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Buses and cars are some of the land transportation that causes traffic in our country. It also exudes air pollution that can be hazardous to human health. Traffic fumes that came out from vehicles are not only causing air pollution but can damage the lungs of people who are inhaling it. There is a risk of respiratory problems in the community from the smog that traffic produced. There are also studies that showed traffic pollution can be a cause of brain damage and higher risk of heart attack. Brain damage like memory loss or Alzheimer is linked to traffic pollution. It is also said that people who are living in a polluted area has lower IQ scores compared to those who live in other places that has clean air. Heart disease and other cardiovascular problems can also be derived from exposure to traffic air pollution. But it is also said that the effects of air pollution in the cardiovascular id short-lived, given that the person will not be exposed to air pollution afterwards or will c...

The same with the basic needs of man- food, water, shelter and clothing, energy is essential to human existence. Billions of people depends on energy to achieve a better life however with the world’s growing population, we cannot deny the increasing needs of energy as well. The question remains, how do we meet this growing hunger for energy worldwide? Many people are still holding on to what fossil fuels could offer, but is this really the answer? What about the environment that we need to protect? It is a question we must ask ourselves first before thinking about our own personal interests. It is no longer impossible nowadays to formulate ways on how to meet the demand for energy without causing harm to the environment. This is the green energy challenge we must all think about. Developing renewable energy is one sustainable way of producing energy. The green energy produced from renewable energy sources can actually help in decreasing our dependence on fossil fuels. We are ...

What many countries aspire nowadays is to improve the way we consume and generate energy to finally decrease our dependence on fossil fuels particularly on oil. The use of biofuels, researches on science including capturing of energy from yeast and genetically engineered bacteria, and conversion of wastes into green energy has been considered to fight global warming and other environmental problems. The other things that nations have been doing, have to do with raising public awareness about issues, developing really interesting proposals for dealing with these issues, lobbying to get them enacted into law, litigating to get the law effectively carried forward. However, as many environmentalists say, it takes both individual actions and government legislation to save our planet from devastation brought by global warming. In the process it all ends up with exploration of the alternatives. But really, what choice do we have other than alternatives? Many countries are still having probl...

Here are some facts about renewable energy that you shouldn't miss... 1. The use of wind power started since 7th century. People used the windmills to pump water and to grind grain. And the first modern wind turbine was built in the early 1940’s in Vermont while the first of its kind wind turbine in Southeast Asia now stands in Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Today, the largest wind turbine in the world is located in Hawaii which stands 20 stories tall. 2. In United States, almost half of renewable energy derives from biomass sources like paper and wood products. The biomass energy from landfills and dairy farms is being used mainly in Iowa and Wisconsin to produce electricity. Moreover, extracting biomass is actually an ancient practice just to provide heat and light with the early people. But today, biomass is now used by large scale facilities to produce power and heat energy. 3. As far back as 1447, Da Vinci predicted a solar industrialization which is now happening. The ...