Essays on Coal

Abstract

The most widely used fossil fuel around the world is coal. This is a component that carries both organic and inorganic components and hence its combustion over the years has led to environmental problems such as acid rain and sulfur dioxide emission. To combat this eco-system problem several combustion methods have been introduced and one of the most efficient means that has come to the attention over the years as a significant way is the Oxy alkalinolysis.
In the past, there have been various desulfurization processes, which have been introduced. However, most of them have not given excellent results ...

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The purpose of this research paper is to introduce the different types of energy resources utilized worldwide. This paper discusses the history of the different resources used, starting with the utilization of conventional fossil fuel based technologies, the emergence of nuclear power and finally, the commercialization of renewable energy resources. The main objective of this research paper is to provide an insight on how these energy sources are accessed, utilized, distributed and developed. The paper also seeks to impact of the utilization of these various energy resources on the environment, especially the effect of continued utilization of conventional ...

The production of electricity is a major focus of energy use, with the United States generating about 4 billion kilowatthours of electricity in 2012, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA, 2013). Coal remains the most common source of energy for this process, while renewable energy sources, such as solar, are the type of energy source that is showing the highest growth rate (EIA, 2013). As the consumer demand for electricity keeps increasing, it makes sense to compare the various means of producing it to determine the advantages and disadvantages of using the different forms of energy available. ...

Coal Mining: Boon or Bane?

Energy is one of the determining factors in assessing the progress of a nation. In the absence of energy, people can not perform their daily activities. Trade and industries are put into a halt. Energy comes from renewable and nonrenewable resources. Renewable resources are those that can be replenished such as wind, solar energy, and hydro while non-renewable resources are finite—the likes of coal and fossil fuels. Thus, every nation explores all potential sources of energy. Because of the drawbacks of renewable energy resources (CIAB, 7), humans still resort to a more stable source of energy—coal. Before ...

1. Background
Energy is one of the determining factors in assessing the progress of a nation. In the absence of energy people cannot perform their daily activities. Trade and industries are put into a halt. Energy comes from renewable and non-renewable resources. Renewable resources are those that can be replenished such as wind, solar and hydro while non-renewable resources are finite—the likes of coal and fossil fuels. In every country, access to energy is very essential to carry out their production. Thus, every nation explores all potential sources of energy. Because of the drawbacks of renewable energy resources ( ...

Introduction

An estimate of 861 billion tons of coal deposits exist worldwide. According to the present rate of production, this amount can last for 112 yrs contrary to the oil and gas reserves that will last for fewer years approximately 45 to 54. Several countries in the world have coal reserves found in the biggest ones are China, Russia, USA and India. To prove recoverable reserves, engineers drill on the ground hence technically and economically extractable.
In contemporary times, reaching peak coal is questionable due to fall in the ratio of reserves to production. The point when there is maximum ...

Times have changed and running the world on fossil fuel energy can no longer be taken for granted. At the moment two types of energy sources are being considered during the transition of countries to sustainable energy. Coal mining is being pursued throughout the world with businesses very serious about getting all the coal possible out of the earth. Nuclear energy has needed a lot of help from governments to stay afloat until now and that situation would not change (Rutgers 2011).

Since the dangerous accidents such the one at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in Dauphin ...

Externality is a situation in which the activity of one entity affects the welfare of another entity in a way that is outside the existing market (Rosen, 2005, p. 47). Simply put, externalities are the costs or benefits that arise from market transactions which are not reflected in prices. And when we speak of negative externalities, obviously, these are costs to third parties (other than the producer and consumer). Why is there negative externality? I learnt from Economics that under a competitive system, the market price of a good takes into account both the negative and positive effects of ...

Introduction

Electricity remains one of the energies source that has played an integral role in transforming peoples’ lifestyle, facilitated economic development, improved the living standards and promoted industrialization. Over the years, America has heavily relayed on the electrical power as the main source of power because electrical power is convenient, cost effective, and reliable. As a result of its versatility, electrical power is used for various purposes and in different environments. In most cases, it is used in learning institutions, factories, government corporations, and at homes for distinctive purposes. Normally, electricity is used to operate and run machines in the ...

