Should There Be A Nuclear Power Plant In Saskatchewan?
.... power is also a lot environment wise. Nuclear power requires a
mere fraction of the space that is required to set up a solar, wind, or
hydroelectric generating station which. This will allow more space for private
landowners and will also keep land prices at a lower cost. Nuclear power is also
a much cleaner operating type of fuel. The amount of waste produced is from a
nuclear power plant is not even a fraction of the amount of sulfur, carbon
monoxide, and nitrogen oxide produced by a coal plan .....
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Should The Harris Superquarry Go Ahead?
.... Could an integrated
approach be adopted and a 2nd generation quarry planned? The decision of
whether or not to go ahead cannot be delayed indefinitely as Norway and Spain
are looking at developing their own. If it is to go ahead then an early start
will give Harris a stronger position in the market.
2 INTRODUCTION
This report examines the controversy and key issues surrounding the superquarry
at Rodel, Lingerbay on the southern coast of the Isle of Harris (Figure 1) and
attempts to find an acc .....
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Solar Energy: An Alternative Energy
.... a vital role in the
absorption cooling cycle in a process called solar cooling.
Since wind is caused by the up and down movement of hot and cold air, wind
energy can be a branch of solar energy. The same thing with tidal energy. And
since the sun plays a vital role in the water cycle hydroelectric energy can be
attributed to solar energy.
Solar Energy has great potential in becoming a main source of energy in the
future.
Bibliography
"Alternative Resources" Internet. Large URL
Schneider, Herm .....
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Nuclear Energy And The Environment
.... "the continuity of
life support systems pertinent to survival."
Thus, the environmentalists believe that nuclear energy should not be used
for various reasons. First of all, the waste product, i.e. plutonium, is
extremely radioactive, which may cause the people who are working or living in
or around the area of storage or use, to acquire leukemia and other cancers.
They also show how billions of dollars are spent yearly on safety devices for a
single reactor, and this still doesn't ensure the impo .....
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Temagami
.... been recognized as having vast power, both through their
potential and how it has been viewed by humans, as well as through their effect
on humans in sometimes subtle ways. The inherent properties of wood have always
made it attractive as a versatile resource but there are other, more subtle ways
in which it affects people. The tropical rainforests, responsible for producing
most of the earth's breathable air, have been given the lofty title of "lungs of
the Earth," and as stated by the Canadian Encyclo .....
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The Atmospheric Ozone Layer
.... Initial measurements were made by ozonesondes
attached to high altitude balloons, by chemical-sondes or optical devices, which
measured ozone concentrations through the depletion of UV light.
However, the need to measure ozone concentrations from the surface at regular
intervals, led to the development of the Dobson spectrophotometer in the 1960s.
The British Antarctic Survey has the responsibility to routinely monitor
stratospheric ozone levels over the Antarctic stations at Halley Bay (76°S 27 .....
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The Cause And Effects Of Acid Mine Drainage
.... which it comes in contact. "ARD causes a
devastating impact on the quality of the ground or surface water it discharges
to. (Ellison & Hutchison)"
ACID MINE DRAINAGE
Within the mining process there are several sources that cause ARD. No
matter what activities occur, ARD usually occurs when certain conditions are met.
These conditions are the factors that limit or accelerate the release of ARD.
The initial release of ARD can occur anywhere from a few months to many decades
after the sulfide containin .....
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Effects Of Dam Building
.... to understand the thesis people must know what dams are. A dam is a
barrier built across a water course to hold back or control water flow. Dams
are classified as either storage, diversion or detention. As you could probably
notice from it's name, storage dams are created to collect or hold water for
periods of time when there is a surplus supply. The water is then used when
there is a lack of supply. For example many small dams impound water in the
spring, for use in the summer dry months. Storage dams a .....
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Study Of Environmental Issues Associated With Industrialization
.... survive. The ozone
layer is currently depleting and the reason for this is believed to be caused by
a few things. Deforestation, fertilizer use and fuel combustion are minor
contributors to this problem while chemicals such as chloroflourocarbons (CFCs),
halons, carbon tetrachloride, methyl chloroform, methyl bromide and
hydrochloroflourocarbons (HCFCs) are the major contributors to the deterioration
of the ozone layer. These chemicals have industrial halocarbons that break up
into chlorine and bromine .....
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The Environmental Impact Of Eating Beef And Dairy Products
.... are
trampling and stripping much of the vegetative cover from the earth's remaining
grasslands. Each animal eats its way through 900 pounds of vegetation a month.
Without plants to anchor the soil, absorb the water, and recycle the nutrients,
the land has become increasingly vulnerable to wind and water erosion. More
than 60 percent of the world's rangeland has been damaged by overgrazing during
the past half century.
Cattle ranching has also been linked to Global Warming.
The grain-fed-cattle .....
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The EPA: Can It, Will It Save Our Environment?
.... waste
site cleanup program was developed in 1980. The EPA then evacuated Times Beach,
Montana for dangerous levels of dioxin in soil, which was then criticized for
its heavyhandedness and arrogance. Charges of mismanagement and undue political
influence caused the head of the EPA to resign in '83. "The deputy director
resigns because of charges of making a 'hit list' of employees to be hired,
fired, or promoted because of political leanings. The former head of the toxic
waste cleanup is found guilty o .....
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The Evils Of Hunting
.... for their livelihood. (Satchell 30)
Over the years, hunting has reduced the animal population drastically.
In the 1970's, the number of ducks making annual flights was approximately 91.5
million. In 1995, the number had been reduced to around 64 million. Within 20
years, in short, the duck population was reduced by almost one third, showing
the drastic toll hunting is taking on our wildlife. If we assume that other
species have been reduced in number at approximately the same rate in recent
years, .....
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The Greenhouse Effect
.... burnt. Two other deadly greenhouse gasses which are entering the atmosphere
even faster than carbon dioxide are methane and chloroflourocarbons, although
they are not as damaging in the long run.
These increases are likely to affect worldwide temperatures
dramatically. In 100 years time the average temperature for most parts of the
world will increase from between 2C to 6C if greenhouse pollution continues at
its present rate. This temperature increase would drastically affect the growth
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The Greenhouse Effect
.... the glass, and
heat up the air inside the building, and they have a hard time getting out.
These rays get trapped inside the building, and continually heat the air inside,
and even through the night the rays stay in and heat the air. The greenhouse is
also called a "HOT HOUSE" because it gets so hot.
The greenhouse effect is caused by gases such as carbon monoxide, carbon
dioxide, and nitrogen escaping into the atmosphere. These gases get trapped in
the ozone layer and do not let the suns rays es .....
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The Potential Effects Of A Depleted Ozone Layer
.... to man - made chemicals
( Bowermaster et al, 1990, p.27 ). If enough of these man - made
chemicals are released, " the ozone layer would be weakened to such an extent
that it does not filter out the sun's invisible and dangerous ultraviolet rays "
( Jones, 1992, p.36 ). Such a scenario would drastically alter society and the
environment. Ozone depletion has been described as " potential
catastrophe " and " a planetary time - bomb " ( Way, 1988, p.9 ). The four main
areas affected by a depleted oz .....
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