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    Hydrogen Fuel As An Alternative Energy Source To Replace Fossil Fuels Since the beginning of industry humans have been in search of fuel to power machines and generate energy. Fossil fuels‚ such as crude oil and coal‚ discovered beneath the Earth’s surface were found to be an excellent source of fuel.   These fossil fuels are burnt in order to generate the energy required to complete various tasks. Many nations count on coal‚ oil and natural gas to supply most of their energy needs‚ but reliance

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    The human activities such as land use/land cover changes‚ deforestation‚ draining of wet lands tend to alter the albedo of the earth surface which in turn influence the variations in the microclimatic elements such as rainfall‚ temperature‚ humidities‚ etc. Further‚ the process of urbanization creates concrete jungles which trap heat by multiple reflections‚ and the process of industrialization increases concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. In addition‚ burning of fuel by

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    PROJECT Gas which is used for burning is produced from the fossil fuels‚ which at the moment are decreasing at a much faster rate than they are being produced. Cow Dung is a place below earth surface where all waste of animals and rubbish from city is stored. Together the waste of animals and rubbish produces a gas called bio-gas which can be used for burning. In this way‚ rubbish which is burnt & makes pollution can be made into a useful gas and our fossil fuels can be saved‚ making a better future

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    of the world on the challenge of survival and existence and on its battle on climate change. In particular‚ this will provide the future readers some recent information on the earth’s condition as it is continuously affected by climate change. Included in this paper are the overviews from the different resources on what is really climate change; its causes‚ effects‚ and preventive ways to reduce the effect of earthly change. ACKNOWLEDGMENT The researchers would like

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    From Fossil Fuels to Renewable Energy The gas pump. As of late‚ it has been the bane of drivers everywhere. With the prices of crude oil skyrocketing combined with the prices at the pump and nearly everywhere else‚ many people are looking toward renewable energy sources to supplement or replace the use of fossil fuels. This interest in renewable resources has generated new energy policies around the world‚ has spawned new energy technology and has produced ideas on a different way of

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    Causes of Climate Change

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    Causes of Climate Change Climate change is a long-term shift in weather conditions identified by changes in temperature‚ precipitation‚ winds‚ and other indicators. Climate change can involve both changes in average conditions and changes in variability‚ including‚ for example‚ extreme events. The earth’s climate is naturally variable on all time scales. However‚ its long-term state and average temperature are regulated by the balance between incoming and outgoing energy‚ which determines the Earth’s

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    Climate change Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions or the distribution of events around that average (e.g.‚ more or fewer extreme weather events). Climate change may be limited to a specific region or may occur across the whole Earth‚ such as global warming. Terminology The most general definition of climate change is a change

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    Climate Change Regulation xxxxxxxx August 13‚ 2011 University of Phoenix Climate Change Regulation Climate change is occurring unexpectedly and the government needs to address different ways to approach the situation. With the different climate change that is going on‚ society and especially the government needs to analyze and collect data to gather information as to how the situation can be handled. “Climate change should go beyond traditional state and transnational regulation

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    atmosphere by human activity (“How do we contribute individually to global warming.” Global Warming: 2006. Web.12 Oct. 2011). That is the equivalent of 107‚700‚000 jet airplanes being in the air at once! This harrowing figure is the main cause of global warming‚ and has been increasing for the last 50 years. Global warming is caused by the increase of greenhouse gases‚ carbon dioxide and methane primarily‚ in the earth ’s upper atmosphere directly caused by human burning of fossil fuels‚ industrial

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    Climate Change Climate change is defined as a change in climate that persists over a sustained period of time. The World Meteorological Organization defines this time period as 30 years. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2003 stated that “there is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities”. These changes have led to the emergence of large-scale environmental hazards to human health‚ such as extreme

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