Introduction

Air pollution in Britain can be dated as far back as the 12 century. According to history, the root of air pollution in this era was the continuous use of coal as a means of fire for cooking or heating by the early people. Because of the over use of domestic fire, smoke mixed with other pollutants caused major pollution on a local level which then after a period became more than a local problem but instead a national problem. As Great Britain grew, and urban setting started cropping up so did air pollution. Most urban settings at the ...

Economic Report about Current Commercial Gasifiers

GE Energy Gasifier
GE Energy Gasifier uses the entrained flow, coal-water slurry feed, refractory lined slag and oxygen blown technology. The manufacturers at GE Energy have two variants, one with a radiant cooler and another full quench gasifier. Their products use a wide variety of fuels like low rank coals, pet coke, bituminous coal and other blends of pet coke. The design of GE Energy Gasifier emphasizes on operational eficiency. This is achieved through optimization of heat recovery and production of carbon monoxide. As espoused earlier, the GE Energy Gasifier predominantly uses the direct quench system. This design is ...

How Fossil Fuels Shaped America and Its Environment

Since the beginning of the industrial revolution in the United States in mid 18th century, large amounts of fossil fuels were used to provide energy to the industries in the economy and ultimately influenced the wealth of numerous individuals in America. During the American industrial revolutions, fossil fuels were the ideal source of energy that drove the rapid growth of industries in America. Steam locomotives, that were the archetypal machine invention of the industrial revolution, utilized coal energy for the lack of sustainability while using charcoal and firewood energy. Since the beginnings of the industrialization in 19th century, petroleum ...

Compare and Contrast Analysis

The useful features of coal have been discovered by ancient people. However, it is widely used in the modern world. Furthermore, its manufacturing and products from coal are important part of economy strength worldwide. Since the time of ancient Greece and Rome coal did not only lose its significance but it had been increased because many new methods and technologies of coal application have been discovered.

One of the methods of coal processing is combustion. Since antiquity it have been used to produce heat and later electricity. Nowadays, the combustion process is most widely used on the coal of ...

Mergers and acquisitions are a popular strategy for businesses both in the United States and, across borders. Although these two terms are often used in the same breath, the terms merger and acquisition bear some slight differences. A merger is an amalgamation of two or more firms whereby the assets and, liabilities of the selling company is absorbed by the buying firm. The buying firm may be a significantly dissimilar organization but after the merger, it holds its original identity. On the other hand, acquisition refers to the buying of an asset, for example, a division, a plant or ...

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Carbon Capture Technologies

Introduction
Aside from oil, coal is regarded as one of the most important fossil fuel resources being utilized in the global energy mix. However, the use of coal in power generation has resulted in serious air pollution around the world. The use of coal has resulted in the release of almost 14 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, with a majority of these pollutants emanating from power generation activities.
Carbon dioxide sequestration technologies seek to address the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere that add to the growing problem of air pollution in ...

The essay discusses why Midwest does not use the natural resources to generate electricity. The use of most natural resources leads to various effects in the environment and this may affect the quality of human life. The Midwest is very rich with fossil fuel and renewable resources. The resources can be utilized in a way that will improve the region’s economy. The Power Almanac has a design that allows the user to conduct explorations that can create opportunities to people. The thesis statement for the essay is; why are we as human beings not using natural resources in ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or else known as chronic obstructive airway disease (COAD, is a form of obstructive lung disease categorized by persistently reduced airflow and it is typical for this situation to get worse over the years. The key symptoms comprise of shortness of breath, cough, and mucus making . It is not uncommon for individuals with bronchitis to show symptoms of COPD . Smoking is considered one of the main factors in causing COPD along with other important causes including air pollution and genetics. Nowadays, and especially in Third World Countries, insufficient cooking and ways of heating are ...

