Natural Resources and Energy Paper SCI/256 March 30‚ 2013 Professor Natural Resources and Energy Paper Tropical rainforests like so many other natural places are a scarce resource in the 21st century. They are unique and unlike any other ecosystem. They are in fact crucial to the global ecosystem and vital to human existence. Beyond compare as it relates to their biological diversity‚ tropical rainforests are a natural reservoir of genetic diversity which offers a rich source of medicinal
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Natural Capitalism by Amory Lovins (www.natcap.org) Capital - It’s the accumulated wealth in the form of investments‚ factories‚ and equipment. An economy requires four types of capitalism to function: 1. Human capital – labour & intelligence‚ culture and organization 2. Financial capital – cash investments‚ and monetary instruments 3. Manufactured capital – infrastructure‚ machines‚ tools and factories 4. Natural capital – resources‚ living systems & ecosystem services
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Bulletin of Science‚ Technology & Society http://bst.sagepub.com/ The Bhopal Disaster of 1984 Roli Varma and Daya R. Varma Bulletin of Science Technology & Society 2005 25: 37 DOI: 10.1177/0270467604273822 The online version of this article can be found at: http://bst.sagepub.com/content/25/1/37 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: National Association for Science‚ Technology & Society Additional services and information for Bulletin of Science‚ Technology &
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Bore-Out and Burn-Out The desease of the modern workforce Introduction Role-Play Theory Bore-Out Burn-Out Tips and Tricks Bore-Out History For years‚ it was always just about the burnout - the excessive demands. Now it has been recognized that even under load‚ called bore out‚ can make you sick. The bore out syndrome is primarily a phenomenon of the service economy. A craftsman can not pretend that he would work. In professions where you have to deliver results bore out hardly occurs
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Disaster Management in Pakistan On 26th October this year‚ thirty six trapped Chilean mine workers were rescued by drilling a deep hole into the mine. A month later‚ twenty nine mine workers in Newzeland died after remaining trapped for days in a mine. Poor disaster management cost precious lives. In Pakistan‚ too‚ Disaster management is not up to the mark. Be it the devastating earthquake‚ the catastrophic floods‚ the outbreak of fires or the aftermath of bomb blasts‚ the management was
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The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster A First-Hand Account of Japan’s Nuclear Crisis Katsumi Furitsu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Young doctors speak out on the Fukushima disaster . . . . . . . . . . .40 Japan’s Nuclear Nightmare Ronald McCoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 “A terribly difficult situation with a lot of uncertainties”: PSR Press Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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How Natural Science And Arts Made Progress Philosophy Essay Everyday in our life‚ we will learn something new either we realize or not. We gain the knowledge through our own experiences as well as other people’s experiences. From those experiences‚ we learn which are right or wrong. When we get the knowledge‚ how can we recognise when we have made progress in the search for knowledge? This essay will be discussed two areas of knowledge‚ Arts and Natural Science. This essay will discuss how Natural
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Disaster Recovery Plan David Bartmess IT/240 Tim Ramsdell Disaster Recovery Plan This plan is intended to protect and recover company computer-based assets in the case of loss or damage to the existing systems. To be included in this plan are the backup plans‚ system protection‚ and recovery procedures. The theft of the server physical entity needs to be addressed first‚ since the physical loss of equipment cannot be totally compensated for. Having a window in the
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Disaster Preparedness and Response Measures and Actions for Specific Disasters Preparing for Emergencies (General) Prepare For Disaster * Set up a place to meet after a disaster. Choose an out-of-state emergency contact person. * Know different ways to get out of your home. * Be ready to help your neighbors. Ask them to make sure you are alerted in a disaster. * Have disaster plans for work‚ school and child care. * Keep emergency supplies in your house and car. Check
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Lessons Learned From the 1903 Iroquois Disaster Rebekah Beach March 02‚ 2010 The Iroquois Theatre Highly advertised as being “absolutely fireproof”‚ The Iroquois Theatre was as fireproof as the Titanic was unsinkable. On December 30th‚ of the year 1903‚ five weeks after The Iroquois opened‚ The Iroquois Theatre did indeed burn. The fire was so bad that in just under 8 minutes it roared through the theatre claiming 602 lives and injuring at least 250 others (Foy‚ 1995). According to the
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