TO BUILD OR NOT TO BUILD? By: Krystel Shayne Lantano The proposed building of coal-fired power plant in Aborlan‚ Palawan has swiftly been a controversy. Environmental organizations and the residents of Aborlan have strongly opposed the said proposal. Why? What makes them oppose such power plant? But first of all‚ what is coal? Coal‚ which is the most abundant fossil fuel‚ is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal
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marine life also cannot survive. To prevent this‚ all the waste water can be collected in a closed place which can later be filtrated. Some of this water can be send back to the city after some treatment‚ through pipes and the rest can be boiled in boilers to produce steam which will run the turbine and electricity will be produced in the cheapest ways. This process can be done by poor countries & marine life will return & fewer diseases will be spread through water & the seas will remain clean. Another
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Over the years the United States navy has evolved their ships to be used in war and for defense. To modernize ships the recent navy has out fitted ships with weapons to give them more versatility‚ instead of using cannons now the United States Navy uses missiles‚ torpedoes‚ and guns to fulfill their duty to protect the United States of America. Ships used in the United States navy have evolved from wooden sailing ships into steel nuclear or gas powered ships. Some ships that were commissioned before
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SUPERTANKER INTRODUCTION A very large ship‚ usually between 100‚000 and 400‚000 displacement tons‚ used for transporting oil and other liquids in large quantities. A very large oil tanker‚ specifically one whose dead-weight capacity exceeds 75‚ 000 tons. THE SUPERTANKER ERA Until 1956‚ tankers were designed to be able to navigate the Suez Canal. This size restriction became much less of a priority after the closing of the canal during the Suez Crisis of
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West Indies Alumina Company (WINDALCO)‚ formerly Jamalcan‚ is a joint venture between the UC Rusal and the Government of Jamaica. UC Rusal is the majority shareholder (93% stake) and manages the joint venture. The Government of Jamaica owns the remaining 7% share. Windalco comprises two alumina plants – Ewarton Works in St. Catherine and Kirkvine Works in Manchester. Alumina is a fine white material similar in appearance to salt. The Bayer process dissolves the aluminum component of bauxite
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and other things. 5. The accumulation of pressure in a society is similar to the build-up of pressure in a boiler. If the pressure in a boiler increases beyond a critical point‚ the boiler will explode. Accordingly‚ if a government represses its people beyond a certain point‚ the people will rise up in revolt. Analogy – The similarity between psychological pressure and pressure in a boiler seems reasonable‚ so this one seems relatively strong. 6. A few minutes after Governor Harrison finished his
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Cited: Lucas‚ Robert E.‚ Jr. Lectures on Economic Growth‚ Cambridge‚ Harvard University Press. 2002 Cowan‚ Ruth Schwartz‚ A Social History of American Technology‚ New York: Oxford University Press. 1997 Burke‚ John G.‚ "Bursting Boilers and the Federal Power"‚ Technology and American History‚ 1997
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10UMB021 OFFSITE FEEDER LIST (CT -1) SL. NO KKS CODE DESCRIPTION LOCATION ON 1. COOLING TOWER -1 IN COMER 10BFT 03 2. C. T. LIGHTING (15 F-B) 15F-D 3. C.T. SLUDGE PUMP (15 F-B) 15F-D 4. SPARE (15 F-C) 15F-C 5. C.T. SWITCH GEAR LIGHTING (15F-E) 15F-E 6. SUPPLY SERVICE BUILDING (14 F-C) 14F-C 7. 00EGA HSD UNLOADING PUMP-1 (14F-B) 14F-B 8. 10PAB11AN001 C.T-1 FAN -1 5F-B 9. 10PAB11AN002 C.T-1 FAN -2 5F-C 10. 10PAB11AN003 C.T-1 FAN
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Asbestos is a natural heat- and electricity-resistant fiber that is mined from the earth. It has been around for as long as 2000 years back. The ancient Greeks named it "asbestos" which means "inextinguishable" because fire does not consume it. They used it as wicks for the vestal virgins’ eternal flames. And even then‚ they had already noticed that slaves who often came in contact with asbestos developed a "sickness of the lungs." Nonetheless‚ they were so fascinated with what they considered its
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scientific studies. After repeatedly asking various instructors to explain his observations Mpemba took two 50ml beakers and filled one with water from the tap and one from hot water from a boiler and put them into a freezer‚ after an hour he discovered that their was in fact more ice formation in the sample from the boiler. Dr Osborne visited the school where Mpemba studied and
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