Introduction

These days, after the rise of industrial revolution, almost every economy is dependent on industrial activities which businesses pursue to not only make profits but create value for the society at large. While pursuing such an activity, the manufacturing concerns are also required to take care of the environment as well. This is because the production activities not only involve the release of dangerous wastes but also involve the emission of carbon dioxide gas which is harmful for society, environment and marine life as a whole resulting in a rise of global warming.
Carbon dioxide (having a chemical formula ...

1.0 Project Description
1.1 Property
The Taylor Project lease owned by Fed Resources Pty Ltd is located approximately three hundred kilometers, by road, from a suitable port facility, Port Steve (see Figure 1). Fifteen kilometers to the west is a disused railway that connects the nearby pastoral village Glendale to Port Steven. Infrastructure in the area is minimal, although Glendale is connected to grid power by a small run-down substation. Local government has offered large subsidies for services to encourage development in the area and has indicated that refurbishing and upgrading the small power plant in Glendale would be ...

The theory of sustainable development is perhaps the most equivocal factor that has dominated many debates in addition to generating equally varied interpretations from environmentalists. Sustainable development places significant importance on the maintenance of natural resources. For this reason, several values often emerge when defining or during the inclusion of natural resources. Resources come in different types that can be categorized as renewable and non-renewable. While resources are useful for the survival of humans both in supporting life and in meeting people’s needs, the satisfaction of human needs and scarcity of resources has ...

Module 5 – Continuity Plan for Wisconsin Xcel Energy

Introduction
Xcel Energy is a United States investor-owned electricity and natural gas company with annual revenue of $10.3 billion. It performs regulated operations to provide energy to customers in eight Midwestern and Western states - Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin. Based in Minneapolis, Xcel provides a comprehensive portfolio of energy-related products and services to approximately 3.4 million electricity and 1.9 million natural gas customers through four utility subsidiaries—Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo), Southwestern Public Service Company (SPS), Northern States Power Company-Minnesota (NSPM), and Northern States Power Company-Wisconsin (NSPW).
Xcel operates ...

Global warming has evolved into a demure problem in the present-day world. The problem is very serious, as it concerns a possible lift of temperature and climate alter. Climate warming is a slow and gradual upsurge in the medium temperature on our planet that there is currently. Climate warming is a fact, with which to argue is pointless, and it is therefore necessary to take a sober and objective approach to its understanding. The Earth is warming and this has a tragic effect on the glaciers of our planet. The temperature surges, the ice begins to melt, and the ...

Energy Conversion is Critical to the Study of Energy

Energy is an integral component of a society. Energy is used in homes, industries and various sectors of the economy. Though energy is derived from many sources and is usually in many forms, it is the conversion of energy from one form to another that makes it usable. For example, energy from coal cannot be useful if it is not converted to electricity. Much of the energy that is used is usually converted from fossil fuels. According to key figures by the European Commission (2011), fossil fuels account for about three quarters of the EU’s energy mix. For ...

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If you saw a small child in ruffled swimsuit with fully inflated blue and flowered float tube encircling her waist about to jump into the sewage water storage tank for an afternoon of swimming fun, you would certainly stop her, wouldn't you? For the same reason, it is ridiculous for us to simply turn our heads away from efforts to permit unregulated 'clean' coal operations in our county.
One of the party objectives of the Riley County Republicans is to encourage so-called clean coal as part of the state's energy plan in addition to nuclear, wind and geothermal. The ...

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Abstract
This paper examines the air pollution problem in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Heavy pollution in the city has become a concern because of the increasing cases of health problems. Many babies are being born with defects in vital organs, pregnant women are miscarrying and the level of respiratory disease cases has risen. Although burning of coal in homes, during winter, causes pollution other sources of pollution contribute as well. The high altitude and the mountains surrounding Ulaanbaatar worsen pollution in the city. In winter, the Siberian anticyclone causes the city to have temperature inversion and high pressure, which do not ...

Introduction:

The modern United States economy relies on fossil fuels for up to 82% of the overall energy supply. This energy supports industrial processes, commercial and residential, and transportation purposes. Oil accounts for 34% of the overall energy demand, coal accounts for 39%, natural gas represents 27%, hydropower accounts for 7%, while nuclear energy accounts for 19% (United States Energy Department, 33). However, in terms of net energy consumption, fossil fuels accounted for 67.5% while other energy sources; that is, nuclear and other renewable energy sources, such as hydro-power and wind-energy accounted for 32.5% in 2013 (United States Energy Department, ...

