Author: Evelyn Harford

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Lake Chad Desertification: A Symptom of Global Climate Change
ByEvelyn Harford July 4, 2012July 4, 2012

By EVELYN HARFORD Published: July 4, 2012 A disturbing environmental trend, desertification is occurring globally. However one striking example of this phenomenon is the disappearance of Lake Chad. It is located between the borders of Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria feeding large numbers of people, animals and plant life in the region. Lake Chad was…

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Natural Gas Extraction: Is It Really a Clean Alternative?
ByEvelyn Harford May 22, 2012May 22, 2012

By EVELYN HARFORD Published May 22, 2012 The process of Hydraulic Fracturing, more commonly known in the media, as fracking is the process by which oil and gas companies extract natural gas from reserves deep in the ground. The fracking process was invented by American oil and gas company Halliburton in the 1940s,[1] and has…

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