Subjects+(Stricter+Laws+to+reduce+climate+change)

  1. Global warming is defined as the increasing average temperature of earth and also as the earth gets hotter, disasters have been increasing DZ 2. The Greenhouse effect is where the sun's heat rays are stored in the earth's atmosphere which helps maintain warm temperatures. Otherwise, earth's temperature would be -18 degrees Celsius. DZ

GLOBAL WARMING: Fact or Myth

__FACT__: 3. There have been increases in temperatures in regions and/or increased extremities in the weather.DZ 4. Because of the large SUV's that burn gasoline and puts smoke in the air, it has caused a increase in the temperature also so I believe that everyone should start driving Hybrids, or fuel-efficient-economically-electrical cars.DZ 5. Currently, scientists are using voluntary and incentive-based programs to try to find out to reduce emissions and establish programs to promote climate technology/science.DZ 6. We should stop climate change because such effects are sea level rise, shrinking glaciers, trees blooming earlier, and permafrost thawing.DZ 7. It is believed that areas will continue to warm.DZ 8. Right now, we are trying to find a way to prevent climate change.DZ 9. Human health is also affected by it due to the long periods of heat and cold, storms, etc.DZ 10. Other effects are increased evaporation, glacier retreat/disappearance, and more.DZ 11. The oceans are in danger because they are less able to absorb excess CO2 as temperature increases.DZ 12. There is also a depletion of oxygen that dissolve in the oceans which will be trouble for ocean life.DZ __ MYTH: __ 13. There is no definite proof that human activity is causing global warming or climate change.DZ 14. If human activity isn’t causing global warming or climate change, then there is no way we can fix/reduce it.DZ 15. When scientists say that the first Ice Age melted because of the rapid warming of the Earth, but that was really the __natural warming of the Earth.DZ__ 16. Also, now scientists are trying to find ways to reduce global warming, but it's all lies put on the Internet by special interest groups, many of these groups are now backed by the Democrat Party – using the “issue” as a political talking point.DZ 17. During the Ice Age, there were no mammals or cavemen driving SUV's at that time causing temperatures to increase, so how did the ice melt?.DZ 18. The Land Bridge across the Bering Straits (that was between Siberia and Alaska) disappeared thousands of years ago because the Earth was naturally warming up. The natives weren't driving SUV's and didn’t have factories back then.DZ 19. How is it that snow has fallen in Portugal for the first time in __52 years__? Three US states are united by the fact that they had recorded their __lowest__ temperatures ever.DZ 20. Why is it that people who used to say “Global Warming” are now saying Climate Change or Climate in Crisis. Is it because their theories can’t explain why winters are getting colder?DZ 21. Why, if human activity is causing global warming, is it that record temperatures are not being set every new year? The hottest day recorded in Frederick County, MD was July 10, 1936 (109degF). [] DZ 22. Special interest groups and their supporters are telling lies just so people can support them and give them money. Scientists employed by these groups research the climate and publish those facts which support their claims and ideas. All the facts should be published so people can make an educated decision .DZ __Opinion:__ It is my opinion that while Global Warming is real, the reasons behind it are unclear. Many questions still remain unanswered by those who promote a Human cause to climate changes, while geologists have shown that warming and cooling occurs in cycles, as it has for centuries. Questions such as what melted the ice ages, what happened to the land bridge across the Bering Strait, and others, are left untouched by those who now wish to change both the lifestyle and economy of the major industrial nations of the earth. Why were two of the fastest growing economies (India and China) excluded from the Kyoto Protocol? Would it not be better to design pollution controls into these new factories, rather than waiting to add them after they are built? This issue should be studied for many years, before making changes which could damage our economy or could have bad effects on the climate in the long run.

