and can ruin those with few resources. This resonates with the current issue of Coal Seam Gas mining and its wealthy supporters‚ while the dangers to the environment of such exploration and exploitation is apparent. My first image is of a street protest with the banner ‘We can’t drink money’ and refers to the poetic line‚ ‘so much so that I am now nothing but bones’. The reason I have chosen this image is to show that coal seam gas production may pollute the water that we drink. The man in the poem
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caused due to several‚ both chronic and acute‚ flaws which have led to poor governance of country since its inception except some brief spells of economic prosperity. Prevalent political rivalry and instability‚ worsening law and order and rampant corruption have catalyzed the situation to resource development impasse. Contrary to economic potential of its natural resources‚ Pakistan is a depending on foreign aid and debt‚ it is facing deficit in trade‚ acute energy crisis to run industry‚ and water
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answer will also present some strategies to exploit the natural recourses. 2. The available natural resources Coal Pakistan recently discovered one low and four low-to-medium quality coal seams in the Punjab. Low sulfur coal was recently reported at the Baluchistan and near Islamabad. Bituminous‚ sub-bituminous‚ and lignite coal have been found in Pakistan. Coal reserves are estimated at 175 billion tons. This would equate to 618 billion barrels of crude oil. When compared to oil reserves
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Coral Bleaching Inquiry Questions: What is coral Bleaching? I researched this question in order to broaden my knowledge and understanding of Coral Beaching. How does coral bleaching occur? This question helped me understand the process of coral bleaching and what is involved for corals to become “bleached”. What happens when it gets out of hand? I researched this in order to support my argument against coral bleaching as it states the negatives and damage it causes. What can
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caused due to several‚ both chronic and acute‚ flaws which have led to poor governance of country since its inception except some brief spells of economic prosperity. Prevalent political rivalry and instability‚ worsening law and order and rampant corruption have catalyzed the situation to resource development impasse. Contrary to economic potential of its natural resources‚ Pakistan is a depending on foreign aid and debt‚ it is facing deficit in trade‚ acute energy crisis to run industry‚ and water
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displays the poor condition of all three factors. Broadly the causes of this power crisis can be- lack of an efficient power system master plan‚ slowness in execution‚ lack of harmony in the progress of three factors of the system‚ system loss‚ corruption‚ poor administration‚ lack of effective motivation and supervision‚ consumer’s behaviour etc. 3. Each and every year we are losing at least a handsome amount of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) due to the shortage of
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Corruption in any form is treated as an incurable disease‚ a cause of many social and economical evils in the society and it damages the moral and ethical fibres of the civilization. Indisputably‚ it is correct that corruption breeds many evils in the society and once corruption starts taking place‚ slowly and gradually whole country passes through its net and it becomes after sometime an incurable disease. From the point of view of economic growth‚ there seems to be no clear cut correlation between
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widespread corruption for many years. For 2012‚ China was ranked 80th out of 178 countries in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index‚ ranking below the most of developed countries. This severe problem has become the target of public criticism. The 2002 Mainland China national survey‚ a part of the Asian Barometer Survey I‚ indicated that almost half of people view corruption in government as a common and serious problem. Then what are the determinants of corruption? According
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Institute of Integrity‚ Public Service‚ Ethics‚ Corruption INTRODUCTION The Government of Malaysia has made continuous efforts and put in place an elaborate set of strategies and institutions aimed at combating corruption and promoting integrity in the society. The nation’s anti-corruption drive has lately received a major boost. Former Prime Minister‚ Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi’s government that came to power in 2003‚ declared combating corruption as its main priority‚ which was followed by a
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congress saying corruption has now became a raging epidemic. 2. Thank you all for your presence at this stage to talk about a subject that is of interest to all of us. I refer to corruption. Corruption Corruption is a global phenomenon. Corruption is a disease in both endemic and epidemic. It marks mockery of administration‚ development and democracy. Corruption in public life has reached an alarming stage and has enraged. Globally a sensitive issue the level of corruption has also increased
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