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    solar energy in oil industry

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    Energy management 738038 Solar energy in oil/gas industry Project Nasser Almaawali 1092382 Introduction: Renewable sources of energy are being used worldwide to overcome the pollution problems related to oil and gas industry plus the use of natural gas that cost a lot of money and produce heaps of waste that affect the environment and cause air pollution and land/marine pollution. Therefore the solution was to invest in friendly and

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    Lorenzo's Oil Essay

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    The movie‚ "Lorenzo’s Oil"‚ was about a family that found out that their son had been diagnosed with a rare‚ genetic disorder of which was considered incurable. The sex-linked disorder ALD‚ passed on by the x-chromosome‚ of which is usually accompanied by the unfortunate fate of death‚ has also been known to bring forth muteness‚ blindness‚ comas‚ seizures‚ and deafness. With no known cure for ALD‚ or any possible way of escaping its final result (death)‚ doctors would use a special treatment to

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    Oil Spills and Prevention

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    After the tragic BP oil spill in 2010‚ Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal was quoted saying “the day that we’ve been fearing is upon us.” It is obvious that oil spills are a major concern throughout the world and pose a menacing threat to our environment and our public health. When hearing the phrase “oil spill‚” many immediately think about death‚ destruction and disaster. Unfortunately‚ a majority of people only acknowledge the devastating and highly publicized oil spills‚ but what they don’t see

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    The Gulf Oil Spill

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    The Gulf oil spill exploded on April 20th‚ 2010. It is known as the worst oil disaster in U.S. history. 11 people died along with the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. The oil pipe was leaking oil 42 miles off the coast of Louisiana and was estimated of leaking 3.19 million barrels of oil into the Gulf. The well was located 5‚000 feet beneath the ocean surface. It took them 87 days to finally cap the well. At that point the damage had already been done. Oil reached the shores of Alabama‚

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    Gulf Oil Spill

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    Gulf Oil Spill Paper ENV/100 January 09‚ 2013 Gulf Oil Spill Paper On April 20‚ 2010 an explosion on an oil rig in the gulf of Mexico killed 11 people but also unleashed “the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history”(Center for Biological Diversity). A study I came across when researching this disaster by the Center for Biological Diversity shows us the more than 82‚000 birds‚ about 6‚000 sea turtles‚ and nearly 26‚000 other marine animals were harmed due to this oil spill. Not only were

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    Aldo Leopold presents many interesting aspects regarding ecology and conservation within his writing of the Land Ethic‚ Round River‚ and “Think like a Mountain”. One statement that stood out among the rest was “Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish the right hand and chop off his left". The land is much like the human body—if one part is damaged or sick‚ the effects can be witnessed elsewhere. Like a cancer that attacks the cells‚ the effect of pollution‚ overhunting

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    A vegetable oil is a triglyceride extracted from a plant. Such oils have been part of human culture for millennia.[1] The term "vegetable oil" can be narrowly defined as referring only to substances that are liquid at room temperature‚[2] or broadly defined without regard to a substance’s state of matter at a given temperature.[3] For this reason‚ vegetable oils that are solid at room temperature are sometimes called vegetable fats. Vegetable oils are composed of triglycerides‚ as contrasted with waxes which

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    Evening Primrose Oil Evening Primrose Oil contains a high concentration of fatty acid called GLA this fatty acid is largely responsible for the remarkable healing properties. Evening Primrose Oil is the preferred treatment by gynaecologists to treat their ailments of women. Scientific name: Oenothera biennis Usage of Evening primrose Evening primrose oil is used as treatment for premenstrual syndrome (PMS)‚ mastalgia‚ and endometriosis

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    Marine Oil Pollution

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    MARINE OIL POLLUTION-concept map PTT Global Chemical PLC. PTT Global Chemical PLC. POLLUTER POLLUTER MARINE OIL POLLUTION MARINE OIL POLLUTION Crude oil around 50‚000 liters (420 barrels) spilled into the sea from a pipeline unloading an oil tanker around 20 kilometers (12 miles) off the coast of Rayong province at Ao Prao‚ Samet (Thailand). Crude oil around 50‚000 liters (420 barrels) spilled into the sea from a pipeline unloading an oil tanker around 20 kilometers (12 miles) off

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    Crude Oil Pricing

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    Properties Of Crude Oil. 4 3. Average OPEC Crude Oil Price From 1960 - 2013 5 4. Q1. Why is OPEC considering cutting the production of crude oil further? Use a diagram to explain. 6-8 5. Q2. Why do analysis say that reducing the production of crude oil is not going to increase the price of crude oil? 9-10 6. Q3. What has happened to crude oil prices in the last couple of months? What predictions are economics making for the oil industry for the next

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