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    Arizona Gas Pipeline

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    Arizona Gas Pipeline On July 30‚ 2003 an Arizona gas pipeline owned and operated by the Houston‚ Texas based company‚ Kinder Morgan Energy Partners‚ burst in Tucson and was shut down. A small portion of the 11-mile pipeline‚ which is about five feet underground burst and at least 10‚000 gallons of gasoline spilled; the pipeline rupture spewed gasoline 50 feet into the air. The Arizona gas pipeline cuts through Tucson’s South and West sides en route from El Paso‚ Texas to Phoenix‚ Arizona and

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    bhopal gas tragedy

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    Overview The Bhopal disaster‚ also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy‚ was a gas leak incident in India‚ considered the world’s worst industrial disaster.It occurred on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal‚ Madhya Pradesh. Over 500‚000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate gas and other chemicals. The toxic substance made its way in and around the shantytowns located near the plant.Estimates vary on the death toll. The official

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    Bio Gas Plant

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    rural areas in India. • It is produced by anaerobic digestion of biological wastes. • It is an environment friendly‚ clean‚ cheap and versatile fuel. • Biogas generally comprise of 55-65 % methane‚ 35-45 % carbon dioxide‚ 0.5-1.0 % hydrogen sulfide and traces of water vapour. • Biogas like Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cannot be liquefied under normal temperature and pressure. BIOGAS TECHNOLOGY STATUS • India has been pioneering country in developing simple and easy to operate biogas plants

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    Utilization of gas flaring

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    Bayelsa‚ Cross River‚ Delta‚ Edo‚ Imo‚ Ondo and Rivers); being made up of 185 local governments of over 800 communities from 12 major ethnic groups‚ with a population of about 30 million people. The country is richly endowed with crude oil and natural gas deposits which are the main source of energy and foreign exchange earnings. “Blood may be thicker than water‚ but oil is thicker than both”‚ - Perry Anderson‚ New Left Review‚ 10‚ 2001‚ p.30. The exploration of oil in Nigeria started in 1908 with the

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    Life Is Not Paradise Life can often appear to be full of despair. In the constant struggle between good and evil‚ evil seems to get the upper hand. This is also the case in the novel‚ The Green Mile‚ by Stephen King. The story and experiences of the main character‚ Paul Edgecombe‚ the supervisor at a prison block in the 1930’s‚ are the epitomy of the following quote. "Life is not paradise. It is pain‚ hardship‚ failure‚ and temptation shot through with radiant gleams of light‚ friendship‚ and love

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    Chem Gas Laws

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    Ch 10 Gas Laws Sample Questions 1) A sample of gas (24.2 g) initially at 4.00 atm was compressed from 8.00 L to 2.00 L at constant temperature. After the compression‚ the gas pressure was __________ atm. A) 4.00 B) 2.00 C) 1.00 D) 8.00 E) 16.0 2) A balloon originally had a volume of 4.39 L at 44 °C and a pressure of 729 torr. The balloon must be cooled to __________°C to reduce its volume to 3.78 L (at constant pressure). A) 38 B) 0 C) 72.9 D) 273 E) 546 3) If 50

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    Three Mile Island Effects

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    HIE 289A The Impact of Science and Technology on Society and the Environment Royal Military College of Canada Final Paper Three Mile Island: The immediate effect of a Nuclear Accident on the developing Nuclear Power Industry within the United States. Submitted by: 25195 OCdt S.W. Lemna Instructor: Major Bertram Frandsen Date: 28 Nov 2011 The use of Nuclear Power has always been a controversial subject‚ but during the technology’s introduction and slow growth into mainstream power

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    The Foster The People song “Pumped of kicks” is about a kid named Robert planning to shoot the kids at his school because he is feeling like the outcast because of bullying and being treated differently.Mark Foster wrote the song to say that bullying should stop and so people could know how they felt. Roberts gotta a quick hand he’ll look around the room he Won’t tell you his plan…(line 1-3) this quote is explaining what the shooter is thinking and feeling about \ how he’s planning to shoot

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    How to Reduce Food Miles

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    How to Reduce Food Miles If you want to contribute to the conservation of the environment‚ you can consider reducing food miles. The following article will tell you how to do so. Ads by Google Ralph Lauren Big & Tall Shop the Official Site for Ralph Lauren Apparel‚ Accessories & More. www.RalphLauren.com In the earlier days‚ transport was limited‚ but as it increased over the years‚ the rate of pollution also started rising. So‚ transportation (of goods‚ people‚ etc.) can be termed

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    Film Review Stephen Edwin King has written many famous novels that have been turned into great films. The Green Mile is one of the films that have been produced into an award-winning movie. The story begins with a former prison guard named Paul Edgecomb who is currently living in a retirement home. A past memory suddenly strikes Paul in which brings back many old stories from when he was a prison guard at Cold Mountain Penitentiary. He begins to tell the story of a man named John Coffey who

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