Acid Rain EssayThe topic I have chosen is acid rain and how it affects us as humans and our environment. One of the main causes of acid rain is the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, gasoline and fuel oils. These fuels send oxides of sulfur, carbon and nitrogen into the air. These oxides combi...

ACID RAINTo think that when I turn on a light switch in my home in Northeast Ohio, that it's more likely than ever that someone in New York, New England or the U.S. Justice Department notices. This is a frightening thought, but one that is exactly true. The turning on of that light switch sets in mo...

What causes air pollution? Air pollution results mainly from the incomplete combustion of several fuels, such as coal, petrol, and wood. The primary sources of pollution from combustion are furnaces in factories, engines in vehicles, and the burning of trash in the form of particles or gases. Air P...

Acid Rains Scientific evidence has shown that atmospheric deposition of sulfur and nitrogen compounds can harm ecosystems. Title IV of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA or the Act) addresses the problem of such effects by mandating reductions in emissions of sulfur and nitrogen oxides, t...

aracterPhilThe sun was setting. Far to the east, threatening black clouds arose from the fumes of pollution from the several smokestacks towering over the city. The streets were pocks marked and dented with the recent shower of acid rain. Hot boiling steam from the sewers made the temperature of day...

Over Population There are several problems that affect the world today: war, crime, pollution, and several others. Overpopulation is a serious dilemma that is growing every year, every minute, and every second. It is the root of most, if not all, of the world's problems1. It is the greate...

Effect of Polluted Air in Our Lives. Air pollution is the most harmful substance to the atmosphere resulting in damage to the environment, human health, and quality of life. It is not only a personal or national problem, but it also has become a global problem. Air pollution mostly occurs from hum...

Environmental Ethics Pg. 22 (1) Personal wealth relates to ethics in that wealthier people have more clout and have a much greater voice in things than someone who is just an average blue-collar person. People with wealth have the funds and resources that poor people do not. A prime example is ...

The emission of pollution by a firm into the atmosphere or into a river may be economically inefficient because air or water pollution would have very harmfully effects such as cancer, acid rain, global warming etc on society, plants and on animals. Firms that emits pollution into the environment us...

The Fuel Emissions Reduction Act Pollution in the United States is getting worse and worse by the day. Poor air quality is a serious issue and health risk in cities throughout the country. The main source of the pollution problem is our transportation. Cars produce roughly one half of the pollut...

For many years now, scientists have researched and test the affects of air pollution. It has already been proven that pollution and the chemical substances affect a person's health and well being. There are a lot of things pollute the air, including ourselves and what we do. Pollution is basi...

With new technologies introduced into our society in the past hundred years such as motor vehicles and electric utilities, many pollutants are put into the air. One of these pollutants is Nitrogen oxide. Nitrogen oxide, or NOx, is a group of highly reactive gases, all of which contain nitrogen and...

Lucy is just driving along, minding her own business in her old 1983 Datsun. It's a 38 degree day so she's got her air conditioner on and also her radio is on. Her car is leaking oil, though she doesn't know. She has just started her car and her exhaust is spurting out black smoke. ...

MY SAD LIFE _ DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY The sun was setting. Far to the east, threatening black clouds arose from the fumes of pollution from the several smoke stacks towering over the city. The streets were pock marked and dented with the recent shower of acid rain. Hot boiling steam from the sewers mad...

Part I According to 2007 numbers, the average income for families at the poverty level was around $20,650. Yet a third, or around $6876.45 monthly, of this income is typically used to put food on the table. That leaves a mere $13,773.55 a month for other living expenses, which breaks down to aro...

Environmental issues are more and more becoming part of the American society. We have gone from a people who have no need to conserve items such as power, water, and oil, to people who are infatuated with the idea of cleaning up the environment. Once litter ruled the road sides, and now we have pr...

We tend to think of water in terms of a particular purpose: is the quality of the water good enough for the use we want to make of it? Water is fit for our own use but may be unfit for another's. We may, for instance, trust the quality of lake water enough to swim in it, but not enough to dri...

Environmental Pollution Water Pollution and Air Pollution 1. Introduction 1.1 The problem We are all aware today that pollution is an increasing environmental problem. Today many people regard pollution as a problem that will not go away, but one that could get worse in the future. The existence ...

The question that is before us is rather complex: What is my life's meaning as an ecological being on the Planet Earth? In this essay, I will attempt to explore three aspects of my life, as they pertain to the environment and the ecological footprint that I have left, and while leave in the future. ...

Water Pollution in South America In today's world, water pollution is becoming a bigger issue in South America, as well as around the globe. This problem exists all over South America due to the lack of laws and restrictions made and enforced by the governments in these countries. In some pla...

History Love Canal was named after its creator William T. Love and its construction began in the 1890s (http://onlineethics.org/environment/lcanal/timeline.html). The project was never finished and an extremely large, seemingly useless hole was left in the ground in the Niagara Falls area. Almost...

This essay identifies and explains the problem of pollution facinghumanity today. It will also propose one of the first ideas which could moreeffectively limit air pollution, Emission Credit Trading. This can be seen asone of the first steps in the development of an ecosociety. The notion of aviabl...