1. Cast Iron Plant (Aspidistra elatior) Earned its name by growing under the worst of conditions, even outdoors in deep shade. Prefers low lights. Grows in a clump. Leaves are sword-like, pointed, about 4" wide & 2' long. Occasionally flowers indoors. A variegated version is available with white stripes. (USDA Zones 7 - 9) 2. Christmas Cactus (Zygocactus or Schlumbergera) A trailing member of the cactus family that produces deep pink / red flowers in early winter. Seems to do its best when
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nuclear power plants saved equivalent amounts of CO2 in 2004. According to the climate change brochure, nuclear energy production saves the world 2 billion metric tons of the greenhouses gases emission to every year that makes about 7 percent of global emissions. Therefore, the world needs to embrace this technology for power production. Track records indicate that nuclear power provides reliable electricity compared to other sources of energy besides clean production. It follows low natural gas
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phenomenon of increase in the average temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oceans is called GLOBAL WARMING. So, what if the temperature rises? Due to global warming, there are serious, profound consequences that occur. These include: 1. Increased evaporation of water, which would increase the amount of water vapour (a greenhouse gas) in the atmosphere, making the process of global warming even worse. 2. Heightened melting of the icebergs and glaciers in the Arctic Ocean and the icecaps
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Mankind’s Helping Hand in Global Warming SGT Smith, Charlie Raymond Post University There is strong evidence of mankind's helping hand in global warming. The impact of mankind on the environment will prevent us from having a normal future. Over the past decade the world has suffered from extreme weather events caused by global warming. The Earth's average temperature raised an average of 1 degree Fahrenheit over the past 50 years (Which of These is Not Causing Global Warming Today – written
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ozone, but the environment. Deforestation is a vast and widespread phenomenon. As can be seen in this case analysis, the examples of deforestation are not limited to one geographic region or one set of cultures, but instead are a shared problem of the global community. From the creation of the Earth, trees have played a vital role in the everyday regulation of it. In recent times however, forest has been on a rapid decline due to Deforestation. (Rosser S.J., 2008) Deforestation is the removal of
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Ecological impact of international business on China In the last decade, China has undergone veritable economic expansion, but with great cost to its environment. Unregulated production and pollution have resulted in the existence of over 400 cancer villages in China, concentrated around areas of high economic development (Florcruz, 2013). According to the Chinese media, cancer villages are defined as villages where the number of cancer patients is extraordinarily high due to levels of water
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• 1. GLOBAL INTEGRATION: ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES Globalization is the process by which different societies, cultures, and regional economies integrate through a worldwide network of political ideas through transportation, communication, and trade. Generally, globalization has affected many nations in various ways; economically, politically, and socially. It is a term that refers to the fast integration and interdependence of various nations, which shapes the world affairs on a global level
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June 11, 2014 Abstract Global warming has been a topic of much debate, heated arguments and even the creation of environment oriented groups that look to impact the modern industrial world with their views and protest driven rallies in an effort to spread awareness about climate change. Cause and Mitigation Climate change has certainly been a bigger topic of discussion now than it has ever been in the past 10 years. While "some people speculate that the current global warming trend is part of
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often referred to as the greenhouse effect. Man-made emissions are leading to increased amounts of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The increases in greenhouse gases are trapping more of the energy radiated from earth and are likely to lead to global warming and weather extremes. The possible impact of human activity on the greenhouse effect was first recognized in the early 1800s. By the turn of this century, calculations were being made relating increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide to temperature
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Climate Change: Is Global Warming To Blame? Climate change is a serious reason for concern, because it affects every person living on the planet. The vast majority of the scientific community claims that anthropogenic global warming is to blame for these changes. However, there are a small number of people who deny the very existence of global warming. Their words carry a certain amount of weight in some circles, but they lack scientific proof to support these arguments. The effects of climate
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