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Mountaintop removal mining and environmental devastation in Appalachia

The issue of coal mining in the Appalachian regions has in recent years been the cause of much debate and contention. The central concern in this debate is the dramatic and severe impact that coal mining has had on the environment of the region.

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Global warming as fact: evidence and human causes

Global warming - Fact or Fiction? Alongside with globalization, global warming has been the most popular concept discussed in news broadcasts, specialized and unspecialized articles as well as special international conferences.

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Impact of the European Union's emissions proposal on U.S.-based airlines

EU's Plans Contradict ICAO Guidelines roundtrip flight from London to New York reportedly produces approximately the same emissions an average EU family generates from heating their home one year.

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Tropical deforestation causes, environmental impacts, and prevention strategies

Deforestation is occurring around the world today, and it is permanently killing forests and woodlands in many countries, but especially in the tropical areas of the world.

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Human causes of global warming and technological emission reduction solutions

Global Warming is inherently a natural process caused by the trapping of gases in the Earth's atmosphere: a process known as the greenhouse effect.

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Human hunting and late Pleistocene megafauna extinction

The end of the last ice age was marked by the extinction of hundreds of species of large mammals.

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Human activities and global warming in California

Human Activities Contribute to California's Global Warming," research scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the University of California and other research centers have recently concluded that temperatures in the state of California "have jumped...by more than 2.1 degrees…

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The need for a public service campaign on recycling and green consumption

Recycling isn't a new concept in the U.S.; there are people and organizations that have been recycling newspapers, aluminum, steel and other materials for decades.

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Toyota's environmental strategies and commitment to sustainability

Environmental issues are of cardinal concern today, particularly in the light of the various climatic and other environmental issues facing the world. Global warming has been established as a critical issue that has been engendered by years of pollution and abuse of the environment.

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The European Union's Environment 2010 program and sustainability

In 1900, the beginning of the 20th century, the world population was 1,650,000. In July, 2007, the world's population had reached over 6.6 billion.

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