... creates massive amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causing illness and aiding global warming. Burning fossil fuels like oil creates green house gases and mining oil contaminates the ground and wildlife. Burning natural gas also creates greenhouse gases. There are two types of solar energy systems; solar thermal and photovoltaic. They both capture the natural energy ... U.S. population may reach approximately 390 million in 30 years." Shuster uses this information to support his argument that with a constantly increasing national population, energy demands and pollution associat...

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... and southern hemispheres, and over the oceans. Confirmation of 20th-century global warming is further substantiated by melting glaciers, decreased snow cover in the northern hemisphere and even warming below ground. In the United States, approximately 6.6 tons (almost 15,000 pounds) of greenhouse gases are emitted per person every year. Most of these emissions, about 82%, are from burning ... on local climate. Extreme temperatures can directly cause the loss of life. Moreover, several serious diseases only appear in warm areas. Finally, warm temperatures can increase air and water poll...

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