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    Alternative fuels‚ or at least the concept of it‚ has been around since the early days of the automobile. Alternative fuels such as biodiesel‚ ethanol and methanol‚ have been produced and used on a small scale for decades. They are now being rediscovered due to the rising cost of oil and the instability of world politics. The discovery of these fuels changed the face of the planet‚ but since day one people have looked for other fuels that improved over the course of history. Alternative fuel vehicles

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    the lottery has caused many negative influences on people because many are becoming addicted and when earnings are won family bonds are often broken because the lottery winner becomes negatively empowered. First the lottery has a harmful effect on us all because people that play the lottery get attached and addicted to it and once they start they can’t stop. Others may argue that people only play the lottery to win money. Well think about it the average person that plays the lottery buys approximately

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    Introduction Like us‚ many of you had a loved one that lived during the Great Depression. Many of us have heard stories from our parents or grandparents of the horrific times of the depression; stories that told us how hard it was to find a job‚ put food on the table‚ and to provide shelter for the family. Learning how to live without things was a battle all by itself. Hearing the stories made me grateful to be born in a different era. However‚ each era has it ’s own battles to fight that will change

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    How Small Business Impacts the US Economy What really drives the U.S. economy? Small business—firms with fewer than 500 employees—drives the U.S. economy. Small U.S. firms pay about 44 percent of the total U.S. private sector payroll‚ which‚ according to the most recent data available‚ accounted for approximately $2.1 trillion of the total (non-farm) private sector payroll of $4.8 trillion. Small businesses with fewer than twenty employees increased employment by 853‚074 during 2001-2002. They

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    how it affect the global economy Abstract: The oil prices have started rising significantly since the initiation of the twenty first century. Theoretically‚ one can judge the impact of an oil price shock. The immediate effect of the oil price shock is the increased cost of production due to increased fuel cost. This creates an inflationary effect (mainly cost push inflation which is accompanied by a situation of unemployment). Whenever there is an overall inflation in the economy‚ the cost

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    oil and natural gas reserves World primary energy consumption Fuel fundamentals Fuel sources Alternatives for the future Dual-fuel Bio-diesel GTL Diesel Ethanol Hydrogen Gasoline Analyses & Conclusions Bibliography Acknowledgement 3 5 7 7 8 10 11 14 21 25 29 31 34 37 39 44 45 Summary 2 Alternatives future for the As the we live in a world that relies 99% in those two fuels for transportation. Many alternative fuels have some potential to change the future but just a few can really

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    report we are going to talk about the fuel cell cars and the issues with burning gasoline and its causing global warming. Iwill cover how we have alturnatives in transportation and the pros and cons of each of them. Global warming is a serious problem that the world is facing. Did you know that global warming increases the average tempature of the earths surface? This is due to the burning of fossil fules like coal‚ natural gases‚ and oil. These fossil fuels are what we burn in gasoline engines

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    the economy took a turn for the worst‚ everyone was looking for the best deals! One could not waste a single penny earned on just anything! Everything and anything counted! So what supermarket did everyone rely on to save money? Walmart! Walmart is the world’s largest retailer and corporation employing 2.1 million people and approximately 1 percent of the United States (Smart Planet)‚ and usually is the place one would go to get the best deals‚ but is it really good for one’s local economy? There

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    various renewable energy sources‚ fuel cell technology has received great attention as an alternative to the conventional way of getting energy due to its high efficiency‚ clean operation and cost efficient supply of power demanded by the consumers. Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells technology plays a leading role for many applications when comparing with other competitive types of fuel cells. The world is in high demand for clean alternative fuel source and PEM fuel cells could be that change with

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    Roa-1 Jeff Roa Richard Elliman Business 1100 June 11th‚ 2012 Analysis of the Current Status of the U.S. Economy While digging into economic trends for the previous three years in the United States‚ only one word came to mind when assessing where we stand now. Recovery. The recession from 2007-2009 had many lingering effects we didn’t really start to get out of until 2010. Taking a look at our GDP‚ unemployment rate‚ and CPI‚ surely you will agree. First let’s take a look at GDP

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