... human activities. Scientists know for certain that human activities are changing the composition of Earth's atmosphere. Increasing levels of greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide (CO2), in the atmosphere since pre-industrial times have been well documented. There is no doubt this atmospheric buildup of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases It's well accepted by scientists that greenhouse gases trap heat in ... methane from wastes in landfills, raising livestock, natural gas pipelines, and coal, as well as from industrial chemicals and other sources. Once, all climate changes occurre...

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... the prey, man has greedily hunted wealth in a cornucopian orgy. Wars are waged and civilizations rise and fall, but always man prospers. Millennia pass and our population numbers soar. The Industrial Revolution brought about the dawn of the technological age we now thrive in. The use of fossil fuels and internal combustion engines were the catalyst for exponential rates of social, economic ... future treaties. Our laissez-faire system of government stands with weak knees before the powerful lobbyists of the energy consortiums. As long as cheap emission credits are available, the major in...

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... , and, when one considers the tens of thousands of years in which humans have inhabited the earth, and that humans have really only started burning fossil fuels heavily since the industrial revolution, and the fact that the world's population is only going to increase, this number is dauntingly enormous. Increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere may alter the surface temperature through the ... ...

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