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Greenhousing the Wrong Way
Exactly what is the "Greenhouse Effect?"
The "Greenhouse Effect" is the common name given to global warming. The
effect is named so due to its similarities to the function of a greenhouse.
Heat from the sun is allowed into our atmosphere, and then bounces off of the
Earth and heads back out to space. But now that we have a wall of Carbon
Dioxide, Methane, Nitrous Oxide, and CFC's, the sun's heat rays bounce back
towards the Earth. The continuous burning of fossil fuels and the rain forests
is causing excess amounts of carbon dioxide to be released into t....
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