Marine pollution is an alarming global problem that needs our utmost attention. How can we help control the amount of garbage reaching our seas? Marine pollution is a staggering environmental problem that involves solid waste or commercially derived garbage and industrial waste that necessarily includes chemical byproducts of production. The […]
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The earth’s capacity to hold carbon as fuel can be over 500 billion tons or it might shut down 500 billion tons. That is the amount of carbon that can be included in the earth’s energy balance when considered as a stoichiometric substance whose atoms and molecules are all in
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When in landfills, organic waste breaks down into methane. Landfill methane is a more potent greenhouse gas than CO2. When organic waste is composted, it becomes clean and thus GHG emissions are greatly reduced. Moreover, when organic waste is used to make compost, numbers of agricultural crops can also be
Under a carbon tax, the government sets a price that emitters must pay for each ton of greenhouse gas emissions they emit. From businesses and consumers, steps, such as changing fuels or adopting new technologies, must be taken to keep from paying the tax. Other questions related to carbon emissions
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If you have ever encountered alternative packaging products that claim that they are not harmful to the environment, then it’s likely that you have come across bioplastics. Bioplastics are a new breed of plastic that begins to break down in the presence of heat and light. Is bioplastic plastic? There
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