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Wind energy potential and production in Michigan

I first became interested in the energy of the wind as a young girl flying kites. At that time I didn't think about wind as an practical source in the sense of turning turbines to generate electricity.

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Arctic sea ice melt and human-caused global warming

Arctic Melt Unnerves the Experts" by Andrew C. Revkin, printed in the New York Times on October 2, 2007. Its focus lies on the Arctic ice cap -- particularly, on the rapidly decreasing amount of floating ice there.

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Systems theory and General Motors' organizational inflexibility

The bankruptcy of General Motors and Chrysler, and the flagging fortunes of the formerly 'big three' dominant American automakers cannot be entirely blamed upon the recent economic downturn and credit crisis.

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Harold Hongju Koh's four paradigms of American exceptionalism

American exceptionalism is a concept that has been shrouded in controversy since the arrival of the first British pioneers and settlers.

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The 2008 Kickapoo River floods: natural rainfall and human vulnerabilities

The areas of Southwestern Wisconsin located near the Kickapoo River saw record flood totals in June of 2008. The immediate cause of the flood was a series of storms in which seven southern counties received more than a foot of rainfall during the first half of the month.

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Fossil fuels and the transformation of modern transportation and society

Environmental science [...] contribution that fossil fuels have made to modern human society, and consider their environmental implications.

~10 min read

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Globalization, comparative advantage, and the role of Saudi Arabia

Globalization is an extremely wide concept, implying the migration of numerous features across boundaries. These features belong to the fields of economics, finance, politics, technology, national security, culture, environment and so on.

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International efforts toward environmental sustainability and conservation

Reduction of biodiversity, global warming and water and air pollution are the major threats out planet faces today. As long as the human race will depend on the natural resources provided by this planet, the entire world will have to combine efforts to help environment sustainability.

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The greenhouse effect and human-caused global warming explained

The greenhouse effect and global warming are two of the most important scientific issues facing the planet today, and for the future generations, they will be one of the biggest issues to be addressed and managed.

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Human activities, chlorofluorocarbons, and ozone layer depletion

Ozone layer is one of the most important layers present in the earth's atmosphere.

~12 min read

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