Hand sanitizers work by stripping away the outer layer of oil on the skin This usually prevents bacteria present in the body from coming to the surface of the hand . Experts say washing with soap and water is first choice, especially if you have visible dirt on your hands. Sanitizer can't cut through that grime . Hand sanitizer is great for when you can't get to soap and water, and it's actually more effective at eliminating germs because it kills them rather than just removing them .

Tsunamis are caused when an earthquake causes the seafloor to rise of fall. This is when two tectonics plates collide into each other at a plate boundary. The denser plate would subduct under the other plate, which leads to a rise or fall of the seafloor. This movement of the seafloor will cause a rapid displacement of water, and a wave would form. As the wave approaches the coastline, it would get higher as the seafloor gets shallower, causing a tsunami. The shockwaves produced by the earthquake would radiate out and cause waves to form too.

A carbon footprint is defined as: The total amount of greenhouse gases produced to directly and indirectly support human activities, usually expressed in equivalent tons of carbon dioxide (CO2).Your carbon footprint is the sum of all emissions of CO2 (carbon dioxide), which were induced by your activities in a given time frame. Usually a carbon footprint is calculated for the time period of a year.

Fifty-five years ago, the first known American deaths from air pollution occurred right here in southwestern Pennsylvania, in the river town of Donora. Donora, located on the western bank of the Monongahela River in Washington County, was named after Nora Mellon, wife of R.B. Mellon, and W.H. Donner. Donner and Mellon purchased the land in which their Union Steel Company would construct a rod mill that later became the American Steel and Wire Works. In 1948, 14,000 people resided in Donora, and many thousands lived in towns in the immediate vicinity.

Some of Gore main points deal with working to Meet the Challenge of Global Warming. Al Gore and the Administration proposed an FY 2001 budget, which includes $2.4 billion a 42 percent increase to combat global climate change, and $1.7 billion for scientific research into factors influencing climate and the likely consequences of global warming. Also the Clinton-Gore Administration Cleaned Up 3 times as Many Toxic Waste Sites as the Reagan and Bush Administrations Combined. Since 1993, the Clinton-Gore Administration has cleaned up 525 toxic waste sites- over three times more than were cleaned up during the previous 12 years .

To be precise, this mass is not really an island. The garbage itself floats just beneath the surface in a decaying soup that extends many feet below the surface in places. The mass is held together by oceanic currents called gyres. Also known as a trash vortex, this mass of mostly plastic doesn't discriminate. Large pieces mingle in a muck of tiny plastic bits broken down by the sun in a process called photo-degeneration. the main problem to why they cant get the garbage out o fhte ocean is because it would be a a problem to seperate the trash from the animals without harming or bothering them during the process.

President Barack Obama's administration is buying fewer hybrid and electric cars and more vehicles that can consume both ethanol and gasoline to meet 2015 environmental goals, favoring older technology over new . biodiesel is dervied from vegtable oil && animal fats ethanol is used from corn and other crops .

“They’re really in a bind,” Gingrich said. “They know that the country wants a lower cost system, and their base wants a very expensive system.” these words are meaning gingrich wants a lower gas prices .Obama is sort of playing around he dosen't think that we should make changes if they aren't long term changes .. "President Barack Obama will try to head off the political impact of rising gasoline prices as Republicans vow to make the price at the pump an issue in the 2012 election campaign." ... Santorum blames obama for the expensive gas prices .. "The suggestion by Santorum comes as the entire GOP field is seizing on the high price of gasoline to slam the Obama administration’s energy policy." .. Santorum also believes obama wont fix anything due to gobal warning .

  The Exxon Valdez oil spill was one of the most publicized and studied environmental tragedies in history.  This site provides both general and highly specific information about the spill and its aftermath, organized in the following way . On March 24, 1989, the tanker Exxon Valdez, en route from Valdez, Alaska to Los Angeles, California, ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska .  spilled 260,000 to 750,000 barrels (41,000 to 119,000 m³) of crude oil. It is considered to be one of the most devastating human-caused environmental disasters . The captain's only conviction in the case was for negligently discharging oil. He was fined $50,000 and this summer will begin performing 1,000 hours of community service, picking up litter along Alaska highways .

Many oil companys are having oil spill problems due to there lack of acknowledgment to the pipes of where the oil is being hold or how they are built . these problems could easily be fixed by workers constantly checkin the pipes the pressure and making sure they clean them and stuff so less problems will happen , this will help peoples lives and the enviorment .

during this process we tested carbonate ion, chloride ion, chromate ion, iron, lead ion, phosphate ion and sulfate ion. luckly we DIDN'T find anything in Albert Gallatins water... we ALSO DIDN'T find anything in masontowns water when we tested it.