... make a difference at a local level. Once someone starts to make a difference, so will someone else, and someone else, like a domino effect. Maybe instead of driving our very polluting, gas guzzler cars, we can switch to a Prius or perhaps riding our bike to work and school. Instead of using plastic water bottles, people can change to refillable metal bottles causing less plastic ... to fuel your car. But ask yourself this, "How do you think electric companies get the electricity that now powers your car?" Jon Gabriel, author of "Electric Cars Bring Unintended Consequences to California"...

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... do themselves to reduce pollution and help preserve our environment:  Keep your vehicle in good condition or buy a new car. Cars built after 1994 emit much less pollution than older models because they have to have a catalytic converter fitted. Cars contribute about one-third of the emissions that cause ground-level ozone pollution.  Use a bicycle or walk to do errands ... ...

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... use, are all part of the problem. I don't mean to tell you that you should stop using all that stuff, but if there where a way not to use gas on cars But wait there already is a way! Fuel cell! Solar power, wind power all that could help us save the world, and more importantly save our selves. Not only the human ... about such problems. The average person does not know all the dangers of the every day things that they do. If only more people went to emissions to get there cars checked, or more companies where environmentally friendly. More problems would be solved if more people knew. T...

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... dioxide is the most prominent greenhouse gas. It acts like a blanket in the earth's atmosphere allowing heat to enter but little to escape. The main producers of carbon dioxide are cars, power plants and industries that use fossil fuels (EPA, Emissions). The earth's temperatures change naturally, yet in the past 50 years a measurable amount of warming has occurred. In fact, 2002 ... electricity, could cut pollution by nearly a third; Honda and Toyota have hybrid models on the market today, and many other automobile manufacturers have started their own programs to produce these cars. The...

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... (NASA Earth). Dr. Ellen Mosley-Thompson, a research scientist at the Byrd Polar Research Center says "While carbon dioxide has increased in the atmosphere, we can not assume that all the cars in the world are the cause" (NASA inconstant). Scientific research shows that the Earth is a self regulating carbon dioxide system. Many forms of life on this planet including trees and ... "massive changes in climate" (Sierra) that we could not possibly have caused. The planet knows how to take care of itself. Blaming the melting of the Greenland ice sheet on cars serves no positive purpose. Globa...

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... enough to support life, human use fossil fuels which is the main source of access greenhouse gasses. The environmental problems today are results from our fossil-fuel dependence. By driving cars, using electricity for different kind of machines or heating our homes with oil or natural gas, those are the reasons that release carbon dioxide and other heat trapping gases into ... ...

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... ash borers that eat trees and contribute to deforestation. (Rainforest Deforestation). Energy-efficient stoves, carpooling, and recycling are great ways one can help the Earth go green. When carpooling, less cars are used, which cuts down the amount of pollution. There are many solutions that can help make a difference in the problem of deforestation. 90% of Madagascar's land has been destroyed ... ...

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... , scientists believe that the main cause of Global Warming is greenhouse gases, which humans emit in various ways. Most of these gases are from the combustion of fossil fuels in cars, electricity production and factories. The main culprit of Global Warming is carbon dioxide also known as CO2. Yearly emissions of "carbon dioxide equivalent " has increased more than 20%, six billion ... ...

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... called trifluoromethyl sulphur pentafluoride (SF5CF3). The Guardian adds that one giant container ship can emit almost the same amount of cancer and asthma causing chemicals as much as 50 million cars. 5. Warming happening More Quickly Than Predicted While those denying climate change are reducing in number and there appears to be more effort to try and tackle the problem, climate scientists ... ...

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... are estimated, and the types of activities that cause emissions. In the last few hundred years, the additional release of carbon dioxide was by human activities. Energy burned to run cars and trucks, heat homes and business, and power factories is responsible for about 80% of society's carbon dioxide emissions, about 25% of U.S. methane emissions, and about 20% of global nitrous ... ...

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... are estimated, and the types of activities that cause emissions. In the last few hundred years, the additional release of carbon dioxide was by human activities. Energy burned to run cars and trucks, heat homes and business, and power factories is responsible for about 80% of society's carbon dioxide emissions, about 25% of U.S. methane emissions, and about 20% of global nitrous ... ...

