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    Fuels: fuel Conservation

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    preparation of fuel oils • Avoid oil spillage • Prevent oil leakage • Drain water from storage tank • Clean strainers/filters • Maintain the fuel oil at higher temperature in the main storage tank • Maintain correct pre-heat temperature Combustion of fuels oils & burner operation & maintenance • The heat generated by combustion of fuel is utilised by boiler or furnace of heating water or air or any process material. • Combustion effected by a burner which mixes fuel and air in proper

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    Alternative Fuels People in America do not realize the fact that driving their vehicle is one of the regular activities that they do that has one of the largest impacts on the earth. With more and more cars in use each day‚ the more fossil fuels are called for. Fossil fuels are natural fuels that were formed from the remains of living organisms. These fossil fuels typically take millions of years to be formed. Since most fossil fuels are being imported due to it taking a huge amount of time

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    Effects of Rising of Fuel Price on Society | Paragraph 1 | Nowadays‚ fuel plays a very important role in our daily life. Without fuel‚ most of the vehicles are unable to function and this no doubt‚ will badly affect everyone daily activities. Therefore‚ in my opinion‚ I strongly agree that the rising fuel price has pushed up the price of other consumer products and this will definitely affect the society. | Introductory sentencesThesis Statement | | | In this essay‚ I would like to touch on

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    because of climate change” Before I start lets define first what was climate change is. Climate change or also known as Global Warming‚ refers to the rise in average temperatures on earth. This is due to primarily human use of fossil fuels‚ which releases carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases into the atmosphere‚ which can have a range of effects on ecosystems‚ including rising sea levels‚ severe weather events‚ and droughts that render landscapes more susceptible to wildfires. Isn’t it climate change

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    FINANCING CLIMATE CHANGE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA) Written By: ABORISADE OLUWASOGO OLANREWAJU SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING BANKING AND FINANCE OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY OSOGBO‚ OKUKU SUPERVISED BY: MR OLANREWAJU FATOKI ABSTRACT Climate change adaptation is increasingly becoming an area of growing interest and involvement for many developing countries that unfortunately bear the brunt of an overheating planet caused by developed or so called advanced

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    Climate

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    Solutions to Climate Change Kyoto Protocol: The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty that sets binding obligations on industrialized countries to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. The debate is over whether it constitutes a good model for future global climate change treaties. Carbon Offsets: A carbon offset is a reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases to compensate for the offset of an emission made elsewhere. Carbon offsets are a form of trade. When you buy an offset‚ you fund

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     2015  The Role of Individuals and Governments to understand the hazard of climate change   Scientific evidence for warming of the climate system is unequivocal.  ­ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change    Climate change‚ as defined by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on climate  change (IPCC) “any change in climate over time‚ whether due to natural variability or as a result  of human activity.” The global climate is extremely complex and has not yet to be fully  understood by scientists

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    BHP Billiton: Climate Change Leader or Laggard? Introduction BHP Billiton‚ as a leading global resources company‚ has explicitly declared its commitment to operating sustainably. It is thus imperative for the company to seriously take into consideration the issue of environment and climate change and other relating issues. This essay therefore will first look at BHP’s environmental stand from a sustainable international business aspect and then some existing issues of the company’s current operations

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    Fact Sheet: Climate Change in Australia Over Millions of years The Ice Age – The Cryogenian Period (850-630 million years ago) Even though there wasn’t ice everywhere when the ice age occurred‚ Australia and the rest of the continent were majorly affected by ice glaciers (known as bulldozers). Due to the environment being very cold and the outskirts of the glaciers turning into artic deserts‚ glaciers preserved the fossils of various plants and animals. Based on this fossil evidence‚ it is proven

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    Climate change and tropical biodiversity: a new focus Brodie J.‚ Post E.‚ Laurance W. In this review article‚ Brodie et al. expose a different approach to looking at the effects of global climate change on tropical biodiversity. An abundant amount of literature does‚ in fact‚ address the direct effects of climate change on biodiversity in the tropics. Brodie et al. argue‚ however‚ that while these efforts are extremely important and notable for current and future conservation efforts‚ little

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