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Is the air that we are breathing killing us? In this speech you will learn all that you need to know about air pollution. First I will give you the causes of air pollution, then I will list the effects of it, and finally I will tell you how we can prevent air pollution.The average person takes about...
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...
A prospective new law requiring every new car to meet strict emissions standards will soon become a nation wide campaign to reduce air pollution. Some day, might younger generations not have to learn about "brown clouds"? It is a respectable goal. New laws regarding air pollution standa...
MBA – Environmental Strategy Discussion 1D Fuel Cells: The Ultimate Alternative to Combat Automobile Emissions Last year, Hanover, Germany, hosted the World's Fair and Expo. Several countries joined together under one theme about which they all felt passionate. This theme was how c...
In numerous cities across the country, the personal automobile is the single greatest polluter, as emissions from million of vehicles on the road add up. Car pollution is one of the biggest polluters the solution is to have much more efficient vehicles that produce fewer emissions with every mile...
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PROFIT OR ENVIRONMENT? The petroleum industry is no different than any other business. It exist to make money and will pursue any means to profit. Americans and other people of the world don't realize how much of an impact the petroleum industry has on the world economy. Most of us don't ...
Why do two stroke engines The two stroke engine, which is widely used to operate such machiner as motorcycles, boats, and lawn equipment such as weed whackers are being tried to put tyo rest because of pollutants they create into the air. These emissions can be attributed to the to the design ineff...
Car PollutionDriving a car is the most polluting act an average citizen commits. Emissions from cars is going up in Canada and the US despite attempts to make engines more fuel-efficient. The main reason is that cars are getting bigger and pick-up trucks and sport/utility vehicles replacing smaller,...
Smog is fog that has been polluted by hygroscopic nuclei which contain chemicals and fumes. This makes the fog thicker and denser as there are far more particles. The atmospheric hydrocarbons from human activity account for only 15% of the total, but the effect they have is great because of where th...
Today, there are too many gas guzzling, air polluting cars on the road. People need to drive cars less often. Everyone should use mopeds as an alternative to cars for their daily commute because mopeds are safer and easier to operate, are more affordable than cars, and are better for the environme...
As time approaches the 21st century, the automobile has become our major source of mass transportation. Everything about our culture and society has developed around this necessary form of travel. However, along with this necessity comes the issue of pollution to the environment. These great gasolin...
Imagine the world 50 years from now; picture the scenario of dark skies, gloomy clouds everything around you either is dying or has died. This exactly will take place if nobody takes action against the " potentially earth shattering problems". This horrible scenario would be the result of mankind's ...
This article talks about how the hydrogen economy will be coming. There are a lot of obstacles that they must surpass to form a hydrogen economy. In the year 2003, President George W. Bush announced a 1.7 billion research program to develop a vehicle that would make the air cleaner and use less oil...
Hybrid Vehicles 1 Hybrid Vehicles: (Effects on the environment) Hybrid Vehicles 2 As gasoline prices increase and the environment becomes unstable, people will begin to look for other modes to power their automobiles. One of those modes is know as hybrid power. A vehicle is considered a hybri...
As time approaches the 21st century, the automobile has become our major source of mass transportation. Everything about our culture and society has developed around this necessary form of travel. However, along with this necessity comes the issue of pollution to the environment. These great gasolin...
With fuel costs rising, Alternative Fuel Vehicles are becoming more and more attractive to the consumer. After thorough research, it is our opinion that Lotus Car Rental Corporation should invest in the purchase of a small fleet of these cars in a test marketing effort. Lotus Rental Car can reduce...
Fuel of The Future Hydrogen, the simplest element, is composed of one proton and one electron. It makes up more than 90% of the composition of the universe. More than 30% of the mass of the sun is atomic hydrogen. It is the third most abundant element in the earth's surface, and is found most...
Alternative Fuel Vehicles for the Future As fuel costs are rising, Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFV) is becoming more attractive to the consumer. After thorough research, our opinion is that Lotus Car Rental Corporation should invest in the purchase of a small fleet of these cars in a test marketi...
In the past ten years, mankind has been searching for a viable solution to the biggest pollution problem; exhaust emissions from cars. Several alternatives have been explored and tested. The more popular of these are the gasoline/electric hybrids. In recent years many foreign car companies have put...
Are alternative fuels working? When attending school to be certified to fix state emission failures, instructors tell stories about emission subjects. One in particular that comes to mind is about a couple that tried to end their lives. The instructor showed a paper clipping, from what paper I d...
One of the efforts of the Ford Motor Company that made it to themarket for countering the polluting effects of gasoline or diesel was anatural gas version of the popular E aE" 450 Cutaway Econoline van. This wasoffered by Ford in the 2001 model year. The model itself has been dev...
Introduction Hybrid cars are becoming increasingly popular due to the cost of gasoline going up and the move to save the environment. Hybrid cars are being built to look like gas-fueled cars. Although Hybrid cars are not mainstream as of yet, in the future they will more than likely replace gas-onl...
Awareness about the ozone layer has not always been on everyone\'s mindset. However, today more people are suddenly becoming more concerned about the environment. Many people are linking this with the excessive pollution caused by Sport Utility Vehicles. From the standpoint of convenience, safety,...
1990, the federal Clean Air Act was passed to improve air quality in the United States. President Bush's proposed amendments to the Clean Air Act initially would have led to the introduction of alternative, non-petroleum fuels. The petroleum and oxygenate industries responded by offering a refo...
In 1990, the federal Clean Air Act was passed to improve air quality in the United States. President Bush's proposed amendments to the Clean Air Act initially would have led to the introduction of alternative, non-petroleum fuels. The petroleum and oxygenate industries responded by offering ...