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... to absorb carbon dioxide." (5-2) Many environmental campaigners were mad because countries would only have to save forests to receive credit for emissions goals and not by lowering pollution made by cars and burning fossil fuels. The United States wanted to take credit for not cutting down as many trees, but failed to lower standards for factories. They told the UN that ... ...

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... comes from burning fossil fuels. Most power plants burn fossil fuels; especially coal, to generate electricity. Both natural gas and oil are widely used for heating homes, schools, and offices. Cars, trucks, motorcycles, and lawnmowers all burn gasoline, which is extracted from oil. Energy is one of the quickest ways to reduce the buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. If ... ...

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... in our community can do to slow this process down, while at the same time lowering your bills (such as gas and electric bills). You could start by buying new cars that are not gas-guzzlers and get at least 30 miles per gallon. Also you can replace worn-out home appliances with the most energy-efficient models. And install low ... ...

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... comes from burning fossil fuels. Most power plants burn fossil fuels; especially coal, to generate electricity. Both natural gas and oil are widely used for heating homes, schools, and offices. Cars, trucks, motorcycles, and lawnmowers all burn gasoline, which is extracted from oil. Energy is one of the quickest ways to reduce the buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. If ... ...

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... to greenhouse gases. The black carbon that it is made out of is 15 to 30% responsible for global warming. Coal that burns in power plants, and comes from diesel cars, trucks, jet fuel, forest fires, heat and wood burning stoves are the origin of smog. The particles do not combine with other particles and have a lifespan anywhere from one week ... ...

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... could lead to an increase in soil erosion. (Anne Rector) There are ways that you can help prevent global warming. Carpooling, auditing the energy in your home, buying fuel-efficient cars, and reducing the electricity in your home are ways to help prevent global warming. You can also write to your local congress representative or your local newspaper in response to ... ...

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... one of their friends, and they live, for the most part, near each other, then they should carpool. Yes, it may be more convenient to the person to take separate cars, but in turn they are committing a selfish act to the rest of the people of the world. Works Cited Pittock, A. Barrie. "Climate Change and World Food Supply: special issues on ... ...

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... it down (Sierra Club). To reduce the emission of heat-trapping gases like carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxides, we can curb our consumption of fossil fuels by using clean cars that run on alternative fuels, use technologies that reduce the amount of emissions wherever possible e.g. biomass energy, geothermal energy, wind power etc al., and protect our natural forests. Long term ... ...

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... gases - primarily carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide- which is a direct result of humans and the Industrial Revolution (EPA, 2000). These gasses are emitted profusely into the atmosphere by factories, cars, and many other devices. As the sun's rays hit the Earth's surface and bounce off, the gasses trap the heat. This creates the rise in temperature. These warming temperatures have ... ...

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... stop driving everywhere, and walk or use a bike. You can even use public transportation. This will stop many of the carbon emissions put on the atmosphere. We have so many cars in the world and if people would just take the extra five or ten minutes it takes to walk somewhere close instead of drive, the world would be a healthier place ... ...

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... the greenhouse effect out of control and created global warming. Carbon dioxide produced by burning gasoline, and many other gases play a big role causing global warming. That's primary emission from cars or burning natural gas at homes. The other main human-caused factor is cutting down trees which absorb carbon dioxide. The warming is increasing, in the last century temperature increased ... ...

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... in order to stop Global Warming. Of the many factors contributing to our greenhouse effect, pollution is the biggest one, so we must start to reduce the emissions of our cars, our houses and our factories first. However, even if we cut 100% of all our emissions, our atmosphere will still act as a blanket, heating up the Earth. Only with time ... ...

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... could lead to an increase in soil erosion. (Anne Rector) There are ways that you can help prevent global warming. Carpooling, auditing the energy in your home, buying fuel-efficient cars, and reducing the electricity in your home are ways to help prevent global warming. You can also write to your local congress representative or your local newspaper in response to ... ...

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