... and human waste, due to the extreme urbanization caused by the industries, pollute the water along the coast. Also, carbon monoxide released into the atmosphere by the industrial sector causes acid rain, which degrades man-made and environmental regions. The extractions of the natural resources also degrade the local environment, and the outlying environment due to loss of species. As the environment ... the Three Gorges Dam, the land in Nigeria is degraded by oil extraction. The tungsten industries in China tremendously pollute the environment, as do the oil refineries in Nigeria, crea...

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... in wells around New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Kentucky. In the 1930s, there were trials to inject non-explosive fluids into the ground, to stimulate wells. Extractors often used acid, which created scrapes along the surfaces of fractures to allow more oil and gas to escape via the surface. Hydraulic fracturing was introduced in 1947 by Stanolind Oil. It was ... amounts of waste fluids that are left in open air pits evaporate releasing various organic, volatile compounds. These compounds, when released into the atmosphere, contaminate the air, causing procession of acid rain a...

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... especially oil producing nations. "The expansion in clean renewable energy was caused by the combination of the beliefs that fossil fuel reserves would be exhausted and the growing idea about acid rain and global warming. "(Dictionary of American History pg 214) Although, I personally don't believe in global warming, advancement in clean renewable energy is imperative if we want to remain one of ... ...

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... . In many cases involving tankers, offshore wells, and other deep-sea spills, a sizable portion of the oil catches fire. Resulting gasses from the fire contribute to global warming and produces acid rain as well as large amounts of toxic ash. This toxic ash can travel for hundreds of miles and eventually be inhaled by humans, creating breathing problems. The lighter components of ... ...

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... wildlife and inhabitants of the area but it would permanently change the appearance of the landscape and fertility of the soil. Oil drilling also has negative atmospheric effects including smog, acid rain, and global warming. According to geologists, there is an estimated 4.3 to 11.8 billion barrels of oil available in the 1002 Area. In order for the project to be economically profitable ... ...

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... introduction of garbage as a consistent food source, alteration of natural drainage patterns (causing changes in 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 ... ...

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