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The recycled paper manufacturing process is introduced
The recycled paper manufacturing process is introduced starting in Philadelphia -
The English started using coal
Coal started to be used in the industrial revolution -
Svante Arrhenius published an article about global warming
This article started a discussion about global warming which later contributed to different observations being made. -
Issues about the Antarctic ice sheets collapsing
People begin to worry about rising temperatures causing the Antarctic glaciers to collapse.
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Clean air act
The clean air act is a federal law that regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources. -
The first earth day in America
Brought attention to the problem of increasing waste and the importance of recycling. -
Second oil energy crisis
The second oil crisis created a movement that encouraged the use of renewable energy sources. -
Bleaching of the great barrier reef
Bleaching caused by climate change killed almost a quarter of its coral this year.
( video link: http://www.smh.com.au/national/startling-images-reveal-devastating-coral-bleaching-on-the-great-barrier-reef-20160321-gnnjt3.html ) -
China and the US: the countries driving the fossil fuel market
China and the US are responsible for nearly half the worlds increase on oil demands in 2004.
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_2275341809&feature=iv&list=UUgRvm1yLFoaQKhmaTqXk9SA&src_vid=ynaOH7OmMcM&v=KaRBrj5GjIE -
Carbon dioxide hits record high globaly
The global average concentration of the greenhouse gas passed 400 parts per million in March for the first time since record-keeping began.
