THE STORY OF "GREENFREEZE" In the spring of 1992 Greenpeace brought together scientists who had extensively researched the use of propane and butane as refrigerants‚ with an East German company DKK Scharfenstein. The company had been producing refrigerators for 50 years and was the leading household appliance manufacturer in the former East Germany. After reunification‚ however‚ it faced severe economic problems and was due to be closed down. The meeting between the scientists and DKK Scharfenstein
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Alternatives to Destruction Gas prices got you down? They should. However‚ the rise in petroleum prices is the least of my worries. Our nation ’s supply of fossil fuels is running out and we ’re doing more damage to our environment than humanly reversible. Now it ’s time for the good news‚ there are alternatives and loads of them. Legislation from federal and state governments along with biofuels are constantly being introduced and researched to the betterment of the environment. These alternatives
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Aleister Crowley’s Mystic Beliefs Dedicating his whole adult life to indulging in everything he believed god would hate Edward Aleister Crowley‚ was nick named by his mother as “The great beast of revolution whose number is 666.” Aleister Crowley spent his life performing sex magic‚ taking heroin‚ opium‚ hashish‚ peyote and cocaine‚ invoking spirits‚ and even once offering himself to Russian authorities to help destroy authorities. (Conspiracy zone 3) Crowley’s first act of action was to join Hermetic
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Name Course Fallacy Research Essay Date How Begging the Question Fallacy is Used Publicly and Personally Begging the question fallacy is used every day‚ all the time‚ and by everyone. Fallacy is defined as an invalid or false argument or statement to deceive someone to make him believe that what is said is true. Politics use fallacies most of the time to convince people that they are good candidates for a political position. Teenagers‚ use fallacies to convince other teenagers that doing something
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1) The article “Breathing easier” written by Julie Cohen (2013)‚ is about how psychologist have played a role in helping patients manage their asthma. Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways‚ affects at least 22 million Americans. Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood. Some common symptoms are; difficulty breathing‚ chest tightness‚ and poor exercise endurance. Those symptoms are also influenced by many digger including stress‚ pollution‚ pollen‚ mold‚ dust and
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The Affect of Water Temperature on Goldfish Breathing Rate Carlos Vega Vanessa Santamaria Rasa Hodges 9/12/2013 Introduction The main objective of our lab was to see how temperature affects the breathing patterns of an Ectothermic animal. Ectothermic is the same thing as cold-blooded. It means that the animal‚ in this case a goldfish (Carassius Aauratus)‚ does not produce its own heat internally so the animals temperature depends on the temperature of its surroundings. So
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Reflection on Alternative Assessments Traditional and alternative assessments share some key elements‚ yet differ as well. All assessments‚ whether given as a test after a unit or alternative‚ should be measurable and be reliable and valid by having clear criteria to measure the learning targets. Traditional and alternative assessments generally differ in timing‚ feedback‚ student’s involvement‚ and how the teacher uses the information though. The time in which traditional assessments such
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Chapter 14: Alternative Work Arrangements Please read this Case Study and Evaluate options. Should the availability of alternative work arrangements for private sector employees in the United States be mandated by law? Why or Why not? Explain your answer. No; because it should be employees choice if they want to work for an employer that has alternative work arrangements in their organization. Alternative work arrangements programs or guarantee employee participation in established programs‚ implementation
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)‚ some conventional medical practitioners refer to these as unconventional therapies. WHO defines it as a therapy or a treatment that is not a part of the country’s own tradition or not an integrated part of their health care system. CAM is becoming more available‚ more used and more socially acceptable in the United States. CAM products and providers are regulated by NCCAM (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)‚ an agency for scientific
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Effectiveness of Alternative Washing Detergents Using Readily Available Household Products Fruity Four: Natalie Yeo (L) Xie Qiuyang Yap Ching Yit Zhang Jingyuan CHIJ St.Nicholas Girls’ Secondary School Introduction Ever since the first synthetic detergents were developed following World War I‚ chemical detergent has become a household necessity. There are various types of laundry detergents.However‚ most of them cause severe harm to the environment‚ as well as human beings. According
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