John Green John Michael Green (born August 24‚ 1977) is an American author of young adult fiction and a YouTube video blogger and creator of online educational videos. He won the 2006 Printz Award for his debut novel‚ Looking for Alaska‚ and reached number one on a New York Times Best Seller list with The Fault in Our Stars in January 2012. Green was born in Indianapolis to Mike and Sydney Green and his family moved three weeks after he was born to Orlando‚ Florida. He attended Lake Highland Preparatory
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The Advantages and Disadvantages of Electric Cars Introduction to Electric Cars An electric car is a vehicle which is driven by electric engines. The engines use electrical energy which is usually stored in batteries. Electric car is a variation of electric vehicle (EV). EV speaks of any vehicles which are propelled by electric engines. “Electric car” is a general term for high-speed vehicles which are powered by electricity. In the United States‚ low-speed vehicles which are powered by electricity
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Whither Technology Transfer? The rise of China and India in Green Technology Sectors Authors: Rasmus Lema Researcher‚ Institute of Development Studies‚ United Kingdom (corresponding author) (r.lema@ids.ac.uk) Adrian Lema Advisor‚ Danish Ministry for Climate and Energy‚ Denmark (anlema@ruc.dk) WORK IN PROGRESS‚ PLEASE DO NOT CITE OR QUOTE WITHOUT PERMISSION Abstract Technology transfer is a key element in the climate change regime and the negotiation process within the United Nations
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What are cars? What are motor cycles? Briefly‚ how do they contrast? How do they compare? What are their prices at the surface level? Thesis Statement: This essay seeks the comparison of cars and motorcycles. II. DEVELOPMENT Comparison a) Both cars and motorcycles are vehicles for transporting one or more persons. b) Both cars and motorcycles need fuel. Fuel serves a vital art in both cases as it supplies the energy required are the engines to work properly. c) Both cars and motorcycle
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How to Wash a Car It may sound crazy‚ but to me‚ washing my car is just as relaxing and satisfying as going to get a massage. I find it very enjoyable and it helps me to forget the burdens and troubles of the day. My kids also love to help me. Of course I do not mind. It gives us some quality time together and helps to teach responsibility. You do not need much to wash a car‚ just some water‚ two buckets and some rags. By the end of this essay you will know how to wash your car. The first thing
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‘ Golden rays ready to replace Black Gold’. {draw:a} Student no: 12311461. *Course: Entrepreneurship* (LB5207). Topic: Solar cars- Golden rays ready to replace Black Gold. With the fuel crisis seen in the last decade and the current gasoline prices at an all time high there was need for a renewable source of energy that was more affordable and eco-friendly. Solar energy was the perfect answer. Almost all energy on Earth comes from the sun. The Solar technology aims at converting
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Electric Car has a history but is there a future in the UK or will there be a better option? The invention of the first Electric Car was in 1830 but was not perfected until the creation of rechargeable batteries in 1859. By 1912 50 companies were producing 34‚000 electric cars. Once the development of the electric starting motor occurred and the price of fuel was cheap then the electric cars industry vanished. The oil crisis in the 1970’s caused some re-emergence of electric cars but the high
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Hybrid Cars Hybrid cars are the transportation of the future. Humans have been driving around since the 1880’s. They started off as simple‚ one-cylinder machines‚ to today‚ where they are twelve cylinder animals. From fuel-efficient coupes‚ to gas guzzling SUVs‚ or even the ultra expensive supercars‚ all use gasoline. The use of this gasoline makes or breaks the selling point of the car. We base the cars off of their utility; the gas-guzzlers may be the ones with the most torque and pulling
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Abstract Going green is one of the initiatives that has been going on in different parts of the world. Pollution has been one of the major causes of climate change. Going green is hence aimed at reducing the pollution levels and enlightening the society on the importance of living in a green environment. The eco-system cycle should be safe guarded for the welfare of the future. Production companies have been on the look out for techniques that enhance the theme of going green (Davies 2012). Car companies
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Green Technology November 2012 Green Technology In today’s world we keep looking for ways to save the planet and try and keep the air we breathe as clean as possible. As time evolve the technology gets better in methods and materials to generating energy to non-toxic items. Going green is in many different areas of life’s needs from cleaning supplies‚ energy sources‚ and fuel alternative. When I ride down the streets and see cars polluting the air with the smoke or even seeing plastic
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