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=moving to natural resources, people who are smart= = = = = = THE GREEN HOUSE EFFECT = = The greenhouse effect is a big part of global warming. However not everyone knows that the greenhouse effect is needed for survival. The green house effectt is mostly made out of carbon dioxide. The green house effect traps heat from the sun and throws some of it away. As the green house effect increases the more heat os trapped inside. Also the greenhouse effect protects from space and some of the suns harmful rays so without it we would freeze at night because there would be no heat on the side that is farther from the sun and on the side that the sun heats would be too hot. The green house effect is very important. The green house effect is vital for the earth and any thing that inhabits the earth. = = this is a diagram of the green house effect. = = =

GLOBAL WARMING: THE BIG PICTURE
Global warming is where we put gas like carbon dioxide into the atmosphere to increase the green house effect which causes the temperature in the world to slowly increase. The greenhouse effect is something that humans need to survive but if we have to much of the green house effect then it could be a bad thing. Global warming is also when any thing living for example cows do something like breath or burp. This releases a gas called methane which is even worse then putting carbon dioxide. This will innevitably happen but we are trying to find a way to harvest the gases so we help reduce global warming. There are many reasons why Global warming is so conserning it can have a major effect on some citys. For example new york and boston can be flooded and that will cause a huge mess. Another reason is because polar bears might go extinct. This graph shows how much the temperature increased from 1880-2006. Mainly the big industrial area are responsible for doing this but there is something that everyone can do like getting a hybrid car or switching to natural energys. We may not be able to feel the effects in some places but ini others it can be harmful. IN the north and south ppole the ice is melting so the polar bear and any other population out there might become extinct. Humans have clearly released a lot of carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere so something needs to be done soon. Global warming is happening extremely fast and we must act now. **GLOBAL WARMING: CONTRIBUTING FACTORS**

There are a lot of things that contribute to global warming. One of the main things that cause global warming is burning fossil fuels which release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. However there are some issues of global warming that are not humans fault methane is a perfect example of this. Methane is created naturally by any thing that is alive especially cows. Cows create a lot of methane because they have many stomachs so they are constantly farting pooping and burping and other stuff like that. Another important contributing factor is automobiles. Auto mobiles burn fuel which is a fossil fuel and burning fossil fuels will contribute to global warming. Countries like china contribute a lot of industrial fumes and are not willing to cut back because of money. There is a lot of global warming and neglection for the earth in the world today.


 * GLOBAL WARMING: LOCAL EFFECTS**

Global warming will probably have an affect on all people if it gets to extreme. The city of New York or even Boston might be flooded which will cause many people to move inland. This could also make population issues and we would have lost 2 big cities. It will be a bit warmer and the other animals will have to adapt and change to the new environment. The temperature id going up at a rate of 0.22 degrees a year so something has to be done.
 * WHAT YOUR AUDIENCE CAN DO DIFFERENTLY: One specific area of focus**

Currently we are relying on non-environmentally friendly resources such as fossil fuels. There are a lot of things that people can do to help the environment and to help the issue with global warming. The idea that I am going to be focusing on is converting from fossil fuels to natural resources. One source of natural energy is solar panels. Solar panels can cost a lot at first but in the end they pay off. Another source of natural energy is wind energy. Wind energy kind of died out but is being revived for more natural resources. A third source of natural energy is water energy. You might have to create an artificial lake so you might have to be careful about where to put it but it will provide a lot of power. Each source of natural energy has its advantages and its disadvantages. Solar power costs a lot at first but it will pay off in a couple of years or so. You can have a windmill in your back yard if it is big enough which could provide a lot of power. Water power can give you a lot of power if you can afford a constant energy bill but it can provide plenty of power. Niagara Falls provides 2 gigwatts of power for Canada and 2.4 gigawatts of power for the US one gigawatt is equal to 1 billion watts. This can defiantly be copied and made in other places. Oil will run out eventually so we need to prevent fights over power by switching to an energy source that will last forever. The average person in California can save 300–400 dollars from installing solar panels. 

My research is based on the green house effect and global warming. The green house effect is not a bad thing it is humans contributing to the green house effect that should be stopped. It is very possible to stop humans contributing to the green house effect just by switching over to natural energy. There are also many other ways to not contribute to the green house effect like getting hybrid cars. This is the summery of my research and I hope that people try to stop contributing. BIBLIOGRAPHY ** Author's name unknown.” Global warming. http://www.nwf.org/globalwarming/ Date of Publication (look at the bottom of the page). Date viewed 
 * A SUMMARY OF MY RESEARCH **

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