and treaty rights of the First Nations.” They stood up for what they believe in. The months long protests at Standing Rock against the Dakota Access Pipeline have proven to be victorious for the Native Americans. Or at least for now. I am pleased to hear that the Army Corp of Engineers will not grant an easement allowing the Dakota Access Pipeline construction to continue. They have determined that a more thorough analysis is necessary with the history of the Great Sioux Nation’s dispossessions
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shipment each moving 400 miles. 2. Describe the five modes of transportation‚ identifying the most significant characteristic of each. Ans: Five modes of transportation are: o Rail o Truck o Air o Water o Pipeline Rail: characteristics of railway transportation: I. Economically transport capability for large shipment II. Railroads have largest percentage of intercity freight ton miles III. Train enjoys
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Is hydrologic fracturing a suitable form of energy production? Over the past 85 years‚ the American Petroleum Institute‚ API‚ has been developing and refining engineering standards and practices for the industry. The past decade has brought about a new practice which involves hydraulic fracturing in order to produce oil and natural gas in places where conventional technologies are ineffective. This is a rather in depth process. Firstly‚ a production drill is drilled through the rock layers to intersect
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increase. The factors that affect supply include increased demand‚ problems with refineries and pipelines‚ and disruption to supply or threat of disruption to supply.With the increased demand for oil in the United States and other countries such as India and China; the extra demand for oil has put enormous pressure on available oil reserves. The Energy Information Administration stated‚ “If refinery or pipeline and/or reductions in imports cause supplies to decline unexpectedly‚ gasoline inventories (stocks)
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developed countries in the world‚ gained nearly 70% of the formerly united nation’s oil reserve (CNN 2012). Sudan‚ a far more developed country‚ on the other hand‚ was the only of the two nations with access to the necessary processing facilitates and pipelines needed to export the oil overseas. The failure of these two states to negotiate on a proper price for Sudan’s transport of the oil has caused South Sudan to threaten to stop oil production until a reasonable agreement can be made (The National 2012)
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Foreign Trade Turkmenistan Table of Contents In the early 1990s‚ Turkmenistan’s foreign trade remained completely under the control of the central government. During that period‚ the most important trading partners remained the former republics of the Soviet Union‚ with which the great majority of trade had been conducted during the Soviet era. Natural gas is the most profitable item available for foreign sale. Trade Structure In controlling Turkmenistan’s trade sector‚ the main goal of government
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Sankat Mochan Foundation. The foundation gives awareness on the need to protect the Ganges River. The foundation had come up with a few ways to try to clean the river up. The plan involves a 4-mile pipeline to intercept all the sewage that would normally flow in to the Ganges from the Varanasi area. The pipeline would then extend another 4
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Runninghead: Perfect Competition Gasoline Market: Price and Quality Nathalar Washington Argosy University October 2‚ 2011 Paul Tovbin The choices of gas stations that I have to choose from in my local area are QT‚ Shell‚ and Chevron. I personally liked Chevron for the techron that cleans your engine. But my husband started using QT gas when we moved into this neighbor because there are no Chevron’s close around
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Civil Disobedience Many people think that civil disobedience is simply a way of expressing your opposition to a law through a publicity stunt. However‚ civil disobedience is much more than this. Civil disobedience leads to a more positive society where people can feel open of expressing themselves against unjust laws or actions of government. The action of civil disobedience makes a free society where‚ in Adlai Stevenson’s words‚ people find it more “safe to be unpopular”. Without civil disobedience
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In many cases‚ most people in the United States; even around the world do not acknowledge that our planet is being polluted by coal plants and other industrialized nations. Climate change is a problem and threat to the world. In the reading of “Environmental Warriors Going To The Root Of The Problem” by Greg Jobin- Leeds and AgitArte‚ it talked mainly about the Earth being polluted and the reasons for that. The people that aren’t wealthy are affected by the plants that are built in the cities around
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