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__How to save our planet__ // The Greenhouse Effect **
 * Joe **


 * There are different meanings of the term “Greenhouse effect”. One of those meanings is “natural” greenhouse effect that keeps the Earths climate warm and capable of living on. Besides natural greenhouse effects there is also “Man made” greenhouse effects, which is the act of burning fossil fuels like coal, petroleum, and natural gas. To learn how the greenhouse effect works, we need to understand “Infrared radiation”. ** ** Infrared ** ** radiation is just one type of radiation that exists within the electromagnetic spectrum. **

**__Global Warming: Contributing Factors__**
 * Life on earth relies on energy from the sun. 30% of the sunlight that goes to earth gets sent back into space by the outer atmosphere. The remainder of the energy reaches earth’s surface and is sent back upward as a type of infrared radiation. When it rises, the infrared radiation is absorbed by “greenhouse gases” like water vapor, Carbon Dioxide, ozone and methane that slow the gases from escaping the atmosphere.  **

**__Global Warming: The Big Picture__** 

** Throughout history all climate changes were a result of natural forces. All that changed with the beginning of Industrial Revolution. The global climate began to alter with the start of new agriculture and industrial practices. On top of that population growth, factory farming, deforestation and the constant burning of fossil fuels create an overwhelming amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that are contributing to global warming. **

**__Global Warming: Local Effects__** ** By the end of the century, global warming will become a threat because of the rising seas. Heavy storms could easily flood Boston's downtown water front, and a large portion of the Back Bay. Global Warming melts polar ice causing water levels to slowly rise. The atmospheres temperature could cause the sea level in the Boston area to rise up to 3 feet in the next century. **


 * WHAT YOUR AUDIENCE CAN DO DIFFERENTLY: One specific area of focus. **

Solar Panels are overall good for everyone. They will prevent or slow the effects of global warming if used world wide, they’re affordable and viable through anything. If society wants global warming to stop we have to use the devices that are being made to stop greenhouse gases and to use less fossil fuel.


 * 1) ** Money ** . Solar panels will cut your electric bill by 80% or more potentially saving you thousands each and every year
 * 2) ** Bills ** . You can stop writing a check to the power company each month.
 * 3) ** Cost ** . Building, installing, and the rest of the setup process will cost you as little as $200.
 * 4) ** Low maintenance. ** “Once installed”
 * 5) ** Free & Renewable ** . Produces // free // //and// // ever-lasting // energy.
 * 6) ** Environmentally beneficial ** . The energy that the panels produce won't release any harmful gases to the envirement.
 * A SUMMARY OF YOUR RESEARCH **
 * Global Warming has to stop or else we're looking at coasts being flooded and parts of cities being wiped out. The minor changes listed above are small prices to pay to prevent the potential catastrophies from global warming. If these preventions are followed future generations won't have a big problem with the rising water levels. **

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