The UAE said it will develop a peaceful nuclear power capability in partnership with responsible nations. This move makes the UAE the first Gulf country to go ahead with announced ambitions to develop civilian nuclear power.
However, the UAE has made it clear that its project will not involve uranium enrichment, the most sensitive part of a programme, and that it would instead import nuclear fuel from international sources.
I think its a great that the UAE is using nuclear power. As part of their plan, this will lead to a green and healthy life in the UAE. After building Masdar city which is considered a "Cool City", using nuclear power will help speed development in the country.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Around the world in six months
Two twenty-year-olds from Germany are on a five-month trip around the world in a VW camper van.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Global Warming (FBP)
Global Warming is a major issue in our world today. In the long run global warming will have a greater effect on us than it has today. This is due to the greenhouse gasses like carbon dioxide and all the pollution around us. This causes the atmosphere to warm up which is harming nature as well as us. Only in this century the atmosphere has seen an increase of about 0.74°C. Studies have shown and proven that by 2100, the globe will heat up by another 1.1°C to 6.4°C (Wikipedia.com).
Greenhouse gases are gases such as carbon dioxide, vapor, methane etc. which affect the atmosphere (eia.doe.gov) causing the Greenhouse effect which is the absorption of the sun’s radiation when it hits the Earth’s atmosphere which will cause the Earth to warm up slowly. This is not good for the Earth because with time all the ice in the poles would melt, causing the level of water to rise and making the average temperature everywhere increase.
Pollution is another factor to take into account that affects our world today. Pollution, whether it may be air, water, soil, radioactive (nonukes.org) or any other type, contaminates our environment, thus affecting the planet. The usage of gas in cars, the gases that are released into the air after something is burned, all these small things lead to pollution therefore global warming (Wikipedia.com).
We are supposed to take care of this planet, but we are not doing much. The little effort put into Recycling or other small things is not enough. We must make radical changes, especially with all the cars’ gas consumption or all the fuel smoke from industries that affect our environment. This must stop now! The rate of global warming is increasing rapidly and we must slow it down before it is too late. We must take action now and save our world.
Bibliography:-
1.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming
2.http://www.eia.doe.gov/bookshelf/brochures/greenhouse/Chapter1.htm
3.http://www.nonukes.org/background_briefing_on_radioactive_pollution.htm
4.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollution
5.http://www.recycling-guide.org.uk/
Greenhouse gases are gases such as carbon dioxide, vapor, methane etc. which affect the atmosphere (eia.doe.gov) causing the Greenhouse effect which is the absorption of the sun’s radiation when it hits the Earth’s atmosphere which will cause the Earth to warm up slowly. This is not good for the Earth because with time all the ice in the poles would melt, causing the level of water to rise and making the average temperature everywhere increase.
Pollution is another factor to take into account that affects our world today. Pollution, whether it may be air, water, soil, radioactive (nonukes.org) or any other type, contaminates our environment, thus affecting the planet. The usage of gas in cars, the gases that are released into the air after something is burned, all these small things lead to pollution therefore global warming (Wikipedia.com).
We are supposed to take care of this planet, but we are not doing much. The little effort put into Recycling or other small things is not enough. We must make radical changes, especially with all the cars’ gas consumption or all the fuel smoke from industries that affect our environment. This must stop now! The rate of global warming is increasing rapidly and we must slow it down before it is too late. We must take action now and save our world.
Bibliography:-
1.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming
2.http://www.eia.doe.gov/bookshelf/brochures/greenhouse/Chapter1.htm
3.http://www.nonukes.org/background_briefing_on_radioactive_pollution.htm
4.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollution
5.http://www.recycling-guide.org.uk/
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Cool Cities
The world is going downhill with the increase of emissions every year which is the main reason for global warming and climate change. Since the start of the industrial revolution, there have been some problems related to economic development like the rise in populations, the increase in energy consumption and the carbon dioxide which is emitted into the air. If these problems continue we will need more than one planet to live on which is impossible. People have to decrease the amount of carbon dioxide emitted into the air by a lot so that we wouldn’t need to find another place to live on.
In Japan during the last 30 years the GDP has gone up 100% while energy efficiency has increased 37% and oil consumption has decreased 8%. About 90% of carbon dioxide emitted into the air comes from buildings and transportation. Cool City was being built by SDCJ which is from Japan. There are three types of transportation that will be used in the Cool City which are hybrid cars, water taxis and light rail. There are various zones which will be in the city like business and residential. There are some techniques that will reduce heat by water, trees and roof membranes. 60% is the overall percentage of reduction of CO2 emissions claimed in the video.
With the development of the world and the increasing of industrial activities, the world is polluted day by day because of these activities. The video says this problem is serious and we should stop the bad activities that pollute the earth. If we do not stop polluting the earth our life will become worse. The humans will suffer a lot if this problem persists and their life will be endangered. We do not have any options and we should choose the green option or we will have no clean environment to live in.
In Japan during the last 30 years the GDP has gone up 100% while energy efficiency has increased 37% and oil consumption has decreased 8%. About 90% of carbon dioxide emitted into the air comes from buildings and transportation. Cool City was being built by SDCJ which is from Japan. There are three types of transportation that will be used in the Cool City which are hybrid cars, water taxis and light rail. There are various zones which will be in the city like business and residential. There are some techniques that will reduce heat by water, trees and roof membranes. 60% is the overall percentage of reduction of CO2 emissions claimed in the video.