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Historical impact of human activities on water pollution (estimated) (European Commission, 2010; British Geological Survey, 2013)
Purpose Statement
The purpose of this research is evaluation of various anthropogenic activities and their impact on water pollution and contamination throughout the recent centuries, as well as estimation of the possible future trends within this process.

Introduction

It is scientifically proved throughout numerous researches that agricultural and industrial activities have a negative impact on condition of groundwater all around the world. Current trends demonstrate that, although the paradigm of global development and technologies may change over time, ...

Analysis of energy sources

The main purpose of the lab is to establish the role played by the energy source in human activities. It would major on the impact of nuclear power plant and coal and how the influences the human sustainability. This covers the electricity demand and consumption a better environmental condition that support life.

Introduction

A variety of research has outlined the use of coal-fired in generating electricity has both positive and negative impacts to the human sustainability. Utilization of coal in the industries has assisted in the development of the country hence boosting human sustainability (Kowalski, 2011). There are different types ...

The industrial revolution refers to the period between 1760 and 1830 in which immense changes took place in the agricultural, manufacturing and transportation sectors of the economy. These changes resulted in great effect on the cultural, social and economic conditions in Great Britain and later spread to the larger Europe, North America and the entire world. Before this period, people mainly used traditional hand production methods in the agricultural and manufacturing sectors of the economy. During the industrial revolution, transition to machines occurred. People adopted new chemical manufacturing processes and new iron production processes. The first industrial revolution was ...

INTRODUCTION

Rio Tinto is a combination of predecessor companies formed by investors in 1873 and 1905. Due to such an extensive knowledge and experience in the mining industry, the organization is regarded as one of the finest and leading global mining and metal company. Being a global mining and metal company, the organization focuses highly on the exploration and processing of Earth’s finest mineral resources with an aim to maximize the shareholder’s value. In order to do so, the organization has the right people for the job and resources to provide the world with minerals and metals. Some ...

Introduction

The U.S. is ranked at the second leading energy consumer with regards to consumption in the year 2011 while it ranks in the seventh position in the energy consumption per-capita. According to the Energy Information Administration, it is estimated that most of the energy consumed in the U.S. in the year 2011 came from fossil fuels at 25 percent, 21percent from coal while 23 percent came from natural gas. It is also estimated that nuclear power contributed 8 percent; hydroelectric dams supplied 4 percent of the energy while renewable forms of energy supplied a total of 8 percent mainly ...

In the United States, power is generated from various sources. In 2014 alone, 4,093 billion KWh units were produced. The majority of these came from fossil fuels while renewable energy sources accounted for around 17%. The high percentage of fossil fuels used for electric power generation as compared to renewable energy sources leads to a more a pronounced environmental impact. The table below shows the percentage of the total power produced by the four major energy sources in 2014.

Negative effects of power production

Coal power production
Coal is a fossil fuel that is combusted in steam boilers to generate steam for driving ...

Introduction

The research paper considers the benefits of nuclear power compared with generating energy from fossil fuel sources and discusses the reasons why nuclear power may be the better option, taking into account costs, safety, and – importantly – environmental pollution. Climate change and global warming are of major concern, and pollution and greenhouse gas emissions are significant considerations in the choice of safe energy sources for the future, along with costs and of course the safety aspects. The paper seeks to confirm that in contrast to the fossil-fuel plants used today to generate electricity, nuclear plants cost less to operate, are ...

Environmental crisis in china

. China is among the countries that have been directly affected by environmental crisis. This crisis is due to its rapid industrialization and large population which has led to increase in different forms of pollution causing widespread environmental and health problems.
One of the major environmental problems facing China is air pollution. Apparently China is the largest contributor of greenhouse gases and pollutes the atmosphere more than she does in energy production. North China is among the most affected regions of China. This is clearly evident as sometimes the people in Beijing have made international headlines for putting on pollution ...

