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Environment
Issues related to the circumstances or condition of the earth's natural surroundings.
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Kyoto Protocol
Environment; Pollution
The protocol is an international agreement signed in the Kyoto city of Japan in 1997, aimed at fighting global warming. The countries that have signed the protocol have committed ...
Alternative energy
Environment; Pollution
Energy resources are of two types, renewable & non-renewable. Fossil fuels (such as coal, petroleum, and natural gas), and certain aquifers are all non-renewable resources. In ...
Ecological agriculture
Environment; Pollution
In ecological agriculture, fields are not sprayed with chemical pesticide and soils are not added with chemical fertilizers. Animals are raised and maintained in ways good for ...
Carbon trading
Environment; Pollution
Carbon emissions trading also called Cap & trade is a form of emissions trading that specifically targets carbon dioxide (calculated in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent or ...
Organic plastics
Environment; Pollution
The term organic plastics refer to those substances that decay or decompose naturally through bacterial action or get dissolved with ground water in some way or another. The ...
Greenhouse effect
Environment; Pollution
In a greenhouse, the air inside gets heated because of the warm sun rays that get trapped by the roof and walls are not reflected outwards completely. This situation is now ...
soil contamination
Environment; Pollution
Soil contamination or soil pollution is caused by the presence of xenobiotic (human-made) chemicals or other alteration in the natural soil environment. It is typically caused by ...
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