Palm Oil is a natural commodity that is obtained from the deforestation of tropical rainforests. Palm Oil is found in many products ranging from Soap and detergent‚ to cooking oil and edibles such as chocolate; it can also be used as biodiesel for automobiles. Though the uses of Palm Oil ranges for over half of everyday consumer products; the use of the oil carries many detrimental and concerning issues in the Environmental aspect. The article pertaining to the topic of Palm Oil; reveals the negative
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Rising food prices Introduction: Food prices have been on the rise and have become a global issue. Prices have soared over the past year and a half and threaten to go up further if issues are not addressed immediately. Below is a look at how prices have been over the past year. Figure 1. FAO Food Price Index: February 2007 - January 2008 Source FAO‚ 2008 In this project‚ we attempt to find out the causes for this price rise‚ the trends of the rise and the effects that this rise has had on us. Causes:
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Today‚ we are now aware of the effects of global warming. Fortunately‚ it’s not too late and we can still change which is why many are pushing for green energy technology sources. The advantage of using green energy sources is that it is clean so it does not emit anything harmful into the air which has an impact on the environment. It is also renewable which means we will never run out of it unlike oil which is expected to dry up in a decade or so. Although green energy technology facilities are
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Dear Ms Sunarty AHMAD Executive Client Services Removing the need to clear anymore rainforest is the key to clearing the skies over Singapore. I can optimise the Palm Oil industry and move to planting new plantations on Imperata grasslands this removes the need to fell anymore trees. The suggestions that I have for solving the ‘smoke haze’ would require a significant amount of discussion to enable you to understand the processes. I am wary of exposing our intellectual property‚ but I also realise
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Public policy is the fundamental policy on which laws rest‚ especially policy not yet pronounced in specific rules. Public policies can be controversial from time to time because some laws restrict the rights we have as citizens such as freedom of speech. Once citizens realize that their rights are being violated‚ they then take legal action. Public policy is going to be discussed throughout the paper. One issue that we as Americans need to try and resolve is saving the environment. The environment
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Table 1: Data Collection Table – Contains all of the primary data directly obtained from the lab. Indicator | Initial volume of NaOH in burette (ml) ±0.05 | Final Volume of NaOH in burette (ml) ±0.05 | Final – initial Burette Reading (Volume of NaOH used) (ml) ±0.1 | Qualitative Observations | Phenolphthalein | 0.00 | 0.90 | 0.9 | At first when the base was being dropped into the vinegar there wasn’t a color change‚ however when the solutions came close to full titration‚ the solution
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There has always been a history of stereotypes surrounding what kind of car you drive. If you drive a small‚ fuel efficient‚ gasoline powered vehicle you can be considered environmentally considerate and practical when it comes to cost savings on gas; whereas driving a diesel-powered truck shows that you do not care about environment with your smoky‚ loud engine and you can usually be found at a gas station fueling up. However‚ are the stereotypes correct? With advancement in clean diesel technology
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Andrew McClarren Before determining the advantages and disadvantages to the use of biofuels‚ it is first necessary to establish what biofuels are. With the increasing costs of barrels of oil and the negative effects imposed on the environment by these fuels‚ biofuels were created. By dissecting the word‚ its meaning can be discovered. With the prefix “bio-“ meaning life‚ biofuel means just that‚ fuels derived from living subjects. With consumer demand reaching all-time high levels‚ the creation
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Architecture‚ MITS‚ Gwalior‚ Madhya Pradesh‚ DR. NAJAMUDDIN‚ Emeritus Professor‚ Department of Architecture and Planning‚ IIT‚ Roorkee‚ Uttaranchal [14] Characteristic and Composition of Jatropha Curcas Oil Seed from Malaysia and it’s Potential as Biodiesel Feedstock‚ Emil Akbar‚ Zahira Yakoob‚ Siti Kartom Kamarudin‚ Manal Ismail‚ Jumat Salimon. [15] Clean Energy: An Exporter’s Guide to India‚ US department of commerce‚ international trade administration. [16] Profile on production of fuel briquette
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In the name of God‚ the Most Gracious‚ the Most Merciful Name : Zeeshan Majeed Butt Student ID: 4915614 Topic : Environmental Audit of Tesco Plc-Retail Submitted to: Dr Amenda Mawio Table of Content Summary....................................................................................... 3 Introduction................................. ................................
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