Petroleum and natural gas originates from the remains of prehistoric plants and animals had settled in the seas alongside silt sand and rocks. These rocks and silt settled in layers in rivers and sea bottoms. This trapped the organic matter which did not rot as a due to lack of air within this environment (Thomas 2005). High pressure and high temperatures transformed these sand, mud and silt into rock which gradually transformed into petroleum. This is how petroleum and natural gas if formed. Coal on the other hand originates from the plants and other organic life forms which died ...

Introduction.

As mans impact on this pale blue dot with its complex and fragile natural cycles and ecosystems becomes increasingly more evident and concerning, it is up to the people to take initiative and pride themselves on minimising and hopefully one day in the far future reverse the harm we have caused to our one and only planet. It is due to our ignorance, greed and trust in the powers that be that have brought the climate to where it is today. So as conditions worsen we must hold governments accountable and implement strategies that protect natural systems whilst supporting ...

Why Uranium is the New Green

Introduction
This paper present the overall view of the article by William Sweet, titled “Why Uranium is the New Green". Generating electricity with nuclear reactors is cost effective and environmental friendly compared to coal dependent generators. Sweet in the article evaluates the issues of large carbon emission associated with the U.S dependence on coal. Higher percentage of its electricity is from coal and there is slow change to the nuclear generators as a better option even though a certain amount of electricity is being generated by those nuclear reactors.
The technology for a cleaner source of electricity has been ...

The dynamic growth of the economy leads to accelerated consumption of all types of resources (material, energy, financial, etc.). This paper will focus only on the problems of the use of raw materials and energy resources, as it is one of the most topical problems nowadays. Over the decade, global consumption of oil, gas and coal increased by almost half, while the demand for energy is doubling every 12-14 years.
About 70% of oil and 50% of coal extracted from the subsoil were mined over the last 15-20 years. Naturally, all this has led to the depletion of the ...

Purpose

The purpose is to investigate how burning of coal as a fossil fuel contributes to the emission of carbon dioxide gas in the atmosphere.

Introduction

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a greenhouse gas primarily emitted through human activities. The main human activity that emits CO2 is the combustion of fossil fuels which are, coal, natural gas and oil, for energy and transportation. Over the last 40 years, there has been significant growth in carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere.
According to Rapier (2014), global carbon dioxide emissions have increased from around 12 billion metric tons in 1965 to around 34 billion ...

Coal supplies more than half of energy demands for domestic and industrial use in the US. In fact, only a mere four states in the US do not have coal mines and are not actively involved in burning coal to produce energy. Arkansas is among the coal energy-dependent and producer of the same. Coal burning is beneficial in terms of energy production, and this has gone on for years.
However, in Arkansas the burning of coal has become a health and environmental hazard for the residents. The coal ash, popularly known as fly ash has continuous been released into ...

Introduction

Ecologist Stephen Pacala and Professor Robert Socolow have outlined a remarkably clear-cut method to approaching global warming known as stabilization wedges. This theory underlines the fact that global warming may be solved by implementing technologies that reduce the emission CO2 gas (Arnold 12). There is a long list of renewable energy sources including renewable energy power obtained in the form of heat, which is then converted into electricity in a power cycle. In addition, there are other sources of power derived from organized renewable energy sources. In the power obtained from renewable energy, it is possible for the heat ...

CURRENT STATUS AND POTENTIAL OF HYDROELECTRIC POWER

The main source of electricity in the US comes from the hydroelectric power plants. Hydroelectric power forms the largest producer of renewable power in the US. It produces 6.4% of the nations’ total power. Hydroelectric plants exist in at least 34 US states. Some states especially in the pacific North West generate majority of their power from hydropower resources. The list of the power stations in the US includes;
The US hydropower industry is committed to future growth and sustainable in every way. In future, it will focus on projects that maximize the benefits of the existing infrastructure such ...