With the development of the world and the increasing of industrial activities, the world is polluted day by day because of these activities. The video says this problem is serious and we should stop the bad activities that pollute the earth. If we do not stop polluting the earth our life will become worse. The humans will suffer a lot if this problem persists and their life will be endangered. We do not have any options and we should choose the green option or we will have no clean environment to live in.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Europe Saving The World
Summary:
The European Union recently has struck deal which was the most important since its foundation 50 years ago. The 27 EU-Nations goals are to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions 20% by 2020 from their 1990 level.
The plan they have made is to change the type of energy they are currently using to use renewable or alternative sources such as water, air, tidal power and bio-fuels. Europe is trying to make changes by the year 2010 which will be done by reducing the carbon emissions in any way possible. Every power station will have a carbon capture and storage technology which eliminates carbon emission virtually. Biofuel will be a great alternative for the energy, and Europeans are planning to grow plants on all idle lands, and this will cover 10% of all petrol by 2020.
The only problem is that it is not easy to achieve all this because there will be many obstacles. The price of renewable energy is expensive and the production of the energy will cause environmental problems. Another huge impact would be on the European business field. The coal and steel community is the main European Economic Community but it produces high carbon emissions. In order to find a solution each European country will try to find another source that won’t affect the economy. France for example is depending on nuclear power in a wide range. Nuclear energy can be a substitute because it does not produce carbon emissions. And this future plan is working well and it is rising in Europe nowadays.
Main Idea:
The article talks about the efforts of the EU where they are trying to make their country cleaner by lowering their carbon emissions. Also it talks about how they can grow their own fuel and how to stop using imported petrol.
Comment:
In my point of view I think this article is good because it tells us that some countries are doing their best to overcome global warming. It also let us know that the UN is trying to help the case by making agreements. However, the EU should work harder to reduce the carbon emissions by much higher than 20%.
And I’d like to learn more about the Kyoto agreement and how they will be able to make it work. I also want to learn about the plan of the EU to save the world from global warming.
The European Union recently has struck deal which was the most important since its foundation 50 years ago. The 27 EU-Nations goals are to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions 20% by 2020 from their 1990 level.
The plan they have made is to change the type of energy they are currently using to use renewable or alternative sources such as water, air, tidal power and bio-fuels. Europe is trying to make changes by the year 2010 which will be done by reducing the carbon emissions in any way possible. Every power station will have a carbon capture and storage technology which eliminates carbon emission virtually. Biofuel will be a great alternative for the energy, and Europeans are planning to grow plants on all idle lands, and this will cover 10% of all petrol by 2020.
The only problem is that it is not easy to achieve all this because there will be many obstacles. The price of renewable energy is expensive and the production of the energy will cause environmental problems. Another huge impact would be on the European business field. The coal and steel community is the main European Economic Community but it produces high carbon emissions. In order to find a solution each European country will try to find another source that won’t affect the economy. France for example is depending on nuclear power in a wide range. Nuclear energy can be a substitute because it does not produce carbon emissions. And this future plan is working well and it is rising in Europe nowadays.
Main Idea:
The article talks about the efforts of the EU where they are trying to make their country cleaner by lowering their carbon emissions. Also it talks about how they can grow their own fuel and how to stop using imported petrol.
Comment:
In my point of view I think this article is good because it tells us that some countries are doing their best to overcome global warming. It also let us know that the UN is trying to help the case by making agreements. However, the EU should work harder to reduce the carbon emissions by much higher than 20%.
And I’d like to learn more about the Kyoto agreement and how they will be able to make it work. I also want to learn about the plan of the EU to save the world from global warming.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Carbon Footprint
Our instructor asked us to go to the site http://footprint.wwt.org.uk where we should measure our carbon footprint and showed it to me as an integer which is the number of planets that I need to live in. The site guided me through a wizard which had a series of questions about what I do in my daily life. What I got was 2.69 planets which is not possible because we only have one planet.
The carbon footprint is a measure of the impact of what we do on the environment in the subjects of the amount of greenhouse gases produced which is measured in units of carbon dioxide. The students in my class has carbon footprint of 3.98 planets which is bad because we have one planet and there are 20 students. The highest rate in the class was 5.10 which is very high and the student who got it needs to work on what he does daily to reduce it. In my carbon footprint the thing I dominate in is driving my car which was 47% of my carbon footprint. And I got 27% on the stuff I buy which I also need to work on. I also got 14% for my usage of electronics A/C in my home other stuff. Finally I got 12% on the food which is a pretty good segment. Although my carbon footprint is low I will work harder to reduce it.
People have got to be more careful about how they live their life because we have only one planet and we have to work to keep it clean and healthy for our next generations. And governments need some laws to protect the environment so that the earth will last longer.
The carbon footprint is a measure of the impact of what we do on the environment in the subjects of the amount of greenhouse gases produced which is measured in units of carbon dioxide. The students in my class has carbon footprint of 3.98 planets which is bad because we have one planet and there are 20 students. The highest rate in the class was 5.10 which is very high and the student who got it needs to work on what he does daily to reduce it. In my carbon footprint the thing I dominate in is driving my car which was 47% of my carbon footprint. And I got 27% on the stuff I buy which I also need to work on. I also got 14% for my usage of electronics A/C in my home other stuff. Finally I got 12% on the food which is a pretty good segment. Although my carbon footprint is low I will work harder to reduce it.
People have got to be more careful about how they live their life because we have only one planet and we have to work to keep it clean and healthy for our next generations. And governments need some laws to protect the environment so that the earth will last longer.
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