapped fossil fuels, allowing for an increase in production. However as these reserves begin to diminish the supply of energy may fall behind the increase in population unless an alternative form of energy is found, capable of filling the large energy gap left behind from fossil fuels. This coupled with an increase in living for the majority of the world, especially RICs such as India where its oil consumption had increased by 40 million tonnes over a 6 year period, makes supplying the world’s energy demands a very difficult task.
Period-7 Pros: If the Yucca Mountain is used as a nuclear waste depository then it will help store the large amount of nuclear waste that has been piling up in the nuclear power plants for many years. This build-up of nuclear waste poses a hazard to the areas that surround the power plants (such as New York City). The Yucca Mountain Depository resides is in a sparsely populated area and lies over 100 miles from the nearest city. Also the government already owns the land so it would be a waste if they did not use it for anything. The government has spent 10 billion dollars on the Yucca Mountain project already so it would be a waste to not use it, don’t we want our tax dollars to be well spent?
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.
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.
They might adjust the oil price because they have some internal problems to handle. Furthermore, according to the statistics from the federal government, domestic offshore oil drilling is able to contribute 1 million barrels per day or more to the American economy, and provide more job opportunities. Those benefits come from offshore oil drilling makes American disregard the consequences of drilling. The consequences of oil spills lead to the devastation of the marine ecosystem. According to Voice of America (VOA) News, biologists who worked on a natural resource health assessment, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, dolphins have bad physical problems, including low body weight, anemia, low blood sugar, and symptoms of liver and lung diseases.
In fact, hydraulic fracturing causes air pollution. The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) showed that hydraulic fracturing causes high methane (CH4) gas emissions that are 20 times more dangerous for climate change than carbon dioxide emissions. In other words, one pound of methane gas is equal to twenty-one pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2) in terms of pollution
Many components are needed for a process which seems so simple. Such as the transportation of goods, imports and exports of necessary materials to accomplish tasks, etc. Statistics show, that oil sands “currently effect the jobs of 12 000 Canadians, and this is expected to grow over 500 000 jobs over the next 25 years” (Canada’s Industry 2012). The oil sands provide great room for exponential growth in Canada’s economy, and international relationships with other