Abstract

Over the years, we have come to recognize the importance of a healthy environment in our lives. Nature has provided us with valuable resources to have the freedom to breathe fresh air, drink pure water and appreciate the beauty around us. But with all the scientific and technological innovations of man, as well as the luxury and convenience it brings, our environment has suffered deterioration which resulted to poor quality of life and even massive death. As residents of this Earth, our survival largely relies on our environment. It is our responsibility to combat destruction in which the well-being ...

Introduction

Conventional energy sources are commonly non-renewable energy sources these sources are used since long time. Conventional energy sources are used in such extensively way that known reserves are reduced by a great extent. Now it has become more difficult to exploit and discover new deposits of conventional energy sources . It is known that petroleum deposits of our country would be exhausted in few decades while the coal reserves will last for hundred years. The petroleum, natural gas and coal are known conventional energy sources. These three sources account almost 80 percent of total energy sources.

Global energy demand is ...

Restoring democracy in the United States will require major reforms that reduce the power of corporations, elites and special interests in the whole political process. Right now, there is a radical disconnect between the political and economic elites and the needs and interests of the ordinary voters. Most people today realize that the country is in its worse crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s, but government and the political system seem dysfunctional and incapable of dealing with it. Removing the power and control of big money from the political process forever would be the most important step ...

- Apparently, pollution has been a topic that requires lots of attention during the past and predominantly the present time. This topic had been a phenomenon, beginning at the time when the relationship between human beings and the environment became apparent. Pollution became rampant the time when human beings begun destroying the environment with no regards to the aftermath effects like pollution. In this way, the pollution problem developed and became a huge issue of concern. With developments and innovations, people began depending on machines a fact that made the issue of pollution more sophisticated.
- Owing the gradual ...

Abstract

Conventional management of natural resources can be tough. With the world pushing for more sustainable ways of doing things, the challenges increase in number and become more real for the government and policy makers. The objective of this paper is to discuss an academic journal published in the Journal of Consumer and Social Science entitled A Natural Resource Management Framework for Sustainable Development, focusing on the methodology, research implications, significance, and the conclusions of the researchers. In summary, the authors in that paper concluded that natural resources should be treated as non-renewable assets, assets that can disappear and be ...

The past couple of centuries saw industry developed at a rapid pace especially following the Industrial Revolution when manual labor was rendered nearly useless when replaced with machines. In order for machines to operate at peak capacity, intense energy use was required. Little has changed over these two centuries in terms of high energy consumption, which has two negative implications. While the most abundant and extractable energy sources, oil, gas, and coal are exhaustible, which means they will run dry at some point in the future, especially seeing as how world population surplus is palpable these days. More importantly ...

Energy industry has of late become a very crucial part of the world economy. The best example is exhibited by the reliance on energy by any industry and this makes virtually the whole world economy to be run by the energy industry. For this reason, the energy industry has come to the spotlight requiring great regulation and control so as to ensure equitable allocation and responsible use of the energy being supplied to the economy (John, 2011).
For this reason, energy sector has become a very important sector of the economy which has attracted very many investors. This has ...

Energy is the capacity to perform work and it occurs in various forms. The sources of energy are classified into renewable and non-renewable. Fossil fuels are categorized under the non-renewable natural resources of energy that are mainly formed by the sedimentation of organic material like dead plants. Coal, amongst these exists abundantly and is widely used as an energy source, in each stage of its transformation, extensively, from peat to anthracite! The fossil fuels that are on the verge of extinction are oil and natural gas with an estimated supply of not more than a few decades.
Considering the ...

Man and Global Warming

Discussions regarding Global Warming or Climate Change are not complete without the arguments surrounding the causes of this phenomenon. It had been noted that the phenomenon began sometime around the 19th century when the Industrial Revolution took into effect, causing thousands of chemicals to be brought to the atmosphere. These chemicals then took a toll over the ozone layer, opening an opening to allow infrared rays from the sun to enter the globe. While many have accepted that the phenomenon had something to do with the evolution of man’s inventions to make their lives easier, some have raised ...

