... Resource protection, under environmental law, helps to maintain the environmental balance of public resources. This includes public lands and rivers; mineral resources; solid waste management; historic preservation; and water pollution, among other areas. The government has taken responsibility for the enactment of laws, as well as the enforcement, for acts that threaten the environment. The National Environmental Policy ... in violation of section 311(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act. The Clean Water Act of 1972 (CWA) was designed to help enforce preservation of water quality. It is the pr...

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... . I am appalled by these devastating statistics, and believe that something must be done. Gas powered vehicles account for 90% of the Carbon Monoxide pollutants and 67% of other major air pollution. Continual exposure to these pollutants can cause a variety of symptoms and aggrieve existing medical conditions. Alternative means of transportation must be looked at, such as electric vehicles in order to ... . If electric vehicles were introduced on a global scale, urban pollution would improve significantly. It is estimated that they"re 98% cleaner than gasoline vehicles, with a zero tailpi...

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... . This means that by driving around a fuel cell car you will save the government $8,300 that would otherwise be used to clean up the pollution caused from an internal combustion car. Fuel cell vehicles could also help resolve some differences between the Middle Eastern countries and the U.S. There are five ... and react to create electricity. This electricity flows through a circuit, which can be used to power the car. The only other product this reaction is water which has many practical uses. The electricity created from this reaction is only about .7 volts. This is not enough to power...

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... produced, transported, stored or marketed. And these prevention efforts are bearing fruit. As Captain James D. Spitzer, chief of the U.S. Coast Guard's Office of Investigations, states in a letter for the Pollution Incident Compendium: 1973-1997: "By nearly every measure, the volume of spills in U.S. waters has been on a steady downward trend since 1973." API's annual Petroleum Industry Environmental Performance (PIEP) ... not just the job of industry: you play an important role in preventing oil spills, too! Natural Weathering Processes Source: IPIECA, "A Guide to Contingency Planning ...

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... ; lignite, bituminous coal, and anthracite. When the three types of coal are burned, they give off heat energy which can be used to convert water into steam that generates electricity. The advantage to coal energy is that while burning it gives off little or no smoke that pollutes the environment. However ... as heat by using solar panels. This type of energy is useful because sunlight is very abundant and because this resources gives off absolutely no pollution at all. The problem with solar energy is that it produces electricity in small amounts at a time and that depending on the sun ...

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... Really who would want to own a car that requires about 20-30 cents per mile in gas expenses when you could basically pull up to the water hose every month and fill your tank with something about 20 cents every 2000 or so miles? So demand for petroleum products would sky dive and ... thousands of jobs would be lost and no one except the Water Company, car Alternator/generator Company and the battery company would profit from it. People would also so angry about losing their jobs over such a change ... gigantic fuel tank it has to be working right. And no one ever whines about pollution e...

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... of their marine environment, they were buried and compacted by shale over thousands of years. The shale then provided an impermeable shield from oxygen and water for the decaying organic matter. Under these conditions of high pressure and temperature, petroleum was produced and then migrated as oil and gas into the ... sandstone above it. Still trapped by the shale, petroleum separates into gas, oil and water under the force of gravity. As Americans, we are very resourceful with petroleum. It's possible to use it in so many ways. Sixty three percent ... and prices for everyday products ...

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... barrels from tankers in the US since 1991. The US Coast Guard data shows that the amount of oil spilled by tankers has decreased dramatically. Worldwide pollution from tanker spills is a relatively minor source of marine pollution. It only represents a small fraction of the oil released to the environment, when it is being compared to industrial waste, non-tanker shipping, and oil ... Congress can make to the legal regime, is to amend the Refuse Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, to make them inapplicable to oil spills covered in the Clean Water Act. Oil Spill Wildlife Management (O...

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... coal by ways of mountain top removal damages the earth. This is another reason why we should research renewable energy. Natural gas produces some air pollution, is flammable and explosive, and requires more storage space. This too will also run out soon. Conservation, solar power, biomass, hydropower, and ... is energy generated from organic matter such dung. Hydropower is energy that is generated form water. Wind power is generated form the force of the wind. These four types of energy are renewable, make less pollution but they are not necessarily cost efficient It would cost a lot of...

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... are extremely detrimental to a wide array of endangered species and their natural habitats, thus further provoking the species' scarcity. And finally, the amount of pollution that these actions, and even many of the actions of everyday citizens such as you and I, are quite literally killing the Earth. We are a ... it, including us. Fracking is the process of drilling deep down inside of the earth, before a high-pressure water mixture is directed at the rock to release the gas inside. Water, sand, and chemicals are then injected into the rock at high pressures, which then allows the gas ...

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... oppose this idea because they dont want any wild animals or people who lives there to be affected. There are no doubt that oil drilling creates many problems such as pollution to the environment and the well-being of human and many wild animals, however, oil drilling can increase the import of oil supply that help to reduce the gas price ... , boost up the economic by creating more job opportunities and lower gas prices for consumer. Many environmental organizations believe oil drilling at ANWR would cause pollution to our world due to oil spilling and it might cause serious damage to th...

