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Ruddiman's argument for early human influence on Earth's climate

The first forty-four pages of Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum by William F. Ruddiman has something to offend everyone.

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Essay Undergraduate 733 words

ExxonMobil: Oil Industry Analysis and Climate Strategy

An analysis of ExxonMobil's industry position, U.S. domestic energy environment, government regulations, and climate change strategy recommendations.

Business

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Essay Undergraduate 651 words

Joshua Tree: Desert Survival, History, and Climate Threats

Explore the Joshua Tree's unique adaptations, Native American uses, Mormon naming history, and the climate change threats facing this iconic desert species.

Animals

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Steve Heckeroth's argument for solar energy as climate solution

Solar is the Solution, author Steve Heckeroth argues that solar energy is the key to alleviating climate change.

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Essay Undergraduate 695 words

Marine Snow: Ocean Particles, Food Webs, and Climate Science

Explore what marine snow is, how it feeds deep-sea life, and why scientists study it to track pollution and climate change in major water bodies.

Environment

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Essay Undergraduate 647 words

China's Globalization, Air Pollution, and Climate Impact

Explores how China's role as the world's factory floor has generated severe air pollution, health crises, and unintended climate consequences from coal-dependent industry.

Environment

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633 words

Personal songlines and individual action for global sustainability

Modern society has the technology to change behaviors, but perhaps lacks the political will to do so. Change cannot happen with only one country, nor can it happen immediately.

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Comparing command-and-control and incentive-based climate regulations

According to Johnson (2010), the issue of climate change has been hotly debated from two main viewpoints: that global warming has resulted from human activity on the one hand; and that it is a myth resulting from flawed research and unverified scientific findings.

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Essay Undergraduate 676 words

South Pacific Island Nations: Climate, Migration & Tourism

Explores how climate change, economic dependency, migration, and tourism shape the fragile societies and environments of South Pacific island nations.

World Studies

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767 words

Domestic climate policy in the United States

The late 20th and early 21st brought a significant change to global political and economic policy which directly affected any political or social policy towards ecology and climate issues. The concept of globalization in economic and cultural development is a reality for the 21st century.

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