Industrial Revolution

Thesis: Industrial revolution has shaped the world history by causing a changeover in technologic, political and social effects.
Initial accumulation of capital and the formation of manufacturing industry represented the initial stage of the development of capitalist relations. This was the period during which the preconditions for the transition to an industrial economy were prepared. The condition of this transition was the industrial revolution, during which there was a radical restructuring of the technical base of production, forms of organization of production and the whole system of socio-economic relations.
The industrial revolution is a fundamental qualitative restructuring of the ...

Introduction

Emission of the toxic substance by industries is common all over the world. Toxic substances are emitted daily by industries and anthropogenic activities. Toxic substances are categorized into three categories namely organic, inorganic and metallic compounds. Examples of organic, inorganic and metallic compounds are methane, sulfate and mercury respectively. There have been reports of these substances having negative effects on the environment. Substances like methane are responsible for increased atmospheric temperature. Sulfates affect soil. Sulfates combine with atmospheric water to form acid water. Acid water has a negative effect of soil and microorganism living in it. Mercury, on the ...

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Human society has reached a certain level of development that everybody enjoys especially in the Western countries like the United States of America. For the convenience of human beings, people invented how to generate electricity, domesticate livestock in a large scale manner, and mass produce food. Because of these inventions, food has become more accessible to people, more technologies are invented for transportation, communication and many other essentials for communities. However, the basic element of the earth that is giving life to all creatures is at stake. The bodies of water started to be threatened by the massive ...

Humans have embarked the environment since ancient times on the verge of globalization whereby they have undoubtedly created huge impacts on the surroundings. The influences can be counted being positive or negative as per the target in question. Globalization has connected the globe from every nook and corner making the services available from one far point on the globe to another at much lesser costs. It has meant income for masses due to development of advanced technologies, thus creating jobs and money for many. The World has become flat and approachable whereby connecting discrete is not a surprise anymore. ...

- Introduction to Fossil Fuels
Fossil fuels are basically hydrocarbons mainly coal, oil and natural gas, which were formed from the organic remains of prehistoric organisms (Science Daily, 2014). The energy released by burning these fuels can be used for producing electricity, powering vehicles, heating, cooking etc.
It takes millions of years to form fossil fuels. These were formed in the age known as Carboniferous era about 280 to 360 million years ago. During this period, the land was covered with swamps and the seas were filled with millions of small plants known as algae. There were big trees ...

Global Warming: Cause and Mitigation

Global Warming: Cause and Mitigation
Global warming is the change in the climate due to the rise in the temperature of the earth’s atmosphere and the oceans. Ocean and climate are linked to each other and so oceans bear the effect of climate change as evidence by increase in the sea level and change in the temperature. This rise in the temperature of the earth’s surface caused increased global warming of the climate. This change in the climate in turn impacts the health of marine species, ecosystem and also humans. Similarly the greenhouse gases produced by the ...

Based on your reading of the Wilson article and "The Blast in Centralia No.5," how would you justify the need for and importance of a strong and effective public administrative system in society?
Public administration can be viewed as an academic discipline as well as a process or task. As an academic discipline, public administration is the study of the process of preparing and implementation of government policy as a field of inquiry public administration refers to the scope or nature of people with the fundamental goal of advancing management and government policies that help the government to function. ...

Industrialization in developed countries often has severe costs for the environment, and the quality of air is not an exception. To find a beneficial compromise between technological and industrial advancement and care for natural resources, strict and reasonable legislation is necessary. Detailed in this paper are different air quality regulations of two developed countries namely China and the United States. Although there are several similarities between the two, there are ostensible differences between them and the consequences for each country vary.
Pollution has been an increasingly pressing problem for China ...

The United States is considered one of the biggest contributors to the increasing rate of carbon emissions throughout the globe. While China is admittedly similar to the US’ contribution to carbon emissions, the US had held the position for more than a century as it was one of the nations who supported the Industrial Revolution. Since carbon emissions are considered one of the primary causes of global warming, the US, alongside other world governments and organizations, had come up with various solutions to reduce emissions and resuscitate the once sustainable environment. With emissions come mostly from the use of ...