__**How we can cut down on pollution and facts- [|http://www.newmoa.org/]**__ ==** 23. **Cut down pollution by Commuting by walking or riding to work or the shops instead of driving. Motor vehicle emissions remain the most significant source of most common air pollutants. (CH) == ==24. Choose a fuel-efficient vehicle next time you are replacing your car. The Green Vehicle Guide provides ratings on the environmental performance of new vehicles sold in Australia. (CH) == ==25. Save energy, by turning off the television and make sure you flick the light switch when you leave the room. Not only will you save money on your electricity bill, you will be reducing emissions from coal-fired electricity plants. (CH) == ==26. Buy energy efficient appliances! Check the energy rating label when buying new appliances, more stars on the label mean fewer emissions.(CH) == ==27. Use environmentally friendly cleaning products. Phosphorus in detergents increases nutrient loads in rivers and can cause excessive algal growth. Never pour chemicals or fertilizers down the drain as they get washed into storm water drains and into rivers or the ocean. (CH) == ==28. Carter Holt Harvey particle board mill & Toyota Altona vehicle manufacturing facility & Nestle milk processing plant  --These are all cases in which pollution was a problem or had to much of it.(CH) == == 29.Some 80 percent of Arctic ice may disappear in 30 years, not 90 as scientists had previously estimated, according to a new study on the impact of global warming. (CH)  == ==<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 30. Solar, coal ,natural gasses, wind, hydrogen, hydro, and electricity are all better cleaner resource alternatives to fossil fuels. (CH)  == 31.In the Chesapeake Bay water is being polluted rapidly and as a result the seaweed at the bottom isn’t getting enough light through the cloudy mixture so it was dieing off. (CH) <span style="font-size: 12px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 32. Toxic wastes are poisonous materials that are being dumped into the ocean.CH 33. Many fishermen believe that the toxic chemicals in the ocean are killing much of the fish population.CH 34. Garbage dumping is the dumping of harmful materials into the ocean like human waste, ground-up garbage, water from bathing, and plastics.CH 35. Cars pollute the ocean a lot. Whenever a car gets driven, you may have noticed a lot of smoke that is coming out from the back of the car. This smoke doesn’t go directly into the ocean. It ends up being in acid rain. CH 36. If every household in the United States replaced just three 60-watt incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs, it would cut down so much on pollution it would be as if we were removing 3.5 million cars from the road. CH

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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">37. Air pollution eventually gets down to the earth surface. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (TR) 38. Air pollution can result in stroke, and even heart disease. (TR) 39.The pollution we put off is creating global warming. (TR) 40.The hottest year sense 1850 was 2005. (TR) 41.Earth's average surface temperature has increased by about 1.2 to 1.4ºF in the last 100 years according to NASA. (TR) 42.According to a German study, people who breathe in the fumes of heavy traffic regularly have higher chances of getting hardening of the arteries. (TR) 43.Everyday you breathe in about 15,000 liters of air. If that air is polluted, the toxins are transported to all the organs in your body not just your lungs. (TR) <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">44.Carbon monoxide enters the bloodstream through the lungs and forms. (TR) carboxyhemoglobin, a compound that inhibits the blood’s capacity to carry oxygen. (TR) 45. Suspected to cause cancer or other serious health effects, such as reproductive effects or birth defects. (TR) 46.Once toxic air pollutants enter the body, some persistent toxic air pollutants accumulate in body tissues(TR) 47. people and other animals at the top of the food chain who eat contaminated fish or meat are exposed to concentrations that are much higher than the concentrations in the water, air, or soil. (TR) 48. There are many motor vehicle and fuel emission control programs which have reduced air toxics and will continue to provide significant emission reductions in the future. (TR) <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 49. Despite the progress made in the last 30 years, millions of people live in counties with monitor data showing unhealthy air for one or more of the six common pollutants <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(TR)

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">50.Particle pollution is made up of a number of components, including acids, organic chemicals, metals, and soil or dust particles.(TR) 51.Organic chemicals are widely used as ingredients in household products. Paints, varnishes, and wax all contain organic solvents, as do many cleaning, and disinfecting products.(TR) 52.Studies have found that levels of several organics average 2 to 5 times higher indoors than outdoors.(TR) <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS';">

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<span style="font-size: 12px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">53.One country’s pollution quickly can, and often does, become another country’s environmental and economic crisis (RB) 54.Schools in southern Japan and South Korea have had to suspend classes or restrict activities because of toxic chemical smog (RB) 55.Schools in southern Japan and South Korea have had to suspend classes or restrict activities because of toxic chemical smog (RB) 56. top polluted countries (1) Chernobyl, Ukraine (2)Dzerzhinsk, Russia (3)Haina, Dominican Republic (4)Kabwe, Zambia (5)La Oroya, Peru (6)Linfen, China (7)Maiuu Suu, Kyrgyzstan (8)Norilsk, Russia (9)Ranipet, India (10)Rudnaya Pristan/Dalnegorsk, Russia (RB) 57.More than 10 million people in eight different countries are at serious risk for cancer, respiratory diseases, and premature death because they live in the 10 most polluted places on Earth (RB) 58.Lead, which enters drinking water supplies from the corrosion of pipes and plumbing fixtures and can cause brain damage in infants and children (RB) <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 59.Each discarded cigarette butt takes 12 years to break down, all the while leaching toxic elements such as cadmium, lead and arsenic into soil and waterways. (RB) 60.lead is a type of air pollutanat (RB) 61.concentrations of lead in the air have dropped more than 90 percent since 1976 (RB)