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... sulfur dioxide can react with moisture in the air and fall to earth as acid rain, which pollutes our lakes and rivers. Automobile fuels rank as a leading source of air pollution. Even the cleanest fossil fuel produces carbon dioxide when it burns. Carbon dioxide is a harmless gas. But when it builds up this gas in the atmosphere may something called the ... and causing floods. Petroleum and coal companies can take various steps to cut down on the damage to the environment. Petroleum engineers can install protective devices to prevent the pollution of the water near offshore oil and gas ...

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... their way into the ocean, causing many adverse affects. PCBs are very slow to decompose, and so, they last for a very long time. The water spreads out the PCBs in the ocean, but when sea life comes along these particles attach themselves to the sea creatures, and slowly collect. In ... mammals, which would qualify as hazardous waste!" This is quite a disturbing occurrence when you think about how many fish humans consume, or how much water we consume. The affects of PCBs vary; exposure to them can range from having no effect to causing major cancers, such as liver cancer. ... other 80%...

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... vegetation), deposition of alkaline dust on tundra along roads, altering vegetation, local pollutant, haze and acid rain from nitrogen oxides, methane and particulate emissions, and the contamination of soil and water in the case of oil or fuel spills. They argue that only 8% of the Artic National Wildlife Refuge would be considered for exploration. Fact: The ANWR is the largest unit ... sites spread across the Refuge landscape, connected by an infrastructure of roads, pipelines, power plant, processing facilities, loading docks, dormitories, airstrips, gravel pits, utility lines and land...

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... gasses. No matter what alterations are made, the atmosphere will continue to deteriorate because pollutants cannot be totally removed from society. Changing to biofuels would also potentially "pinch water supplies and worsen water pollution" (5). More water will be needed because more land will be used to grow crops. A lab report showed that the "need for more corn and () biofuels could increase ... water demand by some 5.5 trillion liters a year"(5). Biofuels will already cause a shortage of crops if not enough are continuously grown, so the possibility of a water shortage does not hel...

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... the annual growth of plants used to produce ethanol. Ethanol is low in reactivity and high in oxygen content, making it an effective tool in reducing the levels of ozone pollution. Similarly, ethanol reduces carbon monoxide and other toxic hydrocarbon like benzene emissions. Ethanol does not prematurely combust when exposed to heat and pressure. This advantage increases the performance of vehicles ... and lowers the amount of pollutant emissions. Ethanol's high solubility means it will disperse rapidly and will evaporate quickly when spilt on land. The contamination of drinking water is...

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... any fossil fuel that has been "reformed" can be used to produce a hydrogen-rich gas. Methanol is a common fuel choice. For the most part, the fuel cell's only emission is water vapor, giving it potential as the cleanest hybrid power unit alternative. Efficient, quiet, and reliable, fuel cells are predicted to demonstrate energy conversion efficiencies up to 50%, relatively high in ... comparison to the 20%-25% efficiency of standard gasoline engines. Battery-powered vehicles give off virtually no pollution and offer one of the best options for reducing motor vehicle emissions in pollute...

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... composition of substances. An example of a chemical reaction is formation of rust (iron oxide), which is produced when oxygen in the air reacts with iron. Most scientists agree that if pollution and other environmental deterrents continue at their present rates, the result will be irreversible damage to the ecological cycles and balances in nature upon which all life depends. Scientists warn ... of the Thames and other rivers, and London no longer suffers the heavy smogs caused by industrial pollutants. Japan has some of the world's strictest standards for the control of water and air p...

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... not only North America but throughout the entire world and still holds an impact in society to this day. Though it has been over ten years since the disaster, the water is still trying to recover and go back to its original state. Thousands of animals died which changed the state of the environment and affected the lives of many people ... good comes out of a story as tragic as the Exxon Valdez, but there have been some benefits. On August 18, 1990, eighteen months after the oil spill, the federal Oil Pollution Act (OPA) was passed. The OPA of 1990 ended a fourteen-year deadlock over ho...

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... one year it had effect on the US economy that lasted more than a decade. (World News Digest pg 1) After environmental scientists noticed a rise in the smog level caused by automobile pollution from the burning of fossil fuels, and a rise in the global temperature was to be caused by this same factor. This led them to believe that that the burning of ... for the remaining .6%. About 85% of the energy comes from Fossil Fuels nuclear power provides the last 8%. (World News Digest pg 2) Hydroelectric power is the use of waterpower to drive water turbines, which in turn drive electricity gen...

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... for heating and cooking. They are also used in enormous amounts in powerhouses and to drive automobiles, ships and airplanes. The burning of so much fuel has resulted in air pollution in many places, and in the threat of a worldwide fuel shortage. As fuels are used up at ever-growing rates, scientists and engineers are working to develop other possible sources ... by plants that lived millions of years ago. Fuels may be used in various ways to produce power.One way is to use the heat from burning fuel to turn water into steam.The steam is then used to run steam engines or turbines.Somet...

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... the most abundant fossil fuel in the U.S. Yet it has a major disadvantage. It is a strong pollutant. When it is burned, it releases impurities like nitrogen and sulfur, which combine with water vapor to create "acid rain-. Also, coal is a major contributor to the imbalance of the carbon cycle. When coal burns, it forms carbon dioxide. Scientists believe that carbon dioxide traps ... gas will be more expensive to locate. However, natural gas is seen by many as the fuel of the future. When natural gas burns, it leaves very little impurities and pollution. Ethanol is a fuel that is manufac...

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