We can take steps to make fossil fuel industries less dangerous while we transition to cleaner energy. The toll of fossil fuels on human health and the environment is well documented. But our dependence on fossil fuels exacts a very high price on the people who extract or process these fuels.
extremism /ÉªkËstriËËmÉªzÉm/ noun. extremism. /ÉªkËstriËËmÉªzÉm/. noun. Learner's definition of EXTREMISM. [noncount] : belief in and support for ideas that are very far from what most people consider correct or reasonable. political extremism.
An extremophile is an organism that thrives under extreme conditions. The term frequently refers to prokaryotes and is sometimes used interchangeably with Archaea. In this module, however, you will find that extremophiles come in all shapes and sizes, and that our understanding of the phylogenetic diversity of extreme habitats increases daily.