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of fresh air" is an often-heard phrase, but how many of us realize that this has become irrelevant in today's world? The quality of air in our cities is anything but fresh. Air pollution is a serious problem in our society these days. We need to take
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a child has finally succeeded. But when the baby is born nine months later, it is stillborn. The couple is absolutely heartbroken by their loss, and by the thoughts of the child that could have been. They know that they may not be able to conceive anothe
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occurs when the levels of greenhouse gasses rise and less infrared light, or heat, escapes the earth's atmosphere. Thus, the temperature experienced on Earth begins to rise. Climate change is a part of the Earth's history. There have been dramatic fluctu
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resources nowadays. One common example of nonrenewable resources is fossil fuel. They are finite resources that will eventually dwindle, becoming too expensive or too environmentally damaging to retrieve. In contrast, renewable energy resources
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development as a goal find many challenges in their efforts to achieve this goal. Creating a sustainable future requires sustainable choices being made at many levels of society. Just as human decisions affect the environment at many levels, so does
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and the Environment
Resource Shortage Paper
7Feb05
Resource 2.
Awareness is growing that water is a renewable but scarce and precious resource, which must be carefully managed if future water crises are to be avoided. Water is vital to
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and the Environment
Ecosystem Succession Paper
31Jan05
Ecosystem 2.
Succession
Succession is a phenomenon of transition in community structure and function which is time related and often occurs in a somewhat predictable manner. Primary
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of genetically modified foods. Activist groups such as Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth heighten fears by halting boats shipping bioengineered products to other countries. Some groups have even gone so far as to set fire to the labs that conduct biolo
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were first used by cave men, and have since been used in medieval England, in America by the first settlers, and in many other areas where there are few trees from which to build houses. Today, they are making a resurgence as a "radical new idea".
Straw
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and most biodiverse ecosystems in all of Africa, home to many rare and threatened species in the forests that cover eighty-five percent of its total surface area. However, Gabon had no protected areas, and extensive logging contracts that challenged
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