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California's topography, climate, and biogeographical interrelationships

Geographically, California may find itself among the few places in the world where climate types, five, to be precise, meet at such a close range from one another. Of course, this may very well happen because the state hosts such a wide variety of geographical features.

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Education's role in understanding historical injustice and social change

My first thought about what education means to me is agreeing with President Barack Obama when he said, "If we want America to lead in the 21st century, nothing is more important than giving everyone the best education possible." The president went on to say that from the day a child begins…

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Recognizing power and privilege to create social change

As an optimist, I believe that we can all change. In The Sneeches and Other Stories, Dr.

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Major mass extinctions and greenhouse gas effects on planetary climate

The bookmarks indicated the following six events: · Formation of the earth and moon 4.6 billion years ago · Earliest life, 3.9 billion years ago · Early land plants 420 million years ago · Largest mass extinction 248 million years ago · Dinosaur extinction 65 million years ago · "Lucy", early…

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President Biden's $6 trillion budget proposal: progressive taxation and climate investment

President Biden’s Proposed Budget: Expectations vs. RealityPrior to conducting in-depth research on exactly how much money President Joe Biden wants to spend, I was somewhat convinced that it would stay under the $5.5 trillion mark.

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The Port Huron Statement's enduring relevance to American social change

Port Huron Statement's themes, issues, and concerns in light of the relevant American history of the last forty years.

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Methane hydrates: formation, distribution, and climate implications

Methane ice is crystalline solids which look like ice, and which occur when water molecules form a cage-like structure around smaller methane molecules producing methane ices (Thomas).

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Sustainability initiatives and environmental impact in the global hotel industry

Climate change is no longer a theory to be debated on talk radio and cable TV -- it is a fact of life. Many venues in the hotel industry are using whatever tools and technologies they can to reduce their use of energy, water, and otherwise present a green experience for the traveler.

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The Kyoto Protocol's effectiveness without United States participation

An analysis of the effectiveness of an international agreement to mitigate the consequences of Climate Change without the involvement of the United States

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The motivations of global warming believers and deniers

Global Warming is a controversial topic largely because of its sprawling prediction of worldwide catastrophe, an image which is far exaggerated from the reality of global climate change.

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