West, Larry. "Litter Trashes the Environment ." __About.com__. 2009. 9-12-09 []. 62. California spends $28million a year cleaning up the enviornment (RB) 63. 18% of litter ends up in streams, rivers and oceans (RB) 64. cigarette butts snack wrappers, and take out food are the most comonly littered items(RB) 65. each cigarette butt takes 12 years to break down (RB) 66. pollution is usually tired to be stopped by local governments and community groups(RB)

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67. In 2008 21,00o of canadian deaths are from pollution (RB) 68. Canadian economic costs of treatment of air pollution is $8billion (RB) 69. Economic costs will accumulate $250 billion by 2030 (RB) 70. 90,000 people will die of acute effects of air pollution by 2031(RB) 71. Chronic long term deaths will be 700,000 by 2031 (RB) 72. 125 million Americans are exposed to unhealthy levels of ozone or particulate matter (RB) 73. Over 80 million Americans live in areas where there are too many uhealthy spikes in partical pollution (RB) 74. Over 90 million people live in counties that have very high levels of ozone (RB) 75.Ozone increases the risk of respiratory infection (RB) 76. Ozone increases the risk of lung inflamation(RB) 77.One in 10 Americans live in counties with unhealthy levels of ozone and short-term and year-round particle pollution (RB) 78. High ozone is in urban areas (RB) 79. California is responsible for 30% of the increase in pollution related deaths since it has 6 of the top ten polluted cities in the country(RB)

Most of these from- [] 80. Some of the effects of air pollution to the human body are asthma, heart and lung disease, cancer, and of course if exposed long enough death.(CH) 81. Most of the time when people think of air pollution they think of outdoor pollution such as smog or acid rain but they also forget that chemicals in our home and office buildings are just as harmful and there is just as much.(CH) 82. By recycleing you are doing a great deed for all of humanity no matter how small it may seem, each year if you recycle you save an average of 5 barrels of oil just by recycling the plastic bottles that you tend to throw away.(CH) 83. Some ways to cut down on resource usage are to bring your own reusable bags to local stores.and to keep a ceramic mug for water or coffee at work rather than using disposable paper or plastic foam cups.(CH) 84.Water will be one of the major environmental issues of the 21st century. It's a natural resource that's already in short supply across parts of the United States and the world. Pollution of all kinds has treatened to converge on our water to render it unusable.(CH) 85. The nuclear bomb. Not only is it deady it is very toxic and for a long time.(CH) 86. Plants and animal life die and do not totally grow or come back up to 90 years after a nuclear explosion has occured.(CH) 87.The world's most populous nation (China) is building the equivalent of two New York-sized cities every year.(CH) 88. With all of the people to fill those cities there is a great amount of pollution being drawn from them.(CH) 89. Thankfully China has seen its ways and is now making new greener communities and office buildings.(CH) 90.As China seeks new ways to meet its skyrocketing energy demands, a new green (not literally) office tower in the heart of Beijing helps demonstrate how the country can continue to grow while minimizing the environmental impact of new construction.(CH)

"Pollution ." __Environmental Science__. 2002. 4-12-09 <http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~cy34/>. 91. We spend 120billion dollars on pollution control a year (RB) 92. Every day people throw 200,000 tons of edible food away (RB) 93. Every day people throw 1 million bushels of litter away (RB) 94. The main human contributer to pollution are landfils (RB) 95. Only 2% of waste is recycled (RB) 96. Half of our trashed is disosped into land fills (RB) 97.The 6 top pollutants are 98. The air contains 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and a small percentage of other gases like argon, carbon dioxide, and water vapor (RB)99.Greenhouses trap hot gasses in the atmosphere (RB) 100. Most pollutants are oderless and colorless (TR)
 * Carbon Dioxide
 * Carbon Monoxide
 * Sulfur Oxide
 * Nitrogen Oxide
 * Hydrocarbons (Benzene, Terpene, etc.)
 * Particulates (RB)