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    monoxide poising is being familiar with exactly where CO can be produced. This includes any place that undergoes combustion. Around the home carbon monoxide can be produced in fuel-fired furnaces, gas water heaters, fireplaces and woodstoves, gas stoves, gas dryers, charcoal grills, lawnmowers, cigarettes, and of course automobiles (“Frequently Asked Questions About Carbon Monoxide Detectors”). Anything that is powered by something other than electricity is most likely a viable source of CO. Carbon

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    people don’t think about how their actions can affect the environment by biomass and biofuels to be replaced using energy and can also replace oil-based fuels. “Biomass resources can be used to produce methanol. The pyroligneous acid obtained from wood pyrolysis consists of about 50% methanol, acetone, phenols, and water (Demirbas and Gullu, 1998; Gullu and Demirbas, 2001). As a renewable resource, biomass represents a potentially inexhaustible supply of feedstock for methanol production.” We need

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    Achieving Home Energy Efficiency: The achievement of home energy efficiency is a process that basically entails the reduction of unnecessary energy consumption, lessening the emissions of greenhouse gases, and lowering the demands of non-renewable energy resources. Such efforts are taken to ensure energy efficiency, which in turn provides healthier living conditions and resulting in considerable money savings. Furthermore, the achievement of home energy efficiency is beneficial to the nation because

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    My grandma and my mom would then either can the apples or smash them to make applesauce. I can still remember the sweet smell of the apples simmering on the stove; it almost smelt like hot apple cider. The warm sweet taste of the applesauce hot from the stove is embedded in my memory forever. Way behind the house, on the farthest side of my grandma's land sat a small broken structure made of light gray cement blocks, which we named our fort. The whole

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    Carbon Monoxide

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    Imagine a killer perfect enough to travel through the corridors of your home completely undetectable to the eye of its prey. It can't be heard, can't be smelled, and before you or anyone in your household realizes that something is wrong, it could already be too late. Over ten thousand people fall victim to carbon monoxide poisoning and over one thousand five hundred die per year of this gas so deadly, it is referred to as the "silent killer"("What Is Carbon Monoxide?"). Carbon monoxide, or CO for

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    local jurisdiction. People should volunteer because people can save lives and they can save the houses from completely burning down to the ground. People can help the community by showing up to training nights and meetings to see what it is like to be on a fire department. Volunteer firefighters are needed because they will need people to operate the pumps and going into a burning building to save a elderly’s life or even a dog’s life. Fire Departments are good for the community especially for a small

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    Article Review #1 Parachin, Victor M. “The Franklin File.” American History. October 2017. 34-39. Summary: “The Franklin File” by Victor M Parachin provides insight on many accomplishments Benjamin Franklin achieved in his lifetime. During the American Revolution, Franklin directed saboteurs and advocated reviving the use of an obsolete weapon by fine-tuning gunpowder manufacturing and championed use in combat states Parachin. Franklin’s role in the abolishment was very counterintuitive as he owned

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    Smoking in homes where oxygen is used is not allowed. Candles, matches, wood stoves and even sparkling toys should not be used, as they may be sources of ignition. Oxygen cylinders should be kept at least five feet from a source of heat, open flames, or electrical devices. Because body oil, hand lotion and items containing oil

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    it adequate air combustion, thereby resulting to clean burning fire. How To Tell If You Need a Chimney Cleaning The main purpose of a chimney is to allow smoke and carbon monoxide to exit your home. This will allow you to delight in the benefits of a fire with neither of the risks. While many chimney sweeps recommend that you have your chimney cleaned at least once in a year, sometimes it may need more than that. Factors like type of wood burned and how regularly you use your fireplace play a

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    The sun was setting low in the sky behind them, before her grandfather spoke again. He said, “We ought to be to Eli 's cabin in about another mile. We’ll get there just in time for some of Nancy 's good cooking. No disrespect meant, but I 'm tired of eating your and mine cooking,” he said. “I always look forward to visiting with them-” he chuckled. “I never told your grandma this, but I’ll tell you; that Nancy, she sure can cook, real good. Her cooking is better than anyone else’s cooking I‘ve ever

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